DM Classics

For Quake 2 players who miss their old Quake 1 dm levels, I’d recommend you go to the Deathmatch Classics site at planetquake.com/dmclassics/, they had a big vote there lately on the best conversions, and funnily enough the two maps I thought were the best versions of dm4 and dm6 by DaTa.SwS were picked! Both use the original textures and have a great Quake 1 feel. Well then why bother playing them in Quake 2 I hear you ask - aha! Because you get those coloured lighting effects with Quake 2 and although it hasn’t really taken off in Ireland yet (Deo Gratias), Quake 2 is eating up the rest of the world’s old QW servers. Anyway, they have released a pak containing Quake 2 versions of all 6 dm levels, as well as some more favourites including dm7 and Hipnotic’s dm1 I think. Here’s some shots of what they look like, q1dm4 and q1dm6.

Mouserat Level Beta

Mouserat has released the beta version of his dm level and is looking for your feedback! Hopefully if enough people try it out and like the level, the IQOOL committee may even consider using it in their up and coming league.