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Using mission packs from the command line

You can start mission packs with AppleScript.

Please follow this steps to use official mission packs from the command line:

  1. Quit Quake.

  2. Copy the folder of the mission pack to your "Quake" folder. The "Quake" folder is the folder that holds the "id1" folder.

  3. Open the application "Terminal" which is part of the MacOS X installation.

  4. Change to the directory that holds the desired Quake application. For example: "cd /Applications/Games/".

  5. Start the desired Quake application by appending the command line parameter "-hipnotic" or "-rogue". For example: "./Quake.app/Contents/MacOS/Quake -hipnotic".

Please follow this steps to use mods from the command line:

  1. Quit Quake.

  2. Copy the folder of the mission pack to your "Quake" folder. The "Quake" folder is the folder that holds the "id1" folder.

  3. Open the application "Terminal" which is part of the MacOS X installation.

  4. Change to the directory that holds the desired Quake application. For example: "cd /Applications/Games/".

  5. Start the desired Quake application by appending the command line parameter "-game" followed by the name of your mission pack.


Related Topics

Using mission packs by dragging them onto the Quake application icon

Using mission packs from the startup dialog

Using mission packs with AppleScript

Using mission packs by moving them to the "id1" folder