Chapter 3. Installing AudioQuake

Table of Contents

3.1. Why Quake is Required and How to Try Before You Buy
3.2. mindgrid:audio
3.3. Installing AudioQuake on Linux
3.4. Installing AudioQuake on Windows
3.5. Installing from Source

This chapter explains how to get the game set up on your computer and how to start it. For details on playing the game, please read the next part of the book. The download page on our web site provides all of the information you'll need to get hold of the software. This section explains what to do after you've got hold of it.

3.1. Why Quake is Required and How to Try Before You Buy

As explained above, AudioQuake is a series of modifications to the game Quake. For AudioQuake to function correctly, you must have Quake. Our website details how you can get hold of the game.

If you're uncertain as to whether you should go to the trouble of getting hold of a copy of Quake, you can try running AudioQuake with the “shareware” version of the game. This is a demonstration version that only includes one of the four “episodes” of the full game. It contains no deathmatch arenas so two game modes (deathmatch and team deathmatch) will not be fully available. It should, however, give you a good idea of if AudioQuake is for you.

The setup program for AudioQuake will give you the option of having the shareware version of Quake automatically downloaded and installed. If you've got the full version of the game on CD, this isn't necessary.

3.2. mindgrid:audio

An excellent expansion pack has been created that upgrades many of the sounds in the game to much more high-resolution and visceral levels. You can elect to have this pack installed when you install the game – and it is highly recommended.

The pack was not made by AGRIP; more information on mindgrid:audio can be found on its web page.

3.3. Installing AudioQuake on Linux

Currently, binary packages are available for PowerPC and x86 machines. To install the game from one of these packages, simply download it, ensure it is executable and run it. For example:

$ ./AudioQuake-0.3.0_linux-ppc.run
                

Then simply follow the on-screen instructions.

Note

To ensure that you don't lose any data from previous installations, the installer will back up your .zquake directory to a dot-zquake-date directory. This may be safely deleted when you're usre that all is well with the new install.

3.4. Installing AudioQuake on Windows

A setup program is provided to ease the task of getting AudioQuake up and running. Because some people may already have some of the speech software AudioQuake requires, we've created three different sizes of setup program. This means that you can download the smallest one you need. The following list should help you decide which size is appropriate for you:

  • The smallest download contains just AudioQuake. This is suitable for people who've either used AudioQuake before or already have Microsoft SAPI 5.0 or greater and the extra SAPI voices.

  • If you use Windows XP, you already have a suitable version of SAPI (5.0), but you may wish to install some extra voices (Mary and Mike) if you don't already have these, as they're much clearer than the voice Windows XP comes with by default (Sam). If this applies to you, choose the medium-sized AudioQuake download.

  • If you have an older version of SAPI than 5.0 (most likely if you're running an earlier version of Windows than XP) you'll need to download the largest AudioQuake setup program. This includes SAPI 5.1 and the additional voices mentioned above.

You only need to download one of the setup programs mentioned above. Once you've decided which you need (choose the largest one if you're unsure), you can follow the installation procedure as described below:

  1. Download your chosen setup package from the download page on the AGRIP web site.

  2. Run the program you downloaded. The installer uses a familiar “wizard”-type interface and will guide you through the setup process.

    The setup program will automatically download and install the Shareware version of Quake for you, if you ask it to (likewise for mindgrid:audio). It will also offer you the choice of installing SAPI and/or the extra voices for Windows XP, if you downloaded one of the setup programs with speech components included.

    Note

    If you have the CD version of Quake, you don't need to install the shareware version – make sure that you ask the installer not to download it for you. Then, when you first run AudioQuake, you'll be given the option of installing the game data from your CD.

You should now be ready to play the game – read on for information on how to do this...

3.5. Installing from Source

If you're a developer, or a curious user, you may be interested in looking at the source code for AudioQuake. Source packages are provided for both Linux and Windows. Instructions for installing AudioQuake from source are provided in an appendix.