A series of tutorial maps has been created for you to practice with before entering the world of Quake. These maps start very simple and the learning curve is quite shallow. Topics covered include:
Navigation (including stairs, corners, open spaces, drops and jumps).
How to detect where enemies are and switch weapons.
Using switches and doors.
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The idea of the tutorial maps is to let you get used to the features of AudioQuake and Quake slowly before jumping in to a real game. To start the tutorial, either choose the appropriate option from the game launcher or, if you're already in the game, bring down the console and enter:
tut
For power users, the above is equivalent to entering the following three commands...
deathmatch 0 maxclients 1 map agtut01
This takes the game out of multiplayer mode and loads the first tutorial map. You can then play through the entire set of tutorials. Each tutorial map is linked to the next. If you wish to jump into a certain tutorial map, don't! You can use the save and load features of the game to pause and resume your journey through the tutorial – for example...
save tutorial
Would save your current game under the name “tutorial”. To later resume this game, use the load command, specifying the same game name.
As you move around the tutorial maps, you'll receive short messages that include important information and/or tips on how to play. You can repeat these messages by using the repeat last message key if you miss any of them.
Remember that when you've come to the end of a map, the game will pause for a few moments. To move on, press SPACE (you'll only be able to do this after a few seconds).