Easily install and launch Quake maps with the cross-platform Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision | ||
|
help:glossary [2014/02/13 12:09] Icantthinkofanickname |
help:glossary [2014/02/13 13:58] Icantthinkofanickname [L] |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
| **bsp:** \\ | **bsp:** \\ | ||
| - | The file format used by Quake __map__s. Most __custom__ maps you can download use this format and can be run by placing the .bsp file in question in your __id1__/maps directory, and then running the game with the __argument__ "+map [mapname]", or by typing "map [mapname]" in the __console__. The file extension “.bsp” is short for “binary space partitioning”, referring to the manner in which data is stored in these files. \\ See also __pak__. | + | The [[http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/quake/spec/quake-spec34/qkspec_4.htm|file]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSP_%28file_format%29|format]] [[http://quakewiki.org/wiki/Quake_file_formats|used]] by Quake __map__s. Most __custom__ maps you can download use this format and can be run by placing the .bsp file in question in your __id1__/maps directory, and then running the game with the __parameter__ and __argument__ "+map [mapname]", or by typing "map [mapname]" in the __console__. The file extension “.bsp” is short for “[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_space_partitioning|binary space partitioning]]”, referring to the manner in which data is stored in these files. \\ See also __pak__. |
| **bsp2:** \\ | **bsp2:** \\ | ||
| Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
| **coop:** \\ | **coop:** \\ | ||
| - | Cooperative gameplay. Teaming up and playing through a __map__ with another real person, who controls a separate __avatar__ in the game. Only some single player maps support coop. | + | [[quake/cooperative|Cooperative]] gameplay. Teaming up and playing through a __map__ with another real person, who controls a separate __avatar__ in the game. Only some single player maps support coop. |
| **custom:** \\ | **custom:** \\ | ||
| Line 118: | Line 118: | ||
| **easter egg:** \\ | **easter egg:** \\ | ||
| - | A hidden area or message in a __map__ that is usually very hard to find and often breaks the forth wall or contains meta-information, such as the mapper's name or objects or images that clearly do not belong in the game world. | + | A [[quake/easter_eggs_secrets|hidden]] area or message in a __map__ that is usually very hard to find and often breaks the fourth wall or contains meta-information, such as the mapper's name or objects or images that clearly do not belong in the game world. |
| **engine:** \\ | **engine:** \\ | ||
| Line 227: | Line 227: | ||
| **leaked/leaking:** \\ | **leaked/leaking:** \\ | ||
| - | Used to describe a __map__ that is not sealed by __brushes__. If a map's __source code__ is leaking, it cannot be compiled with __vis__. \\ The opposite of __sealed__. \\ See also __boxed__. | + | Used to describe a __map__ that is not sealed by __brushes__. If a map is leaking, it cannot be compiled with __vis__. \\ The opposite of __sealed__. \\ See also __boxed__. |
| **LG:** \\ | **LG:** \\ | ||