Waffles House of Quake: Sunday Service on Agora Road

[waffle]

WAFFLES HOUSE OF QUAKE: SUNDAY SERVICE on AGORA ROAD​

Arena Shooters, we're not dead yet!​

Calling all arena shooter FPS fans, brothers, sisters, disciples, and purveyors of beat time! We wish to invite you to join us on Sunday's for a ritualistic offering of the Quake 3 Arena fragTime experience!

We offer our congregation opportunity for diverse timezones to participate. Sunday Service Frags will be held at two times.

Typical fragSessions last for 1.5 - 2 hours depending on participation. Be sure to join the Mumble Voice Chat to give thanks and fellowship with your comrade fraggers.

OUR SEVENTH SERVICE WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY DEC 8th ​

-- PLEASE VOTE IN THE TIME POLL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED--​

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Questions and Answers:​

Spoiler: What is Quake 3 Arena?

VANILLA Quake 3 Arena Experience
Quake 3 Arena is a fast-paced, multiplayer first-person shooter released in 1999. It's focused entirely on arena combat, where players fight each other in various maps using an arsenal of weapons. There's no story mode. Instead, the game is all about fast-paced and skill-based action in modes like Free For All, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag.

Spoiler: What is the Mumble Voice Chat?

The Mumble Chat is our open Voice Chat for frag nights!

"mumble thats where the real fun goes down on frag night, proper schizo time podcast with none of the recording equipment"
-- HammerKoopa

Mumble is open source voice-chat software available at these fine destinations:

GitHub - mumble-voip/mumble: Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software.

Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software. - mumble-voip/mumble

github.com

Mumble

Mumble is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application.

www.mumble.info

Spoiler: What are the game types for Quake 3 Arena?

1. Classic Free-For-All Deathmatch (FFA)
2. 1 v 1 Tournament Deathmatch (GT_FFA)
3. Team Deathmatch (TDM)
4. Capture the Flag (CTF)
5. Return the Flag (RTF)
6. 1-Flag Capture the Flag (1FCTF)
7. Protect the Leader (PTL)
8. Freeze Tag (Freeze)

We will be exploring future game modes and mods, see below.

Spoiler: What other Mods will we play?

OPEN ARENA: OPEN SOURCED QUAKE 3 ARENA MODELS, MAPS, AND A VARIETY OF NEW GAMETYPES​

OpenArena is a community-produced deathmatch FPS based on GPL idTech3 technology. There are many game types supported including Free For All, Capture The Flag, Domination, Overload, Harvester, and more. There are 17 unique player models (including catGirls) to choose from and 12 weapons.
Open Arena Website
Open Arena Gameplay Reel

CALLING ALL DBZ FANS: BID FOR POWER​

Bid For Power is a total conversion for Quake III that plays nothing like the original game. Players take control of Ki-powered superheroes and battle it out in a mostly aerial fight. The game is highlighted by the work of a great art team and an original style, and the gameplay is extremely fast paced.
DBZ Bid For Power
DBZ Bid For Power Q3A Gameplay Reel

Spoiler: Why Sundays?

Sundays were chosen for their general availability of the server admin (@waffle) and seemed appropriate for our congregation.
Our objective is to offer Sunday Service across a multitude of timezones.

Spoiler: Will you play on days other than Sunday?

If there is enough demand and Time permits, then yes.

Spoiler: What Mods are required for play?

OUR Q3A SERVER runs with authorized and trusted distributions of assets and files.
Game Files in the Canned release were obtained from trusted sources all listed below.
You are free to come play with your own Q3A version, but the packages must match our server.
V2.1 UPGRADE PACK: (BFG Edition / Excessive Plus+ 2.3 / Custom Character Models and Maps)
Waffles MultiPlatform Upgrade Pack v2.1 - 1.9GB

$my_install_path/Quake3/
    |
    ├── baseq3
    │   ├── pak0.pk3
    │   ├── pak1.pk3
    │   ├── pak2.pk3
    │   ├── pak3.pk3
    │   ├── pak4.pk3  
    │   ├── pak5.pk3
    │   ├── pak6.pk3
    │   ├── pak7.pk3
    │   ├── pak8.pk3
    │   ├── pak8a.pk3 -- Waffles Upgrade Pack 
    │   ├── pak9.pk3  -- Waffles Upgrade Pack 
    │   ├── qwpak0.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak1.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak2.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak3.pk3
    │  └── qwpak4.pk3
    |
    ├── excessiveplus -- Waffles Upgrade Pack
    │   ├── z-xp-2_0a.pk3
    │   ├── z-xp-2_1.pk3
    │   ├── z-xp-2_2b.pk3
    │  └── z-xp-2_3.pk3
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-camper.pk3 -- Camper Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-gp01.pk3 -- Gunam Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-gp01fb.pk3 -- Gundam FB Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-homie.pk3 -- Homer Simpson
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-johnny5.pk3 -- Johnny 5
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-snoopy.pk3 -- Snoopy
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-Sonic.pk3 -- Sonic
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-zilla.pk3 -- Godzilla
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-zorak2.pk3 -- Zorak
    │   ├── zzzz-pa-terrorpack1.pk3 -- FBI Most Wanted List
    │   ├── zzzz-skn-grunt-mlpb.pk3 -- MLP Grunt Skin
    │  └── zzzz-tronMd3.pk3 -- Tron Skin

Spoiler: Why doing this?

Short answer is, I fucking LOVE Quake and am a devout participant in Agora Roads Unreal Tournament (UT99) Frag Nights.

Long answer is a bit more philosophical, stick with me for just a moment.

I take inspiration from the Māori philosophy that we walk backward into the future, keeping our eyes on the past.

I have read through countless threads of nostalgia with travelers longing for times of our past, be it forums, games, experiences, friends. My own path on the Road has been shaped my new UT99 Frag Night friends and the fun of playing games of my youth with a new generation of enthusiasts and fraggers.

I do not wish to be another traveler lamenting and longing for a past nostalgia. The good old days are RIGHT NOW if we make them. The Time to do something is NOW. By forging a path forward, standing on the shoulders of giants (thank you Vince), we lift the entire community into the kind of moments we 'long for'.

There are plenty of side quests to traverse on the Road. We all have a stake in these paths and branches to find the connections and answers we seek whether IRL or on the NET.

I choose to travel the Road and give back in my own ways to this tiny corner of the internets.

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Sunday Dec 8th Service Time:​

@750.beats (17:00 UTC)
TradTime: (6:00 PM Central European Time CET) (12:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time EST)

(Time will always include BEAT TIME along with UTC and now TradTime)

Server Details:​

Quake Game Server Connection Details:
Server Host: waffle.webhop.me:27960
Server location: US West (California)

Mumble Voice Chat Connection Details:
Server Host: waffle.webhop.me:64700
Server location: US West (California)

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DOWNLOADS:​

Waffles Canned Quake 3 Arena Package is available at the link below hosted on Github. I've created a package specially for FragNights/Days and includes everything you need to get started with Q3A minus any bloat picked up along the way. The client has been patched with the latest ioQuake3 release and is ready to unpack and go!

Release Version 2 · timeWaffle/Q3A-patched

CHANGES: Due to Github limitations I need to break up the upgrade/canned version. Added Excessive Plus+ 2.3 Mod Added Quake BFG Edition 1.0 Created MultiPlatform Upgrade version which contains ONL...

github.com

Is this your first time installing Quake 3 Arena? You'll need to download 2 items.

1. Waffles Canned Vanilla Quake 3 version, Mac or Windows.
2. The v2.1 MultiPlatform Upgrade Pack.

[▼] CANNED VANILLA Q3A: (Base Quake 3 Arena)
WAFFLES-CANNED-QUAKE3-WINDOWSv1.0
WAFFLES-CANNED-QUAKE3-MACOSARMv1.02

[▼] V2.1 UPGRADE PACK: (BFG Edition / Excessive Plus+ 2.3 / Custom Character Models and Maps)
Waffles MultiPlatform Upgrade Pack v2.1 - 1.95GB
SUNDAY-SERVICE-01-MAPS

LINUX
[ⓘ] LINUX QUAKE 3 ARENA - IOQUAKE3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
https://ioquake3.org/help/players-guide/#linux
Most Linux distributions have a version of ioquake3 available via the package manager.
Consult your distribution and obtain the necessary game files from our Canned archive.
The baseq3 folder containing the game files being the most important bit.
Please do not clone the repo, only the Release files are complete instances.

Spoiler: Instructions for Arch Linux courtesy of RisingThumb

RisingThumb - Arch Linux SetupGuide Post
Arch Linux setup guide:

1. Install the ioquake3-git package from the AUR
2. Download waffle's canned github package, and move all the .pak files found in baseq3 in the canned github package, into /opt/quake3/baseq3
3. Run the game. The game binary is called quake3. Your config files are found in ~/.q3a/baseq3/q3config.cfg. I recommend changing your resolution size here.
4. When you launch the game, enable downloading files from servers, otherwise you'll have issues if any files need downloading.

NOTE: These were the steps I followed since I run the game under X11/Xorg. If you're using wayland, these steps might differ.

Spoiler: Quake 3 Arena and Gamescope courtesy of Arcensyl

Finally, here's a tip that's more specific to setups like mine. If you're running the game inside Gamescope, you might encounter an issue where the game handles your mouse incorrectly. Mine was essentially stuck inverted, regardless of what I set in the game's settings. I managed to fix this by telling Gamescope to forcibly grab my cursor. To do this, simply call Gamescope using the --force-grab-cursor flag. This problem is probably just happening because I'm using Hyprland as my window manager, but it might be useful to one of you.
Arcensyl - Gamescope Post

[⎘] Skip our canned version and install yourself? Sure!
If you prefer to download, clean up, patch and install everything yourself, get it here:
[▼] DOWNLOAD QUAKE 3 ARENA (STEAM UNLOCKED)
[▼] INSTALL QUAKE 3 ARENA FROM SOURCE (GITHUB)
[▼] UPGRADE YOUR INSTALLATION WITH IOQUAKE3
[▼] UPGRADE YOUR INSTALLATION WITH EXCESSIVE PLUS v2.3
[▼] UPGRADE YOUR INSTALLATION WITH BFG EDITION 1.0

However you plan on arriving, your installed Quake 3 Arena directory must match ours, otherwise you will be downloading paks from the server:

Spoiler: Quake 3 Arena Installation Directory Structure

$my_install_path/Quake3/
    |
    ├── baseq3
    │   ├── pak0.pk3
    │   ├── pak1.pk3
    │   ├── pak2.pk3
    │   ├── pak3.pk3
    │   ├── pak4.pk3 
    │   ├── pak5.pk3
    │   ├── pak6.pk3
    │   ├── pak7.pk3
    │   ├── pak8.pk3
    │   ├── pak8a.pk3 -- Waffles Upgrade Pack
    │   ├── pak9.pk3  -- Waffles Upgrade Pack
    │   ├── qwpak0.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak1.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak2.pk3
    │   ├── qwpak3.pk3
    │   └── qwpak4.pk3
    |
    ├── excessiveplus -- Waffles Upgrade Pack
    │   ├── z-xp-2_0a.pk3
    │   ├── z-xp-2_1.pk3
    │   ├── z-xp-2_2b.pk3
    │   └── z-xp-2_3.pk3
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-camper.pk3 -- Camper Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-gp01.pk3 -- Gunam Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-gp01fb.pk3 -- Gundam FB Skin
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-homie.pk3 -- Homer Simpson
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-johnny5.pk3 -- Johnny 5
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-snoopy.pk3 -- Snoopy
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-Sonic.pk3 -- Sonic
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-zilla.pk3 -- Godzilla
    │   ├── zzzz-md3-zorak2.pk3 -- Zorak
    │   ├── zzzz-pa-terrorpack1.pk3 -- FBI Most Wanted List
    │   ├── zzzz-skn-grunt-mlpb.pk3 -- MLP Grunt Skin
    │   └── zzzz-tronMd3.pk3 -- Tron Skin

Mumble Voice-Chat Software Downloads:​

Mumble is free open-source voice chat software that light weight, easy to install, and allows us to chew the fat during fragTime.

GitHub - mumble-voip/mumble: Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software.

Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software. - mumble-voip/mumble

github.com

Mumble

Mumble is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application.

www.mumble.info

HOW DO I GET STARTED?:​

1. Double-click the shortcut 'Enter the Arena!' or execute the ioquake3.x86_64.exe (Windows) ioquake3.app (Mac)
2. Click "Setup" then "Player" to define your character model.
3. In "Setup", you may also adjust "Controls", "System", and "Game Options" to your liking.

HOW DO I JOIN A MATCH?:​

1. Click "Multiplayer"
2. Hit Space to pause server searching.
3. Click "Specify" at the bottom left.
4. Enter the server address waffle.webhop.me, default port 27960.
5. Click "FIGHT" to enter the match.

HOW DO I JOIN MUMBLE VOICE CHAT?:​

1. Open your Mumble Client.
2. Click "Add New..." to Add a new connection.
3. Enter the server address waffle.webhop.me, NON-STANDARD port 64700.
4. Enter a username for yourself.
5. Click "OK" to Save, and "Connect" to join the server.

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Fragger Tag List:​

Your name is on this list if you or a loved one has expressed interest in Quake 3 Arena, ritualistic frag sessions, and/or our Sunday Service.
(I have also scraped some names from the Agora QuakeJs match from 2022.)
A mailing list for participants which will include any weekly details/ or schedule update/changes will be created to not clog up the thread.

@Arcensyl, @Ashman, @LOGSPLIT FIRESTOKER, @h00, @Halico, @HammerKoopa, @kalix, @Kana, @lovelace, @manpaint, @mydadiscar, @№56, @oracle, @Razzle Dazzle, @RealTomCruise, @RisingThumb, @shinobu, @shrapnelnet, @TrollKing, @turntableToothache, @Wandrer, @youtherthyf, @zalaz alaza, @Z0diacK, @ビンス, @赤い男

Do you wish to be added or removed from this notification list? @waffle me.

And as always, be excellent to each other.

See you on Sunday.

(OP Edited Oct 30th with Upgrade and Install instructions for our latest version. Fixed formatting.) ​

 

[Halico]

Will be there

 

[Kana]

I love those community events, props for organising and hosting it!

 

[Wandrer]

I'll try setting it up on my M1 MacBook this week.

 

[HammerKoopa]

Count me in lad! This is dandy as fuck

 

[shinobu]

I may show up, or not, only time will tell (I will send Time an email and ask if I can be there)

 

[赤い男]

I support this, but 16:00 utc is like 10 am for me. i tend to sleep all day on sudays, no promise but i'll do my best to be there.

 

[youtherthyf]

count me in, this will be fun.
sundays are mostly busy for me cuz of college project submissions but am down for anything past @584

 

[youtherthyf]

by the by for anyone on arch linux. the AUR package for ioquake3 (ioquake3-git) hasn't been updated in years(2021-09-08 21:54 (UTC)). so probably just download it from ioquake3.org and copy the files manually

if you have the game on gog you could use the lutris script tho it includes Highres textures, and am not sure if it would cause compatibility issues with the server

 

[Z0diacK]

I'm definitely joining one day or another, seems like loads of fun just like ut99, love these community events and I love talking to people on mumble aswell

 

[Wandrer]

I'll try setting it up on my M1 MacBook this week.

@waffle I have tried the canned version, but I kept seeing an error running on M1 MacBook Pro macOS Sequoia.

So I tried downloading ioquake3-1.36 from Mac source ports and ioquake3 website both. Both applications ran fine with baseq3 from the canned version - it ran fine.

I was able to play some single player. I am assuming multi player will work fine too.

 

[waffle]

@waffle I have tried the canned version, but I kept seeing an error running on M1 MacBook Pro macOS Sequoia.

So I tried downloading ioquake3-1.36 from their website and baseq3 from the canned version - it ran fine.

I was able to play some single player. I am assuming multi player will work fine too.

Thanks and apologies! I will check the package online, I compressed it from the version I tested on my M2.

 

[Arcensyl]

Awesome, I'll try my best to be there! Love the presentation of this by the way, the whole "Sunday church service" theme is pretty fun. I also like how you incorporated the Waffle House parody sign into the logo.

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I support this, but 16:00 utc is like 10 am for me. i tend to sleep all day on sudays, no promise but i'll do my best to be there.

I have the same problem; that time is 11 AM for me. I hope the other time is quite a bit later in the day, but I'll probably be there regardless.

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by the by for anyone on arch linux. the AUR package for ioquake3 (ioquake3-git) hasn't been updated in years(2021-09-08 21:54 (UTC)). so probably just download it from ioquake3.org and copy the files manually

Thanks for the heads up! I'll steer clear of the AUR package then; I'm sure the manual install probably isn't too hard.

 

[RisingThumb]

I'll make an effort to be there for this Sunday. Btw, please ping me if any Linux folks have a nice and simple guide they can share with me for steps. I'll take a look at setting it up later this week, and that'd help a bunch

Cheers for hosting this too @waffle I love me some Quake 3

 

[Andy Kaufman]

@709 is leading in the poll so far and would be perfect for me. So maybe I can finally make it.

 

[ビンス]

I'm happy you finally made this a reality! I don't think any of those times work for me but I'll try to come from time-to-time!

 

[manpaint]

YES! That 2022 QuakeJS game was glorious! I will do my best to attend this event.

Edit: Can you be more precise about the "Mumble chat" mentionned in the OP?

 

[waffle]

Love to see the interest all around! Looking forward to the fragger fellowship.

Edit: Can you be more precise about the "Mumble chat" mentionned in the OP?

Good catch! I updated OP with 'What is Mumble Voice Chat?' section as well as some download links.
Mumble is a voice-chat client that we'll use to shoot the shit at fragTime. Definitely the highlight of our frag sessions make sure your mic works!

@manpaint I made another edit and took the server details out of the spoiler tags for better clarity.

 

[manpaint]

Good catch! I updated OP with 'What is Mumble Voice Chat?' section as well as some download links.
Mumble is a voice-chat client that we'll use to shoot the shit at fragTime. Definitely the highlight of our frag sessions make sure your mic works!

I don't see instructions to join a specific server? Is Mumble directly integrated in a Quake 3 mod we will be using or something?

 

[waffle]

Updated the server instructions for clarity and included some connection instructions for Mumble Chat and its client.

Thanks for this I'll try to tighten up the details for future sessions!