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Welcome to the 2024 Spring AQ2 Mapjam! Are you ready to embark on a creative journey to shape the battlegrounds of Action Quake II? This event is not just a contest; it's a collaborative effort bringing together mappers from all corners of the community to craft new and exciting
- Fixed a bandage bug when using enhanced slippers - Updated a few default settings (will only affect new installs)
Q2Pro - Disabling Discord by default cl_discord 0 - Better messaging to client with map conflicts (server/client map differ) - Some early adjustments to support Q2 Rerelease from skuller - Other optimizations/minor fixes from skuller TNG - Spectator HUD will now display player's
We are pleasantly surprised to announce that we had 7 maps entered into the Map Jam! Due to this, we needed a minor deviation from the planned testing/voting format. We will be playtesting the new Map Jam maps in pickup games and a few select public servers. This will allow us to
The AQ2World Team is happy to host a Map Jam in celebration of AQ2's 25th Anniversary! What is a Map Jam? This "jam" is an event that invites mappers from all communities for voluntary participation in creating new maps for Quake II, specifically Action Quake II / AQtion. It diff
It's been ONE YEAR since AQtion was released on Steam and distributed to the world! Through a ton of hard work and effort from the team, we've achieved a great many successes and helped breathe new life into a game that turns 25 this year (Action Quake 2!) Come help us celebrate
Triggers on kills and such still work Microstutters resolved The flash model works (shooting at a solid should still produce a bright light and a pinpoint on where the bullets hit) Using a new method to package pkz files, should save download time in Steam significantly Set defau
- Fixed Linux launch problems - Removed unused features from menu
- Added customized billboard textures for the upcoming AQ2Open!
Behind every large change are always hotfixes! This one fixes a crash identified by the help of some users in our Discord!
A big callout to all of the AQ2World Team for this massive update! We couldn't have done it without you! @m4son @ndit-dev @MVarland @Iceman12k @vrolse @andresanguinetti and everyone who contributed who aren't in Github, thank you! Distribution / Asset changes Main game asset chan
Attention all gamers and fans of Action Quake 2! The highly anticipated AQ2Open Masters tournament is just around the corner, and you don't want to miss out on this incredible event! Taking place in the beautiful city of Stockholm on the 6th and 7th of October , AQ2Open Masters i
It's been 24 years since AQ2 was released, and what an affect it had on gaming! We're here to celebrate the game with a couple of great announcements! After months of artwork revisions, technical details, bug fixes and arduous testing, the AQ2World Team is proud to announce offic
Starting November 7th, AQtion is hosting the Fall 2022 4v4 Ladder! This will last until January 1st, 2023 . It will span over 8 gameweeks after which champions will be crowned! Registrations are open right now, games begin on the 7th! We have a special ladder bot which can be use
Distribution ADDED: Missing a few minor sound effects ADDED: Upgraded male player model, fits into his hitbox much better ADDED: Map simplicity, thanks Flunx! CHANGED: Mac Standalone had some problems, changed the way it's launched REMOVED: Duplicate sounds FIXED: Linux deb insta
Starting next week, on October 3rd, 2022 , AQtion is starting our very first ladder competition! This will last until December 18th, 2022 ! First on the schedule is the 2v2 ladder and it will span over 10 gameweeks after which champions will be crowned for each region. Each regio
FIXED: Bug regarding view position of player camera getting mangled in the player model on older servers
ADDED: Discord SDK integration (menu options to enable/disable), including Rich Presence ADDED: New Q2Pro protocol 38 to support enhanced future improvements to the UI ADDED: Some missing elevator and teleport sounds ADDED: Mac support back to Mac OS X 10.7 ADDED: Missing wizs te
Small patch, added a few trigger fixes, some real OG Action Quake Gangsters skins, and a new Windows launch method for supporting upcoming features you've been waiting for! FIXED: Some trigger issues with scripts ADDED: New (or old, depending on who you ask!) pics and player skin
FIXED: Typo in env example file (thanks @m4son !) CHANGED: Mac completely revamped and is in-line with Linux and Windows installations as far as file structure -- please contact a member of the Mod team in the #troubleshooting channel in Discord if you run into problems, or if yo