Quake Level Design Handbook
Quake Level Design Handbook
- Publisher: Sybex
- Publication Date: 1997
CD to accompany the book “Quake Level Design Handbook” by Matt Tagliaferri.
Includes example files for each chapter in the book.
qED Quake Level Editing software. A complete working version of qED is ready for you to use as you explore the world of Quake level construction.
Levels from the Experts. This CD contains the sample levels built by professional programmers and level designers who contributed to the book. Here is a list:
- Telecross for Quake, created by Stephen Itterheim. See Chapter 12, which discusses this famous DOOM/DOOMII/DUKE/QUAKE level.
- Taglord.bsp by Richard Gray, a.k.a. “Levelord.” See Chapter 17 to find out how the exteriors were created for this level and how to add depth to your own levels.
- Tower.bsp by Cody Rahn, a.k.a. “The Reaper.” Check out Chapter 15, which explores this level’s finer points.
- Station.bsp Paul Mickevicius, one of the lead beta testers of qED. Chapter 14 tells you the ins and outs of this fun level.
- The Zoo level by Jim Lowell. Chapter 10 introduces you to the ZOO, which is a hodge-podge creation that includes every type of entity and brush imaginable.
- HTML documents describing Quake Console Commands and the Quake file formats.
Links
- Quake Level Design Handbook (redump.org)
- Unofficial Quake Level Design Handbook Disc (archive.org)
Files (49)
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|---|---|---|---|
DISK1.ID | 5 | 1997-04-30 03:57:00 | 4e9ec46c8fe505e5cda42195710cc97d0eaf7749885d76051270a3804bb4df68 |
DOCS/CONSCOMM.HTM | 93,477 | 1997-04-27 21:55:00 | 2d1e1176e05606375af405a99ad853ce95e84efcef1428a0e9d4bb79f3e3bb94 |
DOCS/QMAPSPX.HTM | 65,658 | 1997-02-10 01:30:00 | e74790ed6bb4673c03eb2994b07116b5433df3f2bb6e01640bc56dd40655860d |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT01.BSP | 87,652 | 1997-04-04 09:46:00 | e49fbf250c7e2b78a626013c784883e22ae905f805dc9775d220f2701889889e |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT01.MAP | 9,475 | 1997-04-02 08:53:00 | a28cbb5906b3dd7fdca5a515a7e9899f0b9e449aa88cdad3fa8e5150d22840cb |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT01.QED | 63,258 | 1997-04-04 02:04:00 | 0704cbda111dfe03541fedaa8df470fc27beb83a9e42147c2d4ed93ce35b2238 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT02.BSP | 123,576 | 1997-04-04 09:46:00 | fee9ab7cd266bf24e7ae48142fd866e50225540c3621b2ebf7889b3c8b68d7c4 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT02.MAP | 13,133 | 1997-04-02 09:27:00 | a91c83593d5ee8ea3c96bbe358c7cae361bbd7678a9871a4cb72bfd59572d127 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT02.QED | 63,258 | 1997-04-04 02:05:00 | 5135d614b714ebe69bfd7d199208e27630e99e9ee2015e11cd2c0db4bae48fb2 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT03.BSP | 176,440 | 1997-04-04 09:46:00 | 6a23c96ddf587a12795a0a65f1cc07fe5b8fdc01743a84e40a9ef3807cd98335 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT03.MAP | 17,696 | 1997-04-02 10:44:00 | f8709e15bd91a86187a49d47283dae7d6397acb857b1e9fa10c834d6504b8c78 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT03.QED | 63,258 | 1997-04-04 02:05:00 | 2f509507298130384545a9705ce5dbca0e5455d19f15e836650d9dc28b884286 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT04.BSP | 224,904 | 1997-04-04 09:46:00 | e7499efab93a965bac43cb44813b814cb745becdda4f6ce94fbc245b43fbea14 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT04.MAP | 25,166 | 1997-04-03 05:45:00 | 4018b4ff42b8deb6145ee7a8e4d8afab9d77ca50e97174dd880ecfa47898b2a6 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT04.QED | 63,230 | 1997-04-04 02:05:00 | 16cb7ef73ca5b19b10df7c55f705028db50635f5ad6c321ae99516948a8a77dc |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT05.BSP | 278,540 | 1997-04-04 09:47:00 | c62243750bf6f45654b419ceb1512871e1dd2fd9438a3076dbbfb79ae9ae4712 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT05.MAP | 46,762 | 1997-04-03 09:15:00 | 9d232cca8c95596647c644a447a81b027bfdbc6cd74aab88c38e9e375a6ffe33 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT05.QED | 63,230 | 1997-04-04 02:06:00 | 137ae55b2de83a787c5261d8c13e5e5824fcb1207d81a3b6f8444a78a01f82b8 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT06.BSP | 341,884 | 1997-04-04 09:48:00 | 77f5c857e026e4ad18cea778e06cb6e5e7a338a914ece56a07d8ad53ab87506d |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT06.MAP | 62,937 | 1997-04-04 01:18:00 | 067e7718be144ed4166ae97e8dcf86c8ae0155511fe549632d8bc7dcba969aab |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT06.QED | 63,230 | 1997-04-04 02:08:00 | 82adea149c733ae13002c827c623b1828d63c34fa3911a1ee479bf7cc1ad569f |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT07.BSP | 442,132 | 1997-04-04 09:46:00 | 46c71d0205f15a3c6016b71325dd99826db9bdce191348870ff75ad610454930 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT07.MAP | 78,353 | 1997-04-04 03:15:00 | faa7c7985c90bd98cda3f9672dcc337e43a22c16361330d3d8f80811d3614696 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT07.QED | 63,230 | 1997-04-04 08:26:00 | 084a7873aef0db00ad0969170e4d45aa4d47b1ebcb2284f1a58333123d511b6f |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT08.BSP | 448,692 | 1997-04-04 09:59:00 | 1a7dcb7290000b0c36a45af24896842b34d53323867875a25eb2953ea3761b67 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT08.MAP | 85,676 | 1997-04-04 09:56:00 | bd9a5c5c802e0d0db94bfba7a6524e3320db299911199e38b73dda37a0685798 |
LEVELS/CHAP12/QT08.QED | 63,230 | 1997-04-04 09:38:00 | 44c8a444cad46d4fde3b21963313dcd67ebfbf72f90d09f61abe539f9d1c17b0 |
LEVELS/CHAP14/3WAYINT.QGP | 14,510 | 1997-03-11 10:14:00 | 44f5fecdabd0df1e94a36fcabbb6c4a8f1d2b3c12d5603f3062a02442836cf4d |
LEVELS/CHAP14/SCORNER.QGP | 13,046 | 1997-03-11 10:16:00 | 83e07deddf43c107065fb7429306c0133e1580c37f748eafafd4f56d4ee49c66 |
LEVELS/CHAP14/SCORRIDR.QGP | 10,349 | 1997-03-11 04:51:00 | fee79261b0549c639c86c377aea5ec20a32db0109dc58b155c8ccb7ad261a72c |
LEVELS/CHAP14/STATION.BSP | 1,792,000 | 1997-03-29 07:17:00 | 17080280e4f3594ea276cefe657329d8685b30bc943e4d5f8c1339a1c162bc79 |
LEVELS/CHAP14/STATION.QED | 617,097 | 1997-03-29 07:23:00 | b3cba1476326f7d3d4a98bcf924bf39766e83fda37003c0a0176ca92eb6772f1 |
LEVELS/CHAP14/TEXTDOR1.QGP | 4,846 | 1997-02-18 06:01:00 | 477256d4973a1e25d6d62b774388cdf8938f5728d2b914e54843e8bfc3969057 |
LEVELS/CHAP14/TEXTDOR2.QGP | 4,837 | 1997-02-18 06:01:00 | e2ed603d10239550b8a9e19f3e95da9bbca61930fa901724cf4b371d05f42292 |
LEVELS/CHAP15/OLDTOWER.QED | 118,949 | 1997-04-08 07:13:00 | bdcd1844b46c89caa9c5a3a67e064de04d2a86964b0d2816449500c7eda337fe |
LEVELS/CHAP15/QEDTOWER.QED | 492,319 | 1997-04-12 08:19:00 | b219648d798899fe23ade6e867e015646c97732a53225486f6993b4d5479948c |
LEVELS/CHAP15/README.TXT | 466 | 1997-04-27 21:49:00 | e21521e6bb261982094c0294b39f154b93055fd97fa64704f890529b2792ae35 |
LEVELS/CHAP17/TAGLORD.BSP | 492,396 | 1997-03-28 02:19:00 | 5aea7baad306b15a5ea610783972828379e398cbbaf0f4861ffdb14f02b06f6c |
LEVELS/CHAP17/TAGLORD.QED | 163,509 | 1997-03-28 02:23:00 | 6f311ed77ffeea5e7be9c3aa0b261edbb673c6b8845c55b9c065de917d5ae9af |
README.TXT | 9,778 | 1997-05-05 21:59:00 | 265a4a3ee272fbf577d4975b0487ea478e94be8f2e23c6e1ad461269b7f0128b |
SETUP.EXE | 44,704 | 1996-07-10 19:04:00 | 0a78f187dac4b1ff62e027e15bdd1e7171b385a9c60c6e9c79060a1c609a466d |
SETUP.INI | 29 | 1997-04-30 03:55:00 | 37e548f10219acb826a3f6532e359e0ab495f4ec2970e3c5fe498c5065382c54 |
SETUP.INS | 64,593 | 1996-07-17 21:20:00 | eec1b6ee8587caabf813c6a250fa50a17754160d830749906690b674102cc39e |
SETUP.PKG | 2,153 | 1997-04-30 03:57:00 | 024b567a15c2893b96f06053695db51252220a9bb14d56d17962022a0d3fd8ca |
_INST32I.EX_ | 317,073 | 1996-07-10 12:13:00 | 816b700705921b4b51273addc8b308a42e9a7be9dcdae3222892d4ee6167c56e |
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_SETUP.DLL | 5,984 | 1996-04-29 18:25:00 | bd714290cb4303453a83620914a50b5f78a8af0ad562d6a799f6ee0bd7f06056 |
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