You get the phone call at 4 a.m. By 5:30 you're in the secret installation. The commander explains tersely, "It's about the Slipgate device. Once we perfect these, we'll be able to use them to transport people and cargo from one place to another instantly.
"An enemy codenamed Quake, is using his own slipgates to insert death squads inside our bases to kill, steal, and kidnap..
"The hell of it is we have no idea where he's from. Our top scientists think Quake's not from Earth, but another dimension. They say Quake's preparing to unleash his real army, whatever that is.
"You're our best man. This is Operation Counterstrike and you're in
charge. Find Quake, and stop him ... or it ... You have full authority
to requisition anything you need. If the eggheads are right, all our
lives are expendable.."
While scouting the neighborhood, you hear shots back at the base Damn, that Quake bastard works fast! He heard about Operation Counterstrike, and hit first. Racing back, you see the place is overrun. You are almost certainly the only survivor. Operation Counterstrike is over. Except for you.
You know that the heart of the installation holds a slipgate. Since Quake's killers came through, it is still set to his dimension. You can use it to get loose in his hometown. Maybe you can get to the asshole personally. You pump a round into your shotgun, and get moving.
II. INSTALLING QUAKE A. Installation You must install Quake before you can play it. It will not run off the CD-ROM. Place the CD-ROM into your drive, log on to that drive, and type 'INSTALL'. If you have downloaded Quake via modem, simply go to the directory you've placed Quake in, unzip it, and type 'INSTALL'.
A. Keyboard Commands
By using the key configuration option from the Main Menu, you can
customize the keyboard to suit your fancy, except for the Function keys,
the Escape key, and the ~ (tilde) key.
FUNCTION KEYS
Help F1
Save Game F2
Load Game F3
Options Menu F4
Multiplayer Menu F5
Quicksave F6
Quickload F9
Quit to operating system F10
Screenshot F12
WEAPONS
Axe 1
Shotgun 2
Double Barrelled Shotgun 3
Nailgun 4
Supernailgun 5
Grenade Launcher 6
Rocket Launcher 7
Thunderbolt 8
Change to next weapon /
MOVEMENT
Move / Turn arrow keys
Jump / Swim Space bar or Enter
Run Shift
Sidestep Left . or >
Sidestep Right , or <
Strafe * Alt
OTHER CONTROLS
Main Menu Escape
Console ~ (tilde)
Look Up A or PgDn
Look Down Z or Del
Center View X or End
Mouse Look ** \ or center mouse button
Keyboard Look *** Ins
* Turning right or left sidesteps instead while the Strafe key is pressed.
** Sliding your mouse forward and back looks up and down while the Mouse
Look key is pressed.
*** The walk forward/backpedal arrows will look up and down while the
Keyboard Look key is pressed.
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The Beginning
start -- Welcome to Quake -- by John Romero
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Dimension of the Doomed (shareware episode)
e1m1: Slipgate Complex -- by John Romero
e1m2: Castle of the Damned -- by Tim Willits
e1m3: The Necropolis -- by Tim Willits
e1m4: The Grisly Grotto -- by Tim Willits
e1m5: Gloom Keep -- by Tim Willits
e1m6: The Door To Chthon -- by American McGee
e1m7: The House of Chthon -- by American McGee
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Realm of Black Magic
e2m1: The Installation -- by John Romero
e2m2: Ogre Citadel -- by John Romero
e2m3: Crypt of Decay -- by John Romero
e2m4: The Ebon Fortress -- by John Romero
e2m5: The Wizard's Manse -- by John Romero
e2m6: The Dismal Oubliette -- by John Romero
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Netherworld
e3m1: Termination Central -- by John Romero
e3m2: The Vaults of Zin -- by American McGee
e3m3: The Tomb of Terror -- by American McGee
e3m4: Satan's Dark Delight -- by American McGee
e3m5: Wind Tunnels --by Tim Willits
e3m6: Chambers of Torment -- by American McGee & Tim Willits
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The Elder World
e4m1: The Sewage System -- by Tim Willits
e4m2: The Tower of Despair --by Sandy Petersen
e4m3: The Elder God Shrine --by Sandy Petersen
e4m4: The Palace of Hate --by Sandy Petersen
e4m5: Hell's Atrium --by Sandy Petersen
e4m6: The Pain Maze --by Sandy Petersen
e4m7: Azure Agony --by Sandy Petersen
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The End
end: Shub-Niggurath's Pit --by John Romero
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The Deathmatch Arenas
dm1: Place of Two Deaths --by Tim Willits
dm2: Claustrophobopolis --by American McGee
dm3: The Abandoned Base --by John Romero
dm4: The Bad Place --by American McGee
dm5: The Cistern --by Tim Willits
dm6: The Dark Zone --by Tim Willits
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???
Ziggurat Vertigo --by American McGee
Underearth --by Tim Willits
The Haunted Halls -- by American McGee
The Nameless City -- by Sandy Petersen
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