Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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Enjoy QUAKE 3 ARENA in the best settings!

1 issue i have:
When somebody connects to the game i get always a small hickup. Do more people have that problem?

4K or 8K is possible!!!!! type this in your console in quake 3 arena (~)


SETTINGS 4K:
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 4096
\r_customheight 2160
\com_maxfps 125 / 250 or 333 What is for your system the best
\vid_restart

SETTINGS HD:
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 1920
\r_customheight 1080
\com_maxfps 125 / 250 or 333 What is for your system the best
\vid_restart

SETTINGS UWQHD
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 3440
\r_customheight 1440
\vid_restart
\com_maxfps 125 / 250 or 333 What is for your system the best
\vid_restart

FOV:
\seta cg_fov 120
or what you prefer.

Is your screen realy dark use these settings:
r_gamma 1.35
r_intensity 1.6
r_overbrightbits 0
\vid_restart

brightness:
seta r_ignorehwgamma 0
seta r_intensity 1
seta r_overBrightBits 1
seta r_gamma 1

Name colors:
,^1 = red , ^2 = green , ^3 = yellow , ^4 = blue , ^5 = ligth blue , ^6 = pink then ^9 makes red and ^7,^8, ^0 makes white.

You know more good settings, tell me!

See here gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/@quake3junkie/
Last edited by TERMINATOR T666 on Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:55, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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When somebody connects to the game i get always a small hickup.

Use the cvar cg_deferPlayers, ie put in your config:
seta cg_deferPlayers "1"
to prevent lag when someone is connecting with a model not already loaded
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Re: Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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uZu wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 14:56 When somebody connects to the game i get always a small hickup.

Use the cvar cg_deferPlayers, ie put in your config:
seta cg_deferPlayers "1"
to prevent lag when someone is connecting with a model not already loaded
Superrrrrrrrrr!! Thanks man! iam gonna try it tonight!
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Re: Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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TERMINATOR T666 wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 15:01 Enjoy QUAKE 3 ARENA in the best settings!

1 issue i have:
When somebody connects to the game i get always a small hickup. Do more people have that problem?

4K or 8K is possible!!!!! type this in your console in quake 3 arena (~)


SETTINGS 4K:
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 4096
\r_customheight 2160
\com_maxfps 200
\vid_restart

SETTINGS HD:
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 1920
\r_customheight 1080
\com_maxfps 200
\vid_restart

SETTINGS UWQHD
\r_fullscreen 1
\r_mode -1
\r_customwidth 3440
\r_customheight 1440
\vid_restart
\com_maxfps 200
\vid_restart

FOV:
\seta cg_fov 120
or what you prefer.

Is your screen realy dark use these settings:
r_gamma 1.35
r_intensity 1.6
r_overbrightbits 0
\vid_restart

brightness:
seta r_ignorehwgamma 0
seta r_intensity 1
seta r_overBrightBits 1
seta r_gamma 1

Name colors:
,^1 = red , ^2 = green , ^3 = yellow , ^4 = blue , ^5 = ligth blue , ^6 = pink then ^9 makes red and ^7,^8, ^0 makes white.

You know more good settings, tell me!

See here gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/@quake3junkie/
I used to get this allot seems to have disappeared after using different pc not sure why tho, and yes was always saying default mod could not be loaded or something
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Re: Best settings Quake 3 Arena 4K, HD, UWQHD, 200FPS!

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Your tips helped me untie many knots. Thanks for this support
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marcofreeman wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:36 Your tips helped me untie many knots. Thanks for this support
Iam glad it helped you.. i searched also long for good settings myself.. for this realy old (but still so good) game.. hehe.. :mrgreen:
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How can i run the unfreeze client @adminless with normal caracters (models) ? is there a posibility ?

PLEASE HELP ME!! :roll:
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TERMINATOR T666 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 19:24 How can i run the unfreeze client @adminless with normal caracters (models) ? is there a posibility ?

PLEASE HELP ME!! :roll:
You mean without the green?
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Don't use com_maxfps 200 in quake3. You will literally be slower than other people. Use either 125, 250, or 333. Do not use any other values.
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PacMan wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 19:40
TERMINATOR T666 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 19:24 How can i run the unfreeze client @adminless with normal caracters (models) ? is there a posibility ?

PLEASE HELP ME!! :roll:
You mean without the green?
Yes !!!! Its so ugly. I know its better to see your enemy, but it looks so dumb. Haha.. ;-)
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I think I posted that before not so long ago around here, \cg_forceskin 0, disable the all green enemies which is the recommendation.