Qtest1

This is a sub-page of Proto:Quake (PC).

GraphicsChanged gib models, unused sprites, and other fun stuff. MonstersChanged monster skins. Changed monster skins EVERYWHERE. WeaponsMost of the behavior is similar, but the weapons look way different. LevelsThe levels included are very similar to a few multiplayer levels in the final, but there are a few differences.

Items#

None of the powerups in the final game exist. In addition, the regular health boxes (and no Megahealth) use the weaker (15 health) boxes sound, no matter what type is picked up.

Ammo#

Nails are called Flechetes (sic) when picked up, but the model name still uses Nails. In addition, the player can only hold 99 Nails at once, instead of the final's 200 and Shells are limited to 99 as well.

Flechettes would eventually end up in Quake II with the ETF Rifle, funnily enough. The ETF Rifle is the answer to Quake II not having a nailgun equivalent that was introduced in the Ground Zero expansion.

Sounds#

Qtest1 has a ton of unused sounds. All of the sounds are higher quality than the ones in the final release, but the most of the ones that did make it into the release had their quality cut down in order to save disk space and compress into the game. Interestingly enough, the higher quality sounds were later reused in the remaster for the higher resolution authenticity since the only differences were the hertz rate between each file.

Player#

Nearly every sound related to the player is different in Qtest1. For example, a lot of placeholder player sounds are in here. A few folders exist, "american," "romero," "halo" (not to be confused with Halo), and "nin" (yes, that NIИ, Nine Inch Nails, but mainly just Trent Reznor) were likely different directories for the developers that were working on the game.

Weapons#

Monsters#

Several different variations of evilhrt(x).wav exist, which the "evil" might be generically referring to a monster.