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Berserker@Q2

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April 04, 2010

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	Quake 2 - PC Windows NT $23.98
	Quake II [Online Game Code] Windows Vista $9.99

Berserker@Q2 is the most technically advanced source port for the Quake 2. This is surely the best-looking Quake 2 port ever available, with its high realistic water, smoke, object shadows, lens flares, glasses, all kinds of texture effects, ranging from the microbumpmapping on weapons to the parallax-mapping reliefs. Shiny surfaces, realistic blood and wall decals - there are surely no concurents to this one.

This is a short (and not full) list of supported graphical features, mostly taken from original notes:

Realtime per-pixel lighting and shadow volumes
Bumpmap
Detailed bumpmap
Specularmap
Parallax
Vertex buffer objects (VBO)
Vertex and fragment programs
Occlusion tests
Distorts
Mirrors
Fog
Advanced particle system and emitters
Client-side animated models
Decal system
High-resolution textures

On practice this results in high-realistic graphics comparable to the modern games like Doom3 or Quake4. The support of in-game flashlight makes this comparison even more close, but in the same time this is still Quake 2 with its unique style and gameplay.

Project link:
http://berserker.quakegate.ru/

Installation instructions (deprecated, need update for version 1.2):

Start installation by running 'Setup.exe'. The installation procedure is mostly standard, so there shouldn't be any difficulties with it.
When the setup asks you for the Quake 2 directory, point to the original's game folder (this was 'E:\Games\Quake II' in my example)
When the setup is finished, unpack "up109to111.rar" file to the installation directory overwriting the files.
Unpack "up111to112.rar" file to the installation directory overwriting the files.
Unpack "up112to113.rar" file to the installation directory overwriting the files.
Start 'Berserker.exe' from the folder you've selected during the installation.
Open 'Video Options' from the main menu. Select an appropriate 'Video Mode' and ensure to adjust the 'H/W brightness', 'H/W gamma' and 'H/W contrast', because the original settings didn't provide a very realistic and atmospheric look. You can also turn off 'Tex. compression' and 'Bump compression' as they can give a visual artefacts on low-resolution textures like sky.

Buy this game online

Quake 2 - PC (Windows NT) $23.98

Quake II [Online Game Code] (Windows Vista) $9.99

Leave a comment or click on a person's name to answer a particular post.

Eric 2008-11-25 20:35:27

This URL provides Google's translation of the author's page: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fberserker.quakegate.net%2F . The author provides frequent updates. They are cumulative, so they must be installed in order. Setup.exe installs version 102, so install up102to103.rar, then up103to104.rar, and so on. Just extract the contents of the RAR archive over the top of whatever is in your Berserker@Quake2 directory. One more thing, Setup.exe first asks where you want to install Berserker@Quake2 (your choice) then asks where to find the Quake 2 directory. Normally you wouldn't use the same directory.

moroz1999 2008-12-28 18:50:34

Thanks for info, Eric, I'm sure that this will be helpful for everybody who doesn't understand Russian. I'm planning to update the article and files to the latest versions soon as well.

XQuake 2009-02-02 02:13:54

Thanks for the great info on this site.

Berserker@Q2 HELP! 2009-06-13 11:57:45

I'm having trouble installing Berserker. After I do a fresh Quake 2 install from the old disk, I install berserker in the same directory. Quake 2 runs fine by itself, and Berserker even starts up fine. But as soon as I attempt to play single player, it opens the console with an error that reads "couldn't load base1.bps" Any suggestions? I've looked all over the net for answers, but the guides on berserker are rare and certainly not helpful. If you could provide a more in-depth installation guide or something more current, I would greatly appreciate it

moroz1999 2009-07-27 19:26:56

That sounds strange for me. I'll try this by myself once more using the latest version of the Berserker@Q2 and if it doesn't help, I'll try to ask at the official forum.

moroz1999 2009-08-06 22:10:09

http://icculus.org/pipermail/quake2/2002-October/000593.html - I've found an advice to remove all pak files from baseq2 directory except the pak0.pak. I'm not sure if it helps, but it's surely worth a try. If you install the game directly from the CD, make sure to install the latest official game patch (v 3.20 if I'm correct)

'' 2011-04-14 10:14:46

You have to extract it in the quake 2 folder xDnot just run it....

'' 2011-04-14 10:14:49

You have to extract it in the quake 2 folder xDnot just run it....

PVE 2009-05-24 00:41:15

Project link is broken (domain is for sail). The working link is http://berserker.quakegate.ru/. Please, fix it.

moroz1999 2009-07-27 19:25:34

Thanks for pointing this out, I'll update this article ASAP in the nearest future.

Berserker 2009-08-12 11:09:19

Setup.exe + updates http://files.mail.ru/LLIOYA

moroz1999 2009-08-13 17:11:59

Thanks! I'm just downloading them to update the versions on my site.

Zo'Garth 2009-12-02 06:05:33

Is there a way, or if not, are there plans for 1920x1200 support?

Berserker 2009-12-12 20:48:37

edit modelist.txt for add any video mode

Berserker 2010-03-06 18:44:32

Version 1.2 and patch 1.21 uploaded to berserker.quakegate.ru

moroz1999 2010-04-04 19:53:45

Thank you! I've updated the files here.

guest 2010-04-04 22:57:32

Hello! This port is just awesome! But i have serious trouble running it under windows 7 pro 32bit. I have a 1Gb Radeon HD5770 card and latest vga drivers installed. But after launching the game during several seconds the screen just freezes (picture and sound). It begins to flick and drop me out to windows desktop. Task manager shows that "Berserker.exe" not responding. Maybe the game has some compatibility issues with windows 7?

drill_sarge 2010-04-11 00:58:42

try these: (unofficial betas) http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=319008 they are working for me.

quest 2010-04-15 10:54:21

you mean, that q2bers is working fine with this driver? what is your PC config (OS+vga)? i'v seen some gameplay movies on youtube, but they all run on nVidia cards. so i think, the port is much better optimized for nVidia GPU-s. and that is so sad...

guest 2010-04-05 22:21:11

The program Berserker.exe version 1.0.0.1 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel. Process ID: c78 Start Time: 01cad4f3f4157dfa Termination Time: 729 Application Path: C:\Quake2\Berserker.exe Report Id: 84e1441c-40e7-11df-b33d-001060d2aea6

drill_sarge 2010-05-19 00:01:01

"Account disabled by server administrator." on http://berserker.quakegate.ru/. ???

ChiePet 2010-10-05 03:01:42

I need help! Whenever I try to start berserker.exe, I get a black screen and it says "Error during initialization video." I looked it up and the only thread mentioning it is in Russian :< I'm using Windows 7 64 bit and have it fully updates to 1.25. Can someone please help me?

David 2011-02-18 04:23:37

I'm sorry to have to say this, but this port is truly awful. Poor quality and blatantly amateur would two recurring terms that come to mind when thinking about this port. It locks up the computer, the rendering is poor, and the additional graphics are utter rubbish. I think I'll stick to the stock Q2 executable from now on. One big letdown and a waste of data usage. Fail.

Interzeptor 2011-04-24 00:44:05

--> DAVE- sorry about your comment but that is low level behavior and far away from any opinion beside of all others, as for myself it is the best ever seen Q2 Engine with a lots of new stuff and even special feature like the cleanup cubes, it is for free and not sure what either bad eyes, worse machine or worst opinion you got, share gratefulness to people which are keeping good games like Q2 on a high level, else make something better but I doubt you're able to do it except perfect complaining, gyus like you better play Dave- Hauled Mansion! MY BEST COMMENTS FOR BERSERKER@Q2!

JB 2011-03-19 04:18:47

I'm impressed! The resurrection of a great game!

Assasin 2011-12-20 03:06:37

Umm, when I unzip the rar ait doesn't come with a setup.exe, just all fodlers and the startup icon, help?

Interzeptor 2011-04-24 01:09:05

Just found update 1.26 to 1.30 at the project page, thanks and happy easter guys!

Interzeptor 2011-04-24 05:08:34

V1.3- default settings are for "seta fov "120" which makes the screen and view way stretched, back to normal via baseq2 - q2b_config - change to value 100 and you're back to the normal view- let me tell you - great update guys!

nonz 2011-04-25 09:21:17

Looks awesome and would be great to play, if it wasn't for two things: The mod somehow gives you unlimited ammo, and it doesn't show the crosshair in the center of the screen.

Name 2016-11-27 21:01:32

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Name 2011-04-27 07:25:32

true, like nonz said, this mod gives unlimited ammo... not much fun anymore :( for crosshair, you can change it in option

M4CGYV3R 2012-04-17 06:19:21

Hi all! Unlimited ammo it's just a YES/NO switch in: Game -> Options -> Game flags -> Infinite ammo It's true, the crosshair isn't centered, but, come on... It's Quake! (same to Quake, II, 4, and all Dooms) crosshair 0 B)

M4CGYV3R 2012-04-18 05:24:46

Anyway, the crosshair needs to be centered.

Phobos 2011-05-26 04:08:53

Hey all, I like this mod according to the screenshots.. But when I installed the mod NO high res textures.. Just the original garbage ones.. What gives?

Hayashibara Kazuma 2011-06-05 04:25:31

Um sorry... i'll ask a noob question... did i have to download all the items in the russian list? or just the last one?

Julian 2011-10-02 04:29:30

I am also getting the problem, in that there is no new textures, but i am getting the bump maps on the weapon, but with low res textures. Also im getting some maps on his hands, but it looks strange. Dont know if that is how its meant to be or not.

gillan 2011-11-24 14:00:13

can i use this also for the mission packs ? when yes , how ? thx

MK 2011-11-30 20:25:34

I have .wall textures and I believe the pack I have is .TGA.. Do I have to convert them one by one? Im hoping its like a .jpg is to a .png in many windows apps? (Like Paint or Windows Picture and Fax Viewer is to gif/png/bmp/etc)

Assasin 2011-12-20 03:13:36

When I start it, it says to me "Error during initialization video" Help please?

30,000MONKEYS 2012-03-21 02:19:01

I know it's a little late but since the problem still exists, I think I can post the ultimate solution to this (after fuzzling around a bit): Rename (or delete) the opengl32.dll in your quake 2 folder. Works for q2xp as well, when it has starting problems.

Phobosares 2011-12-23 06:45:50

Hey guys, I currently run at three monitors and when I set up the resolution to 4484 x 900 the game's screen is black ingame and I can only see the hud.

Name 2012-04-17 06:03:08

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AUX 2012-04-10 10:25:34

i have done all updates on a previously installed q2, meaning i was already playing q2 before i found this mod. so i installed the mod, and did all the updates. so, i go and play for an hour or so, bc my previous saved games were wiped out. so when i try to load my saved game, i get an error message that says: "YOU MUST TO DO SAVE QUICK BEFORE LOAD QUICK" what in the hell. so i try to save base1, then open my savedgames to get around it, same problem, nothing works. this is pretty much the most obnoxious thing i think ive ever experienced. has anyone experienced this, and if so is there a solution for it to make it function the way its supposed to and not how it is. thanks

AeonFan 2012-05-05 06:23:38

This mod looks awesome, however I am too lazy to download the heaps of file updates to set it all up. Someone needs to create one single up to date download package that just unzips to the Q2 folder ;)

Paul H 2012-05-14 13:32:06

WOW!!!! THIS IS TOTALLY AMAZING. WITH THE HIGH RESOLUTION PACK!!! Never imagined i could be playing quake II looking as good as this, installation was a bit Tedious but, WORTH IT!!! GREAT JOB!

Updated English Link 2013-01-29 05:33:19

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fberserker.quakegate.ru%2F

Nows 2013-03-23 21:54:18

Hi, im really keen to get this Q2 mod, can anyone help me locate the download link on the site (http://berserker.quakegate.ru/), its all in russin and i cant figure out which one i need to click. Thanks.

MK 2013-04-18 19:09:49

NOWS: Contact the site owner here.. http://quakepc.webs.com They can help you there.

Leo 2013-10-28 22:53:13

Does anybody have the latest releases merged with the base release? I don't want to do so many f'n downloads. Email me: condorito2 at gmail dot com

Oni plata 2014-03-18 22:27:38

Does this add music to the steam version thank you