TDQ is a CSQC-only Quake mod allowing you to play the game in a fully top-down view, in the style of classic top-down twin-stick shooters like the NES game Commando.
The code has been entirely rewritten from the ground up, not relying on any code or assets from the old versions of the mod.
The latest release can be downloaded in the releases section, or on Slipseer.
- Current Release Version:
2.1 (January 13, 2024)
| Command | Parameters | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
tdq_toggle |
Toggle TDQ mode. | ||
tdq_enable |
Enable TDQ mode. | ||
tdq_disable |
Disable TDQ mode. | ||
tdq_scale |
float |
1.0 |
Set TDQ render scale. |
tdq_offset |
vector |
0 0 64 |
Set TDQ render offset. |
tdq_clear |
vector |
0 0 0 |
Set TDQ clear color. |
tdq_reset |
Reset all TDQ values. | ||
tdq_verbose |
int |
0 |
Print debug info or not. |
tdq_halo_scale |
float |
0.5 |
Set TDQ halo scale. |
tdq_halo_pic |
string |
gfx/tdq/halo.png |
Set TDQ halo image. |
tdq_halo_alpha |
float |
0.5 |
Set TDQ halo opacity. |
tdq_halo_color |
vector |
0.25 0.25 1.0 |
Set TDQ halo color. |
tdq_halo_active |
int |
0 |
Set TDQ halo state. |
+tdq |
Quick-enable TDQ mode. | ||
-tdq |
Quick-disable TDQ mode. |
- Bring back features from the older versions, like fog-of-war and other settings.
- Add March-April 2022 jam content.
- Add robust controller bindings.
- Add DOOM-Automap style mode.
- Add optional tracers for hitscan weapons.
- Add optional halos for enemies.
Before launching, make sure to copy the id1 folder from your copy of Quake into the game folder. After that, you can launch the executable appropriate for your platform.
- Windows:
fteglqw64.exe - Linux:
fteqw-sdl2
To build the QuakeC code for TopDownQuake, use the fteqcc64 application (which can be downloaded here) and point it to /source/tdq.src. The rest will be taken care of for you.
MIT License
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