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Quake 4 Beta Patch Released

by Maarten Goldstein, Dec 12, 2005 3:34pm PST

Related Topics – Quake 4, Activision, beta, id software

Activision sends along a beta patch for Quake 4, updating Raven's first person shooter to version 1.0.5. For this update id Software and Raven worked together with Intel to improve performance of the game on systems equipped with Hyper-Threading Technology, multiple processors or dual core CPUs.

Players who have a system with one of these configurations will notice performance gains in QUAKE 4 of anywhere from 25% - 87% depending on processor type. If you do not know whether or not you have a multi-processor, dual core, or HT Technology enabled system, please see the ReadMe file for simple instructions on checking your system. Please use the form at www.idsoftware.com/bugs/ to report any issues you find with the 1.0.5 update.

Activision also let us know that there are broader Quake 4 updates planned for next year, including several multiplayer map packs.

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They need a patch that lets you reduce the number of polygons in the models/weapons/etc. ala Q3.

Dec 12, 2005 6:52pm PST

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They need a patch that lets you reduce the number of polygons in the models/weapons/etc. ala Q3. : valiance
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  com_machinespec 0 isn't enough? : the archvile
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    That doesn't do anything. All that does is set predetermined settings for low quality, medium, high, ult... : valiance
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      all that did was lower the number of polygon used on curved surfaces : Shadowdane
      
      Right, which reduces the number of polygons that are drawn each second. It reduced the load on the CPU. ... : valiance

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87%.... that sounds like a kinda wild number.... 25% sounds more like a realistic number

Dec 12, 2005 3:36pm PST

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87%.... that sounds like a kinda wild number.... 25% sounds more like a realistic number : godm0de
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- not really. If you figure, someone gets 25 FPS and now gets a 20fps increase thats around the right figur... : PlanetPerfecto
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  2.0 fps is now 3.8 fps! No matter the speed increase, the game still sucks. : Beady
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    Someone needs a new computer. : romulan
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      Not me luckily enough, I was making fun of the 360 port really. I can run it fine on full. /me huggles... : Beady
      
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      We got new adult here... Beady is only 21 year old, and he know nothing about old school quakeworld. : zacstone
      
      Kind of insulting to compare Q4 to QuakeWorld, don't you think? Some QW fan you are. : Sapiens
      
      22, and I know plenty about quakeworld. Q4 is an insult to its memory. : Beady

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* S H O U L D ' V E B E E N D O N E F O R T H E 3 6 0 P O R T ' D *

Dec 12, 2005 4:58pm PST

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* S H O U L D ' V E B E E N D O N E F O R T H E 3 6 0 P O R T ' D * : moonbreaker
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- No kidding, threaded code = 360 goodness. : mra
- Agreed! : playerhater

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REQUESTING BENCHMARK COMPARISONS WITH DUAL CORE SUPPORT ON AND OFF

Dec 12, 2005 4:14pm PST

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REQUESTING BENCHMARK COMPARISONS WITH DUAL CORE SUPPORT ON AND OFF : Luminair
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  http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=769089&postcount=4 : RanmaSan
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    haha that is neither 25% nor 87%! : Luminair
    - Nope, and I'm almost positive their benchmarks are based purely off of CPU bottleneck settings. Such as l... : Speedy8

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Hehe, r_smp redux'd. Now I think I will get that 3800+ X2.

Dec 12, 2005 7:33pm PST

Hehe, r_smp redux'd. Now I think I will get that 3800+ X2. : the archvile

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P4 3GHz, 1GB Ram, 7800GT
High quality, 1280 x 1024, no AA

Without SMP: 81.0
With SMP: 88.4

So, something like 9%. This is just with HT, not dual core.

I used the demo linked on the nvnews forum, but it's not very good. I'd like to see one where there's more fighting etc (but I'm pretty lazy, so the likelyhood of me making one is quite slim :)

Dec 12, 2005 6:00pm PST

P4 3GHz, 1GB Ram, 7800GT High quality, 1280 x 1024, no AA Without SMP: 81.0 With SMP: 88.4 So, so... : Balboa

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i gotta give this ago. I stop'd playing cause it ran like ass on my system, just mp haven't tried sp yet.

Dec 12, 2005 5:37pm PST

i gotta give this ago. I stop'd playing cause it ran like ass on my system, just mp haven't tried sp yet. : Silent1

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good sales strategy to sell more Intel dual cores. This should help them (Intel) to compete with the growing AMD dual core sales.

Dec 12, 2005 5:19pm PST

good sales strategy to sell more Intel dual cores. This should help them (Intel) to compete with the grow... : personaljesus

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This update enables Quake 4 to take advantage of the Hyper-Threading
technology of Intel(r) Dual core processors. Players who have computer
systems with this processor will notice significant performance gains
in Quake 4. With the update, systems with a single core processor which
uses the Hyper-Threading technology will have a performance jump of 25%
compared to non Hyper-threaded processors. Dual core processors with
Hyper-Threading technology will see a performance increase of up to 87%.
In short, systems with this technology will see the game run much faster
than ever before.

Dec 12, 2005 4:23pm PST

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This update enables Quake 4 to take advantage of the Hyper-Threading technology of Intel(r) Dual core pr : romulan
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- oops shoulda been for #2 : romulan

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can anyone post the full readme?

Dec 12, 2005 4:15pm PST

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can anyone post the full readme? : siobahn
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  QUAKE 4(tm) 1.0.5.0 Update Beta Release README Last updated 12-08-2005 This update is required for ... : romulan
  - Thank you ! only intel supported? : siobahn

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Hey, maybe my dual opteron will almost run Quake 4 MP decently now...

Dec 12, 2005 4:04pm PST

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Hey, maybe my dual opteron will almost run Quake 4 MP decently now... : spl
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- Except I'll never know since it crashes when I turn SMP on... =/ : spl

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Dont expect that for awhile. AMD fought and fought to get CPU prices back to normal levels (for them) with eh a64 line. The AXP line was so fucking cutthroat...

Dec 12, 2005 4:19pm PST

Dont expect that for awhile. AMD fought and fought to get CPU prices back to normal levels (for them) wi... : rosewood

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so .. is this only for intel cpus?

Dec 12, 2005 3:56pm PST

so .. is this only for intel cpus? : Mansmells

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Sweet. If only I had a demo file so that I could run benchmarks.

Dec 12, 2005 3:51pm PST

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Sweet. If only I had a demo file so that I could run benchmarks. : shredder133
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- AutoExec.cfg: bind "F10" "vstr recDemo" set recStart "recordDemo; set recDemo vstr recStop" set recSto : CasbahBoy

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More and more reasons to go dual core. :)

Dec 12, 2005 3:46pm PST

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More and more reasons to go dual core. :) : rsustudent
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- When the AMD's are down to $130-$150 & more games supporting it, yeah sure. It'll be pretty easy upgrade... : Optimus Prime

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anyone know if this patch can be applied the demo? I've got HT

Dec 12, 2005 3:35pm PST

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anyone know if this patch can be applied the demo? I've got HT : lukej19
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- uh...don't try installing the patch on the demo..it will just start asking for a CD key the next time you... : lukej19

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multiplayer map packs .. woo!

Dec 12, 2005 3:41pm PST

multiplayer map packs .. woo! : Mansmells

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More devs could follow this example now that more and more gaming Pc's have either DC or HT. I'll take a free performance boost any day.

Dec 12, 2005 3:40pm PST

More devs could follow this example now that more and more gaming Pc's have either DC or HT. I'll take a ... : Slaykill

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