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Ioquake3 FPS Game Engine Switching Over to SDL2

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Not major news, but an SDL upgrade good news nonetheless. Ioquake3 is the heavily modified engine that was originally used for the Quake III Arena game.

It's good to see older game engines get some newer kit inside them, and SDL2 can help with things like multi-screen support which for a lot of games on Linux can be quite annoying.

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There are a few interesting games that use the engine like Turtle Arena and World of Padman.

You can follow their progress on their github. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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7 comments

Liam Dawe Aug 27, 2014
Stupid spell checker...
Half-Shot Aug 27, 2014
Good news for me. I'm surprised it wasn't SDL2 before. Very useful for us on 3 screens and want to mod the engine.
lucifertdark Aug 27, 2014
You should have left the spelling mistake as it was. ;)
Cimeryd Aug 27, 2014
Taking a break my arse! Welcome back Liam.
Samsai Aug 27, 2014
Quoting: CimerydTaking a break my arse! Welcome back Liam.
Well, he did take a break though it was only a couple of days long! :D
Hamish Aug 27, 2014
Why does everyone choose to show Turtle Arena... :P

At any rate, this is good news, especially for people who still regularly play Quake III like myself.
Half-Shot Aug 27, 2014
Quoting: HamishWhy does everyone choose to show Turtle Arena... :P

At any rate, this is good news, especially for people who still regularly play Quake III like myself.

I was thinking that too, not the first thing that makes me think of Quake Engines :). Guess its kid friendly.
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