Quake Live CTF Beginner Tutorial
Welcome to the Holysh1t.net CTF Beginner Tutorial, the first in a three-part series. This is meant for those of you who are new to the game, and want to get a quick overview of what you need to know in order to play Quake Live CTF.
It’s recommended that you read each section in order, but for those of you who know the basics and are ready for more advanced topics, feel free to skip ahead to the Advanced Tutorial. (Not online yet. Subscribe to stay updated and receive a notice when part two and three are ready!).
What is CTF?
CTF, or Capture the Flag as it’s known, is one of the most popular game types available in Quake Live, and in the entire First-Person Shooter genre itself.
Mac/Linux Support on its Way to Quake Live!
You’ve been asking for it since day one of the Closed Beta. John Carmack has been listening. In an interview with joystiq he let the world know that support for the other two operating systems was “pretty high on [his] priority list”. He went on to say that he hopes that they’ll be able to achieve “(…) a handful of milliseconds better than you can actually get on Windows."
Marty Stratton, producer of Quake Live, was also present during the interview. Elaborating on browser support outside Internet Explorer and Firefox, he told joystiq that, "I suspect we will get Chrome supported as well." Marty, a Mac user, currently uses Boot Camp in order to play Quake Live. There was no word on Apple Safari, although its support is probably implied.
While many out-in-the-cold Mac and Linux users can now sigh in relief, when the support will actually be enabled is still unknown. During the interview, Carmack mentioned that a 3rd party is working on it “right now”. Considering that the Open Beta has only just begun, it’s very possible that it might be ready for Quake Live’s official release.
Joystiq will be uploading the entire interview later today. You can read the original article here.
New Quake Live Scrimmage/Wars IRC Channel @ #Quakelive.wars
Quake Live player FLeeck has created #quakelive.wars, an IRC channel for clans/teams looking to scrimmage against other clans/teams (also known as ‘wars’), regardless of the game-type or region.
Instead of having millions of channels that serve same purpose, you connect the EU community and US through one channel where you can search out wars. A model is placed in the topic to keep it easier for everybody.
This type of channel is usually reserved for other team-based shooters such as Call of Duty, and has never been used for a Quake game before.
Upon joining, search for a game using the following format:
[XvsX] [serv on/off] [gametype] [skill] [US/EU]
Many new clans looking to break in to Quake Live are bound to find it useful. Check it out!
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