What changed in Quake in 2021

Fixed Death Knight incorrectly referred to as Hell Knight in the main campaign.

Add-ons menu can now be used to play previously downloaded add-ons while offline.

Turning off Enable Microphone now properly mutes the microphone before connecting to online services.

Added g_removeAllAI to remove all AI that are on the map.

Fixed weapon firing immediately after respawning in multiplayer.

Ability to invite friends across PC platforms using Bethesda.net friends list.

A free add-on that expands the Quake experience, allowing players to conquer a deadly plague.

Bots now chat less during gameplay.

A new multiplayer PvE experience designed by MachineGames, supporting 1-4 players or bots.

Auto aim improved to reduce snapping and view locking onto enemies.

Added new cvars to enhance modding capabilities in the nav editor.

Further improved bot control of powerups on the map in DM.

Players can now change crosshair color and type from the Gameplay options menu.

Fixed cases where texture borders were visible around certain HUD elements.

Bot characters are now reloaded when loading a new mod/Add-on.

Text chat and push to talk voice chat are now available in pre-game lobbies.

Resolved issue where bots would not grab needed pickups.

Darkened lighting on the roof to restore the original visual effect.

Fixed an issue in which the save command was appending an 's' to the beginning of filenames.

Bots no longer linger in slime or lava for too long.

Bots should now see all triggers and doors as shootable.

Save game process is faster on large levels.

Now more responsive by default.

Spanish episode end slate text is no longer cut off.

Turning off friendly fire no longer prevents self-damage.

Usernames with quotation marks now appear correctly in game.

Disabled GPU culling to improve performance in Dimension of the Machine.

Fixed issue in which bots tried to re-use single-use buttons and triggers.

Fixed Alpha not being applied to brush models.

Fixed an issue in which some decals were oriented incorrectly in Scourge of Armagon.

Game speed now correctly resets after using the Weapon Wheel.

Resolved an issue in which the wrong audio track was playing during the Scourge of Armagon demo.

Visible game limit removed in match browser.

Resolved a bug that could result in the player getting stuck when jumping out of the water.

Added checkpoint spawns in Hell or Dark Water, Grave Machine, and A Grave Mistake.

Removed bot support on maps that lack waypoints.

Added various cvars and functions to assist mod developers.

Resolved issue that caused excessive clipping when multiple sounds play simultaneously.

Improved bot melee attack, swimming, weapon selection, and navigation behaviors.

Fixed bug in which enhanced Ogre model would sink into ground plane after death.

Weapon wheel HUD element is no longer cut off on local multiplayer vertical split-screen.

Fixed an issue in which Track 11 was playing instead of Track 10 on several maps.

Fixed rare audio crash in Scourge of Armagon.

Fixed a lighting bug that caused the darkened path to be lit prematurely.

The Silver Key no longer shows up in Hell’s Atrium on Deathmatch.

Added deadzone, aim acceleration, exponent, and aim smoothing options.

Fixed backward movement speed accidentally being set to walk.

Hosts are now identified by an icon instead of a color for color blind players.

Restored original behavior of centerprint, sprint, and bprint built-ins.

Texture smoothing setting restores correctly after deactivating the Quake 64 add-on.

Fixed an issue in which the Max FPS option did not correctly display custom settings.

Bot support added for various levels including The Slipgate Complex and Castle of the Damned.

Resolved issue when sounds would drop and entities disappear or flicker during online play.

Resolved an issue that caused multiplayer lobby instability for some users.