1.0.0 - Introduction & History

1.1.0 - What is Reaction Quake 3?

Reaction Quake 3 is a "total conversion mod" for Quake III Arena based on action and realism with a specific emphasis on action over realism. Reaction is a port of the classic Action Quake 2 (AQ2) mod. AQ2 still enjoys great popularity in online gaming even 4 years after it was initially released and on an "obsolete" game engine as well. Many people attribute this lasting popularity to both the unique gameplay and the AQ2 community. AQ2 is still more popular than any other Q3 realism mod and any other Quake 2 and Quake/QuakeWorld mods. Reaction Quake 3 aims to bring the gameplay of AQ2 to a new, more modern game engine. This mod is made by AQ2 fans and players specifically for those who love the fast and furious AQ2 gameplay and also to hopefully expose a new generation of players to this unique gameplay.

RQ3 will never be an exact duplicate of Action Quake 2. That is not our goal. We want to duplicate AQ2's gameplay as much as possible. We will be unable to make a 100% copy and that's not our goal anyway. We just want to be "close enough" for most AQ2 fans and improve on things from there. Already we have, standard, a decent ignoring system for in-game spammers, a built-in matchmode, and pretty good bots that are as good or better than most of the bots in AQ2--we'll leave William van der Sterren's excellent CGF bots out of this comparison since that is unfair to not only us but also 90% of all professionally-made commercial games.

RQ3 has already surpassed many facets of AQ2 1.52 and is catching up to some of the latest AQ2 variants. Considering that AQ2 has had over 4 years of development time and the bulk RQ3's teamplay, matchmode, and bot development was done in less than 6 months, this is a pretty exciting project. What started out as a project by part of the AQ2 community who wanted someone to make "Action Quake 3" has turned into a well-received and pretty solid and fun mod.

Thank you for giving us a chance and downloading our mod.

1.2.0 - What will be in RQ3's future?

The RQ3 Team has a definite plan of where we want to go in the next few months. With the release of our non-beta 3.0 we will attempt to have far more frequent releases to introduce more maps, media, and gameplay modes. 3.0 has been a long time in coming and we appreciate the wait that people have had to go through. Keep an eye out for 3.1, 3.2, and more! And yes, this time they will be released (hopefully) 1 to 1.5 months from the previous releases and available in update form rather than ONLY as full installs.

Hang on, it's going to be a fun ride!

1.3.0 - Are there any RQ3 sites for the gaming community?

Well of course! Here are some:

- http://backlot.reactionquake3.com - Here you can find the latest Reaction maps (released and beta versions) and mapping resources!
- http://vault.reactionquake3.com - Ever want to make your own film in-game? Check this site out!
- http://guild.reactionquake3.com - That pistol getting long in the tooth? Want some new players? Go here for models and skins!

There are also some community-made RQ3 sites:

- http://rq3.webhop.net/ - Reaction Quake 3: Japan
- http://rq3.vctlab.ru/ - Reaction Quake 3 in Russia
- http://www.reactionq3.de/ - Reaction Quake 3 German Fanpage
- http://hawky.mine.nu/rq3.se/ - Reaction Quake 3: Sweden
- http://reactionq3.wireplay.co.uk/ - Reaction Quake 3 In the UK
- http://www.reactionquakefr.com/ - Reaction Quake France
- http://rq3.clanhosted.com/ - Reaction Quake 3 Portugal
- http://www.reactionquake3.nl/ - Dutch Reaction Quake 3

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Last updated: April 11, 2003