Quake 1 (TyrQuake)¶

Background¶

Libretro port of Tyrquake (Quake 1 engine).

Features

Runs at fixed frametimes
Software bilinear filtering
Software Half-Life/Quake 2-style colored lighting RGBA
Chasecam / thirdperson view mode
Interpolated animation applied on the keyframe animation for smooth animation

The TyrQuake core has been authored by

Kevin Shanahan (Tyrann)

The TyrQuake core is licensed under

GPLv2

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions¶

Content that can be loaded by the TyrQuake core have the following file extensions:

.pak

RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the TyrQuake core:

Quake1

Features¶

Frontend-level settings or features that the TyrQuake core respects.

Feature	Supported
Restart	✔
Screenshots	✔
Saves	✔
States	✕
Rewind	✕
Netplay	✕
Core Options	✔
RetroAchievements	✕
RetroArch Cheats	✔
Native Cheats	✔
Controls	✔
Remapping	✔
Multi-Mouse	✕
Rumble	✔
Sensors	✕
Camera	✕
Location	✕
Subsystem	✕
Softpatching	✕
Disk Control	✕
Username	✔
Language	✕
Crop Overscan	✕
LEDs	✕

Directories¶

The TyrQuake core's library name is 'TyrQuake'

The TyrQuake core saves/loads to/from these directories.

Frontend's Save directory

File	Description
(game directory)/config.cfg	Config
(game directory)/*.sav	Save

Geometry and timing¶

The TyrQuake core's core provided FPS is 60
The TyrQuake core's core provided sample rate is 44100 Hz
The TyrQuake core's base width is dependent on the Resolution core option.
The TyrQuake core's base height is dependent on the Resolution core option.
The TyrQuake core's max width is dependent on the Resolution core option.
The TyrQuake core's max height is dependent on the Resolution core option.
The TyrQuake core's core provided aspect ratio is 4/3

Loading Quake and Expansion Paks¶

Follow this directory structure

'id1' for the main game
'hipnotic' for the 1^st mission pack
'rogue' for the 2^nd mission pack
'dopa' for the official "Episode 5: Dimension of the Past" expansion
Put BGM into a subfolder named music in each of them.

id1/
├── pak0.pak ## shareware data
├── pak1.pak ## registered data
├── music/
│   ├── track02.ogg
│   ├── ...
│   └── track11.ogg
│
hipnotic/
├── pak0.pak
├── music/
│   ├── track02.ogg
│   ├── ...
│   └── track09.ogg
│
rogue/
├── pak0.pak
├── music/
│   ├── track02.ogg
│   ├── ...
│   └── track09.ogg
│
dopa/
└──  pak0.pak

Game saves and internal configuration files will be created in the frontend-defined save directory with a folder layout that mirrors the game data structure:

id1/
├── config.cfg
├── s0.sav
├── s1.sav
│
hipnotic/
├── config.cfg
├── s0.sav
├── s1.sav
│
rogue/
├── config.cfg
├── s0.sav
├── s1.sav
│
dopa/
├── config.cfg
├── s0.sav
└── s1.sav

Game saves are numbered from 's0.sav' to 's11.sav'.

Soundtrack files¶

TyrQuake supports playback of the original soundtrack from the base game and official mission packs' CDs.

CD audio should be ripped into OGG format files, and placed into a subfolder named music of the appropriate folder (id1, hipnotic or rogue). The ripped CD tracks must be named trackXX.ogg, corresponding to the original CD track index for each audio track. Considering that the first CD track in all cases is the data track, the first audio track will always begin with track 02, which should be reflected in the filename of the ripped audio files.

Username¶

The TyrQuake core uses RetroArch's username setting for the in-game player name.

Config¶

TyrQuake's internal game settings can be found in the 'config.cfg' file inside each game's save directory.

Many of these settings may be changed from the in-game menu. Notable options are as follows:

VIDEO → SCREEN SIZE

With the slider at the 3^rd position from the right, all HUD information is shown.

With the slider at the 2^nd position from the right, the gameplay area is increased while the HUD size is reduced such that only armour, health and current ammo are shown.

With the slider at the far right position, the gameplay area fills the screen and no HUD is shown.
VIDEO → GAMMA

Sets display brightness
VIDEO → DITHER FILTERING (OFF|ON)

Enables texture smoothing.
VIDEO → SMOOTH ANIMATION (OFF|ON)

Enables linear interpolation of character animation.
VIDEO → SMOOTH MOVEMENT (OFF|ON)

Enables linear interpolation of character movement.
GAME → CROSSHAIR (OFF|ON)

Enables display of targeting reticule.

Core options¶

The TyrQuake core has the following option(s) that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.

Settings with (Restart) means that core has to be closed for the new setting to be applied on next launch.

Colored lighting (restart) [tyrquake_colored_lighting] (disabled|enabled)

Enables colored lightning when the loaded content supports it. Requires a restart.
Resolution (restart) [tyrquake_resolution] (320x200|640x400|960x600|1280x800|1600x1000|1920x1200|320x240|320x480|360x200|360x240|360x400|360x480|400x224|480x272|512x224|512x240|512x384|512x512|640x224|640x240|640x448|640x480|720x576|800x480|800x600|960x720|1024x768|1280x720|1600x900|1920x1080)

Configure the resolution. Requires a restart.

Resolution - 320x240

Resolution - 1920x1080

Rumble [tyrquake_rumble] (disabled|enabled)

Enables joypad rumble.
Invert Y Axis [tyrquake_invert_y_axis] (disabled|enabled)

Invert the gamepad right analog stick's Y axis.
Analog Deadzone (percent) [tyrquake_analog_deadzone] (15|20|25|30|0|5|10)

Sets the deadzone of the Gamepad analog sticks when the input device type is set to 'Gamepad Classic' or 'Gamepad Modern'.

User 1 device types¶

The TyrQuake core supports the following device type(s) in the controls menu, bolded device types are the default for the specified user(s):

None - Input disabled.
Gamepad Classic - Joypad
Gamepad Classic Alt - Joypad
Gamepad Modern - Joypad
Keyboard + Mouse - Keyboard and Mouse - Switch to this for keyboard and mouse input. Has keymapper support.

Rumble support¶

Rumble only works in the TyrQuake core when

The content being ran has rumble support.
The frontend being used has rumble support.
The joypad device being used has rumble support.
The 'Rumble' core option is set to enabled.

Joypad¶

User 1 Remap descriptors for 'Gamepad Classic' device type	RetroPad Inputs	TyrQuake inputs
Jump		Jump
Fire		Fire
Toggle Run Mode		Toggle Run Mode
Menu		Menu
D-Pad Up		D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down		D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left		D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right		D-Pad Right
Cycle Weapon		Cycle Weapon
Freelook		Freelook
Strafe Left		Strafe Left
Strafe Right		Strafe Right
Look Up		Look Up
Look Down		Look Down
Move Down		Move Down
Swim Up		Swim Up
	X	Strafe Left/Right
	Y	D-Pad Up/Down
	X	D-Pad Left/Right
	Y	Look Up/Down

User 1 Remap descriptors for 'Gamepad Classic Alt' device type	RetroPad Inputs	TyrQuake inputs
Look Down		Look Down
Look Left		Look Left
Toggle Run Mode		Toggle Run Mode
Menu		Menu
D-Pad Up		D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down		D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left		D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right		D-Pad Right
Look Right		Look Right
Look Up		Look Up
Jump		Jump
Fire		Fire
Run		Run
Next Weapon		Next Weapon
Swim Down		Swim Down
Previous Weapon		Previous Weapon
	X	Strafe Left/Right
	Y	D-Pad Up/Down
	X	D-Pad Left/Right
	Y	Look Up/Down

User 1 Remap descriptors for 'Gamepad Modern' device type	RetroPad Inputs	TyrQuake inputs
Swim Down		Swim Down
Swim Up		Swim Up
Show Scores		Show Scores
Menu		Menu
D-Pad Up		D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down		D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left		D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right		D-Pad Right
Strafe Right		Strafe Right
Strafe Left		Strafe Left
Previous weapon		Previous weapon
Next weapon		Next weapon
Jump		Jump
Fire		Fire
		Move Down
		Swim Up
	X	Strafe Left/Right
	Y	D-Pad Up/Down
	X	Look Left/Right
	Y	Look Up/Down

In-game menu controls:

Menu Function	RetroPad Inputs
Navigate Up
Navigate Down
Adjust Value
Adjust Value
Select Current Option
Return To Previous Level/Close Menu

Keyboard¶

Keyboard binds are in config.cfg

Mouse¶

Mouse binds are in config.cfg

External Links¶

id Software¶

Doom (PrBoom)

Last update: 2024-04-25