2. Installation

Operating System Compatibility

This starter kit is compatible with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows
• Linux

Note

Only 64-bit versions are supported.

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Software Requirements

Before continuing, ensure you have a legitimate copy of the foundational games:

• Quake [Steam] [Good Old Games]
  • A pioneering first-person shooter that offers rich modding capabilities.
• Half-Life [Steam]
  • Valve's iconic FPS that introduced the GoldSrc engine, extending modding horizons.

Important

For Microsoft Windows users:

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable [x64]
  • Essential libraries required to run C++ applications developed with Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022.

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Download

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Warning

For Linux users:

It is necessary to grant execution rights to the binaries to run them on your system.

To set execution permissions recursively from the QLDSK (Quake Level Design Starter Kit) directory, execute the following command in your Terminal:

find . -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "{}" | grep -Eq "^(ELF|AppImage)"' \; -exec chmod +x "{}" \;

This command searches for all executable files within the directory and modifies their permissions to be executable, a necessary step for utilizing the toolkit on Linux-based operating systems.

Install

Download the latest ZIP release and extract its contents into a directory named quake-leveldesign-starterkit-[date]-[os].

This directory will contain all the necessary files to get started with your level design projects.

Upgrade

Upgrading the project is pretty straightforward.

Download the latest ZIP release, extract its contents into your quake-leveldesign-starterkit-[date]-[os] directory and replace the existing files.