Quake 2 is a first-person-shooter from idSoftware. It was removed from the repositories in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). Instructions to install Quake 2 and popular Quake 2 mods.
https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-multiverse-amd64/quake2-server_58_all.deb.html
- Installation (CD-ROM)
- Data Files
$ mkdir /<path to install>/quake2
$ mount /cdrom
$ cp -r /cdrom/Install/Data/baseq2 /<path to install>/quake2 $ cd /<path to install>/quake2
$ wget https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/unix/quake2-3.20-glibc-i386-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz
$ tar -xvzf quake2-3.20-glibc-i386-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gzInstall any mods you want in the // directory you just created (not into //baseq2/) (optional).
quake2@myserver> $ mv some_mod_linux.zip ~/quake2/ quake2@myserver> $ cd ~/quake2/ quake2@myserver> $ unzip some_mod_linux.zip
Create the server config and maprotation file A very basic server.cfg comes with Quake II, it should look similar to this one (note that I renamed it to q2srv.cfg here):
FILENAME : //quake2/baseq2/q2srv.cfg
//******************* START OF Q2 SERVER FILE *****************
>set hostname "CHANGEME"
set ServerAdmin "CHANGEME"
set email "CHANGEME"
set webpage "http://CHANGEME"
set deathmatch "1"
set rcon_password "CHANGEME"
set timelimit "30"
set fraglimit "100"
set maxclients "16"
set allow_download "1"
set allow_download_players "0"
set allow_download_models "1"
set allow_download_sounds "1"
set allow_download_maps "1"
set public "1"
set setmaster "q2master.planetquake.com master0.gamespy.com satan.idsoftware.com"
set mapqueue "maps.lst"
map q2dm1
//********************** END OF Q2 SERVER FILE **********************You'll also need a more advanced r1q2 config file. Use the r1q2 config generator to generate one, it should look similar to this one (WARNING: adapt the passwords if you copy the example file given here!) :
FILENAME : //quake2/baseq2/r1q2srv.cfg
// ********************** START OF R1Q2 SERVER FILE *********************
>set sv_restartmap "q2dm1"
set sv_filter_userinfo "1"
set sv_filter_stringcmds "1"
set sv_blackholes "1"
set sv_allownodelta "1"
set sv_iplimit "3"
set sv_connectmessage "Welcome to the CHANGEME Quake II server"
set sv_nc_visibilitycheck "0"
set sv_max_download_size "9000000"
set sv_downloadserver "http://CHANGEME/quake2/files/"
set sv_download_drop_file ""
set sv_download_drop_message "Sorry, you don't have a required file. See http://CHANGEME for more info."
set sv_mapdownload_ok_message "A map file you don't have is automatically downloaded atm..."
set sv_mapdownload_denied_message "Sorry, download of a map you need to connect failed.\n See http://CHANGEME for more info."
set sv_max_netdrop "20"
set sv_hidestatus "0"
set sv_hideplayers "0"
set sv_fpsflood "250"
set sv_randomframe "0"
set sv_uptime "0"
set sv_gamedebug "0"
set sv_strafejump_hack "1"
set sv_reserved_slots "2"
set sv_reserved_password "CHANGEME"
set sv_allow_map "0"
set sv_allow_unconnected_cmds "0"
set sv_strict_userinfo_check "0"
set sv_calcpings_method "1"
set sv_no_game_serverinfo "0"
set sv_ratelimit_status "10"
set sv_new_entflags "0"
set sv_validate_playerskins "1"
set sv_idlekick "600"
set sv_packetentities_hack "0"
set sv_entity_inuse_hack "0"
set sv_force_reconnect ""
set sv_enforcetime "1"
set sv_download_refuselimit "0"
set sv_blackhole_mask "32"
set sv_badcvarcheck "1"
set sv_rcon_showoutput "1"
set sv_show_name_changes "1"
set sv_enhanced_setplayer "1"
set sv_predict_on_lag "0"
set sv_format_string_hack "0"
set sv_lag_stats "0"
set sv_max_packetdup "0"
set sv_func_entities_hack "0"
set net_maxmsglen "1390"
set net_ignoreicmp "0"
set sv_anticheat_required "0"
set sv_anticheat_error_action "0"
set sv_anticheat_message "You need the r1q2 anticheat module to connect."
set sv_anticheat_badfile_action "2"
set sv_anticheat_badfile_message "Anticheat module detected bad file at your host. All other players were notified of this."
set sv_anticheat_badfile_max "0"
set sv_anticheat_nag_time "0"
set sv_anticheat_nag_message ""
set sv_anticheat_nag_defer "0"
set sv_anticheat_show_violation_reason "1"
set sv_anticheat_client_disconnect_action "0"
set sv_anticheat_disable_play "0"
map q2dm1
// ********************** END OF R1Q2 SERVER FILE **********************. We'll use the unix program 'screen' in this script, so again make sure you have installed it. . An example startup script is given below. Don't forget to adapt your servers IP, port and any name you want to identify the server. . Some notes on adapting the script to your needs:
- choose a port > 1024. Port 27910 is recommended because it's the standard q2 port.
- you can easily start multiple q2a servers if you set a different port for each of the servers.
Here's an insecure startscript (for testing / debugging purposes if problems occur only!) that launches a normal (non-r1q2) q2 server:
FILENAME : //quake2/start-airrocket-insecure-testq2-server.sh
// ********************** START OF INSECURE SHELLSCRIPT TO START THE SERVER **********************
>#!/bin/sh
ip="CHANGEME"
port="27911"
name="q2insecure"
q2dir="/<path to install>/quake2/"
echo WARNING: running insecure q2 server $name on $ip : $port
cd $q2dir
>screen -A -m -d -S $name ./quake2 +set dedicated 1 +set ip $ip +set port $port +exec q2srv.cfg +set deathmatch 1 +map q2dm1 &
// ********************** END OF INSECURE SHELLSCRIPT TO START THE SERVER **********************Here's the final script we'll use that launches the r1q2 server:
FILENAME : //quake2/start-airrocket-r1q2-server.sh
// ********************** START OF SHELLSCRIPT TO START THE R1Q2 SERVER **********************
>#!/bin/sh
ip="CHANGEME"
port="27910"
name="r1q2"
q2dir="/<path to install>/quake2/"
echo running server $name on $ip : $port
cd $q2dir
screen -A -m -d -S $name ./r1q2ded-old +set dedicated 1 +set ip $ip +set port $port +exec q2srv.cfg +exec r1q2srv.cfg +map q2dm1 &
// ********************** END OF SHELLSCRIPT TO START THE R1Q2 SERVER **********************