CNQ3 Presentation

The Challenge Quake 3 (CNQ3) Engine

Here are lists of the major improvements over the original Quake III Arena engine.

General

• 64-bit support.
• Improved auto-completion.
• Detailed crash reports, including VM stack traces.
• Built-in help system and help text (/help and /searchhelp).
• Many bug fixes.
• It is the official CPMA engine (not required, but recommended).

Client

• Better-looking dynamic lights (r_dynamiclight 1).
• A fast download system that gets the right files (cl_allowDownload 1).
• Gamma correction is always available and will never ever change your screen settings (r_gamma).
• Faster map loads and reduced CPU usage.
• Monitor selection (r_monitor).
• Help panel drawn below the console (con_drawHelp 1).
• Windows: raw mouse input support (in_mouse 1).
• Linux: new code for window, input, video and audio.

Dedicated server

• Linux: built-in process restart. Process restarts can happen after a certain amount of time has passed (and no player is connected) or after a crash.

For more details on the client settings, head here: CNQ3 Client Settings.
For the list of new commands, head here: CNQ3 Commands.