Darkplaces (Quake) UWP Edition Guide

Guide Author: MewLew

Requirements

  • Xbox Series S/X.
  • External Drive - Required to store your game file and other data.
  • Game (id1) file - You must own a copy of Quake or Quake enhanced to obtain the required data files.

Obtaining the id1 Folder

  1. Open your Quake game directory.
  2. Locate the id1 folder.
  3. Ensure the folder contains pak0.pak and pak1.pak files.
  4. If a config.cfg file is present, delete it.

Notes for Enhanced Release Users

  • Important: Avoid using the pak0.pak file found in the id1 folder within the rerelease directory of the enhanced Quake installation.
  • Instead, navigate to the root of the Quake enhanced directory.
  • Locate the id1 folder in the root directory.
  • Use the PAK0.PAK and PAK1.PAK files from this folder for compatibility.

Preparing an External Drive

  1. Create a folder named quake (use lowercase for compatibility).
  2. Place the id1 folder into the quake folder.

Enabling Mods and Adding zlib1.dll

Step 1: Add zlib1.dll

  1. Obtain the zlib1.dll file from the attached .zip file.
  2. Open the Dev Portal on your PC.
  3. Navigate to:
    DevelopmentFiles > WindowsApps > darkplaces_1.0.1.0_x64__vfvyvkbgajpwg using the File Explorer.
  4. Upload the zlib1.dll file into this directory.

Step 2: Add Mods

  • Place any mod files directly into the id1 folder within your quake directory on your external drive.

Controls

  • A premade configuration is included in the attached .zip file with the following controls:
    • Left Stick: Movement
    • Right Stick: Camera movement
    • RT: Shoot
    • A: Jump
    • LB/RB: Switch weapons
  • Simply copy the config.cfg to your id1 folder.

Additional Notes

  • Two builds are provided:
    • darkplaces_1.0.0.0_x64.msixbundle: Vsync enabled.
    • darkplaces_novsync_1.0.1.0_x64.msixbundle: Vsync disabled.
  • Music is not supported in either build.