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Quake 3 Source?
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Jul 1, 2002, 02:45 PM
 
Is there any way I can download the source code for Quake 3 to make a mod on a mac?? I can see id released the Windows version, so why don't they do the same with Mac OS X?
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Jul 2, 2002, 09:49 PM
 
Aren't Q3 mods supposed to be modular? i.e, can run on any platform? If that's the case, then technically, shouldn't you NOT need to have Mac OS X specific source code?

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Jul 10, 2002, 05:21 AM
 
I think you mean the Orginal Quake source was released. They still use the Q3 for licenseing and the like. You should be able to make mod level/charater design though. I don't think you need the source code to do it.
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Jul 10, 2002, 10:28 AM
 
They did release the Quake 3 Source, as well as the Return to Castle Wolfenstein source, and no the PC code will not compile on my mac.
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