Quake 4 Mods for Dummies

Quake 4 Fortress is a mod for Quake 4 that is nearing the end of internal testing. They are just now accepting application from international applicants of those who want to help with the testing of this great mod. Once this group of test succeed and the final touches are put on the mod, it will be opened up to the public. They have a hopeful goal of September for it’s release.

Check out their website for details, applications, videos and much more.

MODSonline.com along with Wiley Publishing, Inc. Present “MODSCON Quake 4″; A Mapping Contest for Quake 4, Doom III and Prey. Contest runs from August 18 to September 22.

Prizes are as follows:

1st Prize:
$100 American Express Gift Card provided by Wiley
A copy of Quake 4 Mods For Dummies provided by Wiley
A Quake 4 Mods For Dummies T-Shirt

2nd Prize:
A copy of Quake 4 Mods For Dummies provided by Wiley
A Quake 4 Mods For Dummies T-Shirt

3rd Prize:
A copy of Quake 4 Mods For Dummies provided by Wiley

The coming Quake 4 1.3 patch from Ritual Entertainment will have some great goodies. Aside from offering minor bug patches and fixes for the game, it will also come with five new maps, one new game mode and one new game modifier. The new game mode is called DeadZone where the players ill have to keep control of these zones in the map as they earn points. The team with the highest points at the end of the game wins. The new game modifier is called Item Buying. Create zones in your map with this Item Buying modifier so players can purchase additional weapons, armor, etc. This is very simiar to Counter Strike and it’s create to see it finally offered with the Quake game engine.

More information about these new elements can be found on the Ritualistic website.

The game Prey has recently been released and is based on the Quake 4 game engine. This means that most of the tutorials from the Quake 4 Mods for Dummies book can be applied to Prey as well. If you’re interested in a Getting Started video tutorial for Prey, I’ve created one and made it available on MODSonline.com for download. The 36 minute instructional video shows you how to go from the installation of the game, to getting setup for making maps, making your first map, to compiling and playing it in the game. Watch this video and then pick up the book, Quake 4 Mods for Dummies to continue learning how to map and mod for Prey.

PS: The video is also available in a video IPod version in case you want a shorter download.

Amazon.com will have the book, Quake 4 Mods for Dummies available for purchase August 7, 2006. If you order now, you should have the book in your hands in about two weeks from today. As for the book being available in your local book stores, check with them first. Although they may carry the for Dummies series, it’s still up to the store to stock the book.

More information will be coming soon as the book approaches release at the end of July 2006.