Sega Quake User manual

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Gladiators 4
Weapons 10
Armor 12
Health 12
Flags 13
Items 13
PowerUps 13
CarriedItems 14
Medals 15
TheEnvironment 16
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SinglePlayer 18
Difficulty 18
Multiplayer 19
ControllerSelectionScreen 19
GameTypes 20
InternetGame 21
ConnectingOnline 21
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Untold centuries ago the Vadrigar, the mysterious Arena Masters, constructed the Arena Eternalfor their own infernal amuse-
ment. Virtually nothing is known of these beingsexcept that theysavor the carnage and clamor of battle. As such, they have
stockedthearenawiththegreatestwarriorsofalltime.Andyouhavejustjoinedtheirranks.
As a gladiatorin theArena Eternal, you must not only survive, butalso wineach and every battleagainstever more powerful
opponents. Don’t worry about getting “fragged,” the Vadrigar won’t be cheated of their favorite sport by a little thing like
death.Those who fall are instantly restored to life and immediately thrust back into the battle, perhaps a little wiser fortheir
misfortunes.
Whenthedust,blood, andgibssettle, allwarriorswillhaveearned the righttobattle again,providingfurther entertainment for
theVadrigar.But onlythewarriorwhohas fraggedthe mostfoeswillbe laudedasthewinner.The victoriousgladiatoradvances
toamorechallengingarrayofarenas,until,atlast,heorshefacesXaero,LordoftheFinalArena.
Insingle-player mode,QuakeIIIArenaissplitintofive tiers offourarenas each.In ordertoprogresstothenexttier,a gladiator
hastobevictoriousinallfourarenas.Finishingsecondorthirdwon’tdo—youmustemergeastheclearwinner.
While the rules are a little different in multiplayer (network,online, and split screen) games, there is oneimportant rule that
sumsupyourlifeas agladiatorintheArenaEternal:
FragEverythingThatIsn’tYou.
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Setup 23
PlayerSettings 23
Controls 24
SoundOptions 28
VMUOptions 28
LoadSavedGameData 28
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Bitterman(Human):ThisherooftheStroggWarmayalsobeitsmosttragicvictim.Whileacaptive
onStroggos,vileexperimentstransformedhisfleshintosomethingbothfarmoreandfarlessthan
human.
Bones (HumanSkeleton): ThisfearsomefoeshowcasesthepowersoftheVadrigar,
forithasnotruelifeofitsown. Butitbegsthequestion:“Wheredothegibsand
bloodcomefrom?”
Cadavre(UndeadHuman):Cadavreisabrutalmurdererwhocouldn’tbeexecuted.
Theelectricchair,gallows,andgaschamberonlymadehimmeaner.
Crash(Human):Once,shewasDoom’s militaryinstructor.NowtheArenaEternal
testsCrash’smettletotheextreme-patience,thatis.Sheisthetrainerwhointro-
ducesnewwarriorstotheskillsof battle.
Daemia(Human):Thebountyhunter,Daemia,stoppedcaring longago whoorwhatwasin
hersights.Enemiesareenemieswhetherthey’rehuman,alien,ordemonsfromthepitsofhell.
Doom(Human):LongaftereveryoneelseonPhoboswasdead,hekeptfighting,
determinedtosendoutawarningtoEarthbeforethedemonscouldclaimhim.
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TheArenaEternalisanextra-dimensionalstructurecreatedby theVadrigarandpopulatedwiththegreatest warriorsin
all oftime and space. Inorder to survive there,you’ll need to knowa littlebit aboutyour enemies,weapons, andthe
environmentin whichyou’llbefighting.
Inadditiontoyou,thereare32computer-controlledgladiatorsresidinginthearena.Eachofthemisadeadlywarriorwithhis
orherownpersonalityandtactics.Somearetougherthanothers,asyou’llquicklylearninbattle.
Anarki(CybronicHuman):Alwaysseekinganedge,thiscyber-boardsurferpaidwithhishumanityfor
aseeminglyendlessarrayofcybronicimplants.
Angel(HumanoidRobot):Althoughcertainlynotaclassicalbeauty,Angelwas
createdbya sculptorto behisidealcompanion.Shequicklyprovedherselfto
bea creatureofhate,notlove—killinghermakerina berserkfury.
Biker(Human):Bikeriscrudeandcoarse:abullywhogetshiskicksoutofhammeringhelplessoppo-
nents.Hemaynotbesmartorbrave,buthe’sbrutalashell.
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Gorre(CybronicHuman):Borninthebreedertankofageneticslab
andnurturedinacybronicsworkshop,Gorrewascreatedtobetheulti-
matewarrior–atleastinhisownmind.
Grunt(Human):Amentallyshatteredveteranoftheinvasionof
Stroggos,PrivateNathanGruntisstillfightingawarthatended
yearsago.
Hossman(Human):Easilymistakenforabig,clumsy
oaf,Hossmanisadeadlyopponentwhoseagilityisa
matchforhis fearsomestrength.
Hunter(Human):WhenhervillageonTauCetiwasdecimatedbytheSorg,
Huntervowedtoseekoutanddestroythereptiloidswherevertheymighthide.
Keel(CybronicHuman):LanceCorporalBenKeeldiedduringthe
SpikerInsurrection—onlytoberevivedas ahumanoidbattlemachine
byscientistsexperimentingwithcapturedalienbiotechnology.
Klesk(AlienChitinid):Half religiouszealot,halfgiftedmysticandallbizarrealien,
Kleskcleanseshissoulwiththepurifyingfireofcombat.
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Lucy(Human):Aformerprisonguard,Lucycrossedthelineand
endedupontheothersideofthebarswhereeveryhourwasa
battleforsurvival.
Major(Human):A veteranoftheStroggoscampaign,MajorWaylandishauntedbythememoriesof
herfallentroopsandtheparasitesthat killedthem.Itmaybethatshebelievesshe’sstillfightingthat
long-concludedwar.
Mynx(Human):Fashionmodel,masterassassin,oradultentertainer:Which
istherealMynx?She’spartviper,partblackwidow,andallwoman.
Orbb(AlienCybronicConstruct):Designedby theVadrigartomonitorcombatin
thearena,Orbbevolvedbeyondhisspecificationsandbecamea deadlycombatant.
Patriot(CybronicHumanVampire):Atwistedcombinationofcybronicimplants
andsupernaturalpowers,Patriotisa throwbacktothedaysofnationalism—
beforemankindfoundotherenemiesamongthestars.
Phobos(Human):Anexperiencedveteran,heledtheinvasionof thedemon-
hauntedtunnelsofPhobos.There,hewasbetrayedby superiorswhothoughttheycouldlearn
morefromwatchinghimdiethanbystudyinghisreports.
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Tankjr(CybronicHuman/StroggCrossbreed):ThespawnofahumanTankCommander
andan IronMaidenofStroggos,Tankjrisasadisticbio-technightmare.
Uriel(Gargoyle):Foruntoldeons,mankindhasknownandfeared
Uriel’s diabolicalkind.Theauraofeviland deathhangingaroundthis
gladiatorisenoughtosendachilldownthespineof anyopponent.
Visor(CybronicHuman):Visorisanenigmawhosays nothing
abouthispast,lettinghisweaponsdoallhistalkingforhim.
Wrack(Human):Wrackisa shell-shockedSlipgateWarveteran
whorelivescountlessbattlesthrougha hazeofimaginedglories,
half-rememberedfacts,andexaggeratedpersonalabilities.
Xaero(Mutated,CybronicHuman):Themostdangerousenemyinthearena,Xaero
embraceshonorabledeath.Helongsforthedaywhenhewillmeettheopponentwho
freeshimfromtheshacklesoflifeeternal—ifsucha warriorexists.
Ranger(Human):Originallyaslipgateexplorer,themancalledRangerhas faced
andescapedcertaindeathathousandtimesonathousandworlds.Hisexperiences
havelefthimmorealienthanhumannow.
Razor(Human):DuringatimeofcivilunrestonEarth,Razorandhis
gangof vigilantefollowersenforceda rigid,brutalcodeofjusticeinthePacific
Northwest.Razorneveradmitsdefeatandshowsnomercyindefenseoforder.
Sarge(Human):Agrizzledcombatveteranwithplentyof scarstoproveit,
Sargeisthemasterofmodernwarfare.He’sclever,determined,anddeadly.
Slash(CybronicHuman):Ayoungforce-bladepunkfromthestreetsof
LosAngeles,Slashbecameatestbedforthehottestcybronicimplants,
turningherintoabarely-containedbundleof energy.
Sorlag(ReptiloidAlien):ThismercenarySorgmerchantlongago
resolvedto dowhateverittookto getahead,nomatterhowmany
othershadtodieinordertolinehercoffers.
Stripe(Human):Raisedonthemeanstreetsofapost-apocalypticcity,Stripeavoidedcrimeand
drugsbybeingtougherthanthegangsandpushers.
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RocketLauncher:Therocketsfiredby thisheavyweapon
havealargeblastradius,enablingthemtoharmseveral
targetsatonce.Becarefulwhenusingthisweapon,since
it’s easytoincludeyourselfintheexplosion!
LightningGun:Themostunusualweaponinthearena,
thelightninggununleashesapowerfulstrokeofelectrici-
tyat itstarget.Despiteitsshortrange,nothinglookscool-
erthanthelightninggun!
RailGun:Thishighlyaccurateweaponusesalinearaccel-
eratortothrowa depleteduraniumslugatanincredible
rateofspeed.Thegun’s acceleratormustrecharge
betweenshots,causingadelaybeforeitcanbefired
again.
BFG-10K:Anevolutionoftheplasmagun,theBFG-10Kis
thedreamweaponofeverygladiatorinthearena.It
hurlsdevastatinglypowerfulburstsoffusingplasmato
mowdown enemies.
10 Gladiators inthe Arena Eternal have a widevarietyof weaponsavailableto them.At thestartof every match(or after
they’ve been fragged), all combatants are armed only with a machine gun and gauntlet. Depending on the arena
they’re battling in, other weapons may be available. Ammunition for eachweapon can usually be found in the same
arena.Collectaweapon(oritsammunition)byrunningthroughit.
Gauntlet:Thegauntletcombinesawhirlingsawbladewithapowerfulelectricalchargetocreatea
deadlyclose-combatweapon.Unliketheotherweapons,thegauntletneedsnoammunition,so it’s
alwaysreadytogo.
MachineGun:Althoughnotparticularlypowerful,thisweapon
hasa highrateoffireandcanbeusedtoblanketanareawitha
suppressinghailofbullets.
Shotgun:Oneofthemostcommonweaponsscatteredthroughout
thearenas,theshotgundeliversaninstantlyimpactingshowerof
heavypellets.Reloadingcausesashortdelaybetweenshots.
PlasmaGun:Thispowerfulenergyweaponunleashesadeadly
streamofplasmapulsesthatrapidlyconsumeitsenergysupply.
GrenadeLauncher:Thetime-fusedgrenadesfiredbythisweapon
areincrediblypowerfulandhaveawideblastradius.
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havetolookforit.Althoughthenormalmaximumarmorratingyoucanhaveis100,someimprovementsallowyou
toincreaseitbeyondthislimit,uptoamaximumof200.Wheneveryourarmorratingis above100,itwillgradually
countdownuntilitreachesthatmark,even ifyouaren’ttakingdamage.Yourcurrentarmorratingisdisplayedtothe
rightofyourcharacter’sface.
ArmorShard:Thesefragmentsimproveyourarmorratingby 5points,increasingit even beyond
thenormalmaximumof 100 points.
CombatArmor:Donningayellowcombatarmorvestimprovesyourarmorratingby50points.
HeavyArmor:Asuitofredheavyarmorwillincreaseyourarmorratingby100points.
There’sno wayaroundit:you’regoingtogethurtorevenfraggedrunningaroundthearena.Youcantellhowbadly
woundedyouarebylookingattheHealthscoredisplayedbelowyourcharacter’sface.Atthestartofeveryevent,all
gladiatorsbeginwithhealthscoresof125(whichcountsdownto100).Duringthecourseofplay,it’spossibleto
increaseyourhealthbeyondthisvalue,althoughitwillgraduallycountdownto100.Cross-shapedhealthbonusesare
scatteredthroughoutmostarenas.Restoreyourhealthbyrunningthroughthem.
Green:Each green crossyou collectwill add5points to yourhealth (evenbeyond
yourmaximum!).
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Yellow:Ayellowcrossadds25pointstoyourhealth,increasingitupto, butnot
beyondyourmaximumratingof100.
Gold:Everygoldhealthcrossyoupickupadds50pointstoyourhealth,up toits
maximumratingof100.
Red/BlueFlag:WhencompetinginaCapturetheFlagevent,eachteamis
givena standardtoguard.Youscorepointsbygrabbingtheenemybanner
andcarryingitbacktoyourownbase.
Inadditiontoweapons,armor,andhealthbonuses,combatantswillfindmanyusefulitemsscatteredaroundthearena.
Thesecanbepickedupbyrunningoverthem.Therearetwotypesofitems:power-upsandcarrieditems.
Power-ups areitemsthat take effect theinstant you touch them.Theyremain in effectfor a short time, which iscounted
downonyourscreen,andthenexpire.
BattleSuit:Thisgoldenshellprotectsthewearerfromlava,slime,drowning,andotherhostile
conditions(includingsplashdamagefromweapons).Becareful.EvenaBattleSuitwon’tpro-
tectyoufromtheFogofDeathor theVoid!
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Flight:A Flightpackisa smallanti-gravitygeneratorallowingagladiatortopropelhimorher-
selfthroughtheairwithminimaleffort.Flightpacksareonlyavailableinmultiplayergames.
Haste:Thistachyonacceleratorcreatesabubbleofcompressedtime,greatlyincreasingthe
gladiator’s movementspeedandrateoffire.
Invisibility:Thisunitbendslightarounditsuser, makingagladiatorverydifficulttosee.
However,muzzleflashesandpower-upglowsarestillfullyvisible.
MegaHealth:WhenyoupickupaMegaHealth,yourhealthisincreasedby 100points(even
beyondyourmaximum).
QuadDamage:WhenyouscoopupaQuadDamage,yourweaponsaresuperchargedfora
briefperiodoftime.
Regeneration:WhenyougrabtheRegeneration,yourhealthwillgraduallyincreaseuntilit
reaches200ortheeffecttimesout.
Someitemsarepickedupandcarriedwithyourgladiatoruntilyouchoosetoactivatethem.It’simportanttoremember
thatyou canonly have oneitem ata time.Beforeyou canpickup another, youhaveto usethe oneyou alreadyhave.
Onceactivated,the effectisinstantaneous.
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Medkit:Thisbattlefieldmedicalkitcontainsawidearrayofhealingandpain-killingchemicals.Whenactivated,its
computerbraindiagnosestheuser’sinjuriesandinstantlyrestoresthegladiatortofullhealth(100).
Teleporter:A personalteleporterisasmallunitwiththeabilitytofoldspacearounditsuser.Whenactivat-
ed,it instantlytransportstheusertoa randompointinthearena.
Medalsmeasure and instantlyrewardoutstanding combat performance. When you(or another player)receive averbal
praiseaward, such as“Excellent!” a medal iconcorresponding to theaward is immediately displayedabove thegladia-
tor’sheadfora fewmoments before fading away.Yourmedalawards arealso displayedon-screenbriefly.Asthe match
goes on,and you earnadditional medals,the game showsall earned medals of thattype. At theend of the match, the
totalsforall awarded medalsin that match aredisplayed.Between matches,you cansee the grandtotalsforall medals
awardedtoyouinSinglePlayerMode sincethegame began.
Excellent–Awardedformakingtwofragswithin twoseconds.
Impressive–Awardedfor twoconsecutivehitswiththerailgun.
Frags– Awardedeachtimeyoumake100frags.
Accuracy–Awardedwhenyourpercentageofhits-to-shotsisgreaterthan50%.
Gauntlet –Awardedeachtimeyoumakeafragwiththegauntlet.
Perfect–Awardedwhenyouarevictoriousinan arenawithoutbeingfraggedevenonceyourself.
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16 The various arenas created by the Vadrigar containmany features and hazards. Some are ordinarythings that hardly
meritmention,othersareextremelydeadlymenacescapableofquicklyfraggingthereckless,andafewfallsomewhere
inthemiddle.
AccelerationPads:Accelerationpadsuseapowerful
artificialgravitationalfieldtoimpartlateralthrustto
anyonesteppingontothem.Thinkofthemas hightech
jumpramps.
BouncePads:Similartoaccelerationpads,abouncepaduses
apowerfulpulseofanti-gravityparticlestopropelanyone
whostepsonithighintotheair.
Doors:Doorsinthearenacomeinmanyshapesand
sizes.Mostopenwhenyoumovenearthem.Others
remaincloseduntilabuttonorothertriggeractivates
them.Astandarddoorwillopenifit’s shot.
Fogof Death:Theseswirlingcrimsonvaporsarehighlycausticandfaintlyradioactive.
Theydissolvefleshandwillquicklykillanygladiator,regardlessofarmororother
protection.
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Fog: Despite the fact that it looks spooky, normal
fog isn’t dangerous. Of course, it obscures your
vision and can conceal enemies or hazards.
Gates:A gateisaportalallowinggladiatorstomove
instantlyfromonepartofthearenatoanother.
Lava:Insomearenas,gladiatorswillbeforcedtodeal
withstreamsorpoolsofmoltenrock.Anyonefoolish
enoughtostepintolavawithouttheprotectionofa
BattleSuit(seePower-Ups)willsufferanamazing
amountofdamage.
Teleporters: Ateleporter issimilar toa gate,allowing gladiators toinstantlytravelfrom
onepointinthearenato another.Youcan’tseewhereateleporter leads,however, until
youstepintoit.
Triggers:Triggersoftentaketheformofabuttonorpressureplate.Whenactivated,theycause
somethingtohappen(usuallynearby).Sometriggersactivate whentouched,othersmustbefiredon.
Voids:Fallingoffcertainplatformswillcauseyoutoplummettoyourdeath. Other
locationscontainTubesthatwillteleportyoutoasaferplace. Tofindoutwhichplaces
aresafe,trynottolearnthehardway.
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