Team Fortress 1 Q&A + Opening Demo Discussion (FAQs)
729Long before Team Fortress 2 or Team Fortress Classic there was the original for Quake 1, and the Opening Intro video I posted 4 years ago has had so many horrible replies over the years that I felt obligated to post this video explaining a few things about Team Fortress 1, as well as Quake. This video will no doubt infuriate many a Minecraft fan and get their panties in a twist, but that's just what goes with telling the truth in the face of fan-boy/girl hordes.
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1 - Why does this game look like
1a - Quake? Team Fortress 1, the original was a mod for Quake.
1b - Doom? ID Software made both Doom and Quake, same developer.
1c - Minecraft? Minecraft's programmer-placeholder graphics are 16 years out of date, considering they are that bad it makes sense they'd look like.
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2 - Isn't Team Fortress Classic (TFC) the first Team Fortress game? NO. The "Classic" in Team Fortress Classic means it's a REMAKE of Team Fortress 1 for Quake.
2a - TFC runs on the GOLDSRC engine which is the heavily modified Quake engine Half Life 1 used.
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3 - Where do I get Team Fortress 1?
3a - Get Quake (REQUIRED): http://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
3b - Download TF1: http://www.moddb.com/mods/team-fortress/downloads/team-fortress-28-release
3c - Extra stuff & Community: http://quakeone.com/
3d - Modern Engine to run it all: http://icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/
Installing: Run the EXE, it should create a program called FORTRESS inside of the quake directory. If FORTRESS was moved elseware, drop it into the quake folder. It should be something like: /Steam/steamapps/common/Quake/FORTRESS/
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4 - Find a server to play on:
Options:
4a - Download Gamespy (BEST): http://www.fileplanet.com/30657/30000/fileinfo/GameSpy3D-v2.63-Shareware
4b - Use Darkplaces INGAME Server Browser (Okay)
4c - Use websites like http://www.quakeservers.net/quakeworld/servers/t=tf/ (VERY INCOMPLETE LIST)
Gamespy can auto-launch the game for you, and Darkplaces can auto-connect you, but any other options you will have to connect manually by opening the command console with the ~~~~ key and typing:
connect IPaddress
examples:
connect 128.95.25.94
connect happypenguin112.quakeone.com
(NOT REAL SERVERS)
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5 - Troubleshooting if you can't connect:
5a - Your Quake isn't running in FORTRESS mode. In Darkplaces use the Mods Menu, in other engines, start up the engine with the -game FORTRESS command line parameter. Example (no quotes): "glqwcl.exe -game FORTRESS"
5b - Is the server a MEGATF (Mega TF) server? If it has MEGA in the name at all, or is trying to download obscenly large numbers of files you may have connected to a MegaTF server. It is a special mode of TF that includes a lot of weird sound files, graphics, and new abilities. You can install it at: http://www.fileplanet.com/62193/download/The-MegaTF-Installer-1.0
5c - You don't have the maps. Almost all servers will let you auto-download the maps such as 2fort4 2fort5 Rock1 so on. If a server does not allow you to do that and instead disconnects you, look at the name of the server and try googling it for a webpage where you can download the "Map Pack" the server uses. There are other options as well.
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6 - Do people actually play this? Yes and no.
6a - They are mostly forigners with illegally pirated versions of the game. They don't always speak english and they for the most part operate under a timezone nowhere near the United States, meaning their servers are populated at weird times of day.
6b - There are a LOT of nostalgic former players who would be happy to play with you, but you have to make contact with them. If you do mannage to set up, or find a pre-organized game, it is a hell of a lot of fun, and takes more skill than Team Fortress 2 EVER WOULD.
Some possible places you could look:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/2310
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/qwtf1
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/PbQWTF
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