Wolfenstein: The New Order developer MachineGames is celebrating Quake's 20th anniversary by releasing a new episode that would challenge even the veteran players of the franchise.
The new episode called "Dopa" is free to download for anyone who already has a copy of Quake on their computers. For those who do not have a copy, the title is 50 percent off on the current Steam Summer Sale 2016 that would last until July 4.
GOG users can also download the episode package for free as it would also work fine. They would just need to run the "Dopa" episode batch file, PC Gamer has learned.
Steam users can also import the game to their library if they own a non-steam copy of the title. They can download the episode package from MachineGames for free.
The RAR file will need to be extracted first to play the new Quake episode. Players should extract it into their Quake game folder.
Steam users will need to right-click the game on their library and to select the "properties" button, Polygon reported. They should set the launch options and type in "-game dopa" in order to launch the new 20th anniversary free episode.
For non-steam copies of Quake, they can also set the launch options target with the same parameters. The new Dopa episode is free but the difficulty may not be for everyone especially for those who are just trying out the game for the first time.
Quake was actually one of the roots for the Team Fortress game as it originally was a server mod for the game. Valve then ported the mod into their Half-Life engine which also spawned the Counter Strike franchise.
Now, Team Fortress 2 is its own game on Steam. Bethesda has announced at their E3 2016 press conference that they will be making the new Quake Champions video game which will be directed by Tim Willits.
Quake's 20th anniversary this year certainly has provided fans with a new outlook on the game The new Dopa episode package would hopefully satisfy the itchy trigger fingers or players before new details of Quake Champions will be revealed in August during QuakeCon.