The Quake community · July 16–30, 2016

QEXPO 2016
A time capsule of Quake creativity.

Revisit the online expo celebrating twenty years of Quake: community-made maps, engines, mods, experiments and interviews.

New in 2026 · Separate from the original 2016 archive

Quake Champions: duels, tournaments & match analysis

A new, clearly dated reference collection covering competitive Quake Champions, tournament schedules, duel formats, map vetoes and odds terminology. Sourced where possible; no fabricated bookmakers or match statistics.

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Highlights from the preserved collection

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AfterQuake updated!

Previous posts: Introducing AfterQuake and Details on AfterQuake usage AfterQuake package has been updated. Here’s whats new: latest FTE binary included (the first release bin

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Will the last one out please switch off the slipgate.

Impression: Quake Expo was a vivid daydream of surprising color and texture that passed too quickly to process. Fortunately, unlike a dream, we have the ability to revisit thi

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Booth Updates for Days 12, 13 & 14

Here we are again with another Booth update for Quake Expo 2016! We’re getting very close to the end of the expo here, so please, enjoy these updates while we’re still getting

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Booth highlights: New worlds for warriors

Warriors Of Mars The soon-to-be-released complete overhaul code-named “Generation 3” balances fresh CRX engine tech with Alien Arena’s classic and campy 1950’s vision of the f

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Map Jam 7 Progress

More mappers are jumping aboard. Check it out. Danrul is taking the blockout route: Schnedwob’s map is heading in an intriguing, Zerstorer-like direction: Skacky is playing ar

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Booth highlights: Just keep mapping/ making/ playing

Ionic Transmissions from Map Jam 7 Ionous started this Expo with a lone epic map shot that will be part of the next Arcane Dimensions update, but later proceeded to give us up

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Booth Updates for Days 10 & 11

We’re getting close to the end of Quake Expo 2016, but the updates keep on rolling in! Well, let’s see what we have for you from the last few days. Ionous is keeping up to dat

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Booth highlights: Polish the weapons for a virtual trip to Saturn

Rocket launcher as work of art For now, the best way to experience the Quake2 weapon hi-poly remodel is on sketchfab. Spinning these lovingly-crafted models around will have y

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Booth highlights: Continuous improvement

What did Quake WANT to be? Hexen II “Game of Tomes” Hexen II is a beautiful and visually consistent fantasy realm. But what if the gameplay was better? Enter Game of Tomes mod