Yup, it's been released, with the full point release weighing 267MB / 274MB respectively (for Windows / Linux respectively), and the patch point release (that updates v1.3 to 1.4.2) weighing 66.1MB / 72.9MB respectively. Here's a select slice from the changelog, from the readme:
Fixes & Updates in 1.4:
1.4.2 Point Release :
* player lean, player models lean in the direction of movement use g_playerLean to scale or disable the effect (client side) * fix wallhugging on ramps fix also makes ramps slightly faster * horizontal speed fully maintained when crouch sliding and hitting a ramp previous version had a little dip 1.4.1 had a bug that caused a sharp speed drop (this is also fixed) * RG ammo box 10->7 * si_fps limited to 90fps for q4mp/, now declared in gamecode so mods can change their max * predict weapon changes for the local client. more responsive on high ping (can be turned off with net_clientPredictWeaponSwitch 0) * revert the projectile code to 1.4.0, not trying to predict projectiles anymore the prediction code of 1.4.1 can be enabled with g_predictProjectiles 1 (client side) (was causing too many bad artifacts) * reworked the hit sounds / hit feedback propagation. fixed skipping problems * change network demo extension to include the protocol number for Quake 4 1.4.2, the extension is .ndmo85 * fix network demos not setting the si_fps value properly * fix client prediction being irregular when connected to a TV repeater * added r_skipSky for a cheap black sky * fix a crash in single player (sound related) * fix several SMP-related crashes * fix a crash in autodownload server * hud_showSpeed cvar (shows current horizontal speed) * hud_showInput cvar (shows the input state to learn how to make particular moves) * hud_InputPosition, alters where the showInput feedback is displayed * hud_InputColor, alters the highlight color of the showInput feedback * s_useOcclusion no longer cheat protected (can be changed by network clients now) * no gauntlet spinup time, damage is immediate now * bse_rateLimit defaults to 3, showing all shotgun pellet impacts * added g_nailTrail, g_grenadeTrail, g_rocketTrail, g_railTrail, g_napalmTrail to disable weapon trails * updated reference netdemo included for performance tests: id_perftest.ndmo85
As Quake 4 is built on the Doom 3 engine, all of it applies to running Quake 4 too, so if you're having issues go and give it a read and see if it'll help.
A new patch for the Mac OS X build of Quake 4 has been released, v1.2, to be specific, addressing a couple of bugs and adding in Intel dual-core CPU support.
Yup, the v1.2 build version of both the Win32 and Linux Quake 4 SDK has been released, weighing 55.9MB and 61.3MB.
So be sure to download it, eager modding fans of Quake!
UPDATE: And subsequently, the new v1.2 point patch update has been released as well (for both Win32 and Linux, of course), making the inclusion of multiplayer voice chat, a forcemodel option, fixed pure-server auto-downloading, HTT support, smooth stairjumping and 4 new multiplayer maps; weighing precisely 22.64MB/119.15MB. (update from v1.1 version build/full). Be sure to head on over and download it at Worthplaying.
UPDATE #2: The v1.21 patch update for the GIN/Linux x86 edition has also been exuded, (weighing 117MB), here's the .plan update announcement, courtesy of Timothee Besset of id Software:
This update is fully compatible with other versions of Quake4 1.2. The main reason for this release is the addition of SMP renderer acceleration to the Linux version. Same rules apply for Linux SMP as they do on Windows. Depending on your system ( CPU limited, GPU limited, processor cache sizes.. ), this may or may not improve performance.
The SMP binary requires a modified version of the SDL library, which is shipped with the installer. A patch of the changes we applied to the lib is in the setup as well.
Other things fixed: - no longer using SDL_ListModes to filter available resolutions ( use +set r_useSDLModes to re-enable, SDL_ListModes returns way too little of the possible resolutions ) - fix stalls that may happen with DNS resolution ( Linux bug only ) - fix a download bug: if the server is configured with some of the fs_*path cvars having a trailing slash, they might cut one character when returning download URLs.
The download bug affects all operating systems. If you run a Windows server, make sure you don't have a trailing slash at the end of fs_basepath
Yep, the Quake 4 Mac OS X port version build has finally begun shipping today, and will run on either PowerPC CPU or dual-core 2.0 GHz Intel CPU chip powered Macs. Good news for Mac OS X users who have amicably been awaiting this moment to transpire! Here's the press announcement:
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2006--Aspyr Media, Inc. announced today that it has begun shipping QUAKE 4, a Mac OS X Universal application, developed by Raven Software and produced by id Software, for Macintosh. QUAKE 4 will run natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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