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Party like it’s 1999 with Quake III Open Arena on PocketC.H.I.P.!

Released in December of 1999, Quake III Arena lives on today thanks to the Open Arena Project. This community maintained project uses the open source code from id Software’s classic shooter and updates it to run on new systems and add extra features and levels.

Open Arena is easy to install on PocketC.H.I.P., and with the new 3D acceleration driver, the game is screaming fast. And just like the DOOM LAN party, your Quake III party will work with another PocketC.H.I.P. or Quake III playing device—like Mega PocketC.H.I.P.!

With all the fragging, you also may want to customize the PocketC.H.I.P. keyboard, check out these popular mods. Have a great LAN party!

1. Flash PocketC.H.I.P. & Setup Wifi

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Use the online flasher and update your PocketC.H.I.P. with the PocketC.H.I.P. 4.4 image. Flashing overwrites all of the data, but also installs an MLC NAND driver which gives you the extra storage space on C.H.I.P.s with Hynix NAND, and the 3d acceleration driver.

Once the flashing finishes, connect PocketC.H.I.P. to your WiFi network. This LAN party only will work if all the devices have access to the same WiFi network. For a more advanced setup where PocketC.H.I.P. is used to create its own network, see steps 1-7 in the DOOM LAN party guide.

Note: Need help with PocketC.H.I.P. setup? Check out our online PocketC.H.I.P. docs.


2. Update the Package List

Open the Terminal application on your PocketC.H.I.P., type the command below, and then press enter. This command updates the list of available packages you can install on your system.
sudo apt update

When prompted for your password, type chip and press enter.


3. Install Git & Clone Quake III

Install the version control software git which you’ll use to download the Quake III source code.
sudo apt install git

Use git to clone the source code for Quake III from GitHub to your PocketC.H.I.P..
git clone https://github.com/NextThingCo/ioquake3-gles


4. Build Quake III

Change to the directory with the source code.
cd ioquake3-gles

Run the build.sh script, which compiles Quake III and makes a configuration change to the Awesome window manager. Just sit back and relax while the script does the work!
./build.sh


5. Start the Game

Start Quake III by typing the following command.
openarena

After the splash screen plays and you’ll be presented with a menu; use the arrow keys to highlight Multiplayer and then press enter.


6. Create the Server

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Multiplayer screen

From the multiplayer screen, use the arrow keys to highlight create and press enter.

Select the level to use

Select the level to use

You’ll then need to select the map for your game, which can be done with the arrow keys, tab, and enter. When you’re ready to proceed with the selected map, press next.

Server configuration screen

Server configuration screen


7. Join the Game

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Now that the server is setup, other players can join the game simply by going to the multiplayer section in Quake III and selecting the game from the list of available servers. Once you see the server, use the arrow keys to select Fight and get ready to frag!


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Now that you can host your own Quake III LAN parties, what other classic games do you want to play on PocketC.H.I.P.? Share your favorites in the comments below and make sure to tweet us photos from your PocketC.H.I.P. LAN party!

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Accelerate Your 3D Gaming With Quake III on PocketC.H.I.P. https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/accelerate-your-3d-gaming-with-quake-iii-on-pocketc-h-i-p/ https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/accelerate-your-3d-gaming-with-quake-iii-on-pocketc-h-i-p/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:41:44 +0000 http://blog.nextthing.co/?p=1146 Alex showing off 3D accelerated Quake III on PocketC.H.I.P.

Alex showing off 3D accelerated Quake III on PocketC.H.I.P.

You’ve been asking for it and we heard you loud and clear. Today we’re releasing an alpha image for PocketC.H.I.P. that features our new MALI-400 3D acceleration driver. That’s right. You can now run Quake III with hardware acceleration directly on PocketC.H.I.P.!


Update: Take PocketC.H.I.P. Quake III to the next level with multiplayer, here’s how!


The software team has been hard at work to create this new PocketC.H.I.P. image, and there’s plenty more to read about (including shipping for the December holidays!) on the forum. But let’s just jump ahead and get Quake III running on PocketC.H.I.P. first!

1. Flash PocketC.H.I.P. & Setup Wifi

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Use the online flasher and update your PocketC.H.I.P. to the new alpha image with GPU acceleration. Flashing PocketC.H.I.P. will overwrite all of the data, but also installs an MLC NAND driver which gives you the full 8GB of storage space.

Once the flashing finishes, connect PocketC.H.I.P. to your WiFi network.

Note: Need help with setting up WiFi? Check out our online PocketC.H.I.P. docs.


2. Update the Package List

Update the list of packages available to your system by typing the command below, then press enter.
sudo apt update

When prompted for your password, type chip and press enter.


3. Install Git & Clone the Quake III

Install the version control software git so you can download the Quake III source code.
sudo apt install git

Use git to clone the source code for Quake III from GitHub to your PocketC.H.I.P..
git clone https://github.com/NextThingCo/ioquake3-gles


4. Build Quake III

Change directories to the one you just cloned.
cd ioquake3-gles

Run the build.sh script, which compiles Quake III and makes a configuration change to the Awesome window manager. Just sit back and relax while the script does the work!
./build.sh


5. Play Quake III

Type the following command and get your frag on. Enjoy!
openarena

Note: To change the controls, start from the main menu of the game and use the arrow keys to highlight Setup, then press enter. In the new menu, use the same method to select the Controls and press enter. You can then bind the keys just the way you like.


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Now that there is an alpha release of the 3D driver and a new NAND driver giving you 4GB more space on PocketC.H.I.P., what are you planning to install? Make sure to let us know in the comments below, and share your photos with us in the forum and on Twitter. Happy Fragging!

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