Quake III server now runs in the browser 7 years later
โจ 7 years after I set up a Quake III server, I have it running again, but now in the web browser, much easier ๐
๐ http://q3.pieter.com ๐
Back in 2019 we'd play a fork of Quake III called OpenArena in a Bali villa with @daniellockyer @marckohlbrugge @dannypostmaa @lenilsonjr_ @gvrizzo @AndreyAzimov @SeanParkRoss and other ppl
But it broke after a new Mac update and they never really fixed it, it kinda sucked because it was actually the only game we could just load with friends online and play death match a bit and then continue your day
Luckily @lukathedev built Q3JS which successfully compiles ioquake3 to WebAssembly and now it works in the browser
To make it extra simple, I've set up a Q3JS server and frontend for you to use at http://q3.pieter.com, which loads you straight into the game
A big problem is that most of the times, nobody's playing, so I've also added Web Notifications, which notifies you if enough human players join, so you can join a match. And I've added a daily match at 8 PM GMT every day which everyone also gets notified when it starts
If you want more servers and maps etc, you can check out @lukathedev's own http://q3js.com
HAPPY FRAGGING
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