Quake II

Quake II is a shooter from id Software and Activision, and the follow-up to. Unrelated to Quake plotwise, you play as a nameless space marine sent on an assault to the alien planet Stroggos, only to be shot down and separated from your squad. You must carry out the assault alone and destroy the Stroggos leader, therefore plunging Stroggos into a civil war in which Earth doesn't get hurt.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Hack	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	N/A
FMV Cut-Scene:	Pillarboxed

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 9 December, 1997

Tested Version:

Retail / Steam

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive, Co-Op

Setting:

Sci-Fi

Genre:

FPS

Developer:

id Software, Activision

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

New Solution: Download this MOD Quake II xp. It adds options for higher screen resolutions - See WSGF Links.
Game starts with your Desktop Resolution adjusts automatically FOV and Aspect Ratio.

Optional: To change the FOV go to --> ...\Quake 2\baseq2\xpconfig.cfg look for FOV.
To change the resolution go to --> ...\Quake 2\baseq2\xpconfig.cfg look for customHeight & customWidth. In Game go to Video Options and select CUSTOM under Resolutions.
To run it in Steam just rename quake2xp.exe --> quake2.exe

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Same Solution as in Widescreen Report.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Same Solution as in Widescreen Report.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues