For anyone just trying to find stuff (rather than looking for specific recommendations), https://www.gog.com/forum/quake_series/quake_2_single_player_pack could be useful. Haven't tried that myself, just saw it posted recently. 

There wasn't a lot that really impressed me in the Q2 mapping scene, perhaps because I didn't like the guns and enemies as much as Q1. But, these stand out in my memory:

Powersphere Quest -- impressive visuals, 5-level hub, seems to be tuned for coop so the combats are ridiculous and I had to cheat to play it, but worth it just for the layout and visuals.

SPOGSP1 -- another impressive looking level, lots of great brushwork by one of the guys who figured out how to do curves really well in radiant. 

THIS MAP IS GOD FUN

http://www.somethingawful.com/hosted/cranky/index.php?review=28 

I agree, Spogsp1 was easily one of the best user made maps for any of the id games.

I know there were other decent Quake 2 maps. I played almost one that was released, but I've played very little Q2 in the last 10 years, so I can't remember the names off the top of my head. 

I played almost every one that was released


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That's interesting because I played almost one. 

My Quake 2 folder is over 2 GB. I know a lot of that is DM maps, but there's a bunch of SP maps also. 

Is Quake 2's Marcher Fortress. Unfortunately, it did not inspire people in the same way as Marcher did. 

Premonition of Angron
Monumental Misery
Back at the Front
Castles of Stroggos 3
Dark Undergrowth

Much more I'm forgetting.

Would anyone be interested in a Quake 2 SP map jam?
I'm kicking around the idea of running one later in the year... 

The only custom map that really sticks in my mind for Q2 was Spogsp1. The curved geo was absolutely insane. That guy was a magician :) 

could be interesting. We(ionous and eric and 5th aand me) had that idea coming up while watching twitchstreams lately.
We need a good wad to agree on though, and the few base enemies in q1 almost demand a mod to choose too. cough cough, damn coughes.

Curves, i have them like beyonce btw. 

Spogsp1
The Widening Gyre
Premonition of Angron
Castles of Stroggos 2
Castles of Stroggos 3
Dark Undergrowth

and the most recent one Slight Mechanical Destruction. 

Quake2.wad, duh! 

 

It shouldn't have been called Quake 2. Strogg Boppin would have been a better name 

But it had crates. And Q's

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016 

Wow, you helped me a lot, found several good ones. I've downloaded several =D 

Fuck you all.

Also, "Works in the UK/EU" lol it actually works, that would be a first.

Also post #whatever

Finally killed this guy after 6 days of trying! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu4aGdOU0U

Seriously, by the time I got good enough to kill him I could practice fighting him in my sleep because I knew all the attack timings so well :P

6 days learning attack timings on one boss?? That sounds utterly fucking miserable. Nice one telling it like it is Daz, makes the bargepole I'm not touching these games with even longer :o 

It's tough bristly fur FFS. Noobs. 

I downloaded Yamagi Quake 2 and now have a new, clean, and functioning Quake 2 install.

I tried playing a map I had started years ago. It's better than I remember, but I'd forgotten that the .bsp goes in a pak file that has any custom textures. My map is full of red and black check texture.

Going by file dates in the original folder I apparently haven't done any Quake 2 since July 2010. 

Slightly Mechanical Destruction, get on it. 

That I'm in love with Sock's texture packs. Does such a good job. 

His Egyptian set is particularly impressive! 

a few friends of mine tried hldm the other day, with our own private server in DE. Good maps?

if anybody is interested to join... we're playing something like mon/tue nights.