it's more enhanced than I expected -- models are higher poly, there is animation interpolation, they added splitscreen....

There's one screenshot where they have a dynamic shadow casting light from a muzzle flash. 

I also wonder about what technical changes they made. The models look high-poly enough I wonder if they changed the model format, or switched to a skeletal format for models and animations?

Also wonder if the netcode changed at all, are they still using the old protocol 15? Did they combine quakeworld enhancements into a single new protocol? 

Posted by Poorchop on 2021/08/19 22:14:30
It looks like Bethesda has given Quake 1 fans a pittance in the form of a major update. It seems like they gave it the Doom treatment with a new source port with built-in add-on support. Talking to someone who is playing through it now, I think that they have included the "5th episode" from Machine Games, and the release notes mention the inclusion of another episode by them. Apparently the online component will have cross play with the console releases but a Bethesda account is needed for the online component.

There are already updated screenshots on the Steam page linked above along with more specific release notes. The original soundtrack is finally available in this release. 

Just played around with it! Its honestly a really solid port. Nice to see them add stuff like matchmaking to make getting online easier. Honestly I think that's their angle, before now getting Quake working right through steam has been a huge pain in the ass for new players.