Func_Msgboard: Slip & Frag V1.1.35 Is Out

Posted by Izhido on 2026/08/09 04:01:32

Slip & Frag, the sourceport of Quake for VR and desktop PCs, has been updated to version 1.1.35 .

Primarily a maintenance release, it however contains a couple of fixes that improve stability and performance significantly in the VR versions:

* Lightmaps are now generated directly on the renderer component of the app, skipping long data transfers from the core engine, thus reducing memory usage and improving performance;

* Alias & viewmodels are now pre-sorted before sending them to the GPU, minimizing the amount of draw calls sent to it, also improving performance.

Also, a few fixes were included (including one with entities that do not have a null terminator in its name, which crashed the app in at least one map).

Go get your update at SideQuest ( https://sidequestvr.com/app/28180/slip-frag ) or jump directly to GitHub ( https://github.com/Izhido/SlipNFrag/releases ) and start playing! Remember, any feedback (good or bad) is welcome - just file an Issue in GitHub, participate on Discussions in there, or even post a review in SideQuest.

Re:

#1 posted by eko_nas37 on 2026/11/06 17:44:33

Nice

Re: Slip & Frag 1.1.35

#2 posted by eko_nas37 on 2026/11/06 17:45:41

Sorry, my first post got cut off. I wanted to say that moving the lightmaps into the renderer component is a neat change. I mostly play Quake on a flat screen, so I am curious whether pre-sorting the alias and viewmodels also helps older desktop GPUs, or if the gain is mainly in the VR builds where the draw call count hurts most.

#3 posted by eko_nas37 on 2026/11/09 09:15:51

Thanks for the details. Draw calls are usually what bites first on my older desktop card, so I am curious whether the pre-sorting also cuts down state changes or only the number of calls.

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