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* 28.8.1998 - Quakeworld v2.3 released, final "official" version  
 
* 28.8.1998 - Quakeworld v2.3 released, final "official" version  
 
* 19.3.1999 - id's Tim Willits releases a Quake 1 conversion of Q2DM1 (The Edge) map
 
* 19.3.1999 - id's Tim Willits releases a Quake 1 conversion of Q2DM1 (The Edge) map
* 13.5.1999 - [http://happypenguin.org/html/qlinux.html Quake: The Offering is released]
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* 13.5.1999 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124131200/http://happypenguin.org/html/qlinux.html Quake: The Offering is released]
 
* 11.10.2006 - [http://rome.ro/2006/10/quake-map-sources-released.html Release of the map sources]
 
* 11.10.2006 - [http://rome.ro/2006/10/quake-map-sources-released.html Release of the map sources]
  

Latest revision as of 22:00, 12 November 2019

Below is a timeline of primary or canonical Quake-related events which tie the games to their creators and the world at large.

  • 1994? - First announcement of the title "Quake" on some screen in some Commander Keen
  • 24.2.1996 - Qtest released
  • 22.6.1996 - Quake shareware released
  • 5.7.1996 - Linux shareware version released
  • 22.7.1996 - the full release was shipped to people who ordered directly from id Software
  • 23.7.1996 - id Software releases first "bug fix" for Quake to allow modem play
  • 25.7.1996 - Quake C source and compiler is released
  • 30.8.1996 - Quake full retail version hits USA store shelves
  • 17.12.1996 - Quakeworld released
  • 22.1.1997 - GLQuake released in beta
  • 27.2.1997 - Quake Mission Pack: Scourge Of Armagon hits stores
  • 11.3.1997 - WinQuake v1.0 officially released
  • 26.3.1997 - Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution Of Eternity released
  • 4.4.1997 - Transparent water in GLQuake released (patch? official?)
  • 25.8.1997 - DM7 released by id
  • 28.8.1998 - Quakeworld v2.3 released, final "official" version
  • 19.3.1999 - id's Tim Willits releases a Quake 1 conversion of Q2DM1 (The Edge) map
  • 13.5.1999 - Quake: The Offering is released
  • 11.10.2006 - Release of the map sources


Main source: https://web.archive.org/web/20011026104833/http://www.methosq.com/newsjuly01.htm

TODO: all the releases, beta version, announcements, important press things, etc