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Quake II | 100% Complete Guide
By [λG] Gloveman
This Guide is my attempt at a one-stop-shop for Quake 2 including commands, secrets, achievements, addons/mods and more

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Intro


Developed by id Software in 1997, Quake II is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter that introduces an entirely new science fiction narrative and setting. Now, experience the authentic, enhanced and complete version of the original.

Original Release - Nov 11th, 1997
Enhanced Release - August 10th, 2023

Quake II
Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that attacked Earth. In response, humanity launched a strike on the Strogg homeworld...it failed, but you survived. Outnumbered and outgunned, fight your way through fortified military installations and shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known.
Full Walkthrough
Enhancements
Experience the Original Game, Enhanced
Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake II, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, improved enemy animations and gore, improved and restored AI behaviors, enhanced cinematics, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, heavy rock soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, and more.

Get Both of the Original Mission Packs
Quake II includes both original mission packs: “The Reckoning,” featuring 18 campaign levels and 7 deathmatch maps, and “Ground Zero,” featuring 15 campaign levels and 14 deathmatch maps.

Mission Pack: The Reckoning
In the first official expansion pack for Quake II, you are part of an elite commando force that must infiltrate a Strogg site. Once inside, you must scour industrial landscapes, crawl through waterways and air ducts, navigate treacherous canyons teeming with vicious mutants, stow away on an alien spacecraft, and destroy the enemy's secret moon base.

Mission Pack: Ground Zero
In the second official expansion pack for Quake II, you, and a few marines are the lucky ones. You've made it to the surface of Stroggos in one piece and are still able to contact the fleet. The Gravity Well, the Strogg's newest weapon in its arsenal against mankind, is operational. With the fleet trapped around Stroggos, only 5% of ground forces surviving, and that number dwindling by the second, your orders have changed: free your comrades and destroy the Gravity Well.

Play the All-New “Call of the Machine” Expansion
A brand-new Quake II experience from MachineGames consisting of 28 campaign levels and one multiplayer deathmatch map. In the depths of Strogg space lies the Machine, a singularity capable of collapsing the fabric of reality. Fight across time and space to find the Strogg-Maker, destroy it, and change the destiny of man and machine.

Get Quake II 64 for Free
Enjoy all 19 campaign levels, 10 multiplayer deathmatch maps, and an additional, original soundtrack in this release of the original Quake II version for Nintendo 64.

Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and CO-OP
Fight the hostile Strogg through the gritty, military sci-fi campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 16-player (online),*4-player (local split-screen), or *8-player (local split-screen) matches. Bot support for offline and online DM and TDM modes included.

Play Together with Crossplay
Play the campaign and all expansion packs cooperatively or go toe-to-toe in multiplayer matches with your friends regardless of platform! Crossplay is supported among PC (controller-enabled), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

Get the “Original” and “Enhanced” Versions
Play whichever version of Quake II you prefer. Ownership of Quake II gives you access to Quake II (Original), the fully-moddable, untouched version of the game that has been available for years, and Quake II (Enhanced), the recently released version of the game with improved visuals, all-new campaign content, enhanced multiplayer support, crossplay, controller support, and more.
Cheats & Commands
Quake 2 cheats differ between original and KEX for commands.

Quake 2 Original
  • God = Godmode
  • Noclip = Fly
  • Kill = You Die
  • Skill # = Replace # 1-3
  • Notarget = Enemies ignore you
  • Map e#m# = Replace the # with Episode and Map and it'll load the map without items
  • Changelevel e#m# = Same as Map but you'll keep items
  • Impulse 9 = All weapons, Full Ammo and Keys
  • Impulse 11 = Gain a Rune
  • Impulse 13 = Silver Key
  • Impulse 14 = Gold Key
  • Impulse 22 = Grappling Hook
  • Impulse 200 = Gives the Wetsuit
  • Impulse 255 = 4X Damage
  • Impulse 256 = Super Shield
  • Give All = All Items
  • Give Ammo = All Ammo
  • Give Health = Gives Health
  • Give Armor = Body Armor
  • Give Bodyarmor = Gives Body Armor
  • Give Combat Armor = Gives Combat Armor
  • Give Blue Key = Gives the Blue key
  • Give Red Key = Gives the Red key
  • Give Security Pass = Gives the Security key
  • Give Power Cube = Gives the power cube
  • Give Power Shield = Gives the power shield
  • Give H # = Gives Health (replace # with number for all "give")
  • Give W # = Gives Weapon (# is weapon number)
  • Give S # = Shotgun Shells
  • Give N # = Nails
  • Give R # = Rockets/Grenades
  • Give C # = Energy Shells

KEX Engine
  • god -- godmode
  • give # -- replace # with item
  • give all -- gives all items available
  • noclip - enables noclip
  • exitlevel -- Skips the level
  • exitsecret -- exits the level using the secret exit
  • debug_menu -- Activates the debug menu
  • map # -- Loads a map, replace # with the map name
  • startskill # -- Changes the difficulty with # being 0-4
  • playsong # -- replace # with songname

Episodes & Maps
Quake II
  • unit1 - Base
  • unit2 - Warehouse
  • unit3 - Jail
  • unit4 - Mines
  • unit5 - Factory
  • unit6 - Power & Cooling
  • unit7 - Big Gun
  • unit8 - Hangar
  • unit9 - City
  • unit10 - Boss

The Reckoning
  • unit1 - Swamps
  • unit2 - Compound
  • unit3 - Industry
  • unit4 - Hangar
  • unit5 - Ship
  • unit6 - Moon

Ground Zero
  • unit1 - Mines
  • unit2 - Warehouse
  • unit3 - Hangar
  • unit4 - Ammunitions
  • unit 5 - Boss

Call of The Machine
  • Gateway Station
  • Operation Corpse Run
  • Operation Laser Eyes
  • Operation Ruined Earth
  • Operation Wasteland
  • Operation Firewall
  • Operation Darkest Depths
  • Temple of the Creator

Quake 64
  • unit 1 - Stroggos
  • unit 2 - Orbital Station
  • unit 3 - Strogg Ships
  • unit 4 - Mining Planet
  • unit 5 - Human Storage
  • unit 6 - Command Core

Deathmatch & CTF
  • q2dm1 - The Edge
  • q2dm2 - Tokay's Towers
  • q2dm3 - The Frag Pipe
  • q2dm4 - Lost Hallways
  • q2dm5 - The Pits
  • q2dm6 - Lava Tomb
  • q2dm7 - The Slimy Place
  • q2dm8 - Warehouse
  • mgdm1 - Misty Heights
  • xdm1 - Munitions Dump
  • xdm2 - Deadly Reckoning
  • xdm3 - Reservoir Stroggs
  • xdm4 - The Sludge Pit
  • xdm5 - Stomping Grounds
  • xdm6 - Hidden Agenda
  • xdm7 - The XEdge
  • rdm1 - The Low Road
  • rdm2 - The High Road
  • rdm3 - Boxed In
  • rdm4 - Razor's Edge
  • rdm5 - Stone Hinge
  • rdm6 - Nexus
  • rdm7 - Sewer Citadel
  • rdm8 - Styx & Stones
  • rdm9 - Scenic Overlook
  • rdm10 - Great Divide
  • rdm11 - Dish It Out
  • rdm12 - Fall From Grace
  • rdm13 - Roads to Nowhere
  • rdm14 - Rogue's Edge
  • q64/dm1 - Agony
  • q64/dm2 - Corridors
  • q64/dm3 - War Room
  • q64/dm4 - Twists
  • q64/dm5 - Fortress
  • q64/dm6 - Cold Steel
  • q64/dm7 - Mad Dash
  • q64/dm8 - Dying Halls
  • q64/dm9 - Empty Space
  • q64/dm10 - Overflow
  • q2ctf1 - McKinley Revival
  • q2ctf2 - Stronghold Opposition
  • q2ctf3 - The Smelter
  • q2ctf4 - Outlands II
  • q2ctf5 - Capture Showdown
  • ndctf0 - Something Epic
  • q2kctf1 - Captured Reckoning
  • q2kctf2 - Nexus CTF

Achievements
Story - Quake II

Misc - Quake II
Mods & Add-ons
Like it's predecessor Quake 2 has mods, total conversions and more for you to try out for more Quake goodness.

Call of the Void (Quake 1&2 Crossover)
Return To Perdition
Unreal World
Quake2XP
Quake II PSX
Quake 4 in Quake II

You can view and checkout a vast array of mods below
Slipseer[www.slipseer.com]
ModDB