# Quake — FTE QuakeWorld Web

Canonical: https://playable.wtf/games/quakeworld-browser/

Project ID: project:quakeworld-browser

Join up to eight players in Pieter’s FTE QuakeWorld browser client.

## About this version

Pieter’s unofficial QuakeWorld host uses the FTE engine and offers matches for up to eight players. Enter a player name and use Play to connect to this multiplayer client.

Browser launch. Shooter.

[Play on creator site](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## Quake

Pick the first-game campaign, QuakeWorld, Quake II multiplayer or Quake III arenas before choosing a client.

- [Read Quake guide](https://playable.wtf/guides/quake-browser-native-versions/)
- [Start with the campaign](https://playable.wtf/games/netquake-browser/): Try the first episode, then add your registered PAK for more content.
- [Play Quake II multiplayer](https://playable.wtf/games/quake-2-browser/): A separate FTE session for the later game, also advertised for eight players.
- [Choose an arena or phone match](https://playable.wtf/games/quake-3-browser/): Q3JS combines a server list with documented touch controls and demo data.

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## The first Quake multiplayer world

The original Quake combines military spaces with a much stranger world of gothic castles, lava and monsters. Its Ranger travels through hostile dimensions, a dark fantasy identity quite different from Quake II's Strogg war. That is the game's background; the QuakeWorld browser host is a route into multiplayer rather than a tour of the original campaign.

The modern commercial Quake release packages enhanced graphics and additional content alongside the original game. A browser QuakeWorld session should not be treated as that entire package simply because both use the Quake name.

Sources: [id Software · Quake publisher description](https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=2310&l=english)

## Multiplayer with client-side prediction

Pieter's QuakeWorld page offers multiplayer for up to eight players through the FTE engine, without installing a desktop client. The launcher asks for a player name and provides a Play button. This is the network-focused QuakeWorld route, separate from the host's DOS Quake link.

The host highlights client-side prediction and low-latency play. Prediction lets the client respond to your movement before every server reply arrives, which is useful in a game where movement timing matters. It does not remove the effects of a slow connection or guarantee the same response on every device.

Sources: [Pieter · QuakeWorld multiplayer launcher](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## Choose the session that matches the game

Set your player name before launching. Use this project when you want the original Quake multiplayer environment; choose the separate Quake II page for the later game's setting. The eight-player description belongs to this hosted service, rather than to all QuakeWorld servers. The creator describes the site as an unofficial, non-commercial preservation project.

Sources: [Pieter · QuakeWorld multiplayer launcher](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## How do I get started?

Enter a player name on the host’s start screen, then select Play.

Creator-reported: [Project guide](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## Can I play multiplayer?

The host advertises up to eight players with QuakeWorld’s client-side prediction.

Creator-reported: [Project guide](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## What is included in this version?

This host offers QuakeWorld multiplayer using FTE, with up to eight players.

Creator-reported: [Project guide](https://q1.pieter.com/)

## Documented support

- Multiplayer: Supported · Creator-reported
- Online multiplayer: Supported · Creator-reported

## Credits and project

- [Original project](https://q1.pieter.com/)