---
name: "quakespasm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "quakespasm"
version: "0.96.3+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/quakespasm"
---

# quakespasm(1)

an engine for iD software's Quake

## NAME

quakespasm - an engine for iD software's Quake

## SYNOPSIS

**quakespasm** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **quakespasm** command.

**Quakespasm** is a \*Nix friendly Quake Engine based on the SDL port of the popular FitzQuake. It includes some new features, important fixes, and aims for portability and 64 bit correctness.

## OPTIONS

This program follows the Quake convention, with long options starting with a single dash (\`-').  A summary of options is included below.

- **-basedir *directory***

  Specify the location of the game data files.

- **-bgsound**

  Continue to play sound when the game window is backgrounded.

- **-bpp *integer***

  Specify the colour depth used for the video mode.

- **-cd**

  Use CD audio.

- **-cddev *device***

  Specify the CD device to be used for CD audio.

- **-condebug**

  Write a log file containing debugging information.

- **-consize *integer***

  Specify the size of the console buffer in kilobytes.

- **-current**

  Start the game in the current video mode for OpenGL.

- **-dedicated**

  Start the game in a dedicated server mode.

- **-dinput**

  Enable DirectInput mode for input devices in the game.  \[Not used.\]

- **-f, -fullscreen**

  Use a full screen video mode.

- **-fitz**

  Fitz mode: disable Quakespasm customizations, act like vanilla Fitzquake.

- **-force**

  Force the switch to the video mode specified by other command line arguments.

- **-fullsbar**

  Enable the refreshing of the full status bar.

- **-game *name***

  Start the game using the files from a mission pack or a mod.

- **-heapsize *integer***

  Start the game and allocate the specified number of kilobytes of memory for the game.

- **-height *pixels***

  Specify the vertical resolution to use for the game screen.

- **-hipnotic**

  Start the game with the Hipnotic mission pack.

- **-ip *ip-address***

  Start the game and specify an alternative IP address to be used by the game.

- **-ipxport *port***

  The port number to be used by the server for the IPX network protocol.

- **-listen *integer***

  Specify the maximum number of players that can connect to the listen server.

- **-minmemory**

  Allocate as little memory as possible while remaining functional.

- **-noadd**

  Disable the use of the OpenGL additive texture environment extension.

- **-noadjustaspect**

  Disable automatic adjustment of the video mode aspect ratio.

- **-nocdaudio**

  Disable CD music audio.

- **-nocombine**

  Disable the use of the OpenGL texture combining extension.

- **-noipx**

  Disable game support for the IPX/SPX network protocol.

- **-nolan**

  Disable support for all network protocols.

- **-nomouse**

  Disable support for the mouse.

- **-nomtex**

  Disable the use of the OpenGL multitexture extension.

- **-nosound**

  Disable support for sound hardware.

- **-noudp**

  Disable support for the UDP network protocol.

- **-particles *integer***

  Specify the maximum number of particles to be rendered on the screen at once.

- **-port *port***

  Specify port for both IPX and UDP network protocols.

- **-quoth**

  Use extensions from the Quoth mod.

- **-rogue**

  Start the game with the Rogue mission pack.

- **-sndspeed *sample-rate***

  Specify the sampling rate used for sound, default is 11025.

- **-udpport *port***

  Specify the UDP port number that the game should use for network play.

- **-w, -window**

  Start the game in a windowed OpenGL video mode.

- **-width *pixels***

  The horizontal resolution to use for the game screen.

- **-zone *kb***

  Specify the amount of memory in kilobytes to allocate to holding dynamic information such as aliases.

## AUTHOR

Quakespasm was written by Kristian Duske and John Fitzgibbons.

This manual page was written by David Banks \<amoebae@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).