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  • "Quake" Opensource Name Poll

    What would you name an Open Source version of Quake? I'll be recruiting soon for this project and need to select an appropriate name:
    13
    Axe
    7.69%
    1
    Vim
    0.00%
    0
    Tremor
    46.15%
    6
    The Elder God
    7.69%
    1
    Thanatos Empro (Greek: Death Dealer)
    7.69%
    1
    I don't like these names, see my suggestion below:
    30.77%
    4

  • #2
    Qork
    as in cork of a wine bottle.
    Or Quake Unqorked

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    • #3
      More details would be nice.
      QuakeOne.com
      Quake One Resurrection

      QuakeOne.com/qrack
      Great Quake engine

      Qrack 1.60.1 Ubuntu Guide
      Get Qrack 1.60.1 running in Ubuntu!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Phenom View Post
        More details would be nice.
        Just finished attaching the poll to this post, sorry about the delay.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by DeadTenor View Post
          Qork
          as in cork of a wine bottle.
          Or Quake Unqorked
          lol! Nice!

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          • #6
            kinda like tremor myself
            .
            are you curious about what all there is out there in terms of HD content for quake?
            > then make sure to check out my 'definitive' HD replacement content thread! <
            everything that is out there for quake and both mission-packs, compiled into one massive thread

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            • #7
              How about...

              Thunder, EpiCenter, Qortex(a.k.a. Quake Vortex) or IDKQuake!

              Sorry... I didn't like the options, but don't feel I've really helped either :-P
              Name's damage_inc, and killing is my business. Don't worry though, it's nothing personal! Oh wait... maybe it is

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              • #8
                Quake Strike Ops Warfare.

                I thought of Quantum Strike
                Quake's return (though he never showed up in the first place)
                Qagain!
                QuakeOne.com
                Quake One Resurrection

                QuakeOne.com/qrack
                Great Quake engine

                Qrack 1.60.1 Ubuntu Guide
                Get Qrack 1.60.1 running in Ubuntu!

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                • #9
                  axe is a hex editor
                  vim is a text editor
                  tremor is already used for a quake engine project.
                  refering to it as a god is a bit pretentious.
                  greek words are all greek to me. or would be if I recognised it/the symbolism.

                  I vote for 'Steve'.
                  Some Game Thing

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                  • #10
                    Tremor is probably the best name you'll find.

                    Projects with a cheesy name are always at a disadvantage, regardless of their quality. For example the Gimp photo editor is very nice and somewhat competitive with Photoshop, but the cheesy name holds it back. A cheesy name always negatively hurts projects (OpenQuartz's name, in my opinion, was bad as an example).

                    [I don't think that the largely forgotten and abandoned Quake engine with the name "Tremor" from nearly 10 years ago with no living home page should have any bearing on 2013. Quake belongs to the "living", not the graveyard.]
                    Quakeone.com - Being exactly one-half good and one-half evil has advantages. When a portal opens to the antimatter universe, my opposite is just me with a goatee.

                    So while you guys all have to fight your anti-matter counterparts, me and my evil twin will be drinking a beer laughing at you guys ...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Spike View Post
                      axe is a hex editor
                      vim is a text editor
                      tremor is already used for a quake engine project.
                      Ah good. I dont have to say it : )
                      Gnounc's Project Graveyard Gnounc's git repo

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                      • #12
                        Axe is an underarm deodorant in most of Europe!
                        Vim sounds like a cleaning product!
                        Tremor does not sound too impressive and also gives me the image of that cheesy horror movie!
                        Quake is something that describes an earth shattering event!

                        The name is extremely important, it should be catchy, something large sounding and easy to google/spell for website address.

                        Blasted, Impact, Shattered, Aftershock,
                        or maybe pick some lovely Cthulhu monster instead, as it should be Lovecraft inspired in art style!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by sock View Post
                          or maybe pick some lovely Cthulhu monster instead, as it should be Lovecraft inspired in art style!
                          The project could always change the name to something more elegant in the future.

                          Many projects begin with a "starter name" and later find their identity and rename themselves once the project has some sort of feel and direction.
                          Quakeone.com - Being exactly one-half good and one-half evil has advantages. When a portal opens to the antimatter universe, my opposite is just me with a goatee.

                          So while you guys all have to fight your anti-matter counterparts, me and my evil twin will be drinking a beer laughing at you guys ...

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                          • #14
                            FREEQ
                            [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT65GFEMQ2s[/ame]
                            www.quakeone.com/qrack | www.quakeone.com/cax| http://en.twitch.tv/sputnikutah

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Spike View Post
                              axe is a hex editor
                              vim is a text editor
                              tremor is already used for a quake engine project.
                              refering to it as a god is a bit pretentious.
                              greek words are all greek to me. or would be if I recognised it/the symbolism.

                              I vote for 'Steve'.
                              The sample names given, are actually not intended to be serious but inspire everyone to give a better suggestion.

                              To be frank, I don't care how they fail, I care about ideas and how people come by them, how they become inspired and why.

                              Tell me what inspires you Spike - What would you name it? & no, "Steve" doesn't count.
                              Last edited by QuakeRoot; 01-01-2013, 03:52 PM.

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