Gameplay Mod Quake Defiled

Mods that only include changes to gameplay, but no maps of their own. Usually to be played with community Vanilla maps.
Compiling and defiling of various QC, adding new creatures and weapons that randomly change on map load so that Quake becomes a roguelike. Works great with any map that does not have its own progs.dat.

Credits include: Team Nihilism Unlimited for Mega-enforcer, Riot gun; Jonathan Nelno Wright for Cujo mod, Casey Robinson and Gene Warren for head sacrifices, Hipnotic Interactive for the empathy shield, gremlins and scourges; and Rogue Entertainment for multi-grenade ogre and wrath.

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Critters Modified:

Fish, Eel -megashock
Enforcer -cranked attack
Mega Enforcer -better sounds
Ogre -better varied attacks, multi grenades
Cthon -destructible
Old One -vore attack
Zombie -Exploding Zombie, skin variation, take damage made realistic

New Critters:

Poison Grunt, Nail Grunt, Flamethrower Grunt
Drone; Imp -slam attack added
Bazooka Babe
Scourge
Gremlin -faster, more spawns, supports riot controller & flame thrower
Wrath
Wraith -Zombie summoning
Goblin Spider -mind altering spit, poison effect

Weapons modified:

Pistol, toggle for Air Fist
Riot Controller
Chain Gun
Flame Thrower -better burn, toggle for Freeze Gun -customized
Grenade Launcher -enhanced, toggle for Mind Gun -customized
Rocket Launcher -gib feature, toggle for Gas Launcher -customized
Thunderbolt -chain lightning, toggle for BFG -improved explosion & mod

Impulses modified:

Teleport
• impulse 41 Set Telepoint
• impulse 43 Teleport
Hook
• impulse 98
• impulse 96
• impulse 97
• impulse 95
Crouch
• impulse 12
• impulse 13
Head Sacrafice
• impulse 30 Launches Head
• impulse 32 Cycle Heads Up
• impulse 31 Cycle Heads Down
Monster Lure
• impulse 67 Launch right arrow
Cloak • impulse 49

New Features:
Cujo -can be summoned from collecting horn item
• impulse 100 Activate
• impulse 104 Teleport to You
• impulse 105 Doggie Lamp
• impulse 106 Report on Status
• impulse 107 Attack Toggle

Empathy Shield
Submitted by
Gique
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Release Date
Mar 30, 2026
First uploaded
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Latest reviews

This is really neat. I didn't think something like this would be made for Quake. Reminds me of co-op mods for various other FPS like Unreal. It's quite a bit jank, but for someone like me who grew up on stuff like that, it's completely charming. Lots of weapons, lots of enemy types, lots of fun. It also has the best regular Quake shotgun sound I've ever heard. It's a subtle alteration, but it truly does it for me.