Just to help out.
 
If you still don't get it after listening to the Bombcast:
 
1. Get Quake (for windows anyway):
 
 http://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/  (cheaper!)
 http://www.idsoftware.com/store/ 
 
2. Install Quake

3. Get NQuake:
 
 http://nquake.com/
 
4. Install NQuake. 
Hint: your PAK files for your Steam copy of quake are in: 
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\quake\Id1
 
That is all

I think it's pretty crazy that Quake is still 10 bucks.

" @jadeskye: I bought the Quake Complete pack during (I think) Christmas for like ~$15, thankfully. "

" @ajamafalous said:

" @jadeskye: I bought the Quake Complete pack during (I think) Christmas for like ~$15, thankfully. "

i purposely avoid steam at christmas generally. I find my wallet tends to lighten considerably. "

Awesome! Thanks for this

If you're having trouble getting the game installed from an original disc in Win7/Vista 64, dosbox works nicely (crank up the CPU cycles though, or it takes foreverrrr).    You'll also likely need to patch it up to 1.06 - you can get the patch here and run it through dosbox (another 16-bit dos app!).  After that's done just install nquake and point it to the pak as usual.  
 
p.s. I ran into a strange issue where nquake had created a dir called pak1.pak in <installpath>/nQuake/id1 instead of just copying the file over.  In that dir was another copy of the paks.   I fixed things by just renaming the pak1.pak dir and moving the pak1.pak file out of it.  If you're finding you can only access the shareware episode and none of the dm maps, check this out first. 

For those of us who despise the updated graphics, can we still play using OTHER source ports? 
I mean when the GB server is up can I still connect to the IP in oh say WinQuakePro? 

    

OK, here's a question:  Jeff mentions EZQuake and NQuake in the Bombcast.  They both look to do the same thing (updated Quakeworld client).  What are the pros and cons of each?  I've used the various Doom source ports (ZDoom etc) in the past but I've never delved into the world of Quake source ports.

I'll be there.

" I think it's pretty crazy that Quake is still 10 bucks. "

I'm curious what the turnout for this will be, hopefully enough to keep the servers full.
 
Still, Kane and Lynch got released last week or possibly even some other game.  Hell, even Quake 3 might be more accessible to that young hip "console only" audience.

I imagine the turnout will be relatively small (still enough to fill the server a couple times over, though) for this one, which is a shame since it's a game I actually have and would be moderately interested in playing. I have class for the first hour and a half of TNT, though, so that means no TNTs for me until December.

Better buy the Quake pack on Steam in case of Quake II next week!

I'm curious what the turnout for this will be, hopefully enough to keep the servers full.

" OK, here's a question:  Jeff mentions EZQuake and NQuake in the Bombcast.  They both look to do the same thing (updated Quakeworld client).  What are the pros and cons of each?  I've used the various Doom source ports (ZDoom etc) in the past but I've never delved into the world of Quake source ports. "

OK, you can call me a n00b but I can't find any general info on TNT on the site like what time it is and how to join and stuff?

I just wish the guys were playing Quake Live instead. Don't have the original Quake. :(

So how do you go about adding a custom ip address when they announce it on thursday? Do you have to go into the console?

Sweet! Can't wait to buy Quake and immediately get owned.

o God. i install nquake. hop into a Multiplayer map and my Comp freezes at the connecting screen. the Horror!

Installed it and played against some bots. Lost really really badly.
There's no railgun in Quake 1, eh? :(

Thanks for the post. Bought the id pack a while ago, never bothered with the old Quake games. Should be fun. 

When I try to run ezquake I get "Could not load OpenGL subsystem" You need to have proper graphics card drivers installed. [GLW_StartOpenGL()] Is there a way to make this run in direct3d?

" Installed it and played against some bots. Lost really really badly.There's no railgun in Quake 1, eh? :( "

" I imagine the turnout will be relatively small (still enough to fill the server a couple times over, though) for this one, which is a shame since it's a game I actually have and would be moderately interested in playing. I have class for the first hour and a half of TNT, though, so that means no TNTs for me until December. "

Unless there is some crazy vulnerability (like the rcon exploit in Quake 2), I think I will just roll with original quakeworld. Putting high res textures on a low poly world has never looked right for me.
 
Hopefully this will be a success and Quake 2 (and maybe a mod like Q2CTF) will be next.

" how-am-I-gonna-put-it-politely?  w h e r e   i s   t h e   I P   a d d r e s s ?  warm-up-sessions? "

I'm thre worst at pc gaming. I've got ezquake now, but what's the difference between 'ezquake' and 'ezyquake-gl'. gl just seemed a bit brighter.
 
More importantly, where in the interface do I connect to the specified server? I gather that i'll be typing in an ip address at some point to connect, but where do you even input that address.

" @Steve_C:  Press the Insert key in the server browser. "

Well, I downloaded and installed it. I can't wait for the humiliation that will ensue.

For some reason I can't get bots working... installed nQuake all fine and dandy, Start a bot match, then there are options on the menu for adding bots, I try that but all I get is "UNKNOWN COMMAND ADDBOT", anyone know why?