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Q2PRO-X 1.6 Final by ly

Getting started

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Project author: ly

Find the right guide, from installation to detailed settings.

English edition • Q2PRO-X 1.6 Final by ly • November 7, 2026


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Q2PRO-X 1.6 Final guides

Getting started

Change history

Menus, console and appearance

Variable and command reference

Finding settings

Video and rendering

HDR

Audio and music

Voice chat

Mouse and controls

Network play

Network God

Demo browser and player

Match statistics

Item timers

Startup intro

AVFX weather and scenery

AVFX presets

Materials, sky and creatures

AVFX preset generator

Model highlights and appearance

Single-player and mods

Blood and impact marks

Particles and their colours

Connecting to servers

Surface objects

Lighting and visibility

Health and armour ambience

Custom sounds

Hit sounds

Chat translation

Console categories

Personal menus

OpenTDM-X bots

Simplifying map visuals

Item animation


Q2PRO-X 1.6 Final guides

The set contains 36 guides in each language, covering 1.6 Final. All illustrations are embedded; the guides can be read offline.

Getting started

Find the right guide, from installation to detailed settings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Documentation_Index_EN.docx

Change history

Features and fixes added since the 1.5 release.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Release_Notes_EN.docx

Menus, console and appearance

Colours, text sizes, dialogs, opacity and saving your own themes.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Interface_Menu_Console_Guide_EN.docx

Variable and command reference

What settings do, which values they accept and how to use console commands.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Cvar_Command_Reference_EN.docx

Finding settings

Using the variable and command browser.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Cvars_Cvar_Browser_Guide_EN.docx

Video and rendering

Display, lighting, shadows, post-processing and image quality.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Video_Visuals_Guide_EN.docx

HDR

Brightness settings and output to an HDR monitor.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_HDR_Guide_EN.docx

Audio and music

Spatial audio, reverberation and music settings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Sound_Guide_EN.docx

Voice chat

Choose a microphone, room and voice transmission mode.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Voice_Chat_Guide_EN.docx

Mouse and controls

Input modes, sensitivity, zoom and system shortcuts.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Controls_Mouse_Zoom_Guide_EN.docx

Network play

Server rate, ping, prediction and movement smoothing.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Network_Play_Guide_EN.docx

Network God

Read connection indicators and investigate networking problems.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Network_God_Guide_EN.docx

Demo browser and player

Find recordings, seek through them, choose a player and use the director.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Demo_Browser_Player_Guide_EN.docx

Match statistics

Collect results from demos and review maps, opponents and match history.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Game_Statistics_Demo_Auto_Statistics_Guide_EN.docx

Item timers

Respawn countdowns and timer window settings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Live_Item_Timers_Guide_EN.docx

Startup intro

Intro scene, logo, music and how to turn them off.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Startup_Intro_Settings_Guide_EN.docx

AVFX weather and scenery

Rain, snow, water, fog and other environmental effects.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_AVFX_Settings_Guide_EN.docx

AVFX presets

Choose a scene, save your own settings and rename presets.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_AVFX_Presets_Guide_EN.docx

Materials, sky and creatures

Environment, reflections and celestial object settings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_AVFX_Advanced_Features_Guide_EN.docx

AVFX preset generator

Set limits and generate new combinations of effects.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_AVFX_Preset_Generator_Guide_EN.docx

Model highlights and appearance

Colours, outlines, bloom, model parts and nickname presets.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Visual_Highlights_Guide_EN.docx

Single-player and mods

Campaign, mutators, practice and launching installed mods.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Single_Player_Mods_Guide_EN.docx

Blood and impact marks

Weapon effects, blood pools, craters, debris and contact presets.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_AVFX_Contact_Effects_Guide_EN.docx

Particles and their colours

Enable particle families and choose colours for standard effects and AVFX.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Particle_Families_Enable_RGB_Guide_EN.docx

Connecting to servers

Connection history, reconnecting and console commands.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Server_History_Reconnect_Guide_EN.docx

Surface objects

Place and adjust environmental details.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Surface_Objects_Guide_EN.docx

Lighting and visibility

Choose presets and save your own lighting settings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Lighting_Visibility_Presets_Guide_EN.docx

Health and armour ambience

Choose background audio for different player states.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Health_Armor_Ambient_Guide_EN.docx

Custom sounds

Replace sounds and prepare audio files for the game.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Audio_Assets_Guide_EN.docx

Hit sounds

Configure the sound played when you hit an opponent.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Hit_Feedback_Guide_EN.docx

Chat translation

Select a language, translate visible messages and copy text.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Console_Chat_Translator_Guide_EN.docx

Console categories

Horizontal and vertical tabs for different message types.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Console_Categories_Guide_EN.docx

Personal menus

Create sections, add settings and choose where they appear.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Personal_Menus_Guide_EN.docx

OpenTDM-X bots

Maps, opponents, behaviour presets and bot updates.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_OpenTDM_X_Guide_EN.docx

Simplifying map visuals

Patterns, colours and brightness for walls, floors and ceilings.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Visual_Simplification_Guide_EN.docx

Item animation

Jumps, squash and stretch by item group.

Q2PRO-X_1.6_Item_Animation_Guide_EN.docx