It is the end of the century and mayhem and strife abound. The year? 1899. Outlaws, hired guns, and lawmen wage war in the American west. So strap on your sixguns and cut down your enemies in a hail of bullets.

PLEASE NOTE: Gunslinger Quake is no longer under active development by anyone that I know of. To my knowledge there are no active servers either, but there are people still playing. If you want to contact other interested parties, check out the forums.

Email from an, uh, emotional fan Monday, Nov 22, 1999 8:05 PM

I received this email today:
From: stoltmann <srjds1@earthlink.net>
Subject: YOU IDIOT
what is your prob?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
just gonna let the mod sit and rot arent ya?
fooey on you
you suck on day you skipping along releaseing the 1.2 patch and poof you decide hmm im an idiot so why dont i treat all my fans that the this mod im making and just screw em over and say "the development of gunslinger has ended because im a waste of space, oragans and and a half a a peanut for my brain and im a freak of nature and i have to tie a piece of meat around my neck so my dog will play with me"
RELEASE ANOTHER PATCH WITH THE DANG BOTS AND OR MORE WEAPONS!
freak

So please write him and thank him for all his work in trying to convince me to resume my work.
Quintin Stone

Gunslinger Quake development ended Wednesday, Nov 17, 1999 5:32 PM

Yes, I've come to decision to end any further enhancements to Gunslinger Quake2. What started as an experiment ("Can I do this?") ended as a nice little game, but one that amounts to a drop in the bucket of Quake2 mods. Nearly every message I received was from a person that enjoyed it; even those who criticized it loved to play. I think that GQ just came too late in the life cycle of Quake2, entering into a market inundated with mods and players who were already entrenched in their own particular mod of choice.

What does this mean? No bots, no gatling gun, no indian weapons, no single player GQ-specific levels or enemies. But the Gunslinger Quake home page will be here as long as PlanetQuake allows it, and the files will still be available. If any new bugs spring up that people tell me about, I will try to fix them and release a proper patch. Submitted maps will still be put up for distribution. Just don't expect any further enhancements to the game.

My sincere thanks to Shadowfire for all of his contributions, both sounds and advice. In addition, I'd like to thank all of the server admins who took a chance with a mod less played. I hope you weren't too terribly disappointed.

My current project is looking at the possibility of a post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk mod for either the Quake3 or Unreal Tournament engine. I've been playing a lot of Counter-Strike and Rogue Spear, but been dissatisfied with some aspects of both. Our hope is to land somewhere in between, with a strong focus on realism and fun. Oh, and 60 or so different weapons.
Quintin Stone

New 1.2 patch Sunday, Oct 31, 1999 5:26 PM

Okay, the new 1.2 patch is out. This new library fixes the problem with jerky movement when encumbered, being able to light the cannon's second fire mode while underwater, and the "moves into first place" messages that appear when the first-place player respawns. This new patch completely replaces the old 1.1 patch... in other words, you don't need to upgrade to 1.1 before upgrading to 1.2. So download it now from the Files section.
Quintin Stone

New maps, upcoming patch Sunday, Oct 31, 1999 12:28 PM

Wow! You guys need to try these two new maps from Maric: "Stone Valley" (marics_gs1) and "Dry Gulch" (marics_gs2). These are deathmatch only maps, but even so they offer a nice change of scenery from the ghost towns we've come to know and love. They both have a southwestern mountains/valleys feel to them. So head over to the Files section and download them right now!

Yes, there are some prediction issues with item weight effects. This produces a jerkiness when moving while encumbered. I plan on fixing this in the soon-to-come 1.2 patch, as well as the erroneous "moved into first place" message that appears when the first-place player is killed.
Quintin Stone

Version 1.1 Patch Available Wednesday, Oct 27, 1999 12:34 PM

Okay, the official Gunslinger 1.1 patch is now available for download. This fixes that annoying "Info string length exceeded" message, the enemy AI, effects of Laudanum mixed with artifacts, lack of frags when using the Bowie Knife, the coach gun sound, and adds keyboard sensitivity for zooming with the Sharps Rifle and puts the hatchet and molotov cocktail into the WEAPNEXT WEAPPREV cycle. Both the Win and Linux version are available in the Files section.
Quintin Stone

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Email from an, uh, emotional fan	Monday, Nov 22, 1999 8:05 PM
I received this email today: From: stoltmann <srjds1@earthlink.net> Subject: YOU IDIOT what is your prob?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! just gonna let the mod sit and rot arent ya? fooey on you you suck on day you skipping along releaseing the 1.2 patch and poof you decide hmm im an idiot so why dont i treat all my fans that the this mod im making and just screw em over and say "the development of gunslinger has ended because im a waste of space, oragans and and a half a a peanut for my brain and im a freak of nature and i have to tie a piece of meat around my neck so my dog will play with me" RELEASE ANOTHER PATCH WITH THE DANG BOTS AND OR MORE WEAPONS! freak So please write him and thank him for all his work in trying to convince me to resume my work. Quintin Stone
Gunslinger Quake development ended	Wednesday, Nov 17, 1999 5:32 PM
Yes, I've come to decision to end any further enhancements to Gunslinger Quake2. What started as an experiment ("Can I do this?") ended as a nice little game, but one that amounts to a drop in the bucket of Quake2 mods. Nearly every message I received was from a person that enjoyed it; even those who criticized it loved to play. I think that GQ just came too late in the life cycle of Quake2, entering into a market inundated with mods and players who were already entrenched in their own particular mod of choice. What does this mean? No bots, no gatling gun, no indian weapons, no single player GQ-specific levels or enemies. But the Gunslinger Quake home page will be here as long as PlanetQuake allows it, and the files will still be available. If any new bugs spring up that people tell me about, I will try to fix them and release a proper patch. Submitted maps will still be put up for distribution. Just don't expect any further enhancements to the game. My sincere thanks to Shadowfire for all of his contributions, both sounds and advice. In addition, I'd like to thank all of the server admins who took a chance with a mod less played. I hope you weren't too terribly disappointed. My current project is looking at the possibility of a post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk mod for either the Quake3 or Unreal Tournament engine. I've been playing a lot of Counter-Strike and Rogue Spear, but been dissatisfied with some aspects of both. Our hope is to land somewhere in between, with a strong focus on realism and fun. Oh, and 60 or so different weapons. Quintin Stone
New 1.2 patch	Sunday, Oct 31, 1999 5:26 PM
Okay, the new 1.2 patch is out. This new library fixes the problem with jerky movement when encumbered, being able to light the cannon's second fire mode while underwater, and the "moves into first place" messages that appear when the first-place player respawns. This new patch completely replaces the old 1.1 patch... in other words, you don't need to upgrade to 1.1 before upgrading to 1.2. So download it now from the Files section. Quintin Stone
New maps, upcoming patch	Sunday, Oct 31, 1999 12:28 PM
Wow! You guys need to try these two new maps from Maric: "Stone Valley" (marics_gs1) and "Dry Gulch" (marics_gs2). These are deathmatch only maps, but even so they offer a nice change of scenery from the ghost towns we've come to know and love. They both have a southwestern mountains/valleys feel to them. So head over to the Files section and download them right now! Yes, there are some prediction issues with item weight effects. This produces a jerkiness when moving while encumbered. I plan on fixing this in the soon-to-come 1.2 patch, as well as the erroneous "moved into first place" message that appears when the first-place player is killed. Quintin Stone
Version 1.1 Patch Available	Wednesday, Oct 27, 1999 12:34 PM
Okay, the official Gunslinger 1.1 patch is now available for download. This fixes that annoying "Info string length exceeded" message, the enemy AI, effects of Laudanum mixed with artifacts, lack of frags when using the Bowie Knife, the coach gun sound, and adds keyboard sensitivity for zooming with the Sharps Rifle and puts the hatchet and molotov cocktail into the WEAPNEXT WEAPPREV cycle. Both the Win and Linux version are available in the Files section. Quintin Stone