Some photos by Brian "Wendigo" Hess, documenting when DOOM fans got play QTest with id themselves.

See more here: https://web.archive.org/web/20070728115315fw_/http://photos.planetquake.gamespy.com/qtest/

I've been working on a @frag-net article about these visits/QuakeCon, I'm so greatful Fedi helped me rediscover this.

Please repeat so this can get exposure:

There was an old site that hosted a page documenting a moment in 1996 when several at the time professional DOOM players flew/drove to Texas to have a small for fun LAN tourney and then they visited id Software the same or next day. This was when Quake was still in development from what I recall. It's significant not only for e-sports and id Software history, but it also featured many photos of the players (some who have sadly left us) and id Software guys such as Carmack, American, and of course Romero. I believe a popular old photo of American working Quake comes from this set.

I had it bookmarked over a decade ago, and it's been so long I can not remember their names or the site. I believe the site itself wasn't from 1996, but sometime after the event like 99 or early 00s. I'm sorry at how unhelpful that is but I'm hoping someone else knows what I'm talking about for I would love to get it documented properly for the modern age if it isn't already.

One year ago was our latest major update to our game, The Wastes.

To be honest with you, I wish we haven't been taking so long on these patches. It seems like every time we release a major patch, something major happens in our lives.

This time it was a collection of burnout, a very personal and difficult loss in my own life, then coupled with the usual responsibilities life throws at you.

Things are finally picking up again, and I'm starting to feel pretty good about 1.4

See you there.