v2026.04.02/emulators/tyrquake.yml

emulator: TyrQuake
type: libretro
core_classification: game_engine
source: "https://github.com/libretro/tyrquake"
upstream: "http://disenchant.net/tyrquake/"
profiled_date: "2026-03-25"
core_version: "v0.62"
display_name: "Quake (TyrQuake)"
cores: [tyrquake]
systems: [quake]
notes: >
  Quake engine source port by Kevin Shanahan (Tyrann). Plays Quake (id1), mission
  packs Scourge of Armagon (hipnotic) and Dissolution of Eternity (rogue), Quoth
  mod, and custom mods via -game parameter. Content is loaded directly from the
  PAK file path — the directory containing the PAK becomes basedir
  (libretro.c:988,1050). The engine auto-detects game variant by checking the
  content path for id1, hipnotic, rogue, or quoth substrings
  (libretro.c:1030-1070). All engine assets (gfx/palette.lmp, gfx/colormap.lmp,
  gfx.wad, textures, models, sounds) are loaded from within PAK files via
  COM_AddGameDirectory (common.c:1709), which tries pak0.pak through pak9.pak in
  both lowercase and uppercase. The core never calls
  RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY. BGM as OGG tracks in music/ subfolder
  of each game directory.

files: []