Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Since the Q2 remaster is out and people are playing multiplayer via the added lobby feature, I thought I'd show a few map tricks and quirks while the game is still hot. Hopefully my lack of editing skill doesn't take away from the information I'm attempting to present here.
There's a lot of trick jumps of varying usefulness (check out q2dm1 daelmun jump-movie on youtube if you want to see how in-depth it can get), so I'm only covering ones that would provide good value for starters. Also, this won't be a comprehensive guide on how to do these tricks, but only just a small demo to show what is possible; there's a lot of existing tutorials and guides that explain the various Quake jumps if you're willing to dive in. Having said that, if you ask about it, I'll probably reply and give my best explanation.
I'll only be covering q2dm1 - dm8 since I haven't really played Q2 64 or the expansion pack maps; now sounds like a great time for me to start! Unfortunately I don't have much for dm2; you can shoot people through the windows in the twin elevators in the red armor area, you can rocket jump to the megahealth and red armor...that's all I can think of right now.
I also throw in some map quirks/glitches if you want to troll a bit (no one seems to be amused in lobbies when I do the dm1 ceiling glitch =/ ).
Also noticed so far that there are a few things I can't perform in the remaster:
- self-detonation hand grenade jumps (ex. pulling the pin on a hand grenade, crouch, look down, and wait until the grenade explodes)
- crate jumps/climbing on dm6 rail and dm8 rocket/grenade launcher area
00:00 - q2dm1 megahealth room, double jump up crates and circle jump across
00:17 - q2dm1 waterside rockets shortcut, circle/double/ramp jump
00:31 - q2dm1 ceiling glitch
01:10 - q2dm3 SSG from yellow armor, circle - ramp jump
01:19 - q2dm3 invulerability item, rocket jump
01:32 - q2dm3 combine invuln and quad
01:43 - q2dm3 mismatched textures
01:52 - q2dm4 protruding edge, rocket/circle jump
02:26 - q2dm5 drop into red armor room
02:30 - q2dm5 block elevator while waiting for red armor
02:58 - q2dm5 see past boundaries
03:13 - q2dm6 red and yellow armor locations
03:31 - q2dm6 out-of-the-way platform, rocket + ramp jump
03:52 - q2dm7 SSG from SG spawn
04:03 - q2dm7 upper rocket launcher, circle jump
04:19 - q2dm7 cubby hole under slime
04:34 - q2dm8 BFG location shortcut, rocket jump
04:41 - q2dm8 area above hyperblaster, rocket jump
Since the Q2 remaster is out and people are playing multiplayer via the added lobby feature, I thought I'd show a few map tricks and quirks while the game is still hot. Hopefully my lack of editing skill doesn't take away from the information I'm attempting to present here.
There's a lot of trick jumps of varying usefulness (check out q2dm1 daelmun jump-movie on youtube if you want to see how in-depth it can get), so I'm only covering ones that would provide good value for starters. Also, this won't be a comprehensive guide on how to do these tricks, but only just a small demo to show what is possible; there's a lot of existing tutorials and guides that explain the various Quake jumps if you're willing to dive in. Having said that, if you ask about it, I'll probably reply and give my best explanation.
I'll only be covering q2dm1 - dm8 since I haven't really played Q2 64 or the expansion pack maps; now sounds like a great time for me to start! Unfortunately I don't have much for dm2; you can shoot people through the windows in the twin elevators in the red armor area, you can rocket jump to the megahealth and red armor...that's all I can think of right now.
I also throw in some map quirks/glitches if you want to troll a bit (no one seems to be amused in lobbies when I do the dm1 ceiling glitch =/ ).
Also noticed so far that there are a few things I can't perform in the remaster:
- self-detonation hand grenade jumps (ex. pulling the pin on a hand grenade, crouch, look down, and wait until the grenade explodes)
- crate jumps/climbing on dm6 rail and dm8 rocket/grenade launcher area
00:00 - q2dm1 megahealth room, double jump up crates and circle jump across
00:17 - q2dm1 waterside rockets shortcut, circle/double/ramp jump
00:31 - q2dm1 ceiling glitch
01:10 - q2dm3 SSG from yellow armor, circle - ramp jump
01:19 - q2dm3 invulerability item, rocket jump
01:32 - q2dm3 combine invuln and quad
01:43 - q2dm3 mismatched textures
01:52 - q2dm4 protruding edge, rocket/circle jump
02:26 - q2dm5 drop into red armor room
02:30 - q2dm5 block elevator while waiting for red armor
02:58 - q2dm5 see past boundaries
03:13 - q2dm6 red and yellow armor locations
03:31 - q2dm6 out-of-the-way platform, rocket + ramp jump
03:52 - q2dm7 SSG from SG spawn
04:03 - q2dm7 upper rocket launcher, circle jump
04:19 - q2dm7 cubby hole under slime
04:34 - q2dm8 BFG location shortcut, rocket jump
04:41 - q2dm8 area above hyperblaster, rocket jump
