# Quake Champions Quake Champions Summer 2021 Update

- Product: Quake Champions (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions)
- Vendor: id Software
- Date: 2021-07-01
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/611500/view/2975172642565387343
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/quake-champions/releases/2021-07-01-quake-champions-summer-2021-update

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- **added** — New map THE DARK ZONE based on classic Quake DM6
- **added** — TRAILBLAZER Tri-bolt classic Quake legacy grenade launcher skin
- **added** — LAST-RITUAL Super Nailgun skin from Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
- **added** — REAPER Railgun classic Quake legacy railgun skin with Ranger third-person world view weapon model
- **added** — QCON 2021 commemorative gauntlet available during QuakeCon 2021
- **added** — CHROME SHADERS for all Champions in red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, silver, and black
- **added** — PINK Champion Shaders for each champion
- **added** — PINK Weapon Shaders for each weapon with color shaders
- **added** — NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency mode to reduce latency by aligning game engine work just-in-time for rendering
- **added** — Menu Framerate Limit option with default 120 FPS, minimum 60, maximum 250
- **added** — Streamer Mode to use main menu framerate limit when minimized
- **added** — Damage Number Summation HUD option to show total recent damage dealt aggregating high rate of fire weapons
- **added** — Crosshair Hit Color option to flash crosshair when dealing damage
- **added** — Crosshair Hit Scale option to scale crosshair larger or smaller when hitting a target
- **added** — Speedometer HUD placement options for Off, Below Crosshair, or Below Portrait
- **added** — Ability Info Position option to move ability icon left or right from center
- **added** — Mouse Input option to choose between raw mouse or DirectX mouse input
- **added** — Respawn keybind customization to change default SPACE bind on death screen
- **added** — HitBeep audio option to select sound when hitting targets with Off, Damage Based, or Single Sfx modes
- **added** — Anti-tamper security methods to reduce in-game cheating and exploits
- **changed** — Made weapons and vanity items from previous Battle Pass seasons available in the store

As the old summer adage goes, “sun’s out, guns out”—and there’ll be plenty of weapons-in-hand in the Arena! (Hopefully yours pointed at the enemy, and not vice-versa.) We’re celebrating 25 years of Quake in this update, so get ready for a rocket blast from the past with a retro map, classic weapon skins, and lots more—including new anti-cheat measures to keep the fighting fair!

##### UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS

##### New Map

-  **THE DARK ZONE** – The textures may be retro, but the gameplay is timeless. Return to one of the classic Quake multiplayer maps, DM6 – The Dark Zone.

##### New Customizations

-  **TRAILBLAZER Tri-bolt** - Classic Quake Legacy Grenade Launcher

-  **LAST-RITUAL Super Nailgun** - Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon Laser Cannon

-  **REAPER Railgun** - Classic Quake "Legacy" Railgun—Ranger's Quake third-person World View Weapon Model!

-  **QCON 2021 Gauntlet** - This commemorative gauntlet will be available during QuakeCon 2021!

-  **CHROME SHADERS for all Champions** - Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Silver, and Black

-  **PINK Champion Shaders **- One for each Champion

-  **PINK Weapon Shaders **- One for each weapon that has color shaders

##### Store Updates

-  The weapons and some vanity items from previous Battle Pass seasons are now available in the store.

##### New Client Options

##### GAME OPTIONS

-  **Added NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency** - Reflex Low Latency Mode aligns game engine work to complete just-in-time for rendering, eliminating the GPU render queue and reducing CPU back pressure in GPU intensive scenes. This delivers latency reductions above and beyond existing driver-only techniques, such as NVIDIA Ultra Low Latency Mode. Available in Game Settings. (Nvidia Maxwell, Pascal, Turing, or Ampere GPUs with R455 drivers required.)

-  **Menu Framerate Limit** - Added a max FPS Limit for while in the main menu. (Default 120, min 60, max 250)

-  **Streamer Mode** - Use the Main Menu Framerate Limit when minimized to maintain the stream's FPS quality.

##### HUD OPTIONS

-  **Damage Number Summation** - Damage numbers now show a total of recent damage dealt to a target, aggregating high rate of fire weapons into a combined damage dealt number. Select between Off, Damage Type (default), and All Recent Damage.

-  **Crosshair Hit Color** - Choose a crosshair color to flash when dealing damage. Must be enabled with "Crosshair Hit Color Enabled".

-  **Crosshair Hit Scale** - Players may now choose to scale their crosshair either larger or smaller when hitting a target.

-  **Speedometer** - Players may choose between "Off", "Below Crosshair", and "Below Portrait" to alter the HUD placement of the Speedometer.

-  **Ability Info Position **- Players may now choose to move the Ability Icon from the center of the screen and push it to either the LEFT or RIGHT side, useful for either players with centered weapons, or those who just wish to group this information near either the Health & Armor Vitals or the Ammo info.

##### CONTROL OPTIONS

-  **Mouse Input** – now choose between Raw Mouse or DirectX mouse input

-  **Respawn** - You may now change the default "SPACE" bind for issuing a respawn on the death screen.

##### AUDIO OPTIONS

-  **HitBeep** - Select the sound made when hitting a target. Choose between:

-  Off (no sound)

-  Damage Based (sound based on how much damage was dealt)

-  Single Sfx (play the base hit sound regardless of damage dealt)

##### New Anti-Cheat

-  We have added anti-tamper security methods and have taken actions to significantly reduce in-game cheating and exploits. This added level of protection will continue to strengthen over time.

-  We recommend that any users experiencing issues disable third-party software while playing; in particular, any software that attempts to integrate with our game by creating overlays or performs keyboard or mouse automations.

-  Some GPU “tuning applications such as Riva Tuner or MSI AfterBurner may cause co

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