RAVE Quake Setup CheckList: Ray Swartz of ATI sent this Checklist for MacQuake Performance on ATI RAGE PRO boards. It must work, as he claims he's getting up to 31fps! Here's the procedure:

"Here's a checklist for playing MacQuake on ATI RAGE PRO boards:
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* Download latest drivers from ATI web site.
* ATI Displays control panel set to "Standard" 3D quality. Important!
* QuickDraw 3D 1.5.3 or later extensions
* Video set to thousands of colors
* Quake version 1.08.4 or later.
* Monitor connected to ATI board (duh!)
* Turn off Virtual Memory in the memory control panel. Quake's memory
allocation does not need to be boosted.
* Remove unnecessary extensions, especially ones that work in the
background, like File Sharing, FileSaver, and DiskExpress.
* Make sure your Xclaim board has a RAGE PRO chip. Upgrade if necessary.
(All Nexus GA boards have it.) Quake requires 4 MB frame buffer (min).

* Quake settings:

For highest performance type these commands at Quake console (~ key):

R_WATERALPHA 1.0
R_MIRRORALPHA 1.0
R_FULLBRIGHT 1

{With these settings, I get 31.2 fps on my 9600/233 with an Xclaim VR.}
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For coolest looking graphics:

R_WATERALPHA 0.3
R_MIRRORALPHA 0.3
R_FULLBRIGHT 0

{With these settings, I get 21.1 fps on my 9600/233 with an Xclaim VR.}

BTW, I am using v4.2.2 of the ATI 3D Accelerator driver. To get the timings, I used this command at the ~ [Tilde ~ key lowers command console-Mike]

TIMEDEMO DEMO2 "

Thanks Ray! Ray is a regular in my video card forum also, answering questions and assisting with readers questions. It's much appreciated! (And thanks to the many other regulars who do the same there - I welcome the help you are providing!)

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