From my perspective, that odd lighting and tint is part of the aesthetic that makes it great. You can learn more about how the renderer works here: http://fabi

From my perspective, that odd lighting and tint is part of the aesthetic that makes it great. You can learn more about how the renderer works here: http://fabiensanglard.net/quake2/quake2_software_renderer.php http://fabiensanglard.net/quake2/quake2_software_renderer.ph... You can create your own palette using the included pcx2pal: https://github.com/klaussilveira/qengine/blob/master/src/tools/pcx2pal/pcx2pal.c https://github.com/klaussilveira/qengine/blob/master/src/too... After that, you might want to generate the colormap: https://github.com/klaussilveira/qengine/blob/master/src/tools/colormap/colormap.c https://github.com/klaussilveira/qengine/blob/master/src/too... If you enjoy the code of Q2, but also would like more modern rendering, I highly recommend quake2xp from Barnes: https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-2-xp https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-2-xp Yamagi is the gold standard for all Q2 engines: https://github.com/yquake2/yquake2 https://github.com/yquake2/yquake2 And some art help: http://maps.rcmd.org/tutorials/q2_palette_textures/ http://maps.rcmd.org/tutorials/q2_palette_textures/