Quake
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[2021 Re-Release] How to fix input lag, stuttering and odd mouse behaviour
By macmac
Here's a quick fix for everyone experiencing issues with the 2021 remaster of the game made by Nightdive Studios.
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Sadly, this game uses Vulkan as primary API..
..but fortunately, you can switch to Direct3D 11!

Right-click your game in your library and enter the following into the launch options line:

+r_rhirenderfamily "d3d11"

With the quotes! It should look like this:


(Note: -skipmovies is absolutely optional, but you should totally do it because it skips the annoying splash screens)

Now start the game back up and enjoy perfect gameplay like you were used to in OG Quake!
If this doesn't work for you..
..or you simply wanted to test, do the following:

Delete the line out of the launch options and launch the game. Once you can access the console using the tidle key, enter

r_rhirenderfamily vulkan

And afterwards restart.

(Don't actually restart your computer, just enter the word "restart" into console.)

You can also enter the line in the launch options if you want.
Doesn't work for you? Try this:
Once you can access the console using the tidle key (~), enter the following:

r_gpuCulling 0

This might fix the issue for you. If it doesn't set the value back to 1.

You can also add this to your launch options if you want, then you'd have to add it like this:

+r_gpuCulling "0"

All credit goes to Reverend Dak for commenting this!
46 Comments
XenomTheFruktis 8 Jul @ 9:54am 
Thank you, it works now!!!:impressive: :steamthumbsup::steamthis:
Francisè von Spitroast 4 Sep, 2024 @ 7:21pm 
Thanks me from the past. I forgot about this solution. OpenGL it is!
TheWaMaster 10 Oct, 2023 @ 9:14pm 
just mash escape to skip the splash screens lol
Rhythm 14 Aug, 2022 @ 7:04pm 
A suggestion if this doesn't work for you try cl_mousesmooth 0
Mine was enabled in console even tho in settings it said it was disabled.
Bro Bike 4 May, 2022 @ 4:15am 
r_gpuCulling 0 is not recognized by the console :/
Francisè von Spitroast 29 Aug, 2021 @ 1:02am 
As much better as DX11 feels with a mouse in comparison to Vulkan, it was stuttering like mad for me. Setting it to use opengl instead fixed both any mouse sluggishness as well as stuttering.
Ryan B 23 Aug, 2021 @ 4:21pm 
Don't forget the quotes around "vulkan"!

r_rhirenderfamily "vulkan"
macmac  [author] 23 Aug, 2021 @ 8:03am 
Thanks dude, added to the guide!
Reverend Dak 23 Aug, 2021 @ 7:53am 
jarda.malina 22 Aug, 2021 @ 1:48pm 
guys, please, in multiplayer i have no sound:( single player work good. help please :)