Quake 4 Linux v1.2.1

id Software has today unveiled Quake 4 v1.2.1 point release for Linux. Addressed in this new Linux Q4 update is most notably SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) support! Yes, those with Hyper-Threading enabled systems or with multiple CPU cores can finally benefit when gaming. We at Phoronix are in the midst of running through a plethora of Quake 4 v1.2.1 benchmarks to study the SMP benefits under Linux with gaming. We hope to have up an article soon within a couple of hours. On top of the Linux SMP capabilities in this minor update is no longer using SDL_ListModes to filter available resolutions, fix stalls that may occur with DNS resolution, and fixes an in-game download bug. In order to benefit from the SMP technology within Quake 4 v1.2.1, a modified version of the SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) library is required. This modified library is integrated with the Quake 4 installer itself. The Quake 4 v1.2.1 Linux information is available at id Software ZeroWing.