MCQuake3
by byteManiak
MCQuake3 brings the classic Quake 3 arena experience into Minecraft, with weapons, pickups and deathmatch-style play inside a dedicated dimension.
What it does
Players craft ammunition for the weapons, and some ammo types are made with the Plasma Inducer. The EMI mod is recommended for looking up those crafting recipes in game. Weapons are acquired by walking over Weapon pickups, and ammo is replenished by walking over Ammo Box pickups, so the loop of finding and using gear follows the arena shooter it draws on.
Matches take place in a Quake3 dimension where players build their own play arenas, and maps can be built or used as they are. Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture Flag game modes are included. The mod runs on Fabric for 1.19.3 – 1.21.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source is publicly available.
Key features
Quake 3 weapons
Weapons from the Quake 3 arena shooter are added, each usable once picked up from the world.
Crafted ammunition
Some weapon ammo is crafted, with the Plasma Inducer used for the recipes that need it.
Pickups in the world
Weapon pickups and Ammo Box pickups are placed on maps so players can resupply while moving through an arena.
Game modes
Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture Flag modes are available for arena play.
Quake3 dimension
A dedicated dimension holds the arenas, where players build and play their own maps, including the included even maps.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Arena matches
Groups of players can run deathmatch or team matches on a server, with arenas built in the Quake3 dimension.
Map building
Builders can design arenas and maps in the dimension, then play them with the pickups and weapons the mod adds.
Who it’s for: Players who want an arena shooter inside Minecraft, and server owners hosting small competitive matches. Both the server and every player need the mod, and the EMI mod helps with the Plasma Inducer recipes.
Questions
Does MCQuake3 need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does MCQuake3 support?
How are ammo and weapons obtained?
In the catalog
MCQuake3 is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod aims to recreate the classic Quake 3 experience in Minecraft, complete with all the weapons, mechanics and even maps!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mcquake3
- Owner
- byteManiak
- Published
- 2023-07-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15