Vortex is an Action-RPG for Quake 2! The first playable version of it was release in 1999 and here we are, 10 years later, still around thanks to continuous updates, improvements, and a strong fanbase! Kill monsters and players to gain experience points...
Project Vortex is a first person shooter, fighter, multiplayer mod for Quake II created by ghz. Vortex is an Action-RPG for Quake 2! The first playable version of it was release in 1999 and here we are, 10 years later, still around thanks to continuous updates, improvements, and a strong fanbase! Kill monsters and players to gain experience points... The current download offered here is VRX_Q2_CLIENT_FULL.zip (138 MB), uploaded Apr 12th, 2009 by ghz. PlayBound downloads the archive and unpacks it into a mod folder inside your Quake II install; follow the included readme to enable it.
Install with the PlayBound Launcher
The launcher installs this into mods/quake-ii-project-vortex/ for Quake II Enhanced. If the base game is missing, it will install that first.
Install Quake II Enhanced first if you have not already — Project Vortex is an add-on and needs the base game.
The quickest route is the PlayBound Launcher: open Quake II Enhanced, find Project Vortex in its mods list and press Install. The launcher downloads the official release and places it in the right folder for you.
To install it by hand, download the archive directly from https://www.moddb.com/mods/project-vortex/downloads/quake-2-vortex-full-install.
Extract the archive into the "mods/quake-ii-project-vortex" folder inside your Quake II Enhanced installation directory.
Start Quake II Enhanced and enable Project Vortex from the in-game mods or add-ons menu. The download is roughly 138 MB.
Yes. Project Vortex is released under Free fan mod (see the ModDB page for terms) and costs nothing. Neither it nor Quake II Enhanced has any paid content.
Quake II Enhanced, which is itself free. Project Vortex is an add-on and will not run standalone.
The PlayBound Launcher installs it in one click from Quake II Enhanced's mods list. You can also install it by hand — full steps are on this page.
Roughly 138 MB, on top of the base Quake II Enhanced installation.