w3sp strafes - Quake3 Defrag movie

[@bulasturubula3660]

Imagine making a game so good that even the 360p videos of it are still watchable 14 years later. Heck i can't even remember when i started to play this mod, i believe i was in high school in early 2000s... Q1 is still the best game of all time for me, cause it's when the real revolution happened, but Q3 multiplayer and Defrag solo are two things that just can't be replaced

[@wojciechdziurawiec341]

Almost 10 years ago. I am constantly coming back to this video. There is something calming in these jumps. Rhytm? I dont know. Dear w3sp know that I am watching this video at least 4 times a year :)

[@w3sp]

It's the marvellous editing and choice of music by KOS :-)

[@mrworm1]

@@w3sp It's too bad it's all fake. It would have been nice had this been completed without cheats.

[@w3sp]

@@mrworm1 none of the runs were breaking any rules at that time. Feel free to share proofs of broken rules.

[@mrworm1]

@@w3sp I like how you pointed out "at that time". So did they ban strafe bots later? I guess "technically" this wasn't a sanctioned competition and using computer aided programs on public servers and record boards isn't "technically illegal" so it's fine right? That's hardly my point. My point is that in the spirit of competition you're a cheater and you aren't displaying your own skills in this video as many have been lead to believe. If you'd like me to do a debunking video showing all the tricks you use I certainly can. This video alone has plenty enough evidence in it.

[@w3sp]

@@mrworm1 If alcohol became forbidden tomorrow would you put everyone in jail who consumed it today? There's um10 and maybe (I honestly don't remember) yawspeed used in the demos that were recorded online iirc. Again: both not forbidden...at the time. PS: I like the fact that ppl are still obsessed over my old df runs and stuff even though I quit that game over a decade (!) ago. Be my guest and make a video sharing any proof of any of my demos being botted, replayed or whatever else I've heard over the years. You'd certainly be the first person then to actually provide evidence. For the past 10 years and longer it's always only been proofless accusations and I'm still waiting for the day of change. Wish you all the best nonetheless.

[@maqzi]

The usage of Plaid and Boards of Canada always makes this feel timeless no matter how old it gets, and I still love how subtle but effective the editing is at parts

[@garr061]

I watch this video once in a while, and every time it gives me goosebumps. true masterpiece.

[@666kingdrummer]

Videos like these make me wish so bad that strafe jumping was real

[@w3sp]

666kingdrummer I'll admit it'd be pretty cool to strafejump through downtown to the supermarket ;)

[@666kingdrummer]

I would never need my crap car to get to work ever again

[@Willian-dn6vs]

***** hello w3sp you can put this map pack for download

[@w3sp]

All maps are available on ws.q3df.org

[@incandescent2820]

***** it would be pretty cool doing bounces to get to places lol

[@Blacksmith__]

I'm going to hear Bones jumping in my sleep

[@treystu]

you don't already?

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

wonder if Clinkz (goes my bones) .. from Dota 1/2 is inspired from the quake character. : - )

[@manuvaad]

I'm going to strafe in my dreams

[@CrazyChiefXxX]

Still the best OG defrag Movie OF q3 . to date. 10/3/2024

[@Deeveeaar]

After all these years this video is still amazing to watch, regardless if he cheat or not. Its anazing to see :)

[@vertipop]

did he actually cheat?

[@w3sp]

@@vertipop maybe not the most pure but nothing, I repeat: nothing, in this video was considered a cheat at the time of release. If rules were changed afterwards that ain't my problem though :-)

[@vertipop]

@@w3sp incredible.

[@avg.n8crypto548]

Amen ser. Amazing video

[@ebivkcalb]

@@w3sp so what do you mean about it not being purest? and which exactly rule you mean? 😉

[@Kudja123]

Beautiful... One might call this footage a piece of art heh You got me interested in everything that stands for defrag in general, I wish I could learn these "techniques" as you peps refer to as even though I didn't grow up during Quake3's peak competitive moments. It's certainly astonishing seeing this after my rookie runs on Quake Live.

[@Rslttchnq]

Ah man, how pleasant it is to stumble into this video. I remember downloading the "HD" version off QuakeUnity like 7 years ago, in fact I probably still have it somewhere on an old computer. What a pleasure to watch this again. Cheers

[@TokeArteest]

I always find myself coming back to watch this video for both the defrag and soundtrack. Such a great video. Quake since '96.

[@GuitarFutility]

Of all the Q3 players, duelers, jumpers, trickers etc. that I saw during my many years of playing the game, YOU are my hero. Your seemingly impossible control and ability to squeeze speed out of the engine using virtually any strafe-jumping method was always an inspiration for me, unattainable though it was - heh. Until I saw your demo's I didn't even know some of those strafes existed. Owned indeed!!! Thank You!

[@w3sp]

Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoy this video. It's almost 9 years old, wow!

[@playtogetherstudioMTL]

Still a pretty good one man :) Brings back a lot of memories! GG for your moves and the video :)

[@JimAndersson]

This clip brings back memories! Remember watching this on google videos back in the days! Awesome playing and awesome music!

[@rbdriftin]

Still keep coming back to this one

[@MolotovEcho]

Just watching it like a relaxation video clip.

[@callumh4991]

watched while high, gave me a headache and the most trippy phantom movement sensation.

[@dzebbu1]

My god! So meny good memories with this video! I remember how Andre didnt sleep 3 day in a row while make this movie! Bring me back my 2007!

[@1337Ziege]

Wow...this is propably one of the best editings ive seen in the past years. big respect!

[@thierryst-pierre2166]

I come watch your quake videos everyfew years. The quality of the editing is insane.

[@Aphep.]

I've got no idea how many times i've watched this in the past years. It keeps me amazed.

[@Heinemaennchen]

Best quake video of all time. I look at it regularly. The editing, the soundtrack and the nostalgia make the whole thing meditative for me. Thank you very much for that, albeit late. 😘

[@gokas789]

Dude you are my hero... i watch this almost every day when i come back from school as a relax...Your piano uploads are amazing too dam u are just great...

[@superphage6327]

Satisfying stuff to watch; and excellent taste in music, showed me some new artists!

[@spdeew]

after all these years, still chills

[@luke8003]

Amen brother❤

[@Flayzerannyx]

WE NEED MORE TRICKING VIDS ON KZbin! haha awesome vid w3sp, watched it many times myself. A definite keeper!

[@markkil]

the outro was fantastic - the precision landings and some of the rocket jumps but i was pretty impressed with city rocket. and dovetailing on the bardok- cpm map so he started from the top and starting proton with a jump from the end of the map was pretty clever. if he's scripting then so are about 20 or so other competitive defragers then. he also plays piano - so could it just be that his motor coordination is really well developed ; )

[@YKDSGN]

2016... still relevant :-) ... btw love the music!

[@Pintkonan]

hi 2020

[@RoccoBruehl]

Wow, just wow. Love the music and especially the composition

[@Venorize]

I've had this video on my computer for roughly 4 years now. The soothing feel, the perfect editing, the outstanding music choices, and the domination of each level just makes for a great watch from time to time. I got bored and decided to just stop by and see if it was on youtube (i have no idea where I got the video from, so long ago). and find you still talk to people about the video so many years later. Very nice job and very humble cool person, imo.

[@JOJOKYRA]

Just NEED to say - I know this video from year ago and I watch it above 20 times.. Surely this is one of the best videos my eyes are watched and the best choice of soundtracks my ears are heard!

[@MsPokemonMistress]

w3sp you are seriously a god, your piano uploads are incredible as well

[@Scopatone]

14 years later, I've moved to a new country to study and listening to an ambient playlist one night while doing so and Julie and Candy by Boards of Canada came on and I hadn't heard the song since this video and immediately my mind is assaulted with visions of the bright blue and white map in this video because I watched this video so much. That song is forever connected to this video in my mind, it was like a brick wall hit me in the face when I heard it

[@marcelgowa]

this just happened to me RIGHT NOW!!

[@w3sp]

I think while the overall editing of the f33l movie is obviously superior, I kinda like the fluidity of w3sp strafes more!

[@Tjorvz1]

This is beautifully insane. Man, just goes to show that the old games never die out

[@neveridel]

I was totally impressed by the music in this video when i saw it in 2009. Never heard Boards of Canada before. Now it's one of my favorites. Thanks for great strafes and music :3

[@Despond]

It's a shame the art of movement and physics manipulation was removed from modern FPS gaming. Too hard for today's ADD generation.

[@Bob-np9xi]

I'm 13 and I play quake live race.

[@Bob-np9xi]

I also know other younger people who are good at race

[@gluschtigschindli6089]

I like Bread

[@Def22Fire]

Despond stafe is a quake engine bug? Or not!?

[@WiLDDesigns]

+Def22Fire Nope :) was added on purpose.

[@Agrantar]

Oh god, just learned about defrag from a comment on reddit (completely unrelated, topic was about League of Legends, w3sp commented it). The music and just watching it is SO relaxing! Hella pleasant to watch :)

[@q3gold]

it's 12:30am and i am high as shit, time to watch and jump into a next zone. used to watch this 24/7 when i was a hardcore quaker 2 years ago. w3sp this video is pefection, your a legend bro.

[@kelmorian178]

The graphic (especially the background) is beautiful.

[@TamborSSB]

Next time someone asks me for directions, I'll say: "Just jump there."

[@KouroEdits]

god you inspired me to download quake live, and try some stuff at my own, this movie is so awesome, thank you and KOS for doing this :)

[@TheSiberiya]

Last track name is 9 Lazy 9 - Big Six

[@DonnyRedNr1]

youre still the best. the tip of the iceberg. a phenomenon - a legend, man!

[@zeallust8542]

Pretty sure I literally watched this video as a child. Brings me back.

[@SSBMFAITE]

I love the ending. I can just bhop around for hours. Feels like I'm flying.

[@phobos616]

2018 this is so nostalgic

[@SanAntonioJoker]

oh, i also gotta add, i love your choice in music. julie and candy is one of my favorite songs by boards of canada.

[@NintendoDude360]

this is like quake parkour

[@Willian-dn6vs]

yesss

[@aCidg0es1337]

Damn, i remember one time i was on a server where w3sp was on and i was so amazed i wanted to spec him, but unfortunatley spectating wasnt allowed :(

[@HomAxz]

Legendary. Always fun to watch

[@scard125]

everytime i hear the SAW soundtrack i just have to think about the last run you did in this video ... so sick it is ^^

[@marcelgowa]

we will never forget this masterpiece !

[@Fusionprospects]

Impressive skillz m8!, and these songs are just amasing.. so relaxing and bueatiful

[@Chreeeese]

I'm barely a FPS player, let alone a Quake 3 player, but there is something generally remarkable about the production quality of DeFrag movies, from the game engine, to the level design (both aesthetically and with quality of build), to the players ability to not only make it look so easy but also in some cases exploit areas of a map and finally to the quality of the actual movie production. Again, it's amazing.

[@psychexrawr]

It looks like you practically pull speed out of thin air! Awesome defragging, really impressive.

[@Brickwallhood1]

I watch this video at least once a month I just hope you can bring maybe a few more of these with such great quality and music ik your a musician yourself and probably don't have time but man we love this stuff

[@BoredRockstar]

w3sp, you're so goddamn good. I was so fucking depressed until i watched both movies. I was so excited and you inspired me to get defrag and start practicing.

[@juanbautistauez]

Wow. seven years and i guess that i'd never see a q3defrag video like this.

[@zeallust8542]

Quake 3 was my first FPS, and I still play often. Love this game.

[@sebastianvergaraaguilera3426]

I have always think about this real pro players like somebody you will never outperfom them....It is just impossible to do it....a life playing this game is never gonna be outperformed. dude thanks to show us the strafes, that 8:50 min jump is nuts blow my mind

[@DrLoonatic]

Some artists would take this as an insult to their ability but w3sp, what you do is artistic. Just like a dancer is in tune with his body, you are in tune with your mind and reflexes, and the technology you must interface with. And the product is truly amazing.

[@KleinerTautropfen]

amazing video, you have my respect guys (whoever jumps) I never could strafe so perfect like these guys in this video =D Also my respect to the guy, who made the video (effects etc.) And i love the music :) Respect from germany (i know my english sucks :)) thank you for upload!

[@Huqe]

Really impressive stuff, I myself am Warsow/CPMA player and I couldn't even dream of having such a smooth and effective strafe like this.

[@xX420QuickScopeXx]

I can't stop watching this probably the fastest 12 minute video I've seen

[@Unnamedweirdo]

@cadsmar It's called a telejump. the bottom was a teleporter that teleported him to the start and in CPM, you can get a higher speed circle jump, up to 800 ups

[@kennis265]

I go back to this all the time. I miss real shooters.

[@amp4105]

happy new years w3sp

[@Aimbok]

I just wish I knew what the outro song was. It isn't Hexstatic - Ninja Tune, and I checked out pretty much every other song by them I could find and never found it lol. Such a banger lost to time. :c

[@Scopatone]

Big Six by 9 Lazy 9, except it doesn't have the talking at the beginning, idk where that is from. Might be some random remix

[@Aimbok]

@@Scopatone Thank you. A lot of frag movies and defrag videos back in the day would remix songs seamlessly as if they were a mix. But as long as I have the bulk of it I'm happy. I appreciate it.

[@w3sp]

I don't remember the source but iirc it was taken from some interview and put over the music.

[@Aimbok]

@@w3sp Oh cool. Well I appreciate you at least trying to remember.

[@tm_drummer]

amazing strafes :-D i swallowed the video in its full length without blinking, lol. and i like the charlie clouser transition at 5:43 :-)

[@YensR]

Saw him on Zlive yesterday, so great!

[@w3sp]

That is correct :-)

[@CrazZzy703]

Last track name pls. I cant find 'hextach-ninja tunes mix'.

[@CrazZzy703]

Who is still wondering - it's 9 Lazy 9 - Big Six.

[@ohmanger]

@vinyl2k8 The ninja tune mix? Space Cadet 2 by Kid Koala was the only part I recognised.

[@chillthree]

reupload in HD, please! :D 3 years on, still awesome as heck!

[@marzshox1037]

Nice camera work. Real talent which there is usually a short of in machinima

[@lovelesstv]

it was recorded with Q3MME, Movie Makers Edition, where you can use 3rd person cameras on timelines, set motion blur values, etc.

[@ExKam1l]

The best video quake 3 defrag in all youtube !!

[@Romanfounder]

Wow, so emotional watching this... First saw these more than 12 years ago, when I was still a student... Still cool to day in 2020 :)

[@w3sp]

Hehe, while I did have lots of fun playing q3df specially in the early years, but I don't at all look back to it.

[@ShaZei]

this is using CPM physic which is the equivalent of the PQL physic in Quake Live that can be enabled on premium server or practice mode using /ruleset pql. Vanilla physic is much more strict on the angles allowed / jump heights.

[@LOWKEY2020]

wow this brings me back

[@JPLeBreton]

Very slick, classic video. Various commenters here have identified the actual tracks within what is credited above as "Ninja Tunes Mix", does anyone know what the name of the first track in that section is, the bit that samples a documentary(?) about lava eruptions?

[@w3sp]

Boards Of Canada - Dandelion

[@CadShizzle]

If you're using default Quake 3, the physics are VQ3 (no air control). For air control like valve games you have to download CPM or just play defrag.

[@Slevin87]

@wsewse its CPM Style. in CPM the laws of nature in midair are a bit different. You can change direction anytime you want if you just look that way with the mouse. Whilst VQ3 mode uses basic laws of nature. (as we interpret them, of course)

[@takesh183]

Plaid - eyen 2nd track is "Boards of Canada - Julie and Candy"

[@Kalipp0]

Its a cpm physics map so he can actually turn very hard and keep/gain alot of momentum midair plus the rapid stairjumps (due to the rising platforms) that gives him that much speed in that passage

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

that ra3map1/ca run is so fucking nice (= it's my favorite map in quake, because i can move very good there (= but your run is teh bomb mate =D also that 360° mouse spin at 8:47 is so sick hihi nice (o:

[@granite_planet]

Heh, I was writing an email and just suddenly got the feeling that "I have to see that 360 in a WR run, again". 8:47. :D

[@luke8003]

Yes sir!

[@jmm00702]

/bind [key] +strafe. while pressing this key you'll be able to move your character with your mouse, instead of moving your view angle. m_forward and m_side can be modified (throught console too, like /m_forward 1.5) to make this movement faster or slower in the obvious directions :)

[@MatiasAlb]

9:49 soundtrack name?

[@cully5]

@akaphaneuf click on more info on the top right hand side where the description of the vid is. w3sp provides u with each of the songs artist and titles.

[@AwardWinningGardens]

why's this looks so strange when ur high? i first time saw this video in 2008 on a cd-disc in a different country of mine when i was a small kid, now im hearing this again the most funny part of it all is that this was the first time i heard plaid & boards of canada which of whom i completely forgot back at that time cuz i was young, but then when i got like, 18 yrs ago or smth, i heard boards of canada & plaid for the first time and then i realized that they were from this defrag clip, and then, I finally remembered about this video and finally found it! i love it

[@w3sp]

Haha, thanks for the comment. I'm glad this video has been a integral part of your trippy days 😎

[@xpaganda]

Just noticed how similar strafing in Quake 3 is to strafing in CoD 4. You can't bunny hop so the jump maps aren't speedrun but rather gap based but in CoD 4 you also strafe with honey spots of 125, 250 or 333 fps, you also abuse wallspeed, or use the recoil of the rpg to get further and it also makes the game more interesting.

[@Easyflux]

It's very comforting to watch though :) Nice strafing!

[@omegazero4930]

Quake is love,Quake is live.

[@Hazardteam]

This moving is amazing:)

[@veerdonk1]

yay to the resident evil music in the beginning! nice vid bro

[@Frobbl]

Wow wouldn't have expected that actually. The most Defraggers I know started with fragging Quake. But that's very interesting.

[@guillom69]

O.O am I dreaming? or is these the fastest strafe jumps i've ever seen in my life? Impressive!!!

[@_J2C]

This video was so mind blowing and well edited. Make moar @_@

[@TrentKahn]

10 years and still watching

[@Tovvvija]

my god these skills, i just started my adventure with defrag movement by trying to strafe jump and bunnyhop through some pads on an ancient defrag map called something like "pro jump training". After a long time at last i am able to get almost to the last pad and hit the teleporter. Hard AF.

[@tehwakokiid]

this is damn impressive man. I cant even complete the practice maps xD