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Change the menu plaque

Quake II Essentials · Updated 18 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Written for version 3.0. Some labels may have changed since.

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Quake II has no title text: next to the menu it shows a tall plaque with the game's name and the id logo under it. Both are pictures in your mod, pics/m_main_plaque.pcx and pics/m_main_logo.pcx, and the Title editor replaces them for you.

1. Open the Title editor

Open the Menu dashboard and click the Title card. The editor shows the Plaque and the id logo.

The Title editor of a Quake II mod

2. Import your plaque

Click the Plaque box and choose Import.... Pick a picture of your plaque: a tall, narrow image, like the original 38×166.

The Plaque menu: Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear, Import and Export

The preview shows the menu with your plaque. Do the same with the id logo box to replace the logo under it.

The new plaque in the preview
Quake II pictures use the game's 256-colour palette. The tool converts your picture to it when you save, so the colours can shift a little.
The plaque and logo come with the Advanced Edition. The Essentials Edition shows them with a padlock.

3. Save the title

Click File > Save or press Ctrl+S. Back on the Menu dashboard, the preview shows your plaque.

The new plaque on the Menu dashboard
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