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Listed here are some of the more popular mods available for Quake 3. Most descriptions are taken straight from the websites of the mods themselves.

Alliance
Alliance is a fast paced, off-handed grapple mod for Quake III Arena. It can be played as 1 vs. 1Tourney, FFA Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag or Hold the Flag (Our own invention). Alliance includes an array of custom models and sounds, admin and referee features, plus the best damn bots in any FPS ever.

Animal Arena
The main principle of Animal Arena is to integrate class based play normally only seen in team games into a Deathmatch environment. This means that, though each class has its various pros and cons, they ultimately balance out to make for diverse but hopefully exciting gameplay. Every class is based on an Animal, and there are six Animals to choose from: the stealthy Wolf, the burning Tiger, the flying Falcon, the poisonous Snake, the destructive Rhino and the mobile Kangaroo.

Classic CTF
Grapple and runes are back in Quake3 CTF with Classic CTF! Classic CTF brings back the action packed, high flying excitement that made Q1CTF and Q2CTF one of the two most popular mods ever made.

Classic Quake Arena
Classic Quake Arena is an Quake 3 Arena mod, which aims to take all the best features of Quakeworld, and put them in Q3A. The idea is to end up with a mod which plays as much like quakeworld as possible, but which makes full use of the improved Q3A engine.

Coliseum2
Coliseum2 is a mod for Quake3 whose primary goal is to faithfully reproduce the runes many Quake2 players have come to know and love from Lithium2. All 5 runes have been implemented, even using the familiar pyramid key Quake2 model for ease of transition and a sense of nostalgia. Also present is the offhand grapple. While the code for the hook was already more or less in the Quake3 source, it was slightly modified to look, sound and behave like the "laser grapple" in Lithium2.

Q3Fortress
Q3F 2.0 has been developed by the Q3F Development Team, and is a Total Conversion (TC) for the game Quake 3 Arena, deceloped by id Software and published by Activision. Our goal with the ongoing development of Q3F has been to modify the multiplayer aspects of Quake 3 to create a much more in-depth and team oriented experience while playing on the Internet, on gaming networks or on a LAN.

Quake III Rally
Quake III Rally is a mod for Quake III Arena that turns it into a fully fledged racing game, with racing modes, deathmatch modes, capture the flag, demolition derby and more.

Rocket Arena 3
What started as a rocket dueling mod for Quake 1 has now evolved into an entirely new way to think of first person deathmatch. No longer is the winner determined by who can run the level the best or time the quad or get the best weapons. Everyone begins as equals, and only their fighting skill will keep them alive.

Rune Quake 3
This mod is based on Runes. Runes look like the powerups from Quake 3 and spawn randomly all over the map. Each Rune gives you a special power or ability. Every rune gives you a unique power, some have special weaknesses.

Urban Terror
Urban Terror is a "total conversion mod" for Quake III Arena based on action and realism. Urban Terror is a completely free add-on to id Software's Quake III Arena.

Weapons Factory Arena
A CTF-based total conversion featuring tons of new weapons and new player classes.