Quaddicted

What it does

Account and authentication

The forum migration was intended to let the maintainer work on the rest of the site without handling user accounts and authentication there.checked 4 Oct 2026

API

The maintainer describes the database as having a PostgreSQL API and invites developers to request beta access.checked 4 Oct 2026

API limits

The maker says the API may change, may contain mistakes or bugs, and does not indicate the total number of results, making pagination guesswork.checked 9 Oct 2026

API queries

The API supports querying by tags and promoted fields such as authors, filenames, and release dates.checked 9 Oct 2026

Attribution

The maker asks third-party tools using Quaddicted data to credit Quaddicted prominently.checked 9 Oct 2026

Community ratings

Map pages load comments and ratings from the Quaddicted forums.checked 9 Oct 2026

Database

The site has a new database interface at quaddicted.com/db/.checked 4 Oct 2026

Database interface

The site provides a database interface for browsing Quake releases.checked 9 Oct 2026

Discussion workflow

Users add comments and ratings by continuing the discussion in the forums.checked 4 Oct 2026

Filtering

The map archive offers more capable filtering, but the maker says filters are available only when enabled because of site performance or JavaScript concerns.checked 9 Oct 2026

Forum features

Forum users can edit comments, preview Markdown, and upload images.checked 9 Oct 2026

Map comments and ratings

Map pages load comments and ratings from the Quaddicted forums.checked 4 Oct 2026

Map submissions

A submitted release is added to the Quaddicted database after its download URL is posted to the release tracking forum.checked 4 Oct 2026

Pricing

The maintainer says map submitters do not need to pay anything.checked 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

Quaddicted is a database and archive for Quake maps and files.checked 9 Oct 2026

Quake Injector status

The Quake Injector can still read its existing XML database, but it will not receive further data updates without a new export feature or a rebuild.checked 4 Oct 2026

Rating scale

Users can rate releases on a scale from one to five hearts.checked 4 Oct 2026

Search API

Its API is powered by a read-only Solr API that the maker invites others to use.checked 9 Oct 2026

Security

The maker says the forum migration lets them work on the rest of the site without handling user accounts and authentication there.checked 9 Oct 2026

Submission format

The submission guidelines call for a standard ZIP archive containing a compiled BSP and a text file describing the level, author, and requirements.checked 4 Oct 2026

Submissions

Map additions go through the maintainer; the submission guidance asks for a standard ZIP with a README text file.checked 9 Oct 2026

Support

The maintainer invites reports of API issues and says users can email them about security issues.checked 9 Oct 2026

Website status

The maintainer said in October 2024 that the new website was not yet open source.checked 4 Oct 2026