The debut release of Quake II Evolved is now available, offering updated graphical goodness including Quake III shaders, 32/24-bit Targa and JPEG support, cinematics on map surfaces, Quake III skies, stencil buffered shadows, anisotropic filtering, and more. Thanks Gamer's Hell, where they have the file mirrored. There are some issues with this beta 1, including HUD problems and missing sounds, so an update is in the works.