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Here are some things I found that improve the look of Quake 2 when used. I certainly will post more stuff but here's what I've found so far.

The first download you should make to improve the graphics of your game is R1gl. This renderer from R1Ch.net allows automatic use of textures and models associated with Quake 2. Simple download and configurate. Make sure to configure the texture and pics format to .jpg so you may be able to use some of the other things I've posted on this thread.

Here is the link:
http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1gl/

The second upgrade that I am posting is a texture pack I found several months ago and I thought looks great. I definitely recommend downloading all of the textures because they add much renewal to the game's graphics.

Here is the link to the site:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimw/q2/

Here is the zip file containing all the textures:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimw/q2/files/all_q2_textures_07_17_2006.zip

Now for the last piece of the puzzle, high def graphics renderers. These range from minor improvements to the engine to almost complete remakes.

Quake2MaX

This renderer is very similar to the original program however includes a RScript language which allows the creation of custom shaders. It is my renderer of choice.

Here is the site link:
http://quake2max.planetquake.gamespy.com/

Quake II Evolved

Developed by fans and Team Blur, this huge mod offers a lot of improvement from the original game. There are many changes from this mod. Before you download it though, have OpenAL installed to your computer.

Here is the latest release of the mod:
http://www.quake2evolved.com/sheppard/quake-ii-evolved-3.zip

So there you have it, some cool graphic upgrades for Quake II. However I want to add much more to this. I am currently looking for JPEG versions of the original models so if someone here has a link please post it here. Enjoy!
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I don't think you need all the patches you mention...

Go to this site http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimw/q2/ and you will find:

February 1, 2009 - Ignore October 11 and 14 -- To Install Quake 2 Evolved with Buzzard Enhancements

    - Install Quake2,
    - update to version 3.20,
    - extract http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimw/q2/share/q2e_Buzzard_02-01-2009.zip into Quake2,
    - edit baseq2\q2econfig.cfg to your resolution
        seta r_customWidth
        seta r_customHeight
    - create shortcut for q2e.exe

This one patch will give you enhanced graphics and a new graphics engine...