With vkQuake on macOS (qbj3 and id1 in /Applications), I get "HOST_ERROR: Model progs/v_axe2.mdl not found"... their docs say if it's not ironwail then "expect issues". :-\
Got the same error, but you just press Esc and you are in the game though.
Got the same error, but you just press Esc and you are in the game though.