some questions

[frankenstein123]

ok..so ive played quake 3 for like...5 years..newer realy got into the mods and stuff...and i have some qiestions...whenewer i start quake 3..it asks me for my cd key...and ewen if i leave it blank...the game starts..is this normal?...also...from the demos..i see that most of you can see the whole body of your bot..but i can only see the weapon..why?...and also...is there any weird upgrades i HAVE to have?...

[CheapAlert]

duh. Enter in your cd key!

and no this is not friggin tribes 2/trespasser so no retarded body/boobs watching.

[Foo]

ok..so ive played quake 3 for like...5 years..newer realy got into the mods and stuff...and i have some qiestions...whenewer i start quake 3..it asks me for my cd key...and ewen if i leave it blank...the game starts..is this normal?

Anyone can play single player without a CD-Key in the manner you described. However, if this keeps happening even after entering the key, that's not normal (but it does occur for some people). If this is the case, let us know and I/we will post a solution for you.

...also...from the demos..i see that most of you can see the whole body of your bot..but i can only see the weapon..why?

I've never experienced or seen that before. Can you expand on this with a screenshot? It might hint at a problem with your quake installation. Try deleting the quake folder and installing again from the disk?

...and also...is there any weird upgrades i HAVE to have?...

You might be interested in Promode from http://www.promode.org. It can be played singleplayer with bots that are much better than standard Q3 bots.. and it has a lot of new levels.

You may also want to check out OSP (download here) which is so prevalant it's practically mandatory in online play.

Aside from those 2, you can browse a general list of mods here:
http://www.downloads.jolt.co.uk/index.p ... d.php&id=8
and here:
http://www.quake4world.com/q3wiki/index ... ifications

Hope this helps

[menkent]

you think he has 3rd person pov on? i honestly can't figure out wtf he means about seeing an entire "bot."

[prince1000]

i think he's confusing q3 movies for demos...

[^misantropia^]

I suspect he's playing OSP or CPMA demos in VQ3 (and doesn't see the enemy's model because the skins are missing).

[Lenard]

ok..so ive played quake 3 for like...5 years..newer realy got into the mods and stuff...and i have some qiestions...whenewer i start quake 3..it asks me for my cd key...and ewen if i leave it blank...the game starts..is this normal?...also...from the demos..i see that most of you can see the whole body of your bot..but i can only see the weapon..why?...and also...is there any weird upgrades i HAVE to have?...

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[frankenstein123]

ewen if i enter the cd key..it still asks me for it...as for the bot..see..ive been watching all kinds of demos...and there you guys move with the whole bot...(you see its back)...while i only see gun(like half-life or doom)

[frankenstein123]

oh and also...i downloaded promode...i unzoped the files to my quake 3 folder..and when i run quake 3 exe..its still the normal quake 3...

[^misantropia^]

1000th post.

as for the bot..see..ive been watching all kinds of demos...and there you guys move with the whole bot...(you see its back)...while i only see gun(like half-life or doom)

/cg_thirdperson 1 (but it seems menkent was right when he said you're confusing movies with demos).

oh and also...i downloaded promode...i unzoped the files to my quake 3 folder..and when i run quake 3 exe..its still the normal quake 3...

Unzoped? Anyway, make sure you now have a cpma folder in your quake3 folder, then start the game like this: quake3 +set fs_game cpma

[Foo]

oh and also...i downloaded promode...i unzoped the files to my quake 3 folder..and when i run quake 3 exe..its still the normal quake 3...

In the promode ZIP there are 2 folders 'baseq3' and 'cpma'. Assuming you unzipped to your quake folder as you said, the 'baseq3' folder will have overwritten the one already there, and the CPMA folder will have created itself.

Fire up quake and go to the 'mods' menu option. Here you can load CPMA. If you dont have the 'mods' menu option, you need to install the latest game patch from here:
http://fileserver.battlefoundry.net/q3/ ... 2.exe.html

[frankenstein123]

unziped..damn my english...the bot thing: and later on if i want to play it like i see only the gun again..what must i do?...as for the mod...im not good with computer stuff..so i have no idea by which you mean +set FS_game cpma..where do i have to type it?

[frankenstein123]

ah thanks with that mod thing..i'll try it out

[Foo]

and later on if i want to play it like i see only the gun again..what must i do?

Bring down the console with the Tilde key (it's the one below ESC). In there enter:
\cg_thirdperson 1

This should give you a 3rd-Person view of the player.

[^misantropia^]

And /cg_thirdperson 0 will switch it back to first person view. For convenience: /bind v "toggle cg_thirdperson" (so pressing V let's you switch between first and third person view).

[frankenstein123]

thanks for all your help ..oh one more thing...the mod works now..but when i start some maps..i get thrown back to main menu...am i missing something?..if so...how can i get them?..oh and also..any other "fun" mods?...the wiki think i checked..i didnt find anything fun exept for quake western(which wont work so i uninstalled) and world of padman ...any other fun?...

[Oeloe]

thanks for all your help ..oh one more thing...the mod works now..but when i start some maps..i get thrown back to main menu...am i missing something?..if so...how can i get them?..oh and also..any other "fun" mods?...the wiki think i checked..i didnt find anything fun exept for quake western(which wont work so i uninstalled) and world of padman ...any other fun?...

Did you download the full version with all of the maps (120 MB)? CPMA has 39 maps and you need them all in your baseq3 folder in order to start a game.

Download the full install here: http://www.challenge-tv.com/index.php?m ... l&file=134

[frankenstein123]

thats the one i downloaded...so far..the maps that wont work are the capture strike ones..which just take me back to the main page...the clan team ones dont exist...and i havent tried the tournament ones jet..ewerything else seems to work

[frankenstein123]

a similar problem was in the official forum...but they didnt find the solution i think....i seem to have all the maps so...what the hell..oh and also...i downloaded world of padman mod(i have 3 quakes...1 original...1 padman moded..and then the team arena/mpc(whayewew) mod one) and when i start it..Couldn't load default.cfg ...same happend with western quake...is it the fact that that folder once used to have team arena?...or what?

[Cooldown]

To install CPMA, you unzip the CPMA Full Package zip file, there will be two folders, baseq3 and cpma. Simply copy the the cpma folder to your "Quake III Arena" folder. Next, open the baseq3 folder contained within the zip file, there should be .pk3 map files. Now copy and paste these files into your "Quake III Arena\baseq3" folder. Essentially, all other mods contained in zip files are installed in this fashion.

You don't need three separate q3 installations, everything should be under your Quake III Arena directory (default is "c:\Program Files\Quake III Arena"), so for example the directory structure would like this:

+Quake III Arena
- arena
- baseq3
- cpma
- osp
- threewave

Where you have a Quake 3 folder and arena, cpma, osp, and threewave folders are mods containing their respective mod files. While in baseq3 you have you have your basic game files and where all your custom maps are placed.

You should check http://quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 297#270297 for more detailed info regarding installing mods.

and when i start it..Couldn't load default.cfg ...same happend with western quake...is it the fact that that folder once used to have team arena?...or what?

If you try to run Quake III Arena and receive the error message, "Couldn't Load default.cfg", the game is basically telling you that it can not find the \baseq3 directory that is part of the original Quake III Arena. Most often this message appears when you have a minimum install of Quake III Arena, and then attempt to run either game without the Quake III Arena CD in the CD-ROM drive.

There are three possible solutions to this problem:

• Quake III Arena uses data that is contained in the \baseq3 directory of Quake III Arena. If you are using a minimum install of Quake III Arena, you must have the Q3A CD in your CD-ROM drive when playing Q3A.
  
  OR
  
  Simply copy file pak0.pk3 from your Q3A CD to the "Quake III Arena\baseq3" folder.
  
  OR
  
  Uninstall the game, delete the game folder and then reinstall the game to the default directory. After reinstalling to the default directory, make sure that you've deleted any shortcuts from the previous installation, since this will still cause problems when you try to launch the game.

unziped..damn my english...the bot thing: and later on if i want to play it like i see only the gun again..what must i do?...as for the mod...im not good with computer stuff..so i have no idea by which you mean +set FS_game cpma..where do i have to type it?

If you want to create a shortcut on your desktop to launch the specific mod automatically (rather than opening up Q3 and going to the Mod menu), right click on your quake3.exe file located in your Quake III Arena folder > Create shortcut > [Shortcut Tab] > In the target field you should see "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe", simply add a space to this and type +set fs_game cpma (replace cpma with the respective name of the mod folder that you want to launch). Click Ok and drag this shortcut to your desktop.

thats the one i downloaded...so far..the maps that wont work are the capture strike ones..which just take me back to the main page...the clan team ones dont exist...and i havent tried the tournament ones jet..ewerything else seems to work

Capturestrike is a gamemode from the mod Threewave. You can download it from here http://www.clandoom.org/files/threewave/

Good Luck and Happy Fragging!

[frankenstein123]

oh..so ewerything is ok with the mod?..its just that i dont have threeware..thanks...as for the error....i have the maximum install...i'll try the copy thing...and if that doesnt work..i just hope my quake 3 cd still works..which i doubt...so..if it doesnt work...and the error still comes..no mods for me..damn

[frankenstein123]

ok ...i copyed the pak file from the cd..and now when i start the "world of padman" mod it says User Interface is version 4, expected 3

[frankenstein123]

the game starts..and after like 5 seconds..it exits and an error occurs User Interface is version 4, expected 3
..what..the hell...i realy want to play padman mode..it seems cool

[Oeloe]

Install the 1.32 point release.

[Cooldown]

the game starts..and after like 5 seconds..it exits and an error occurs User Interface is version 4, expected 3
..what..the hell...i realy want to play padman mode..it seems cool

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13296


Sorry forgot to mention that if you do reinstall the game, you have to reinstall the latest patch as well.
"User interface is version 4 expecting version 3" Error
You must update the game with the latest patch, Point Release 1.32. This update includes up-to-date game fixes as well as PunkBuster, Anti-Cheat software used to prevent online cheating.

Download Point Release 1.32 >> http://www.softwarepatch.com/games/quake3download.html