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When I try to open the game it will bring up that Console Box and say:

Q3 1.11 win-x86 Nov 29 1999
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\Q3Ademo/baseq3

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Running in restricted demo mode.

----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\Q3Ademo\demoq3\pak0.pk3 (1387 files)
c:\Q3Ademo/demoq3

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execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found x86 (P5/Pentium2, MMX)

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
Joystick is not active.
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----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Winsock Initialized
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: cody
IP: 216.145.72.119
Working directory: c:\Q3Ademo
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...0 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
...0 PFDs found
...MCD acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 1 selected
...creating GL context: failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: ok
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): failed
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
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Q_strncpyz: NULL src


Q_strncpyz: NULL src will be blinking off in red at the top.

Whats wrong?

I have brought it but I have not got it in the mail yet so Im playing the demo till then. So when I use the full verison I will not need the video card update?

copycat136 wrote:I have brought it but I have not got it in the mail yet so Im playing the demo till then. So when I use the full verison I will not need the video card update?

Not card, driver.

But when I got my brought copy of the game I wont need it, right? If I do, how do I get it.

Do you know what kind of video card you have? Usually, you can get updates on the manufacturers website.

directx seems to be a problem as well ..note the falling back to win32 support for mouse ....
maybe even sound will be mucked up.


newer version of quake3 will help when the cd comes in the mail .
you will be able to patch q3

what kind of video card do you have so we
can find your drivers

I stuck with an uber old computer at the moment.

I went to System Info and then to display and got:

Velocity 128

And it sayes the instilled driver is nv3.sys


Also, Tormentius, I brought a legal copy of the game.