Quake3 crash when map loads

Post by **MoonDog2** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:03 pm

When I try to load a in skirmish mode it crashes with this.

----- finished R_Init -----
Loading vm file vm/ui.qvm.
VM file ui compiled to 594408 bytes of code
ui loaded in 1963008 bytes on the hunk
111 arenas parsed
1 arenas ignored to make count divisible by 4
34 bots parsed
Loading vm file vm/cgame.qvm.
VM file cgame compiled to 786818 bytes of code
cgame loaded in 5380768 bytes on the hunk
stitched 0 LoD cracks
...loaded 1341 faces, 0 meshes, 0 trisurfs, 0 flares
trying icons/skull_red.TGA...
trying icons/skull_blue.TGA...
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success
...deleting GL context: success
...releasing DC: success
...destroying window
...resetting display
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
-----------------------
----- Server Shutdown -----
==== ShutdownGame ====
AAS shutdown.
Closed log botlib.log
---------------------------
FS_FOpenFileRead: NULL 'file' parameter passed

I just built this machine and updated the drivers.
spec.s
Machspeed Mo Bo p4 800mhz front
p4 3e ghz chip
1 gig mem
nvidia FX5500 256

I'ts been awhile since I played and want to enjoy it again

Thanks

Post by **dzjepp** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:01 am

Hmmmm. Did the game work at all before? Do you have patch 1.32 installed? Latest graphics drivers? http://www.nzone.com

Post by **Cooldown** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:12 am

Make sure you have the latest patch, Point Release 1.32. If, after re-installing the patch, you are still having this problem, please post here again.

Post by **MoonDog2** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:30 am

Sorry!!!

I have d/l all the latest patches. !.32

I had the thought that it was just because I got rid of that voodoo5 card and got jinxed, lol

And yes it did work before this new system

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:17 pm

try deleting q3config.cfg in baseq3 folder and let quake3 create a new one.

the crash before the icons load may give a clue that a custom made .pk3 file or mod is giving you grief.

try quake3 with just pak1.pk3 to pak8.pk3
and move all other pk3 files to a safe place for now.

video drivers may be suspect as well

Post by **MoonDog** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 12:58 am

Ok I tried deleting the config.

reinstalled the game and dl'd and loaded the latest drivers for my video card.

now the game crashes when I try to play level including single player original.

All the other maps are on zip disc's and deleted from my hard drives all together. still the same message.

also since I reinstalled q3 I haven't installed any updates yet just to see if it will work.

and the same crash. I'm thinking it's my video.

any idea?

thanks

P.S. team arena works fine

Post by **axbaby** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:59 am

try quake3 at a less high quality setting and low quality sound setting .. use the ingame menus to do this.

why team arena works and plain quake3 does not sounds weird.

another guess:
try manually copying pak0.pk3 from the cd to your baseq3 folder.
if you notice the cd drive having problems
then yor cd may be scatched and creating a corrupted pak0.pk3.