quake3 default.cfg

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wbecker · Post by **wbecker** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:46 am

Just tried to compile quake3 from the source in portage, and it seemed to compile fine, but I get

~ $ quake3
ioQ3 1.33 linux-x86_64 Oct 26 2005
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/pretzel/.q3a/baseq3
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak8.pk3 (9 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak7.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak6.pk3 (64 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak5.pk3 (7 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak4.pk3 (272 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak3.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak2.pk3 (148 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3/pak1.pk3 (26 files)
/usr/share/games/quake3/baseq3
./baseq3

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534 files in pk3 files
----- CL_Shutdown -----
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----- CL_Shutdown -----
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Sys_Error: Couldn't load default.cfg

I tried to make a dummy default.cfg in .q3a, but to no avail. Any ideas?

Thanks

DoktorSeven · Post by **DoktorSeven** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:52 am

default.cfg is in pak0.pk3 (from Q3 CD), if I recall. Did you copy it over?

wolf31o2 · Post by **wolf31o2** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:04 pm

The source doesn't work without proper .pk3 files.

It *might* work with the mods in portage, provided they have their own default.cfg, but I don't know for sure as I haven't tried it.

Sodki · Post by **Sodki** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:50 pm

I though quake3-data worked like quake2-data: we could choose to install from CD or download a shareware version off the Internet. Guess I was wrong.

DoktorSeven · Post by **DoktorSeven** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:54 pm

emerge games-fps/quake3-demo

Konsti · Post by **Konsti** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:14 pm

DoktorSeven wrote:emerge games-fps/quake3-demo

That helps how?

rongten · Post by **rongten** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:03 pm

Konsti wrote:
DoktorSeven wrote:emerge games-fps/quake3-demo
That helps how?

Maybe it installs a pak0.pk3 usable by total conversion mods like tremoulus?
Had I known I would not have bought quake III in Ebay...
But I guess is ok supporting Id

GuntherDW · Post by **GuntherDW** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:43 pm

the new ebuilds (the SVN ones) seem to put their stuff directly in /usr/games/bin,
whereas the old ones put their ones into /opt/quake3 and made a 'shell' script to make it run
if you'd run quake3 inside /opt/quake3 (just like normal, not like ./quake3, just quake3, it'd run normally

)
you could just move the binary into /opt/quake3 and remake/copy that shellscript, but the next release would break it again

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:12 am

While the Q3 engine is open source now, I doubt that the media is free. All the maps, textures, sounds, etc are in the .pk3 files on the CD. Also, if you want to play Q3 online you'll still need a valid cdkey.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:10 am

Coral wrote:While the Q3 engine is open source now, I doubt that the media is free. All the maps, textures, sounds, etc are in the .pk3 files on the CD. Also, if you want to play Q3 online you'll still need a valid cdkey.

The media is definitely not free.

Sodki · Post by **Sodki** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:44 pm

What we need now is some Free mods to play along with our Free Quake 3 Linux PPC.