Any way to...

[potato28]

Any way to get Quake 2 onto my machine without it crashing every time I try to launch the single player? The sound stays on, but theres no game. I have Windows XP, and a 3200+ and 2 6600GT's.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I installed Q2 on my P4 3.2C with 6800 and XP Pro last November and had no problems.

Did you get the 3.20 patch and install it? It also removes the CD check.

 

[potato28]

O... Google to the rescue!

 

[potato28]

Still crashes after installing 3.20 patch... need help!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Isn't there a setup applet? Try running that

If Software Rendering isn't working something is really wrong.

For hardware (OpenGL) rendering, maybe you're exceeding the max resolution for this engine. Try 800x600.

 

[Mutilator]

If all else fails you can always use some alternate executable such as r1q2. Sure there are probably several others out there, that's just the 1st that popped into my head. Been several years now since I played Q2 so I havn't kept up with the latest & greatest so to speak.

 

[Nithin]

tried compatibility mode?

 

[cKGunslinger]

I copied my Q2 install folder to a CD years ago and have been copying it back to my HD after any new storage upgrade or reformat. I've never had any problem with it.

Also, Q2 Evolved is the shiznit.

 

[warcrow]

Dude, install Win98! DO IT!

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: warcrow
Dude, install Win98! DO IT!

Dont have a version of it kicking around...installing Q2 Evolved...

 

[BFG10K]

It works fine for me. Have you tried disabling SLI in the game?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
It works fine for me. Have you tried disabling SLI in the game?

Same here. (No SLI on or available.) Try turning it off.

- M4H

 

[secretanchitman]

try turning SLI off...maybe Q2 hates it?

btw, quake 2's music rocked...IMO.

 

[mundane]

You could use Jake2. It's a Java port of the q2 engine, you just supply the game data files.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
You could use Jake2. It's a Java port of the q2 engine, you just supply the game data files.

OMFG, no way!

Java programmer off to find source code!

 

[manno]

Originally posted by: potato28
Any way to get Quake 2 onto my machine without it crashing every time I try to launch the single player? The sound stays on, but theres no game. I have Windows XP, and a 3200+ and 2 6600GT's.

look for the opengl32.dll libray in your c:\windows\system32 directory, and copy it directly intor your quake 2 directory. There is probably an opengl32.dll file in there already so make sure you copy and rename it before you put the one from your system32 folder in there.

If that doesn't work I'd say you probably selected the wrong opengl driver, perhaps the powervr, driver?

let me know if this helps
-manno

 

[Smilin]

First, does it work with software rendering?