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Quake3 problems

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  • 29-04-2000 8:45pm
    #1
    Take it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭


    I have 2 problems with Quake3 i was wondering would anyone be able to help me:

    1. When i start up my computer the first time that i try to load up Quake3 it says it has done an illegal opperation and i have to close it. Then when i click on the exe again it starts up no problem. (I also noticed this is happening in Quake2 aswell)

    2. If i get dissconnected from Esat and recoonect to Esat and try to get back on the server it just keeps saying "Awaiting Challange" and counts on (the longest i waited wait till it counted to 60).

    The first problem i aint to worried about but the second problem is really pis$in me off as i get dissconnectd from Esat ALOT and i need to restart to connect to the server.


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    #2
    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,529 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    I think the second problem is something to do with the CD-Key feature of Quake3. Because when you connect to a server it authenticates with the quake3 master server and verifies your CD-Key and all that ****. Now because your game prematurely ends, it never gets a chance to tell the master server to remove your CD-Key from its active list and when you try and reconnect it thinks that you are a different player trying to use someone elses CD-Key(Quake 3 only allows one user per CD-Key). Eventually your CD-Key becomes available again (timeout on the master server maybe I'm not sure) and you can once again reconnect.
    Hope this helps

    Jimmy...


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    #3
    Take it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭Take it


    ah thanks that explains it so ill have to wait till me ghost pings out.


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    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    I dunno bout that - I have an original copy (cracked for convenience) but a friend of mine used a cracked copy of my original (same CD Key) and we can both connect at the same time to vishnu (haven't tried other servers). Could be just vishnu tho.
    U & me baby ain't nothin but mammals, so lets do it like they do on the discovery channel...
    clanludo


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    #5
    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,529 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    I've heard shadey stories about vishnu wink.gif
    Say no more till you hear nothing :)

    Jimmy...


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    havok*
    Closed Accounts Posts: 972 ✭✭✭havok*


    It cant be the cd-key. I get dissconected quite alot and have often rejoined with my ghost still in the game. However, sometimes when i click mulitiplayer it can't find any servers "no responce form master server" and if i try and join vishnu it'll just go awaiting challange, same prob u get. All u have to do is quit and reload q3, till it can find servers, then u can connect to vishnu no probs.
    narf
    clanludo

    [This message has been edited by havok* (edited 30-04-2000).]


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