Quake questions

[Wally]

Is there a way to make shareware quake
think it is a registered, a hack of some sort?
Because I try to load maps with 1.06 and
get "map couldn't spawn" error.
And with Quake version .91, yes, that's right,
the early version how can I load maps -
it keeps saying 'version 29 map,
should be 28'

THE REASON i use really old Quakes is because
only they run on my Win98/dos box!

please, seriously and Thanks a lot!
W


edit--- i did buy quake once from ebay and
once from steam, so...

[grave_digga]

There is no patch or crack to make quake registered because you're missing pak1.pak. This is where all the other levels and stuff is in. So there will be no other way then buying one. You could often get it off eBay for less then 5$ or via Steam.

[Grim Warlock]

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[Wally]

i guess that settles that, then

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Answers !

[golden_boy]

It needs resources that the shareware version doesn't have, so it simply won't work. The version error is because of a change in the BSP format - again, that simply will not work.

I'm very sure there are Quake engines that run on DOS/Windows 98. If this is really your problem, search at inside3d or ask the user leileilol there.

[Spike]

"Is there a way to make shareware quake think it is a registered"

Yes, go to the console, enter 'registered 1' and press enter. Quake will now think that it is registered and will allow you to get the LG on the start map. It'll also open up the other portals so you probably also want to set noexit as well, as it'll pretty much crash if someone uses one of the portals that opened up. But you probably want that anyway as it kinda defeats the point in deathmatch to not do so, especially if you're playing on a map with 5 different ways to change maps - excluding timelimits/fraglimits/admins.

I realise that this may not actually help you.
If you already bought a copy from steam, just redownload it or something. Your tinkering with the prerelease/qtest version has probably fubared it.

[Wally]

thanks to the last two guys
who took me seriously..

im gonna try GL client and another qcrack.

i tried 'registered 1' single player
and it freezes upon enteriing
slipgate of any episode besides 1.

uh, what is 'LG'?

thinks a million, guys

what maps WILL run from Quake .091..?

[grave_digga]

Why you don't get a legal copy of quake? As i wrote above it'll cost you not that much. I ran GL Quake and Winquake on my W98 machine back in the days.

This is the Quake\ID1 folder:



So you need pak1.pak to have the full game version. Otherwise you're stuck to Episode 1 (pak0.pak).

[Mindf!3ldzX]

I took you seriously, you obviously didn't check your Private Messages.

I will stop sending out Private Messages if they fall blind eyes!

GOOD DAY SIR!

[Wally]

thanks Mindf!3ldzX,

yeah I checked the pvt msg now.

Shareware Quakey is the only kind
that will run from dos on my win 98 box.

another quakey query:

what maps -version 28-will run
from Quake .091...?

I wonder.

[Frenzy]

thanks Mindf!3ldzX,

yeah I checked the pvt msg now.

Shareware Quakey is the only kind
that will run from dos on my win 98 box.

another quakey query:

what maps -version 28-will run
from Quake .091...?

I wonder.

Why would you WANT shareware to run? I sent you a private message as well awhile back, I hope you learned a bit

[Wally]

cuz;

shareware is the only kind
that will run on my dos
box.

[rambo]

I took you seriously, you obviously didn't check your Private Messages.

I will stop sending out Private Messages if they fall blind eyes!

GOOD DAY SIR!

Private messages need more appearance on here, because i really think some people just dont notice them.

[Jappan]

No Quake for Mac?

Hi, I'm definitely a long lost son of Quake. After over 12 years, one week ago I received a tip from my friend who randomly found out I used to be a Quake junkie when I was a kid (until my older brother - God smack him down - erased it as it was "too violent for me") and I installed and learned how to work with DOSBox. I once again experienced the long lost gut-twisting feeling of the original Quake but my joy was premature for it was only the demo. No biggie, I was (and I still am) very much willing to purchase the real thing, but after searching and searching I cannot find a version for mac.

My question: am I - as a mac user - left all alone in this quest to relive my childhood passion? Is there no way to legally play Quake with Mac OS X?

I did in my darkest hour try to look up for a pirate but it was a no go. There are of course modified versions more available (I believe) but for me I'd rather settle only for the original. So I'm bleeding my heart out as this beautiful game as a whole is once again taken away from me. Why are mac-people being punished?