Quake 2 25th Anniverarsary Unit project is out!

[pelinalcrusader]

Here it is!

Spread the word and grab it while is still hot.

Read the README for more info, seriously read it.

[grieve[Q2C]]

knightmare : how does it look with kmquake2 - support for this mission pack ?

will you compile a kmquake2 - version of the game source ?

[mikem]

Great. I will try it soon.

[grieve[Q2C]]

my bad, this already works with kmquake2.

I thought the game - dll is supposed to be named *kmq2gamex86.dll*

[mikem]

Really good addon. I liked Giftmacher's maps best.
Quakeulf's maps are good and very detailed, but they've been the same since Sonic Mayhem.
I also enjoyed EmeraldTiger's maps.
What I didn't like at all was the homing BFG projectile of the new BFGladiator. Really pain in the ass.
All in all it's a fun unit for Quake 2.

But where is Guggenheim's map? I was really looking forward to it.

[knightmare]

Apr 11, 2023 5:46:37 GMT -5 mikem said:

But where is Guggenheim's map? I was really looking forward to it.

It was beset with multiple technical issues. A revision is planned that will hopefully include it.

Also, A KMQ2-supporting version will come later.

[grieve[Q2C]]

which port do you use anyway ? for me nearly no engine is working with this mission ....

now I'm using yamagi, had to rename the game - dll.

[mikem]

I use Quake2 Unofficial v3.24

[grieve[Q2C]]

yep, that's usually  my default - port.

when I try to run it with this mappack, it stays minimized in the tray, and when I try to maximize it it says :

*Couldn't load pics/conchars.pcx*  (that's nonsense, this pic surely is in the folder)

when I close the program, it adds:

*GLimp_Endframe() - SwapBuffers () failed:6*

really cryptic ....

[mikem]

I had no problems with that.

[knightmare]

Apr 13, 2023 10:39:30 GMT -5 grieve[Q2C] said:

when I try to run it with this mappack, it stays minimized in the tray, and when I try to maximize it it says :

*Couldn't load pics/conchars.pcx*  (that's nonsense, this pic surely is in the folder)

when I close the program, it adds:

*GLimp_Endframe() - SwapBuffers () failed:6*

really cryptic ....

Sounds like you aren't launching it correctly. What's the "start in" path of the shortcut you're using?

[grieve[Q2C]]

with a batch file, as usual. no biggie.

n ow I tried to start the engine first and then set the game on the console.
it said : *ERROR: model players/male/tris.md2 has too many skins*

so I threw out some of the paks I had in the gamedir - some were double.
then I tried again, and it gave me: *ERROR: model models/deadbods/dude/tris.md2 has bad size header (19916 != 19852)*
lol ... I am cursed

but anyway, it runs with Q2pro and EGL and yamagi, Q2e also freezes when started.

[pelinalcrusader]

Apr 14, 2023 1:39:29 GMT -5 grieve[Q2C] said:

with a batch file, as usual. no biggie.

n ow I tried to start the engine first and then set the game on the console.
it said : *ERROR: model players/male/tris.md2 has too many skins*

so I threw out some of the paks I had in the gamedir - some were double.
then I tried again, and it gave me: *ERROR: model models/deadbods/dude/tris.md2 has bad size header (19916 != 19852)*
lol ... I am cursed

but anyway, it runs with Q2pro and EGL and yamagi, Q2e also freezes when started.

There is a post at yamagi github about some issues some maps.

[grieve[Q2C]]

but it works with 25th Anniverarsary Unit .... quite a surprise.

[knightmare]

Apr 14, 2023 1:39:29 GMT -5 grieve[Q2C] said:

with a batch file, as usual. no biggie.

n ow I tried to start the engine first and then set the game on the console.
it said : *ERROR: model players/male/tris.md2 has too many skins*

so I threw out some of the paks I had in the gamedir - some were double.
then I tried again, and it gave me: *ERROR: model models/deadbods/dude/tris.md2 has bad size header (19916 != 19852)*
lol ... I am cursed

but anyway, it runs with Q2pro and EGL and yamagi, Q2e also freezes when started.

You shouldn't set the gamedir in the console, as it will load the config from baseq2 and then save it to the mod folder.

It should be set from the command line: "+set game <gamedir>"

Also, was it v3.24 that was throwing all those errors, or was it R1Q2?