Quake 3 Arena + WinXP Qs

[The Coolest]

OK, my first question is can I somehow check for the version of my Quake 3 game, and if I can, can I update it somehow w/o downloading tens of MBs? My screen in Q3A in WinXP is very dimm and the brightness isn't changing when I move the brightness control in System->Display. I tried different vid cards, different drivers, even updated WinXP, nothing worked. Any suggestions?

 

[The Coolest]

BUMP?

 

[Oni]

Try raising the gamma in-game. You can do that from the system configuration menu. As for the version number of the game, the most latest is 1.31, and the version you're running is displayed on the main selection screen in the bottom-right corner.

 

[The Coolest]

OK, my Q3A version is 1.11, I think its one of the ealiest. And where do I find this Gamma control, if its in the game, I can't see it.
If its in Windows, could u please pinpoint where it is exactly?
And how many MBs would I have to DL to get the latest ver of Q3A?
Thanks

 

[BigRed]

OK, my Q3A version is 1.11, I think its one of the ealiest. And where do I find this Gamma control, if its in the game, I can't see it.
If its in Windows, could u please pinpoint where it is exactly?
And how many MBs would I have to DL to get the latest ver of Q3A?
Thanks

Hmm strange, i had this problem in Voyager: eleite force, i guess it fixed itself cuz i dont have the problem anymore
The quake 3 point release is only like 12 or so mb (not that bad). www.fileplanet.com is a good place to look (since gamespy and ID are in bed with each other theres not many other places to get it). and if you have last months PC gamer cd its on there as well

 

[The Coolest]

actually quake 3 point is about 28MB, but its OK. What will it do, and how do I install it? Will it fix the problems I'm having w/ Q3A & WinXP, cause I hear no1 else is having Q3A problems.

 

[-Exi|e-]

It should fix it. Just download it, double click on it and point it to your Quake3Arena folder.

 

[The Coolest]

OK, thx very much I will try to do it, and will download it later.

 

[Oni]

www.fileplanet.com sucks ***. You can download it straight from Id Software here: ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/win32/q3pointrelease_131.exe

 

[The Coolest]

It only downloaded a file w/ the size of 95KB, it wouldn't run, I think there is a problem w/ the link or the file that is on that link u gave me

 

[-Exi|e-]

http://www.quake3arena.com/

Download the file for windows and your all set. This one isnt linked directly to the file so it should work.

 

[The Coolest]

OK, this one started the download, was only checking, will download it later. Thanks

 

[phantom punisher]

yup the new point release 1.31 fixes it . i know because i just went through the same exact tning with version 1.11 and xp. i had to reinstall quake for a second time becasue i got a strange error at first. but 1.31 patch will fix the gamma in ver 1.11. have fun

 

[The Coolest]

OK, this is strange, I installed the point release after 2.5H download, and it did absoulutly nothing, maybe now I need to reinstall Q3A? Or how do I activate the update, I did go to "Mods" and load Quake III Arena but it did nothing.

 

[fuzzba11]

There shouldn't be any menu changes, nothing noticeable between 1.11 and 1.31, I don't think, just a few tinkers.

To change gamma in Q3 bring down the console(hit ~) and type

/r_gamma

hit enter, it should be set to 1.0, you can adjust it to your liking

 

[phantom punisher]

yea try reinstalling. the patch fixed my problem . as a side not when i reinstalled i did so with all my external gamma controls at default. im assuming the patch fixed it for me because i did nothing but that and fixed it

 

[The Coolest]

I just now tried to change the brightness, then I hit ~ got the console, it has lots of lines where it says: "SetDeviceGammaRamp failed"
I guess its my problem, does it tell u anything? Its now 23:37, so will be trying to reinstall tommorow.

 

[Puer Aeternus]

In Q3 main menu do this:
go to set up-system-display..here is the place where you can change yer gamma...Also consider getting a new vid card...that may help out w/ your video prbs....and read the RTFM(read the F&%$'ing Manual)!!

Reinstall the game...re-apply the patch and all will be well..this game is idiot proof!

Win Xp works wonderfully w/ Q3 on my 2 systems..just read some facs and be patient....loads of sites out their that wil help you out w/ tweaks and stuff for your game...Check out "planet Quake".
http://www.planetquake.com/quake3/
Good luck

 

[The Coolest]

As I said I'm going to reinstall quake3 today hoping it will help.

 

[The Coolest]

OK, I tried to reinstall Quake 3 Arena. It didn't work, it stayed the same, couldn't change the brightness.