i need help please

[Canadian*Sniper]

It's probably overwriting the pak0.pak and some config files that were provided by the demo. I'd say replace them since you can redownload the demo any time you want.

[quakelover]

ok when i overwrite them the game goes all wonky, like the colors n everything get all messed up.

[Canadian*Sniper]

that's Synq for ya It looks and sounds nothing like quake therefor it's legal (according to Baker )

[quakelover]

well thats retarded you like can't even play with it like that

[quakelover]

and it doesn't even give me all the episodes, i can still only play the first one

[Canadian*Sniper]

edit:

you're right. But you can still play the maps hehe. Bring down the quake console using the tilde key and type in "map e2m1" or "map e3m1" or "map e4m1" without the quotes. Silly Baker, Quake is for kids.

[L3ftisM]

nyuk nyuk nyuk

[quakelover]

ok well i have another question then. if i were to buy the actual game can i play it on windows xp no problem? like just install the game and go?

[Canadian*Sniper]

you will probably want to use a better quake engine as some of the ones provided by id software don't work on xp.

try these:
http://icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/
http://www.quakeone.com/qrack/
http://proquake.planetquake.gamespy.com/
http://www.runecentral.com/joequake/news.html

[quakelover]

so if i were to buy the game i would just download one of those engines and then extract the files into the quake folder like i did with the demo?

[=peg=]

basically all u need from id is the pak0.pak and pak1.pak which need to be in ur \whatever\id1\ folder.. then u can use any engine u like.. unzip engine in to the \whatever folder.. ( \whatever being the folder u installed quake in.. probably "c:\quake" )

pak0.pak comes with the demo-version of quake (shareware) and pak1.pak is the bit that u would need to buy..)

[Canadian*Sniper]

so if i were to buy the game i would just download one of those engines and then extract the files into the quake folder like i did with the demo?

Yes

edit:

As Peg described above, this is the basic quake setup:
./quakeenginehere
./id1/pak0.pak
./id1/pak1.pak

This is as simple as it gets

[quakelover]

ok well thank you guys for all your help i actually understand all this now i think im just gonna buy the actual game i don't know what it is about this game i just love it, the old school guns, enemies and graphics lol i love it.

[golden_boy]

Instead of overcomplicated and misleading stuff like Synq, wouldn't it be better to just provide a zip file with the demo pak0.pak, the demo license, and something like Proquake/GL?

Or would there be a legal problem with that?

If so, why not make a "Shareware EZ-installer" that connects to the internet, fetches the demo, extracts pak0.pak, and installs it along with Proquake, and puts a Quake icon on the Windows desktop?

Under Linux, it would be as simple as a f****** Bash script... Windows, OK that might be more difficult...

All these problems could be avoided...

what we just saw here, is that all the ezinstallers and Synq failed to help this guy play Quake...

In regard to "WAAAH it only lets me play episode 1" I can just say, IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE GAME THAT YOU NEED THE REGISTERED VERSION so how retarded can you get...?

[Canadian*Sniper]

what we just saw here, is that all the ezinstallers and Synq failed to help this guy play Quake...

In regard to "WAAAH it only lets me play episode 1" I can just say, IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE GAME THAT YOU NEED THE REGISTERED VERSION so how retarded can you get...?

This is exactly why we have a public forum to help newbies with whatever questions they have.