QRACK + Vista = no

[RocketGuy]

QRACK doesn't seem to be working on Vista (Ultimate)
It pukes of unknown causes:


I've tried 1.5 1.6 and 1.8, none worked.
I've also tried DP and glpro, both of those worked.

Do something R00k!

PS NO VISTA HATERS/LINUX FANBOYS(goes double for you C*S )

[R00k]

well qrack is compiled with older msvc v6.0 so its possible that it needs to be recompiled with a newer version to work on Vista.

[RocketGuy]

Doubt that's it.. 1.60 is my own and I compile with VC7, I'd try with VC8 but I don't have it

[Baker]

It shouldn't be the compiler. DarkPlaces and ProQuake work fine on my Vista machine so far and both engines are MSVC6. This is probably also true of 2/3 of the software out there.

My Vista computer is a laptop so I don't play much Quake on it. I'll have to load up Qrack and JoeQuake and see if they work.

Vista is the worst operating system ever.

[RocketGuy]

Vista is the worst operating system ever.

Baker I thought I said no Vista haters
I'll slap you silly!

But do try it on your PC

[Baker]

I will. I trying Qrack and JoeQuake and post the results.

Since it is a laptop, I do very little Quake on it, which is why I haven't tried Qrack or JoeQuake on it. I mostly loaded ProQuake to see if the ProQuake Launcher works on Vista (flawlessly) and to see what DarkPlaces FPS was on a faster video card.

[Baker]

http://www.gamekeep.net/downloads/quake/ (I get old Qrack builds here)

Qrack 1.80 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.70 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.60 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.54 - black screen and crash

JoeQuake 0.14 - runs fine

JoeQuake 0.15 - runs fine

I thought if I started going way back in time that the Qrack builds would work, but I couldn't get any of them to run.

Note: I am pretty certain DarkPlaces Windows releases are compiled with MSVC6; that's what the build file with DarkPlaces is in.

Alright, I went WAY back in time:

JoeQuake 0.13 - runs fine

JoeQuake 0.13 is compiled with MSVC6, right?

Here is the JoeQuake 0.13 source code: http://www.gamekeep.net/downloads/qu....13-source.zip

[E]s-Doom]

vista will be good when the service packs come out but till then dont use it or you can get a program to run windows xp(or any os) in the backround and still be able to play quake

also qrack will work for my bro on vitsa but i have no specs on what hes using

[Lardarse]

Note: I am pretty certain DarkPlaces Windows releases are compiled with MSVC6; that's what the build file with DarkPlaces is in.

Think he uses GCC and compiles from his Linux machine, actually.

[Baker]

That makes more sense since LH isn't a fan of Windows and I've read he uses WINE when necessary.

[RocketGuy]

Qrack 1.80 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.70 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.60 - black screen and crash

Qrack 1.54 - black screen and crash

JoeQuake 0.14 - runs fine

JoeQuake 0.15 - runs fine

Somehow I think this has to do with Qrack's decal system

R00k if you don't have Vista MSN me sometime and I'll help you test it

[Baker]

If true, you could prove that in 5 seconds:

http://www.gamekeep.net/downloads/quake/jqpro.zip

That's "JoeQuake Pro" ... the Qrack prior to adding extra effects into the engine. If that runs on your system, ...

[Baker]

JoeQuake Pro runs on my Vista laptop.

/JoeQuake Pro is a very old "Qrack", prior to the name change.

[RocketGuy]

Yep works here too.

[R00k]

well, I could do a side by side DIFF adding features until it breaks...
Actually I was thinking it had to do with the virtual memory pool.

So, lets start this off with http://www.quakeone.com/qrack/glqrackv.exe "v" for vista

ps. Just found my old site http://www.freewebs.com/quakehq LOL blast from the past
Oh Baker now i remember where u found my zombie-gib head