Common Questions & Answers

(August 26, 1997)
Q: I notice that GL QuakeWorld has the fov command implemented, but GL Quake does not, when will fov work in GL Quake?
A: Zoid considers changing the FOV during normal play cheating. The ability to change the FOV in GL QuakeWorld was put in at the request of the authors of a popular QuakeC patch.

(August 26, 1997)
Q: When I connect, I get checking sounds, models, etc. but then it just sits there. It doesn't finish connecting.
A: This is usually an indication that the router/firewall your are connecting through doesn't support large fragmented UDP packets. You can probably connect to empty servers fine--since the packets are smaller. You need to upgrade your router/firewall so it properly handles large fragmented UDP packets.

(August 15, 1997)
Q: I tried to connect to a QuakeWorld server, but it said server returned version 25, not 24; what is that?
A: That happens when you try to connect to a 2.0 server with a 1.64 client, you should upgrade to the lastest client.

(August 15, 1997)
Q: When I try to connect to certain QuakeWorld servers, I receive a "Not enough RAM allocated. Try starting using -heapsize 16000". I tried that, and even larger sizes and it still does not work. What is wrong?
A: Commonly that indicates that Quake is loading a corrupted file. Many patches run on servers download a few models, sounds, and other files to your system. Try deleting those files and let your system download them again.

(July 26, 1997)
Q: Can I increase my heapsize if I have more than 16 megs of RAM?
A: Under most circumstances this is not needed. If you are playing on a server that runs large QuakeC mods. or large map files. Increasing the heapsize may help. Also you may have much faster map load times under GL Quake increasing you heapsize.

(July 26, 1997)
Q: Should I normally have predict players on?
A: YES! QuakeSpy 5.21 had a bug that caused it to be turned off by default, you may enabled it manually, or grab this update (predict.reg) to enable it.

(July 26, 1997)
Q: I can't seem to refresh the id master in QuakeSpy, what is wrong?
A: A condition between the master servers, and QuakeSpy exists that can cause this. It will be fixed in the next release of QuakeSpy (5.3).

(July 7, 1997)
Q: Is there support for the sidewinder joystick in QuakeWorld?
A: Not yet, this will hopefully be fixed when DirectInput is working with QuakeWorld.

(July 7, 1997)
Q: It looks like fullbright colors don't show up properly in GL Quake, can this be fixed?
A: No, OpenGL doesn't have support for the per-pixel fullbright that is required by Quake.

(July 6, 1997)
Q: Can I see console messages that have scrolled out of view?
A: Yes, just use your PageUp/PageDown keys, you may also use Home and End to move to the start and end.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: I'm running QuakeWorld client 1.64 and the game seems _VERY_ jerky, worse that normal net Quake, what is wrong?
A: A default setting in the front end (QuakeSpy version 5.21) is wrong. Open the fix update (predict.reg) in your browser or download and double click from Explorer.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: Where do I put maps I download?
A: Put the files in your quake\id1\maps directory, you may need to create the maps directory if it doesn't exist.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: What do I do with the config file I downloaded?
A: Place the file in your quake\id1 directory, after you are in a game, bring down the console (~ key) and type exec <filename>. You may also add an exec <filename> into your autoexec.cfg if you have one

(July 1, 1997)
Q: I'm having trouble using my joystick, it is setup in windows, and Quake detects it, what is wrong?
A: Bring down the console (~ key) and type joystick 1. You may also add that to your autoexec.cfg if you wish.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: Can I run my QuakeWorld server with out having it show up on any of the masters?
A: Yes, this is the default operation of the server now if you don't specifiy any masters.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: r_mirroralpha doesn't seem to work in GLQuakeWorld, and I doing anything wrong?
A: No that feature in broken in version 1.64 of GLQuakeWorld.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: How can I get rid of a server password with rconsole?
A: Presently for version 1.64 you must restart the server.

(July 1, 1997)
Q: The mouse control doesn't feel very smooth, is there anything I can do to improve it?
A: Try bringing the console down (~ key) and type m_filter 1, this should help. You may place that into your configuration file also.