Forum Home
Press F1
 
Thread ID: 24265 2002-09-07 02:10:00 Quake 2 SoniKalien (792) Press F1
Post ID Timestamp Content User
77291 2002-09-07 02:10:00 Hias

I have the Quake 2 CD, and a good fast dialup.

I was thinking about (once I get my mouse problems sorted out) having a go at playing online since I already clocked it a few times.

1) Is it possible on a slowish laptop? (P233 32mb - the game runs fine)
2) Are they still playing it?
3) What else do I need?
4) Where do I connect?

Scoobydo.

SiK
SoniKalien (792)
77292 2002-09-07 02:45:00 yes its still being played tho with lesser numbers and more cheats :(

servers are starting to run anticheat so you winn need it to play on some servers. q2ace is being used a lot more.

for local servers try-
http://gamers.paradise.net.nz/

and you can always ask here (http://www.ozquake.com/)
tweak'e (174)
77293 2002-09-07 03:08:00 tweak'e is right, but yeah, the laptop should do it fine, Dial up is all your should need, maybe the latest Direct X depending on what OS, it's probably worth getting 8.0 or 8.1 anyways!
It might be a little blurry on a Laptop Screen, with all the 3D movement. I ran it on a 2MB video card, so if your laptop can do 800x600 at 16Bit or higher, then AFAIK it should be at least 2Meg, that outghta be okay.

Give it a shot, why not, and have fun

Chilling_Silence
Chilling_Silence (9)
77294 2002-09-08 05:33:00 Cheers guys, I run it at 400 x300 on external monitor, as laptop screen is dead :D reasonable frame rate :^O SoniKalien (792)
77295 2002-09-09 01:41:00 Alright, I had my first game last night after having to download a 13mb patch... I got told off for staying up until 3am playing it! Lol

Anyway, while I was looking for the patch, I came across a few sites with MODs for quake 2.

Q: What is a MOD and what do I do with it?

SiK
SoniKalien (792)
77296 2002-09-09 02:20:00 Mod's MODIFY the game/gameplay in some way. This could be anything from a new skin for your player, or it could be a new level. Otherwise, it could be something that completely modify's the game, it might make all level's have a default gravity of 100 or it could make the bots go on a 100% hardcore killing spree with unlimited rockets, It all depends. Mod's are fun and as long as you check them (Virus) before you open them, Go right ahead!

Chilling_Silence
Chilling_Silence (9)
77297 2002-09-09 02:21:00 A mod will change various aspects of the game eg. mods are available for Jedi Knight which change the colour of the light-saber you wield, etc.

Instructions for how it should be installed should be included (presumably a readme.txt in the zip file).
antmannz (28)
1