Quake 3 arena won't run. [SOLVED]

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30. October 2013 - 17:47
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Hey guys, after a long time i wanted to play Quake 3 Arena again.
But something strange is happening.
When i try to run Quake 3 the console pops up just like everytime, after that the game doesn't start.
It is not giving an error at all.

Im running on:

Laptop: Toshiba C660
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Graphic Driver: Intel HD Graphics
RAM: 4GB

If anyone could help me with this annoying issue...

Kind Regards,
Nasim

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30. October 2013 - 18:02
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

Hallo,

Heb je pak0.pk3 ? en anders hier even vermelden wat het blauwe console vermeld!

Hi,

Do you have pak0.pk3 and else pls tell here what the blue console tells!

EDIT: post a screenshot of when it happends

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30. October 2013 - 18:10
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

Thanks for the reply,
I have the PAK0, but im not able to copy what the blue console says.
It doesn't give an error.

Nasim.

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30. October 2013 - 18:36
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

i also had a laptop with intel hd graphics and i couldnt get q3 to run. but my console said "could not load opengl drivers".
guess that was the cause, i dont remember every detail but i can tell you i wasnt able to fix this and i guess the reason is the intel graphics. i think i got to run qlive tho and it had major fps lags.

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30. October 2013 - 19:01
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

have you used any different configs lately?
Like, something taken from e+ or any kind
try moving the q3config and any autoexec configs somewhere else and run again
may just be a custom resolution with bad video mode, since you have a laptop
your r_mode should be -1 in case you're using a custom resolution


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30. October 2013 - 19:08
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

I can't be arsed exacly buying a new laptop or pc ;(

No im using the custom config since i deleted q3 aloonngg time ago.

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30. October 2013 - 19:43
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

which games you own and which work?

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30. October 2013 - 20:46
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rename q3config.cfg file in baseq3 folder to "q3config.cfg.1" for example and launch quake3.exe, this should force quake engine to rebuild cfg and to start in safe mode, then experiment with settings in SETUP > SYSTEM > GRAPHICS.

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30. October 2013 - 22:08
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@Troll-e not working still wont start. ;(

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30. October 2013 - 22:16
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

this may sound silly but have you installed the latest drivers for your integrated gpu ?

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30. October 2013 - 22:20
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Re: Quake 3 arena won't run.

@3MGenesis When i try to it says i have the latest already.

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