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I keep seeing the same questions repeated and repeated on these forums, so I think I'll need to make another sticky thread.

So far, I can only think these topics, but please reply with any other frequently asked questions that we can cover in the thread. I'm at work right now, so I don't really have time to dig through the posts. Help me help you.


Topics
Drivers
Linux and AQ2

you could also give urls to the normally used skins, if one happens to be missing them. like nut, cyrus and ctf's.

some general commands, the ones ppl ask daily about. gl_celshading atleast.

Although I admire the initiative, isn't the whole issue people not looking at earlier threads when they ask a question - what makes you think they will read your FAQ, especially if it covers alot of topics and gets big. I suppose the only advantage will be that you're able to direct them to that thread, instead of having to look for the older threads FOR them...

(on) Topic:
Where can I find paks/crosshairs/huds/etc -> at Poto's

for the Linux part:

Q: I want to use teamspeak while playing quake2. But when teamspeak is running, my quake won't start - and when my quake is already started, teamspeak won't have sound.

A: The problem is, quake2 and teamspeak, both want to use the OSS /dev/dsp as mixing device and this gives conflicts at your system.
If your soundcard supports hardware mixing (every soundcard bought today can) and you have ALSA installed you are lucky. Tell your ALSA that quake2 should get direct access to the soundcard as well as NO soundcapturing support:

echo "aq2 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
echo "aq2 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss

"aq2" should be the name of your quake2-binary.

Haudrauf wrote:for the Linux part:

echo "aq2 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
echo "aq2 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss

"aq2" should be the name of your quake2-binary.

in my experience you only need the latter line (disabling the use of the microphone for aq2. This is also needed for any other quake based game (quake3, et, etc) that you want to use teamspeak or skype with...

topic revival after a year:

set gl_ext_pointparameters 0 for ATI graphics card users who have slow FPS

might as well keep it going

Q: Where can i find the norse skins?

A: ActionGear

I think this will covers most of the questions.

http://forums.aq2world.com/viewtopic.php?t=5

Haudrauf wrote: echo "aq2 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
echo "aq2 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss

"aq2" should be the name of your quake2-binary.

This is not needed at all anymore since Maniac added ALSA support to aprq2...
just set "sndalsa 1" and you're good to go