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How-to install Action Quake2
What you basicly need, to play AQ2 is:
the demo,
the mod,
the skins,
a client,
a config,
and some maps.

Files can also be found using: http://www.google.nl/ or http://www.filemirrors.com/

1. Demo - x:\quake2
   1. Q2 Demo
      http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?t ... mo-x86.exe
      http://www.fileplanet.com/files/0/6584.shtml
      ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/msdos/games/i ... mo-x86.exe
      ftp://ftp.fh-wolfenbuettel.de/pub/games ... mo-x86.exe
      http://www.gamershell.com/download_4577.shtml
      http://www.fileaholic.com/cgi-sql/file- ... .sql/12433
      http://www.mrzl.nl/files/q2-314-demo-x86.exe
   2. Q2 3.20 patch
      http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?t ... ction=Find
      http://www.magicman.org/actionq2/q2-3.20-x86-full.exe
      ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/msdos/games/i ... ll-ctf.exe
      ftp://ftp.fasta.fh-dortmund.de/gdi/quak ... ll-ctf.exe
      http://www.mrzl.nl/files/q2-3.20-x86-full-ctf.exe
2. Mod - x:\quake2\action
   1. Action Quake:
      http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2/actn1Ccl.exe
      http://www.mrzl.nl/files/files/actn1Ccl.zip
      http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2/modelpak1.exe
      http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2/modelpack2.exe
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/client/modelpak1.zip
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/clie ... lpack2.zip
      http://www.magicman.org/actionq2/as-1.52-x86-win32.zip
      http://www.mrzl.nl/files/1cCLfix.zip
      http://www.mrzl.nl/files/vwepfix.zip
   2. TNG
      http://maniac.aq2world.com/tng/
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/clie ... ak_2.8.zip
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/serv ... k_2.81.zip
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/serv ... 86_win.zip
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/serv ... nux.tar.gz
3. Skins - x:\quake2\action\players\male
   1. Cyrys skin http://mysteryman.z0r.nl/aq2/downloads/cyrus.zip
   2. Nut skin http://mysteryman.z0r.nl/aq2/downloads/nut.zip
   3. 4 Colors ctf skin http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2 ... fskins.zip
   4. Norse / Sas skins http://marlporo.pp.fi/aq2/skins/players ... _skins.zip
   5. Klauz skins - http://www.aq2world.com/?p=files&id=498
4. Config - x:\quake2\action
   1. http://www.hellfish.org/~spectre/aq/aqconfig.html
5. Client - x:\quake2
   1. AprQ2
      http://apprime.0wns.org/q2/ - http://maniac.aq2world.com
   2. R1Q2 - R1CHs Enhanced Quake II Client/Server
      1. Win32 Auto Updater (0.0.6) http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download/R1Q2Updater.zip
      2. Win32 Client/Server http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download/r1q2.zip
      3. Win32 Dedicated Server http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download/dedicated.zip
      4. GNU/Linux GlibC 2.x Dedicated Server (FOR NEW MODS) http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download/r1q2ded.zip
      5. GNU/Linux GlibC 2.x Dedicated Server (FOR OLD MODS) GNU/Linux GlibC 2.x Dedicated Server (FOR OLD MODS)
      6. GNU/Linux x86-64 Dedicated Server http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download ... x86_64.zip
      7. GNU/Linux Auto Updater (0.0.6) http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/download/r1q2updater.zip
      8. Source Code http://www.r1ch.net/stuff/r1q2/src/
   3. NoCheat
      1. Win32 NoCheat 2.34 http://www.bryceinc.com/nocheat/downloa ... eat234.zip
      2. Linux NoCheat 2.32 (glibc) http://www.bryceinc.com/nocheat/downloa ... ibc.tar.gz
      3. Linux baseq2 and ctf for glibc 326kbhttp://www.bryceinc.com/nocheat/downloads/noch ... ibc.tar.gz
      4. NoCheat Ref_gl http://www.bryceinc.com/nocheat/downloads/ref_gl.zip
      5. Regular Footstep sounds http://www.bryceinc.com/nocheat/downloads/footsteps.zip
6. Maps - x:\quake2\baseq2\maps or x:\quake2\action\maps
   1. http://quad.netdome.biz/aq2/maps
      http://www.lahtela.com/aq2suomi/maps/
      http://static.hugi.is/games/quake2/aq/maps/
      http://arj.localhost.nl/quake2/maps/
      http://arj.localhost.nl/quake2/aq2/
      http://riidankylvajat.org/files/z_mappack.zip
      http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2 ... appack.zip
      http://www.clan-ex.net/files/quake2/aq2 ... berPAK.zip

If the above steps are too hard, you can skip it by downloading this:

Full Packages

1. Action quake 2 Installer
   1. Action Quake 2 BASIC and MODIFIED package: http://www.kweik.com/
2. AXION quake 2 1.1.0
   1. Package: http://axionquake.com/download/axion_quake_1.1.0.zip
      http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/stan ... _1.1.0.zip
   2. Website: http://axionquake.com/viewthread.php?tid=2

Other useful stuff

1. ATi & Q2 fps driver problem - x:\quake2
   http://action.marsmodule.com/misc/atioglxx.zip
   set gl_ext_pointparameters 0 in config
2. 32bit Textures
   http://marlporo.pp.fi/aq2/misc/32-bit_textures.zip
   http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/textures/beav.rar
   http://war-zone.sapo.pt/download.aspx?file=276
   http://myyry.net/~skie/quake2/dragonpak32bit.zip
   - if not here try to use the search option
3. How-To Quake2 Client Linux - For all your quake2 linux questions.
   http://quadaver.net/HowToQuake2ClientLinux
4. IRC Game Bots
   1. The Aq2 Message Network - #messagenet - http://quadaver.net/Aq2Mnet
   2. z0r.nl - #z0r.nl http://www.z0r.nl/
   3. gsbot - #gsbot - http://bots.aq2.net/
5. CTF - For people who want to have the q2ctf maps:
   http://www.aq2world.net/den/pak-ctf.zip
   http://ftp.wireplay.co.uk/quake2/action ... ak-ctf.zip
   http://mysteryman.z0r.nl:1337/aq2/pak-ctf.zip
6. The All-Seeing Eye - Server browser
   http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html
7. Player Stats - Here you can see if you have what it takes
   1. z0r.nl http://www.z0r.nl/
   2. Action Quake 2 Stats http://stats.aq2.net/

if the links are broken, please let me know

couple of those those axion quake links didnt work.
thanks for this Den especially about "ATi & Q2 fps driver problem" section

good to see quite a few links are coming from my web space..

however i got rid of http://slacker.home.cosmic-cow.net/textures/beav.rar a while ago though because i saw it as non-essential to getting aq2 up and running.

i did all that to find the "click an install button and get it installed" AFTERwards.. stupid thread

Don't forget uberSERVER for server admins:

http://aqmd.telefragged.com/mappak.shtml

uberPAK2 was always on my to-do list. As was an unoffical map pack for all the non-AQMD-approved maps. As was actually releasing the crankyPAK I made of the maps reviewed at http://www.somethingawful.com/cranky/index.php?game=2 full of things like GOODFUN.

Oh, the memories!

Sorry for posting in this topic but i dont find any similar for my problem.

I've download and install 3 mappacks and they don't work at all. I start aq2 and all maps that i have is default q2 maps.

help!!! please!!!

You have to put maps (bsp files) in the maps folder in your action dir. Normally you just extract the package to action folder since it contains other folders such as textures, env,... You might want to check action/maps/ if you accidentally extracted the packages in it and now got mentioned folders in it.

I wouldn't suggest downloading map packs, though. I don't know if they're updated regularly but I bet they consist maps you won't even play. Just download the ones you need seperately.

AssKick3r wrote:Just download the ones you need seperately.

here http://quad.netdome.biz/aq2/maps/

AND

if you want to download mappaks, extract em. paks are shit

Jesus, can you guys actualy help him?

1st downloaded mappack rename to pakXX.pak (xx is a number from 0-99)
2nd Start aq2 with +set game action
3rd Have fun playing AQ2

thx guys but my problem is still unsolved

After i install actn1Ccl.exe, actn1Cup.exe, 1cCLfix.exe, vwepfix.exe my action folder is looking like this:



then i install/extract map cliff to my "action" folder and it looks like this:



and "maps" like this



anyway, the map still dont work. Do i have to setup something in game console? Or maybe in action.ini?

all maps should be in [yourquake2folder]\action\maps\

if there are folders in [yourquake2folder]\action\maps\ with bsp files in it then move them to [yourquake2folder]\action\maps\

dont forgot to set up the game action


yourvlient.exe +set game action +exec youconfig.cfg

One other thing to bear in mind is that some of the standalone map ZIPs are a horrible mess.

So someone might have put all the map files in one ZIP, no directory structure.

Or compressed \maps\*.* with the intent that you extract that folder to your \quake2\action\ folder.

Or compressed \action\maps\*.* with the intent that you extract that folder to your \quake2\ folder.

So if you end up with crap like \quake2\action\action\maps\, that's part of the problem right there.

Easiest solution: Go to AQMD and spend the time to download uberPAK. It has 180 or so maps in a few big, self-contained PAK files. All the path issues are as fixed as possible, all the missing sounds and other content things are replaced and fixed up, and the thing is designed to work on both windows and linux systems (sorry, didn't have OS X or really even MacOS Classic machine handy when I made it).

Ah, I might be wrong about the maps. I think it's 180 MB and unextracts to about 450 MB, forget how many maps are in there.

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Again, why am I harping on uberPAK? Because once you install it, most of your problems will be fixed. Any map ZIPs made AFTER uberPAK's cutoff will probably be GOOD ZIPS. Meaning, you know exactly where to place them, the map authors aren't doing any action/action/action/maps crap.

PAKs are quicker to load for the filesystem than the raw unextracted map files and take up less room overall. If you really want to whine that omg u need qped or pakexplorer to open pak files, just install uberSERVER instead. It's the same as uberPAK but they are all pre-extracted so that server installs can autodownload the map content to clients missing the maps. Q2 won't autodownload content INSIDE of PAK files due to some expansion pack issues, though I don't know if anyone modified their Q2 clients/servers to allow this.

Also, if you don't want to dink around with command line options...

Start up Quake 2.

Hit the ~ key when it's loading the intro.

This should drop you to the quake 2 console.

Type in "game action" and hit ENTER/RETURN.

This should load up the "action" mod.

You can then load up maps directly from the console using "map cliff" or connect to servers directly using "connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" where the x's are the IP address.

To close the console window, just hit ESC.

I don't bother with a dedicated AQ2 startup shortcut, too lazy to make one. I just load Q2 and load the mod of my choice in the console and away I go.