Help: Installing Quake2 (ATTN: Morgan V:)

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Check your ...\quake2\baseq2\pak0.pak file. Sometimes the install does not
copy it all. It should be 175MB (183,997,730 bytes) in the properties. Just
get a clean copy from your quake2 CD - you dont have to do a new install.

Morgan V.: The above paragraph needs adding to the FAQ missing colormap
section.

also from the AGQ2 FAQ:
+++--------------------------------------------------- ---- --- -- -
|| [2m] "Error: Couldn't load pics/colormap.pcx" ???
+|---------------------------------------------------- ---- --- -- -
This usually happens when you try to start Q2 from a directory other than
Q2's base directory, "\games\quake2". Start up a DOS prompt (click Start,
Run..., and type "command" and hit Enter) and type: "cd \games\quake2" and
"quake2 +set whatever parameters you want"

FAQ files at:
http://members.xoom.com/morganv/quake2/ALT.GAMES.QUAKE2_FAQ.html
http://members.tripod.com/~Vizjerai1/index.html
http://www.kirkandlaura.com/agq2
Unofficial: http://www.planetquake.com/q2faq/

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Joseph Schiena wrote in message <77hve5$f6j$1...@news.alphalink.com.au>...
>l am currently trying to install Quake2 from the Alphalink site without
much
>success. l have downloaded the 13m program file but l can't run the game. l
>get an error message:
>
> "Couldn't load pics/colormap.pcx".
>
>Could someone please help me.
>l not sure if the directory structure l have for Quake2 is correct. What
>should it be? Does it automatically set the directory structure?
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>cheers.
>
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