Install from CD

[KRONDORF ©]

How do i install quake 2 from the cd on windows 10?
It says it won't install on this language version of windows 95/NT, and the RTX version won't find the .PAK files on the CD

[KiRA]

Just copy paste the CD inside to desktop while installing from there manually.
I installed the RTX to my Quake 2 directory but doesent seem to start though now i will try with the steam Quake 2 version

[KRONDORF ©]

It still says the same thing as when i try to install RTX and directing it to the CD:
https://i.imgur.com/y3CKMSc.png

[MASTAN]

This utility may help https://github.com/xupefei/Locale-Emulator
It can emulate different language/locale.

Another way to solve is to google for that installer's unpacker. First you need to know what kind of installer it uses and then search for tool that unpacks it.

[KiRA]

Yeah doesent work for me with the steam version aswell gives some error https://imgur.com/DHZD1rG
And im not gonna download some additional unknown drivers to get something to work that i can actually already run

[KRONDORF ©]

Originally posted by MASTAN:

This utility may help https://github.com/xupefei/Locale-Emulator
It can emulate different language/locale.

Another way to solve is to google for that installer's unpacker. First you need to know what kind of installer it uses and then search for tool that unpacks it.

I don't even know what language/locale it needs..
It's the same CD that i've ALWAYS had since it was released

[Makaki]

I've installed my Quake 2 from my Quake 4 Special Edition.
Q4 SE, included Q2 with both expansions.

Instead of running a setup, I found that all files were already extracted on the CD. I just located the folder that contained the executable and copied everything to my hard drive.

I don't remember the exact path of where the folder was, but it's not hard to find. It wasn't named "Quake2" it was named data or something similar. I renamed it after copying.

I didn't try to see if the installer on the CD actually worked.

EDIT:

BTW, if you copy files from a CD they will be marked as read-only. This shouldn't affect RTX in any way, because it just needs data files that wouldn't be modified anyway.

But it might affect anyone trying to run Quake2 as is. Easy fix, just change the file properties, and remove the read-only. The installer on the CD would have likely taken care of that.

[MASTAN]

Originally posted by KiRA (BLZ):

Yeah doesent work for me with the steam version aswell gives some error https://imgur.com/DHZD1rG
And im not gonna download some additional unknown drivers to get something to work that i can actually already run

That file comes with video driver. Its absence may mean driver was not properly installed. Download latest one and reinstall.
Or video card is too old and does not support Vulkan.

[KiRA]

I use an Geforce gtx 1060 6gb
but im more afraid that updating the video driver will ruin my old retail games that are hard to get to work with Win 10 to begin with. And the updated Q2 simply isnt worth it. I looked the screenshots and some videos the skybox is an total joke. I personally use software mode on Quake 2 cause i find the OpenGL extremely ugly compared to the nostalgic grey pixels. Same with the original Doom. Where most ppl play with the ugly blurry textures instead of the original pixels. But thanks for the info.

[KRONDORF ©]

Originally posted by Makaki:

Instead of running a setup, I found that all files were already extracted on the CD. I just located the folder that contained the executable and copied everything to my hard drive.

On my CD the .PAK file is just 1 file.. PAK0.PAK
But the RTX installation doesn't find anything... and the install speaks of .PAK files as in multiple..
https://i.imgur.com/03IZPBy.png

[Makaki]

My CD has a patched version of the game. Because it's from the Q4 era. If you have an original Q2 cd it would likely not have the latest patch.

The way patches worked back then was leave the pak0 untouched and add the changes in a new pak1 file or 2 3 4, etc. The binary however would be overwritten.

It's possible the search mechanic of Q2RTX is searching for an exact version of Q2. Likely 3.20 which was the last official release.

I believe you can copy your CD to something like C:\Quake2, and then try to find the 3.20 patch online.

[KRONDORF ©]

Originally posted by Makaki:

It's possible the search mechanic of Q2RTX is searching for an exact version of Q2. Likely 3.20 which was the last official release.

I believe you can copy your CD to something like C:\Quake2, and then try to find the 3.20 patch online.

Bingo!
Thanks man :)

[KRONDORF ©]

wow
maxing out at 35FPS on an RTX2080..
way to take us back 25 years nvidia lol