The CD Key is not valid

[spaghet]

How do I fix this?

[HP OfficeJet Pro 9015]

fet a new cd

[Phoenix]

If you ordered the game through Steam you should be able to find your CD Key by going to your Library page, selecting Quake III Arena, and looking for the CD Key link on the right side of the screen. You will need to enter that code into the CD Key screen in Quake 3 Arena. After that it should be valid.

[erratic_gamer]

Originally posted by wot:

How do I fix this?

The key needs to be entered in lowercase. I modified q3key.cfg to achieve this.

[Fren]

just put in 222222222222 for the cdkey it works everytime

[PROTOTYPE]

Although the author has already received a solution, why really care? I mean, does this error message bother you from starting the game or something? It would do nothing to me at all, even when I left it empty.
Btw, it's fixed by retyping the key in the same field, but with lowercase letters. The game doesn't recognize uppercase letters, in which the key is typed by default.

[Phoenix]

If a server is running sv_strictauth "1" then you cannot connect to it without a valid CD key.

[stickler]

Originally posted by Terrifying bunney:

Although the author has already received a solution, why really care? I mean, does this error message bother you from starting the game or something? It would do nothing to me at all, even when I left it empty.
Btw, it's fixed by retyping the key in the same field, but with lowercase letters. The game doesn't recognize uppercase letters, in which the key is typed by default.

Although you do have access to most of the game without the CD key, there are certain multiplayer servers that kick you out if a valid key isn't entered.

[1v4n94]

I don't know about the Steam version, but in the default/vanilla Quake 3 one could just add AAAAAAAAAAAAAA and that would be fine to be able to run the game, haha.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by 1v4n94:

I don't know about the Steam version, but in the default/vanilla Quake 3 one could just add AAAAAAAAAAAAAA and that would be fine to be able to run the game, haha.

Yes but not multiplayer.

[FRAXII]

most servers of older games are cracked, because they want every player they can find

[niNja.Puppet]

if anyone else has this problem, write down or take a pic of your CD key, delete it in the game and type it in again. if you fully re-type it the game will say its correct.

[Blindlight]

Yeah its a caps lock thing, steam gives it to you in caps but you need to enter in lowercase