Quake 2 on Windows 10 not working, official patch please.

[Jaz‑mɛn‑dagzi [1979].Mk.Ks.]

Please Steam & ID Software, update the game to be able to play with it.
Please no more "quake2.exe has stopped working".
I bought the game on Black Friday sale, and I'm unable to launch it...

[Samogon]

+1. Can't even start on Windows 7.

[Samogon]

Not yet. I'm just reporting the fact that "vanilla" version from Steam isn't functional.

[GUMMY]

Same problem here. Tried a few windows compat settings, no luck.

[Butane]

The vanilla Q2 works on my windows 7.

If you want an easy fix just use this source port:
https://www.yamagi.org/quake2 --direct download here[deponie.yamagi.org]

[GUMMY]

Successfully patched with vanilla patch, old cd bug? Should work out of the gate... Running fine now.

[Butane]

Originally posted by GUMMY:

Successfully patched with vanilla patch, old cd bug? Should work out of the gate... Running fine now.

That vanilla patch you speak of removes the original gl render (ref_gl.dll file) and replaces it with a modified one which makes the game (colours) look very different. I would backup the original ref_gl.dll file and use it with that patch for a faithful vanilla look if you don't want to use a source port.

[Samogon]

I don't want source mods. I bought a game, I want it work out of the box!

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

Originally posted by Alex626:

I don't want source mods. I bought a game, I want it work out of the box!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztnjtnPDgw

[Samogon]

Originally posted by vendetta608:

Originally posted by Alex626:

I don't want source mods. I bought a game, I want it work out of the box!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztnjtnPDgw

2 words: F U
If I want developers to get their asses do their job, I don't care about morons like you who thinks a customer has to do everything himself for them.

[Butane]

Originally posted by Alex626:

Originally posted by vendetta608:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztnjtnPDgw

2 words: F U
If I want developers to get their asses do their job, I don't care about morons like you who thinks a customer has to do everything himself for them.

Dude, the game is 20 yrs old now. What do you expect? No game this old on Steam has devs actively working on it (fixing it for modern hardware) unless it's a Valve title.

[Samogon]

Originally posted by Butane:

Dude, the game is 20 yrs old now. What do you expect? No game this old on Steam has devs actively working on it (fixing it for modern hardware) unless it's a Valve title.

Sure, but why selling it here then? For just easy money? But money means seller to do some job, not just ripping and uploading a partially-working game without even including a soundtrack. There's a lot of good examples of very old games being published today with some workaround to make it work.

[вʟасқһзаʀт♠]

All joking aside just don't use Windows 10. It's garbage. If you can just stick with Windows 7 or 8... do it. Windows 10 doesn't just constantly break old games... it constantly breaks new games as well.

[Butane]

Originally posted by Alex626:

Originally posted by Butane:

Dude, the game is 20 yrs old now. What do you expect? No game this old on Steam has devs actively working on it (fixing it for modern hardware) unless it's a Valve title.

Sure, but why selling it here then? For just easy money? But money means seller to do some job, not just ripping and uploading a partially-working game without even including a soundtrack. There's a lot of good examples of very old games being published today with some workaround to make it work.

I'll have a 'single click' patch up in the guides section by the end of the week that will add music and make Q2 work on latest Windows.

[Samogon]

I'm using Windows 7 x64.

Originally posted by Butane:

I'll have a 'single click' patch up in the guides section by the end of the week that will add music and make Q2 work on latest Windows.

That would be great!

[Butane]

Here, bro, I hope it helps:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1223177211