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dumptruck_ds
2023-09-26 19:17:58

I've played Quake and mapped with TrenchBroom on Windows 11 with zero issues since day one. Not sure how Win 11 "isn't ready for adoption yet."

ARtemi
2023-09-26 14:47:12
Spoike wrote:

vs windows 11 that comes with malware preinstalled and leaves you in violation of the gdpr as soon as you save an email address to 'your' drive? (unless you paid about $1000 for the enterprise version, which also happens to be unavailable unless you're buying about 1000+ licenses at a time).
but yes, there's a number of issues faced by games running on win11 that were not an issue in win7, though they usually don't stop you from getting in-game.

'wad could not be loaded'. the only wad quake actually uses is gfx.wad found inside id1/pak0.pak - if you're running quake without that pak file relative to your working directory then the fault is on your(or the docs) part. you can't just run it and expect it to magically know where you installed the game data.

I'll try to get more into that issue. Maybe it helps to solve the problem. Thanks.

Spoike
2023-09-18 03:33:00

vs windows 11 that comes with malware preinstalled and leaves you in violation of the gdpr as soon as you save an email address to 'your' drive? (unless you paid about $1000 for the enterprise version, which also happens to be unavailable unless you're buying about 1000+ licenses at a time).
but yes, there's a number of issues faced by games running on win11 that were not an issue in win7, though they usually don't stop you from getting in-game.

'wad could not be loaded'. the only wad quake actually uses is gfx.wad found inside id1/pak0.pak - if you're running quake without that pak file relative to your working directory then the fault is on your(or the docs) part. you can't just run it and expect it to magically know where you installed the game data.

Spirit
2023-09-17 18:06:31

Don't all common modern engines run without issues on Windows 11? Quakespasm, FTEQW etc?

For Quake 2 try Yamagi.

Windows 7 does not receive updates and will make your system into a malware host. Don't use old windows.

ARtemi
2023-09-17 15:19:58
chad2 wrote:

Hey ARtemi, consider downgrading back to Windows 7 SP1, that will make it work 100% any engine. Windows 11 isn't ready for adoption yet. Last thing you can try is compatibility mode (set it via EXE's properties) with vkQuake — https://github.com/Novum/vkQuake/releases

Thanks for respoinding. It's a pity there is currently no Windows 11-ready solution. I had to buy a new machine, and it is impossible to downgrade to Windows 7 on this machine, as it has Windows 11 embedded from the plant. But thanks anyway. I will try the compatibility mode solution and then, if it does not work, wait for a new engine / solution that will support Windows 11. Hopefully it appears, eventually.

chad2
2023-09-17 02:05:00

Hey ARtemi, consider downgrading back to Windows 7 SP1, that will make it work 100% any engine. Windows 11 isn't ready for adoption yet. Last thing you can try is compatibility mode (set it via EXE's properties) with vkQuake — https://github.com/Novum/vkQuake/releases

ARtemi
2023-09-17 01:04:11

Hello focum members,

Maybe it was already asked before and if so, I am sorry for taking your time with this, but I have upgraded to Windows 11 and both Quake and Quake II stopped working (Quake 1, in particular, shows "wad could not be loaded" error, among others). I tried several engines to no avail. Is there a workaround to this? How can I run Quake and Quake II without having to reinstall both?

Thanks

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