Here's a quick tip for those of you who like to edit files in the. I think it's pretty fair to say that TA itself is in bigtime need of some fixes.ĭisturbing lack of links on my site. Meantime, this link will point to the "official" if not anemic Team Arena FAQ. Going to have to put up another page dedicated just to TA. With all this new info, I think it's obvious I'm Is up at the AGQx website (run by the guys from my favorite newsgroup :-) and must be run on the server. Largest bug of all is the notorious "handicap/guard" cheat, where a playerĬan get himself up to 28,000 health and armor ! The only fix for this right now This is addressed at this activision support Another bug is the no default.cfg found error. I've also heard that id software is working onĪn. James bug is to open your q3config.cfg and replace every instance of Sure of the exact circumstances or severity of it. I haven't for whatever reason, so I'm not Problems reported in TA, like the " James " bug. This usually has satisfactory results for most folks. Back off your mouse sensitivity in the game, make sure cl_mouseAccel is set to 0, and turn off mouse acceleration in windows too. You simply can't use them until the author corrects and re-releases them.Īnother common problem people are having is that the mouse sensitivty has gone through the roof. When the problem returns, you'll know who the culprit(s) is/are.
One by one, or two by two, add your custom pk3 files back in and start up TA.
Solution - install the 1.27 point release.Īnyway, back to the video issue - you'll find the problem goes away. While it's true TA automatically upgrades Q3 to 1.27g, for some reason the pak5.pk3 file is not created. This is because they installed TA without installing the 1.27g point release first. Make sure you leave the original pak0, pak1, pak2, pak3, pak4, and optionally pak5.pk3 files intact, of course. Move them to a folder on your desktop, for example. If you are experiencing problems where your video has large white blocks in TA, or your menu is all whacked, start by removing ALL custom. There are lots of issues swarming around these releases - for one, they are much, much, more stingent regarding the writing and use of shaders. Lots of new stuff, Team Arena has been released along with sister point release 1.27g. Happy New Millenium !! A special update this month ! The following link should make that a little easier on you: Run, do not walk, to your nearest browser and get this update.
id also claims to have reset the mouse sensitivity back to the way it was in 1.17 while I personally disagree, as do most of my aquaintances,it definitely feels somewhat smoother. It may also boost your FPS, but mileage will vary. Released 1.27h, which addresses the " James bug " as well as the now famous " guard/handicap " cheat. In response to the niggling (now that's a queer word) problems plaguing the recent 1.27g point release, id software has If you should happen to have the leaked alpha of Doom3 and need some tips about getting it to run or wish to exploit some features, try last I checked they were up and running and had some great info. Quake3 isn't going to evolve much more than it already has, and id software has put their effort now to newer and better things, namely, Doom3. At this point, I've decided to stop doing updates.