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Re: quake 2 sp pak file downloads...starting them on macs

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From: tWo0z
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 02:49
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peter walsh wrote:

> Forgive my stupidity but I've been downloading q2sp maps and playing them,
> the problem is that the larger maps are all pak files so you cant chuck them
> into your maps folder. I've followed the instructions that come with the pak
> files but can't seem to make them work. Is this a mac/pc thing or am i
> simply doing something wrong. If someone could take a minute to explain the
> correct procedure for opening these pak files on a mac i would appreciate it

SP? Is that south park?
Anyways, I suppose you're running the game like
quake2.exe +set game sp
or something like that.  So you have a folder called 'sp' in your q2 directory.
The pak with the maps in it should be in that directory, not in baseq2.  If you
can't figure it out just get QPed from
http://www.planetquake.com/qped/
and extract the maps from the pak.  Then in your baseq2 directory create another
dir called maps and chuck 'em in there.
miche{PiR}
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