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Article #282195Re: Q2 Weapons of Destrution mod
From: Cy Edmunds
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:12
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:12
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"J" <JLC@mars.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Cy Edmunds" <cedmunds@spamless.rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:N290d.62796$Kt5.55823@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > "J" <JLC@mars.com> wrote in message
> > news:K160d.7058$ug2.6844@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> > > A couple years back, I rememeber playing Quake 2 in "single player"
with
> > the
> > > Weapons of Destruction (WoD) mod. I reinstalled Q2 a couple of days
> and
> > > ago and went to d/l WoD mod. However, after installing the latest
> > version
> > > (v8.0 I think), I found that it doesn't work in single player. There
> > > wasn't much in the doc except for "online" gaming commands.
> > >
> > > Anyone know where an old copy of WoD mod that supports single player
can
> > be
> > > found? (I've searched but didn't see anything).
> > > Or is there some special command to enter in the console to get it to
> work
> > > for single player?
> > >
> > > tia
> > > J
> > >
> > >
> >
> > WoD 8 doesn't support single player mode. If you want to play single
> player
> > you need a version of WoD 7 or earlier. WoD 7 can be obtained at
> > www.planetquake.com/wod -- probably the same site where you got WoD 8.
> >
> > Of course WoD 7 monsters have the same weapons as baseq2 and you have
> juiced
> > up WoD weapons, so it isn't very challenging. It was useful for
debugging
> > the weapons code though. :)
> >
> > --
> > Cycho{HHR}
> > http://home.rochester.rr.com/cyhome/
> >
> >
>
> I saw the version 7.0 there and figured it wouldn't work since their doc
> inside the zip file mainly talked about server settings. I'm fixing to
try
> it later. Plus, my brother found an older version 6.04 that we use to
> play.
>
> thanks again.
>
>
All Q2 games can set up a server. Actually when you are playing single
player you start a server.
6.04 is pretty old. It still has a bazooka which shoots in a straight line!
--
Cycho{HHR}
http://home.rochester.rr.com/cyhome/
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