How to install and load new Q3A maps

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From: jamesdorringtonuk
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:35

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Hi guys, I've downloaded a load of extra map files for Q3A. I unzipped
the files to the following location

C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3

...which now contains the .PK3 files for the new maps, in addition to
the old pak0 and q3config files. However, I'm stuggling to find how to
actually get into the maps in the actual game. I've tried typing /map
file.pk3 and /devmap file.pl3 into the console, but all I ever receive
is an error message saying 'Can't find map maps/file.pk3'

Can anyone offer assistance? Incase it matters, it's a relatively new
laptop running Vista (which doesn't seem to have any other problems
running Q3A.)

TIA

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