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Article #287199Re: q3 compatibility with q1 and q2 maps?
From: EvilBill
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:40
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:40
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Todd wrote: > I downloaded a bunch of maps from FileFront and have finally gotten > around to playing them. As always happens with these guys, > occasionally, maps show up under the wrong games. Most Quake 3 maps > are in pk3 files, but there are a few that aren't. Apparently, some > of these are Quake 2 or Quake 1. Since the map file for Quake games > has always ended in bsp, there's no way to tell just by looking if > these maps belong to the older games. > > What will happen if I try to run a Q1 or Q2 map under Quake 3? > > Nothing; it won't load, AFAIK. While the filenames all end in BSP, the file formats are different.
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