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Efficiently Installing Quake 3 Arena with Excessive Plus on Windows
Requirements:
Process:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Quake 3 Arena with Excessive Plus Mod!
Happy Fragging!
Requirements:
Quake 3 Arena Point Release 1.32:
Available from ID Software's slow FTP site [Direct Link]
Alternative Mirrors: [Mirror 1] [Mirror 2]
MD5: 5570-18F8-FA73-D902-59CC-7683-ECA4-FF11
Size: 29,449,725 bytes ( 28.0 MB )
The base 'Pak' from your Quake 3 Arena CD
In the x:\quake3\baseq3 (where x is your CD drive letter) the file is called pak0.pk3
MD5: C096-3EA8-9DEA-A1E0-368D-ADDA-51F3-F493
Size: 479,493,658 bytes ( 457 MB )
PunkBuster
Available from the Even Balance website [Direct Link]
MD5: 6B54-61D9-50DE-C719-FDE9-12BA-B6F5-30CC
Size: 1,314,816 bytes ( 1.25 MB )
Excessive Plus Mod 1.03
Available from the Excessive Plus website [Direct Link]
Alternative Mirror: [Direct Mirror Link]
MD5: 878C-F399-4734-E790-DC6C-9835-4D1F-A3E5
Size: 13,903,822 bytes ( 13.2 MB )
Available from ID Software's slow FTP site [Direct Link]
Alternative Mirrors: [Mirror 1] [Mirror 2]
MD5: 5570-18F8-FA73-D902-59CC-7683-ECA4-FF11
Size: 29,449,725 bytes ( 28.0 MB )
The base 'Pak' from your Quake 3 Arena CD
In the x:\quake3\baseq3 (where x is your CD drive letter) the file is called pak0.pk3
MD5: C096-3EA8-9DEA-A1E0-368D-ADDA-51F3-F493
Size: 479,493,658 bytes ( 457 MB )
PunkBuster
Available from the Even Balance website [Direct Link]
MD5: 6B54-61D9-50DE-C719-FDE9-12BA-B6F5-30CC
Size: 1,314,816 bytes ( 1.25 MB )
Excessive Plus Mod 1.03
Available from the Excessive Plus website [Direct Link]
Alternative Mirror: [Direct Mirror Link]
MD5: 878C-F399-4734-E790-DC6C-9835-4D1F-A3E5
Size: 13,903,822 bytes ( 13.2 MB )
Process:
Double click q3pointrelease_132.exe and follow the instructions and make sure you note into which directory you are installing. e.g. C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena
Now copy the pak0.pk3 file from your CD to the BaseQ3 folder located inside the directory where you installed the point release. e.g. C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena \BaseQ3
Extract xp-1.03-full.zip into the directory where you installed Quake. e.g. C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena thus creating an ExcessivePlus folder
Next is PunkBuster, make sure you are connected to the internet. After double clicking pbsetup.exe, waiting for it to update itself and then accept the agreements.
Click Add Game then select Quake 3 Arena from the list and correct the game path if it is incorrect.
Click OK and then click Check For Updates at the top, let the update complete till it says 'All available updates have been applied.' Then click OK and you can close the PunkBuster Setup
Now copy the pak0.pk3 file from your CD to the BaseQ3 folder located inside the directory where you installed the point release. e.g. C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena \BaseQ3
Extract xp-1.03-full.zip into the directory where you installed Quake. e.g. C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena thus creating an ExcessivePlus folder
Next is PunkBuster, make sure you are connected to the internet. After double clicking pbsetup.exe, waiting for it to update itself and then accept the agreements.
Click Add Game then select Quake 3 Arena from the list and correct the game path if it is incorrect.
Click OK and then click Check For Updates at the top, let the update complete till it says 'All available updates have been applied.' Then click OK and you can close the PunkBuster Setup
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Quake 3 Arena with Excessive Plus Mod!
Happy Fragging!
