Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt. Be sure that UDP port 27952 is open for clear communication if you have a firewall or some type of security software.Īlso, we have heard from some players that entering '/timescale 100' into the console when this happens solves the problem immediately for them. 1.Put CD in 2.IF your auto install box comes up, DO NOT INSTALL 3.Open disc to browse the CD 4.Find he Quake3 folder 5.Double click the Setup.exe file 6. Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. If this does not fix the problem, then perhaps there is some type of firewall or security software blocking your game's communication to id's cdkey auth server. Team Arena keys have 18 characters, Quake3 keys have 16. NOTE: If your cdkey has 18 characters, then you are not finding the right key. Be sure to enter the 16 character cdkey on your quake3 cd-case in all lower case letters (e.g. don't launch into a mod or by using GameSpy, etc.)Ħ) It should at this point ask you for your cdkey, you should re-enter your original 16 character cdkey at this point and exit the game. In working with other players, we have found that the following fixes this problem:Ģ) Use your windows explorer to browse to the directory where Quake3 is installedģ) Then browse into the 'baseq3' subdirectoryĥ) Then launch Quake3 from the original Quake3 icon or start | programs menu (i.e. Quake II Mission Pack No.2: Dissolution Of Eternity, iD Software, PC, CD ROM, 1997.

Sometimes the file holding the cdkey can get corrupted and can cause this problem. Quake II (Disc Only), id Software, PC Windows 32-bit, PC CD-ROM, 1997. Others say that connecting to servers inside the game instead of using an external game browser such as gamespy or all-seeing-eye will fix the problem. Some players report that deleting the q3key file from the various folders where the game is installed will fix the problem after they re-enter their cdkey one more time. I'll give you some help here none the less, as we've been doing a lot of testing with players to get their Q3 to run. As PB was added with 1.32, everyone seems to believe it's due to PB. id Software updated and turned on the master cdkey auth server after the 1.32 patch.

The 'invalid cdkey', 'mistyped cdkey?' and 'client_unknown_to_auth' messages are not PB-related issues. As someone brought the cd-key issue up again, I need to adress it.

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