[SOLVED] Quake 4 Mint 20 Audio Issues.

[stchman]

Hello all. I have an old copy of Quake 4 I bought back in the day. I never really could get Quake 4 to run right when I bought it so I simply put it away.

Lately I have been feeling "retro" in my gaming and have gotten the following to run well in Mint:

Quake 2
Quake 3
Doom 3

For Quake 4, I can get the game to run using:

quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run

After I install the package I copied the needed .pk4 files to the proper directory (/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base). I also used the CD Key that came with the game.

The game starts and runs except that the characters don't talk when you go up to them(this is pretty important). All the other audio works (explosions, shots fired, monsters screaming, etc.).

Doom 3 works perfectly and they both use the same id Tech 4 engine.

Anyone thoughts.

Thanks.

 

[kerberos_20]

The Alsa sound libraries are used by default. To start with OSS sound , type: quake4 +set s_driver oss
that might fix it
if not u can also try: quake4 +set s_driver alsa +set s_alsa_pcm plughw:0

 

[stchman]

The Alsa sound libraries are used by default. To start with OSS sound , type: quake4 +set s_driver oss
that might fix it
if not u can also try: quake4 +set s_driver alsa +set s_alsa_pcm plughw:0

Neither worked, both succeeded in killing the sound entirely.

 

[kerberos_20]

do u have multiple soundcards? most PCs does
try changing plughw:0 to plughw:1 or 2 and so on untill it runs on correct soundcard

 

[kerberos_20]

also check base game folder that quake4/base/zpak_english.pk4 is present

 

[stchman]

also check base game folder that quake4/base/zpak_english.pk4 is present

Thank you very much!!!

The Quake4 quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run package does not install the proper english .pk4 files. There is "something" there, but I went back to my original Quake4 DVD and got a ~65MB zpak_english.pk4 file and copied it over to the /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base folder. Now the characters speak when I walk up to them.

Excellent work and thanks once again.