How to DeFRaG

1. Quake 3 Arena

- You need installed Quake 3 Arena ( Q3A ) ( idsoftware.com )

- example in directory D:\Games\Quake3

- Install latest patch ( Q3PointRelease 1.32 - 28 MB )

- install it into your Quake 3 directory ( example D:\Games\Quake3 )

2. DeFRaG

- Official web page for Q3A DeFRaG ( defrag.planetquake.gamespy.com )

- Download latest version of Quake 3 DeFRaG ( Quake 3 Defrag 1.91.20 - 3.81 MB )

- unzip it and put into your Q3A folder
- ( example D:\Games\Quake3\defrag )

- Run your Quake 3 and in menu click on mods and select defrag.

3. DeFRaG settings ( rules )

- Download standart rules for DeFRaG ( rules )

- unzip it and put into your defrag folder in Q3A

- Exec rules

- run DeFRaG press ~ ( under ESC ) and type into console /exec rules

4. DeFRaG maps

- You can download maps from these web pages:

- ( q3a.ath.cx ) maps, map uploader
- ( breakdown-hq.com ) news, competitions, maps, utils, tutorials
- ( defrag.own-age.com/maps ) maps
- ( h3km3k.ath.cx/~jumpmaps ) maps database

- All your downloaded maps put into your defrag folder

Tips

5. DeFRaG shortcut

- Create shortcut of your default Quake 3 start icon

- named it example DeFRaG

- Put into target +set fs_game defrag

- example "D:\Games\Quake3\quake3.exe" +set fs_game defrag

- Nice Q3A icon pack you can download there ( Q3 icons - 0.2 MB )

6. Maps repacking

- For faster/better launch DeFRaG try to used ( TUBs maps repacker - 0.05 MB )

- solve many problem with many maps in defrag folder
- repacker put all your pk3s into big one ( this save launch time )
- unzip it and put into your defrag folder in Q3A
- run TUBs maps repacker
- press " y " for start repacker and " n " for agressive recompression
- now we have all maps in 3 big pk3s

- Next map repacker ( Windows Q3 Repacker 1.2 - 0.14 MB )

- Or you can used ( pk3s to pk3 - 0.71 MB )

7. Demos cleaning

- This programs cleans up your defrag demo directory

- One of best is ( DeFRag 1.9 Demo Pruner - 0.57 MB )

- program with many settings about cleaning your demos
- with many settings like how many players, how much demos ...

- For more information read ( readme )

- Or you can used simple program ( Demo cleaner v 1.0 - 0.02 MB )

- program on classifying defrag demos without any settings
- process only demos in folder where is program copied

- For more information read ( readme )

- Both program works only with default naming system for your demos

- example map[df.physics]time(nick.nationality).dm_68

8. DeFRaG demos playing

- Official web page for Seismovision Demo Player ( seismovision.net )

- download ( Seismovision v2.28 - 7.24 MB )

- Official web page for Demo Show Creator ( 3dcenter.org )

- download ( Dsclight 1.30 - 1.91 MB )

9. Upgrade your default Quake 3

- This program automatically downloads all the files necessary to install and play Quake 3 on to your hard-drive with only one click! All patches and maps will be installed ASAP, depending on the speed of your internet connection.

- download ( Quake 3: Arena PRO Installer- 1.53 MB )

10. Video tutorial

- Genesis is a tutorial and introduction to the World of DeFRaG.. It breaks down the beginning of how to trick, and utilise the quake3 engine to its fullest.

- Full movie you can download there ( Genesis: The Beginning Of.. - 358 MB )

11. Map Generator

- RMG v1.0 is a tool that generates map names right from windows based on your maplist, and also allows you to type in the name of a map you want to play for VQ3 and CPM physics. You can also change between DeFRaG and FreeStyle mods.

- download ( Random Map Generator v1.0 - 0.2 MB )

- if you store your defrag maps not in baseq3 folder, but in defrag folder, you need to change source of file maplist.bat include in pack,

from: "unzip -Z1 baseq3\*.pk3 *.bsp >maplistdf.txt"
to: "unzip -Z1 defrag\*.pk3 *.bsp >maplistdf.txt"

12. Quake 3 minimalizing

- The purpose of this small and pratical tools are to minimize games.

- download ( Minimizor v1.6 - 0.46 MB )

- or you can used ( Q3E Minimizer v1.51 - 0.15 MB )

13. DeFRaG online playing

- For online playing you need to set: press ~ ( under ESC ) and type into console

- /cl_allowdownload 0

- All others commands like /g_synchronousclients 0, /pmove_fixed 1 you can download from this ( online ) config

- unzip it and put into your defrag folder in Q3A

- Exec online rules

- run DeFRaG press ~ ( under ESC ) and type into console /exec online

- Than check commands for internet settings like /snaps, /rate, /cl_maxpackets also included in ( online ) config

- Dont forget to used "kill" bind instead "map_restart 0" which won’t work during online playing

- For connect to server run DeFRaG press ~ ( under ESC ) and type into console /connect xx.xx.xx.xxx:xxxxx ( IP adress of server )

- For IP adress of DeFRaG and Trickjumping servers look section ( servers )

- If you want to play online from shortcut put into target +connect xx.xx.xx.xxx:xxxxx

- example "D:\Games\Quake3\quake3.exe" +set fs_game defrag +connect xx.xx.xx.xxx:xxxxx ( IP adress of server )

- For setting back to offline just used normal ( rules )

- run DeFRaG press ~ ( under ESC ) and type into console /exec rules

source: http://www.breakdown-hq.com

written on 04.02.2007 at 21:58 by <nemesis>

<nemesis>		02.01.2012 00:39:39
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GodZz		17.12.2011 02:53:25
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31.07.2011 13:48:58

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-HYP3RION- wrote:

someone please help my smooth out quake 3 i am having issues ...lol
alot of maps dont work , alot of skins make graphics card die altogether
some maps make quake 3 need to shut down if i go to play anything

if i restart my runs to many times
"60 areas parsed"
"Big info string length exceeded"
then quake 3 freezes and i need to restart it.

TUB`s map repacker didn`t work ? http://www.breakdown-hq.com/downloads.php?id=140

-HYP3RION-		15.05.2011 11:51:07
Joined: 22. 04. 2011 Posts: 1		someone please help my smooth out quake 3 i am having issues ...lol alot of maps dont work , alot of skins make graphics card die altogether some maps make quake 3 need to shut down if i go to play anything if i restart my runs to many times "60 areas parsed" "Big info string length exceeded" then quake 3 freezes and i need to restart it.
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<nemesis>		03.02.2009 10:41:58
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<nemesis>		03.02.2009 10:41:37
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W65B61S		03.10.2008 18:24:37
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oYoNecromancer		26.09.2008 07:21:51
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TiTAN		06.07.2008 01:42:06
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