Immediately upgrade to a test build by downloading the zip file, extract the ioquake3.app from the zip file and place it inside your /Applications/ioquake3 folder.

Install ioquake3 via the traditional dmg file.

Want to check on your server remotely without launching a full ioquake3 client or shelling in? Use qstat.

You’re ready to go, just type map q3dm17 in your new server’s console.

You can leave the screen at any time by pressing Ctrl+a then d, and then get access to your running server again by typing screen -drU

Type screen and then sh start_server.sh.

Download the patch zip file from this page and unzip the contents into your baseq3 and missionpack sub-directories of ioquake3.

Copy pak0.pk3 from your purchased copy of Quake 3: Arena to the baseq3 sub-directory of ioquake3.

If you run into trouble here, please ask for help on our forums after attempting the next command and saving the output to pastebin

Install any pre-requisites ( make, git, gcc, etc) according to your distribution documentation.

You can use the command sudo adduser ioq3srv for example to add a new user named ioq3srv

Create a new user for your ioquake3 server to run as.

Does Punkbuster or other anti-cheat software work with ioquake3?įorward and open UDP port 27960 on your firewall or router to the machine that will act as the dedicated ioquake3 server.

Is ioquake3 network compatible with the final id point release (1.32c) of Quake III: Arena?.

Useful ioquake3 server console commands and settings.

Most of the information on this page also applies to any Quake 3 mods or new games that work with ioquake3. Once you have the game downloaded, copy pak0.pk3 to your server’s baseq3 directory. It is currently available through Steam on Windows, or gog, or if you’d like it on-disc second-hand markets like Ebay may have copies. You will need a legitimate copy of Quake 3: Arena. If there isn’t a solution for the problem you ran into on this page, please try asking on our forums or in our live chat channel.

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