Quick Quake 2 (!) question

[md99]

I've recently reinstalled it on my Vista 64 desktop after years of neglect. One thing is puzzling me though, the music track on each level doesn't seem to loop. It runs its course, usually about five minutes, and then all I can hear are the environmental sound effects, myself, enemies and gunfire.

I may be mistaken but I'm sure I can recall the soundtrack being on a loop in my long gone Win 98/Me days. Has this always been the case?

 

[md99]

Yeah, I've tried that and it stops what little there is of the soundtrack.

So I found this:

For the command to be available the CD-ROM drive has to be idle at the time that Quake 2 starts, or else this command will be disabled.

Idle? Empty? Taking that route, when I start the game minus the disc and enter the command in the console (cd loop) I am told there is no cd present.

Anybody?

 

[md99]

Don't forget the FANTASTIC soundtrack too

Have it blaring through my speakers at the moment, or what little of it there is, hence the reason for this thread unfortunately

Anybody know of any good hi-res texture patches knocking about?

Best I can find is this one....

Not bad but there must be better about.

*Oh yeah, thanks for checking WoZZeR. I was as sure as I could be that this is a Vista compatibility problem. Anyway, doesn't matter. Taking delivery of my yummy Antec Fusion htpc this week and will be putting XP on it.

 

[md99]

Nice texture pack, very smooth, url please if I may?

http://quake2xp.quakedev.com/