ET NQ #1 NQ server bugged?

[Barnacle]

trying to connect today, it wants to download the nq/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz file,  which is 17 kb but for some reason cant, keeps trying to download so i cant connect... any suggestions?

EDIT: legacy client works,  the client recommended on the site doesnt.

Edited October 24, 2020 by Barnacle

[Snuffs99]

6 hours ago, Barnacle said:

trying to connect today, it wants to download the nq/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz file,  which is 17 kb but for some reason cant, keeps trying to download so i cant connect... any suggestions?

EDIT: legacy client works,  the client recommended on the site doesnt.

 

The most common issue with downloads is that your install either has a corrupt copy of the file needed or its got a half downloaded file which has previously failed and rather than deleting the half downloaded file the system keeps it and tries to continue the same download so you get stuck in a loop.

 

FWIW if you remove all pk3 files that start with "z" from the etmain and the nq folder then the game should then download new copies if needed, failing that remove the entire NQ folder and let it re-download that too. The reason Legacy usually works where 2.60b fails is because legacy has its own etmain folder.

 

Either way i'm glad you've managed to fix your issue.

 

Frag you soon.

 

[Barnacle]

3 hours ago, Snuffs99 said:

 

The most common issue with downloads is that your install either has a corrupt copy of the file needed or its got a half downloaded file which has previously failed and rather than deleting the half downloaded file the system keeps it and tries to continue the same download so you get stuck in a loop.

 

FWIW if you remove all pk3 files that start with "z" from the etmain and the nq folder then the game should then download new copies if needed, failing that remove the entire NQ folder and let it re-download that too. The reason Legacy usually works where 2.60b fails is because legacy has its own etmain folder.

 

Either way i'm glad you've managed to fix your issue.

 

Frag you soon.

 

thanks for the heads up! ill try to do that and see if it'll work for the 2.60b