plz i need help u guys are good at this stuff so plz help me? ok i installed the game and direct 9.0 then i press play then the screen goes black then it just goes back to desktop why does this happen?:(

lol, internet.
Try in a forum that is actually related to Quake 4 :rolleyes:

Check if your drivers are updated and your hardware meets the game's requirements:
Quake 4 Minimum System Requirements

English version of Windows 2000/XP
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor
512MB RAM
8x speed CD-ROM drive and latest drivers
2.8GB uncompressed hard-drive space, plus 400MB for Windows swap file
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0c included
3D Hardware Accelerator Card required
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB
Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers

ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon X300 Series
ATI Radeon X550 Series
ATI Radeon X600 Series
ATI Radeon X700 Series
ATI Radeon X800 Series
ATI Radeon X850 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 3/Ti Series
NVIDIA GeForce 4/Ti Series
NVIDIA GeForce FX Series
NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series
Multiplayer Requirements

Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) Supported
Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interfaces card and latest drivers

plz i need help u guys are good at this stuff so plz help me? ok i installed the game and direct 9.0 then i press play then the screen goes black then it just goes back to desktop why does this happen?:(

Go to GameFaqs.com or something... this is the TEAM17 forum. :p

Although I do have that game, but that never happened. Try updating your video card drivers, patch the game, etc.

EDIT: Darn it, supsuper was faster. :{

plz i need help u guys are good at this stuff so plz help me? ok i installed the game and direct 9.0 then i press play then the screen goes black then it just goes back to desktop why does this happen?:(


Heh. Wrong forum dude. i'm miles beyond certain that Team17 is not related to this game what-so-ever.

sorry but i couldnt find quake 4 forum anyway i patched and the game still crashes:( i have all those things

I did all the back-breaking work for ya' :) (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=quake+4+forum&btnG=Google+Search)

sorry but i couldnt find quake 4 forum
Correct answer:
sorry but i couldnt care less finding quake 4 forum :rolleyes:

I did all the back-breaking work for ya' :) (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=quake+4+forum&btnG=Google+Search)
thx man for this