Troubleshooting - ranguli/quake-jam-2024 GitHub Wiki

Could not load texture collection 'gfx/base.wad': Cannot open file

TrenchBroom spits out this error when the path you've set for your Quake game files doesn't contain the necessary game files (pak0.pak and pak1.pak). Double-check the path, and ensure that the path (i.e ~/quake) contains an id1 sub-directory that holds your .pak files.

There's also a 0.1% chance your .pak files are in the right place but they're corrupt or invalid, but that is really unlikely.

Could not spawn server maps/yourmap.bsp

This error is shown in the in-game console when the game fails to load a map. A map will typically fail to load for one of two reasons, either the map isn't in the right directory (and Quake genuinely has no idea what the fuck you're talking about) or your map is broken in some way and Quake refuses to load it. For a map to be valid, it map must be like a sealed box, with no gaps or holes that expose the vast expanse of cyberspace. You also need at to place at least one spawn point, otherwise Quake won't know what to do because it can't spawn the player anywhere. To sanity check this, build the simplest map possible (an enclosed cube with a spawn point inside, and a light so that you can see) and try again. If it still refuses to load, it's a path issue.