How do I install/reinstall/uninstall the game?Install: Simply extract the zip to c:\games (or wherever you want). A paintball2 folder is created automatically.
Click here for a full installation guide.
Reinstall: Usually just deleting paintball2\pball\configs\config.cfg will effectively "reinstall" the game as it will reset all your settings. Otherwise you can delete the paintball2 directory and re-extract it from the zip file.
Uninstall: Delete the paintball2 directory. That's it.
What's OpenGL? Where do I get it?OpenGL, short for Open Graphics Library, is used for rendering the 3D graphics in Paintball2. While OpenGL comes installed on recent versions of Windows, often times the default video card drivers won't support it. Some older hardware won't support OpenGL at all. In order to play Paintball2, you will need to install video drivers that support OpenGL.
How do I tell what video card I have?WindowsXP/2000:
Right-click on "My Computer." Go to "Properties." Click on the "Hardware" tab. Click "Device Manager." Click the [ + ] next to "Display Adaptors."
Where do I download drivers?This depends on the card you have. If your card has an nVidia chipset, go to
nvidia.com and click on "
Download Drivers." Select "Graphics driver" and chose the appropriate one for your card.
If you have an ATi card, visit
ati.com and click on "
Drivers & Software." Select your OS, then "Graphic Driver" and select the appropriate one for your card.
If you have another card, search
google for the name displayed in Device Manager (see "How do I tell what video card I have?"). You may need to add "drivers" to your query in order to find a place to download drivers. If you're having trouble finding a place to download drivers,
contact us and we'll try to help you out.
Why do I get this error about pics/colormap.pcx?Ten times out of ten, this means you installed the game incorrectly. Either you tried to run an update/patch by itself, without having previously installed a full version, or you extracted it to the wrong directory. For more information, see the
Installation Guide.
Are there any bots?There is a crude ACEBot implementation, but the bots just wander around and shoot for now (no CTF/weapon strategy yet). To add a bot to your game, type "sv addbot", or if you're remotely logged in, simply "addbot". To control the bots, use "sv botcommand <all/botname> <command>". For example, "sv botcommand all join red" or "sv botcommand ACEBot_1 say hi". To remove bots, type "sv removebot <all/botname>".
Do you make money off of this game?Nope. Some people have donated some cash, but there's not much profit to be made from a free game.
I made my screen smaller. How do I make it larger again? / How do I get rid of the border around the screen?Go to the console (hit ~) and type: viewsize 100
Also, to stop from accidentally shrinking the view again, type: bind "-" ""
Why aren't any servers showing up on the serverlist?If you aren't using the latest version, you NEED to update in order for the serverlist to work properly. If you are using build 13, try deleting paintball2\pball\serverlist.dat then load the game back up and hit "update." If you
still don't get any servers showing up, look at the console (hit ~) for any connection errors. Make sure you don't have any firewalls/virus protection programs blocking Paintball2's internet access. ZoneAlarm and Norton can often cause problems.
How do I start a server?If you just want to start a quick LAN game, simply go to Play/Start Game. If you want to set up a dedicated server, we have a handy little guide
here.
Can you add [insert gun name here] to the game?Maybe, but it will be a while before we add any new weapons, if we even do. The current set of weapons is designed to provide a broad range of firing rates, from pumps to full autos. Adding anything else would just be redundant, not to mention make it more confusing to the newbies. Since there isn't really anything to be gained, we're focusing our development time elsewhere for now.
