Here is how you can join your Quake 4 dedicated server. Your server runs Quake 4 version 1.4.2, the final patch, so players need Quake 4 patched to 1.4.2. The Steam version is already up to date. If you have the original discs, install the 1.4.2 patch before you join.
Tip
If a player is missing a custom map or mod your server uses, the game can download it from your server when they join.
Connecting From the Server Browser
id Software's own master server no longer sends out the server list, so the in-game browser is empty until you point it at the QuakeHub master server, which lists your server. You only need to do this once.
- 1Open your Quake 4 folder and go to
q4base. On Steam, right-click Quake 4 in your library and pickManageand thenBrowse local files. - 2Create a text file named
autoexec.cfginq4basewith this line, then save it:seta net_master0 "master.quakehub.net" - 3Open Quake 4 and go to
Multiplayer. - 4Open the server browser and refresh the internet server list.
- 5Find your server name in the list. Click a column header to sort if the list is long.
- 6Double-click your server to join. If you set a server password, enter it when asked.
Note
It can take a few minutes for a new server to appear in the list after it starts. Joining by IP always works.
Connecting With the IP Address
- 1Log in to Bropanel and select your Quake 4 server.
- 2Copy the server IP address and port from the
Overviewpage, for example123.45.67.89:28004. - 3Open Quake 4 and press
Ctrl,Altand~together to open the console. - 4Type
connect 123.45.67.89:28004with your own IP and port, then pressEnter.