How to make PQ 1&2 remember the settings?still need help

[Kenny806]

Hi, can anyone help me with this? I tried to modify the .cfg file, but it did not affect the settings at all, and when i change the settings in the game (controls, resolution etc.) they are reset to defaults when i launch the game next time. I am sure you will agree its a waste of time to change the settings every time i want to play so i hope someone will be able to help me.

[sponge]

Try putting your controls in an autoexec.cfg, and put that inside the id1 directory.

[Kenny806]

Thanks, this works perfectly for quake 1, however, it does not work at all for Quake 2 (i put the autoexec file into baseq2 directory at first, then i tried to create a Id1 directory and put the file there bur it did not work anyway-the game says e.g.

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1	"AUX4 is unbound, hit F4 to set"
	1 lines; 0 keywds; 0 nums; 0 ops; 1 strs; 0 coms    Syntactic Coloring v0.4 - Dan East

eventhough AUX 4 should be-according to autoexec file-bound to jumping). However, i am not sure how to write-i use the same model as for Quake 1 e.g.

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1	bind "JOY1" "+attack"
	1 lines; 0 keywds; 0 nums; 0 ops; 2 strs; 0 coms    Syntactic Coloring v0.4 - Dan East

. There is also not anything else written in the autoexec file except this "bind" stuff so i was wondering whether there should be something else...

I have one last (i hope its really the last one) question concerning Quake 1-which command should i use to change weapon. I tried +changeweapon, as its used in the config.cfg file, but the game says "unknown command". I also tried it without the + in front and i tried nextweapon with and without + in front,too but i was not successful
please help.

EDIT: found it-it is "impulse 10"

[sponge]

Quake2 uses the same format, most of the commands should be the same.

http://console.planetquake.gamespy.com/commands.html for a listing of valid console commands including the +commands. Most of these can be bound to keys.

[Kenny806]

Well, thanks for this, i am sure it will be useful, but I still have no idea where to place a file containing the settings, as well as i do not know what name should the file have . Thanks for your help.