Quake 3 via Steam asking for CD Key?

[CyberPitz]

Since I can't find any "Steam Help" forum, I'll use this...

For some reason, when playing Quake 3 online, I'll randomly get a "PLEASE INSERT CD KEY" box when playing...Not quite sure how I would put one in, considering I bought it VIA Steam. Did I just waste my money buying a game I wanted to play online? Or perhaps a glitch with this *which I'm amazed they didn't fix...*

Another thing, my ping seems to range from 150 - 250...even when the ping on the server selection states 45. I'm sure there's a reason I have that problem, since everybody else has a low ping...I don't have anything downloading, so I just don't know.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Go to your Common Mods folder and open up the xpkey file with word pad and copy the key to the STEAM_xpkey file where it says %CDKEY% and that will fix it.

Pulled from the Steam forum.

 

[CyberPitz]

Pulled from the Steam forum.

Nifty. I searched for everything, I just kept getting anything with the word "Quake" in it...which is silly.

OK, I'm trying to search for this file, but can't find it anywhere in the steam folder.... \=

 

[kacation_man]

while we are on this Id/steam/cdkey topic... quick question... it doesnt apear to work now, but do you know if retail copies of Doom3 CDkeys will be able to register in steam?

 

[Xendance]

while we are on this Id/steam/cdkey topic... quick question... it doesnt apear to work now, but do you know if retail copies of Doom3 CDkeys will be able to register in steam?

Thats what I wish to know.

I bet its the same as Cod2.

 

[CyberPitz]

Thats what I wish to know.

I bet its the same as Cod2.

Have you tried? If not right now, I doubt they will add that feature....when Steam Community comes out, you can just add the Q3 you have now into your games list...