Menu_Main error in Q2Pro client.

[HellzReverend]

For some reason, in the Q2Pro client, every time I press Esc it makes me say "menu_main" and I have to press it many many times in order to get the main menu to come up. And I end up getting chat silenced or banned because I have to spam the Esc key till it works. I've even started with a fresh copy and I don't know wtf is going on. Anyone else have this issue? Is this normal for this client?

[Muerte]

I really wish you guys would stop editing config.cfg and edit autoexec.cfg the way the game authors intended it to work.

You have to take extreme measures like write-protecting files to make your changes stick.

Config.cfg is written by the game when you quit.
Autoexec.cfg is for your customizations.

If you do this you won’t have to fuck around with config.cfg all the time.

Cool story but you forgeting one main part q2pro using  q2config.cfg and configs are not problem

when you using q2pro always copy all files from archive to quake2 folder

for example newest  q2pro have .exe and q2pro.menu  changing original q2 menu
and new gamex86.dll

if you dont have q2pro.menu in  baseq2 folder there is problem with menu

[QwazyWabbit]

The is no Menu_Main command in q2pro and no Menu_Main in q2pro.menu.

[VaeVictis]

bind ESCAPE "togglemenu"

[Muerte]

The is no Menu_Main command in q2pro and no Menu_Main in q2pro.menu.

sorry its my mistake - i didnt explain well

Q2PRO

Q2PRO is an enhanced Quake 2 client and server for Windows and Linux. Supported features include:

    fully rewritten OpenGL renderer optimized for stable FPS
    enhanced console command completion
    persistent and searchable console command history
    fully asynchronous client
    ZIP packfiles (.pkz)
    JPEG/PNG textures
    MD3 models
    fast and secure HTTP downloads
    multichannel sound using OpenAL
    forward and backward seeking in demos
    recording from demos
    server side mutliview demos
    live game broadcasting capabilities
    variable server FPS
    sane error recovery and reporting

- own gamex86.dll so no "main menu" as in stock quake2

[QwazyWabbit]

No, you did not understand well. I have the source code for Q2pro and I have searched it for Menu_Main and it does not exist. I also have a fully installed Q2pro client and I have inspected the code in q2pro.menu and that string does not exist. Furthermore, using Menu_Main as a client command requires a bound key. The OP has bound “Menu_Main” to a key and on many server mods text that is not a valid client command is transmitted as “say” text to the game.

The OP needs to fix the bind. This can be accomplished in game.

However, if he follows the advice given, to modify config.cfg, he will have problems in future.

I will explain again how Q2 clients work:
(This applies to all Q2 clients, Quake2 from idSoftware, R1q2, Q2pro)

At startup the Q2 file system is initiated and .pak files are inventoried and made ready. The file “default.cfg” is loaded and parsed. This establishes the basic binds as idSoftware intended them.

Next, config.cfg is loaded and parsed, if it exists. (The game WRITES this file whenever you quit the client, each and every time it closes.) It writes it anew every time. Most importantly, it NEVER SAVES ALIASES. This is why you don’t edit config.cfg and why you don’t write protect it. (Q2pro uses q2config.cfg on Windows but config.cfg on non-Windows OS but IMO this is an error.)

Next, autoexec.cfg is loaded and parsed. This allows you to add or change binds by OVERRIDING the previous “default” and “config” binds and to add aliases. Since Q2 never writes to autoexec.cfg you can confidently make your changes permanent without needing to fight Q2 by write protecting any files.

And because you don’t write protect config.cfg the game will save them for you on a normal exit and you don’t need to worry about losing them.

All the OP needs to do is follow Vae's advice and bind escape to "togglemenu".

[Muerte]

just because all reasons you think client should have config.cfg i moved long time ago all comands from config.cfg to autoexec when Rich enabled bigger config file in r1q2

my config.cfg is empty and write protected witch mean quake2 will execute only commands at start writen in autoexec and not commands accidentaly or test-typed on server and finished in config.cfg

 every version of q2pro have own menu (on older versions work even default q2 menu)

to get menu to work client need to have same version of a2pro and q2pro.menu

[ametamorphosis1]

Just to chime in on this i've been struggling with this main menu issue as well.

I've just created a fresh install using the quick start installer.  When i try to join a lithium server any time i hit escape to go to the menu i am still getting the shout instead of the menu working.  Not sure where to go from here.

Any ideas?