How do i change my crosshair?

[gestolis]

im a new playin so
if u can tell me
how do i change my crosshair for a newone ..? i've been downloading crosshairs but i don't know qhere to put them in the folder..
and what i have to do in game to use them

[Art]

Ingame, type in the console -
crosshair 1
crosshair 2
crosshair 3
crosshair 4
etc

For more information on installing new/different ones, read here.
http://tastyspleen.net/quake/forums/index.php?topic=4453.0

[gestolis]

i didnt understand that thread
can someone explain me
step by step?
please

[haunted]

yeah Art sometimes is a little too smart for his own good with his 'typing in console' shit, sorry bout that. Just take a sharpee marker and draw your own on the monitor man, that's what I do. Nothing is better than a custom one.

[[BTF] Reflex]

Thats not funny Haunted,

[PANTONE 7717C]

To use custom crosshairs you will have to edit or make a .pak-file, so download PakScape. (I'm assuming you're using the standard 3.20 Quake2.exe which means you can only use 3 different crosshairs and only the .pcx-formats.)

-First create a new folder named 'pics' on your desktop and copy/paste the crosshairs you'd like to use to that folder.
(Let's say the 3 crosshairs you copied are called: ch5-w.pcx, ch14-g.pcx and ch8-y.pcx)
-Now change their names to ch1.pcx, ch2.pcx and ch3.pcx
-Rightclick on your 'pics' folder and choose Copy.

-Run the pakscape.exe
-Click the 'New'-button (or Ctrl+N) and select the new green folder icon.
-Then paste your copied pics folder as shown in the attached image.
-When saving the file name it pak# (where # is usually a number from 2 to 9. Be careful not to overwrite anything!)
For "Save as" select -> Quake Pak (*.pak)
-Then place your new pakfile in your baseq2 dir.

[gestolis]

thanks alot panjoo

[gestolis]

i did it everything right
but
when i type in console crosshair 1,2,3 the old crosshairs are in there (when i type crosshair 4,5,6.... the number 4 stays,..)

and the new ones dont appear..

what do you think is the problem or i need to do
thank you

[X'tyfe]

old quake2.exe doesnt support more than 3 crosshairs
you will need to use a newer client, such as apr, r1q2, or egl

[PANTONE 7717C]

Yep that's right. So be sure to save the new crosshairs as ch1.pcx, ch2.pcx and ch3.pcx in your pakfile . If you did everything right the 3 new crosshairs should automatically replace the old ones. (When you want to go back to the old ones just remove your pakfile.)

(note: if you don't see the .pcx extension in the names then just rename them to ch1, ch2 and ch3)

[gestolis]

where can i download a newer client?

of quake 2

ur right i use v.3.20

[[BTF]adam]

Take your pick:

http://apprime.0wns.org/q2/ - Aprq2

http://r1ch.net - r1q2
 
or:

Google EGL

Google NoCheat

Google q2ace

etc.