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How to setup PunkBuster; PB is needed for some servers
Topic Started: Dec 4 2007, 02:56 AM (381 Views)
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Q3 can update itself, but you need something which many people lack -- patience; just wait 5-20 minutes in spectator mode and PB should update.

You can also try manual setup:
http://websec.evenbalance.com/downloads/windows/pbsetup.exe

Or you can use this to fix or remove PB completely:
http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe

PB installs itself as a service and also shows under Task Manager even when you exit Q3. They justify this invasion of privacy as something needed to combat latest cheats for other games. Well, it would be cool if they didn't use this trojan-like install for Quake 3 and others games which don't require services to monitor cheats.

In case you are kicked for empty CD key, just put some text to ../baseq3/q3key file or borrow it somewhere. id Software allows admins to disable strict authorization, but PB still requires it for some reason, even when you can use random keys which are not valid at all.
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