Patching Doom 3 to verson 1.3.1.1304

[Eldrad]

In your guide it says...

 

Patching Doom 3 to verson 1.3.1.1304

On the WIKI it says...

 

You'll need the following to play the Tears of Saint Lucia:

 

1. Windows or Linux
   
2. Slightly more than 1 GB of free disk space
   
3. At least 1024 Mbyte system memory, better are 1536 Mbyte or more
   
4. A graphics card with at least 64 Mbyte video memory, better are 128 Mbyte or more
   
5. A working Doom 3 installation
   
6. Doom 3 must be patched to 1.3.1. You can download the correct patch (20 Mbyte) here:
   • Windows: Doom <a href="http://72.8.59.188/TheDarkMod/Files/DOOM3-1.3.1.exe" class="external text" title="http://72.8.59.188/TheDarkMod/Files/DOOM3-1.3.1.exe" rel="nofollow">v1.3.1 patch for Windows
     
   • Linux: Doom v1.3.1 for Linux: FTP BitTorrent
     

Already patched Doom 3 before reading this? Make sure you have the correct version of the 1.3.1 patch. See also the FAQ.

 

 

 

 

 

One problem it is a link to the old version (ending in an 02) of the patch that does not work with St. Lucia. Where do I get verson 1.3.1.1304. Can someone please send me a link to the right patch? Can someone please correct the link so that nobody has to go through what I have had to go through. This will be the 9th time I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game to try to get Saint Lucis working.

[Fenn]

I just downloaded and checked: it's the correct patch.

 

It's possible you made a mistake installing it. Note that the patch installer installs to the wrong path (eg. C:\doom3\doom3 instead of C:\doom3) so you should manually correct it.

[New Horizon]

Yup, more than likely the wrong path.

[Eldrad]

Yup, more than likely the wrong path.

 

Hey thanks for the reply I shall try that!

[Komag]

"...NINE times" "Nine times?" "NINE Times!"

 

 

from my tutorial:

3) APPLY DOOM 3 PATCH 1.3.1.1304

a) The Dark Mod requires Doom 3 to be patched to 1.3.1.1304 (beware of 1.3.1.1302 - read below)

- Don't use the "Update" feature within Doom 3. (It just sends you to a confusing web page where you have to find the correct version of the patch on your own.)

- We've had lots of people get this part wrong and then have the mod not work for them and they wonder why. Just be aware that it's easy to mess up, so be careful and get it right.

Run the patch file (either "Doom3patch1.3.1.1304.exe" or "DOOM3-1.3.1.exe"), and follow along with the following notes:

- (First off, unless you plan to play boring multiplayer Doom 3, don't install the "PunkBuster" program)

- The patch will default to "C:\Program Files\Doom 3" (even in Vista), which is wrong. You will have to change it to your new Doom 3 folder, such as "C:\Games\doom3".

- If you "Browse" to your folder, once you pick it and come back it will have added "Doom 3" on the end and will say "C:\Games\doom3\Doom 3", which is completely and utterly asinine! So you'll have manually delete the last bit so that it just says "C:\Games\doom3" and then finally click on "Install"

- When it's done installing you will have a new "Doom3" shortcut on your desktop. It is identical in all but name to your other "Doom 3" shortcut. You might just leave them both because later on you'll be making new shortcuts and the extra one might come in handy.

c) If you want to you can double check your Doom 3 game to see that it is properly patched.

- (Be warned that this part means starting Doom 3 and you won't be able to see this tutorial until you exit the game! So read and memorize these steps ahead of time.)

- Start Doom 3 and show the "console" by pressing Ctrl+Alt+~ (the "tilde" is to the left of 1, above Tab, also called the ` key).

- You should see the version number of the game on the bottom right, and it should say "1.3.1.1304".

- Press Ctrl+Alt+~ again to close the console, then exit the game.

d) FYI, the 1.3.1.1304 patch is usually referred to simply as the 1.3.1 patch, and is even sometimes loosely referred to as 1.3 on some websites, which just adds to the confusion.

- To make matters worse, there is a different 1.3.1 patch out there which is really 1.3.1.1302, and that won't work for the mod (you need the 1.3.1.1304 version).

- If you have an installation of Doom 3 that is patched to only 1.3 (or 1.2 or 1.1), you can apply the 1.3.1.1304 patch on top of it...

- ...except if you patched to 1.3.1.1302, in which case I don't think you can patch the 1.3.1.1304 over top - you may have to do a full uninstall/reinstall. So avoid that by making sure you download and apply the correct patch.