RTCW does not save games and ...

pAn1k · 10-14-2004, 01:27 PM

I am running RTCW 1.41 and when I save a game it says that it is saved. It even shows it in the menu until I leave the game and restart it. When I come back to it the saved games are not there.

Also, in multiplayer punkbuster will not stay enabled. I enabled it when I first installed it, and have been playing with it enabled. Then it just won't turn on. I never turn my computer off so I can't imagine much has changed in 12 hours.

Could playing the game as root have anything to do with this? Thanks for rthe help.

JaseP · 10-16-2004, 09:25 PM

You are playing the game as root???

That's a huge mistake... You should never run games and the like as root,... you risk exploits, nerfing your system, etc. It's just "Not Done."

If you can't play a game that you installed as root, it's better to uninstall it and install it as a local user, and run the game through that account.

pAn1k · 10-19-2004, 03:54 PM

okay, thanks for the advice. but I still wish that I knew why RTCW won't save my games!

JaseP · 10-19-2004, 04:13 PM

My guess is that it's tied to the permissions set on the file and directory that RTCW is in...