# Steam Path Problems

**URL:** <https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/steam-path-problems/1926>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 20, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/steam-path-problems/1926 "2024-01-20T12:37:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/sarge/32/740_2.png) [@Sarge](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/steam-path-problems/1926/1 "2024-01-20T12:37:00Z")

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Hello,

I’m not very familiar with C/C++, so please excuse any possible misunderstandings on my side.

I just compiled the ioquake3 rep on Win 10 and I hope I did so without any mistakes.

After running ioq3ded.x86\_64.exe I get this error:

```
ioq3 1.36 win_mingw64-x86_64 Jan 20 2024
SSE instruction set enabled
----- FS_Startup -----
We are looking in the current search path:
C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Quake3\baseq3
c:\Users\xxx\source\repos\ioq3\build\release-mingw64-x86_64\baseq3
c:/program files (x86)/steam\SteamApps\common\Quake 3 Arena\baseq3
C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Quake 3\EN\baseq3

----------------------
0 files in pk3 files

```

And a pop-up saying:

`"pak0.pk3 is missing" Please copy it from your legitimate Q3 CDROM. Point Release files are missing. Please re-install the 1.32 point release. Also check that your ioq3 executable is in the correct place and that every file in the "baseq3" directory is present and readable."`

As I understand it, is FS\_Startup looking for those files, but the 3rd path `"c:/program files (x86)/steam\SteamApps\common\Quake 3 Arena\baseq3"` is wrong and broken.

#My Settings:

`"Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam" SteamPath = "c:/program files (x86)/steam"`

But the Quake 3 Arena InstallPath is  
`"Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 2200" - InstallLocation = "E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake 3 Arena"`

I have moved some of my steam games to a different drive and I believe the FS\_Startup can’t deal with it.  
So if I’m right, that the game is looking the pk3 files and can’t find them, because the paths are broken, then I would suggest to let it look in the InstallLocation of the Steam App too, because then it should find the missing files there.

Found some code in `"..\ioq3\code\sys\sys_win32.c" - line 144 "Sys_SteamPath"`

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/sarge/32/740_2.png) [@Sarge](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/steam-path-problems/1926/2 "2024-01-20T14:31:01Z")

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fyi: I just copied the files manually and it worked.