OpenQ4 is asking me for 4 files that my game doesn't have.

[Supersayano]

I have an original Quake 4 (not on Steam) installed on Windows 11 and it works perfectly. But when I open OpenQ4, it shows this:

<<OpenQ4 0.1.010 (win-x64, Apr 18 2026 09:48:32)
3600 MHz Intel CPU
32704 MB System Memory
104857600 MB Video Memory
Winsock Initialized
Found interface: {92A4448B-DCC2-4A15-B8F5-64CB1FA14532} Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V - 0.0.0.0 NULL netmask - skipped
Found interface: {7B475070-AF2A-497A-ADD2-11B32F29DEBF} Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) - 0.0.0.0 NULL netmask - skipped
Found interface: {4ECBF788-AD38-4CC3-9862-261801D72F59} Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller #2 - 192.168.100.5/255.255.255.0
Found interface: {DB236DDD-B55F-45C8-B364-B29DFA3191A6} Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz - 0.0.0.0 NULL netmask - skipped
Found interface: {3B06B1AD-E2E6-4467-9186-177B95A6A1B7} Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter - 0.0.0.0 NULL netmask - skipped
Found interface: {01980B49-1A9C-4B8F-829F-31ADD06FB2C9} Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2 - 0.0.0.0 NULL netmask - skipped
Sys_InitNetworking: adding loopback interface
Auto-detected fs_basepath: D:/Mis documentos/Descargas/openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64
------ Initializing File System ------
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game000.pk4 with checksum 0x9321cee4
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game100.pk4 with checksum 0x74b379d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game200.pk4 with checksum 0xa3c810d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xf2cbc998
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak002.pk4 with checksum 0x7f8d80d1
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak003.pk4 with checksum 0x1b57b207
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x385aa578
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x60d50a1d
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak006.pk4 with checksum 0x9099ed11
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak007.pk4 with checksum 0xaf301fff
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak008.pk4 with checksum 0x4ac6f6d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak009.pk4 with checksum 0x36030c7d
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak010.pk4 with checksum 0x4b80fbda
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak011.pk4 with checksum 0x8acf4cfa
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak012.pk4 with checksum 0xbe4120b0
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak013.pk4 with checksum 0x6ad67f40
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak014.pk4 with checksum 0xee51cd59
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak015.pk4 with checksum 0xf5bf4e0c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak016.pk4 with checksum 0x2196f58c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak017.pk4 with checksum 0x91118a35
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak018.pk4 with checksum 0x98a14f03
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak019.pk4 with checksum 0xbc82ac79
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak020.pk4 with checksum 0xce74cda5
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak021.pk4 with checksum 0x2ba6e70c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak022.pk4 with checksum 0x4e390eec
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\zpak_spanish.pk4 with checksum 0xb706e2b8
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game000.pk4 with checksum 0x9321cee4
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game100.pk4 with checksum 0x74b379d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game200.pk4 with checksum 0xa3c810d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xf2cbc998
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak002.pk4 with checksum 0x7f8d80d1
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak003.pk4 with checksum 0x1b57b207
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x385aa578
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x60d50a1d
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak006.pk4 with checksum 0x9099ed11
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak007.pk4 with checksum 0xaf301fff
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak008.pk4 with checksum 0x4ac6f6d9
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak009.pk4 with checksum 0x36030c7d
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak010.pk4 with checksum 0x4b80fbda
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak011.pk4 with checksum 0x8acf4cfa
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak012.pk4 with checksum 0xbe4120b0
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak013.pk4 with checksum 0x6ad67f40
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak014.pk4 with checksum 0xee51cd59
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak015.pk4 with checksum 0xf5bf4e0c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak016.pk4 with checksum 0x2196f58c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak017.pk4 with checksum 0x91118a35
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak018.pk4 with checksum 0x98a14f03
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak019.pk4 with checksum 0xbc82ac79
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak020.pk4 with checksum 0xce74cda5
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak021.pk4 with checksum 0x2ba6e70c
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\pak022.pk4 with checksum 0x4e390eec
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\zpak_spanish.pk4 with checksum 0xb706e2b8
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\baseoq4\pak0.pk4 with checksum 0xca79fec4
Loaded pk4 D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\baseoq4\pak0.pk4 with checksum 0xca79fec4
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem (SDL3 backend)
...shutting down QGL
Required official Quake 4 pk4 files are missing or modified.

checksum mismatch for game000.pk4 (expected 0xb3abe28c, got 0x9321cee4 from D:\Mis documentos\Descargas\openq4-0.1.010-windows-x64\q4base\game000.pk4)
missing game300.pk4 (expected 0x68fb90b1)
missing pak023.pk4 (expected 0x7c1fd3a5)
missing pak024.pk4 (expected 0x5546d551)
missing pak025.pk4 (expected 0xcaeec1fd)

Install/verify the original q4base assets and remove overrides from fs_savepath/fs_cdpath.>>

It appears that the files are missing:

game300.pk4
pak023.pk4
pak024.pk4
pak025.pk4

If I look in the q4base folder, it's true that those files don't exist, but as I said, my game runs without any problems, so they can't be necessary for the game. And if that's the case, I don't understand why OpenQ4 requires files that don't exist in Quake 4 and aren't necessary for the game to run smoothly.

Just to clarify, my Quake 4 is completely LEGAL; I have a license key and even the ORIGINAL physical DVD with its case, which includes the key.
Regards...

[TheMidnightHammer]

104857600 MB Video Memory

Thats almost 100 tb of vram. What GPU do you have?

[Supersayano]

TheMidnightHammer, that data collected by OpenQ4 must be incorrect because, of course, I don't have that huge amount of VRAM. My GPU is a 5060 Ti with 16 GB.

And going back to the problem... I've already solved it by searching the web for the files I was missing, which apparently are created by Steam during installation (I think they shouldn't be mandatory since not everyone has the game installed from Steam).

But now I have another problem: it can't find anything in the game manager, so it's impossible to play online with it. And no, it's not a firewall issue, because I've already given it permission to establish connections, not only outgoing but also incoming, just like the original Quake 4 executable, and that one connects to the internet without any problems.
Regards...

[TheMidnightHammer]

The Quake 4 master server has been offline for a few years now. I am not sure if it would work if it was brought back online.

[Supersayano]

TheMidnightHammer, that's not correct, because in the original Quake 4 there are still hundreds of matches you can join, as you can see in the attached image.

Regards...

[themuffinator]

Thank you.

I'll look into the pk4 requirements and get back to you on that one.

As for servers, openQ4 is intended to break away from legacy as many of the changes (and many changes to come) break compatibility. Once the new engine/renderer code gets released along with mp enhancements I imagine some folks will start hosting and testing it out.