Heres the error message:

I have no idea what this means.

means the windows installer crashed at some point, rebooting SHOULD fix it.

Will do. I'll let you know how it goes. He seems not to keen on Gen at the moment, just got FF11for PC  you see. Ah, the younger generation, FPS are not good enough for them........

First I've got to get him to shut down FF. At the moment he just swears at me if I even talk to him

Especially now? It used to do more damage!
I myself don't have any problems spotting a 'sniper' after a shot; the distinctive sound gives a huge clue in what direction to look, and by considering the possible angles and seeking shelter, one can usually lure the bastard(s) out. And set them on fire. ;]

That said, I wouldn't mind smoke, or even a tracer (although the latter would look unrealistic indeed).

Within the realm of Q3, it is. How damage works is not really comparable to visual appearance for this kind of thing; it is accepted that a player can survive a rocket blast simply by wearing only a couple of shards of armor, but that does not mean it would be equally acceptable that the rocket-explosions were rendered purple.

... dito... last thing we want is to make GEN look like sissy UT2004 Sniper Rifle...

To my knowledge, there are a few reasons that the Earth sniper rifle doesn't have any kind of a trail:

1) The bullet does not travel at sub-light speeds, like rails do. You actually have to lead a moving target, instead of just "point and shoot" like you do with the railguns.
2) As a result of #1, you can actually see the bullet in the air if you look for it.
3) The bullet will fall with gravity over any distance. On smaller or more enclosed maps maps (Fistful of Steel) is isn't much of an issue, but on larger maps (Longest Yard), it forces you to have to aim differently.

And just a personal opinion, I really don't think the rifle needs any kind of a trail on it... because it would look stupid. Doing that would make it too much like the sniper rifles in the Halo series, which is never a good thing.

Edit: Tabun wallhacked my post and got it his in before I could see it coming. Damnit!

I honestly don't know what weapon models you're looking at -- most of the Slipgate weapons look a lot like their original versions, with some artistic liberties taken on them. Our Slipgate rocket launcher, for example, is simply more rounded than the one in Quake 1. Nothing is spot-on, of course, but they're all very recognizable.

The exceptions? First, the axe. The model in .99f will be replaced in 1.0, and you can see the model that will be there in the gallery.

Second, the shotguns. Once again, the models in .99f will be replaced in 1.0. Again, you can see these in the gallery.

Third, the Shaft. You're right, this one doesn't really look like the Q1 Thunderbolt... I'm personally hoping it gets replaced with a model that looks more like the brown bolt thrower from Q1, with an "open housing" like the Doom plasma rifle... but that's my opinion. I don't make the models.

As for animations, they're being worked on. Slipgate's weapon animations are the simplest out of all the classes that need this work done, but that doesn't mean it's an easy process. It takes time to get them "perfect," and we have no plans of releasing anything but what we see as perfection when 1.0 comes around.

As for the "Slipgate class should be the best one," that's an opinion, and I'm not going to go there..

Er, anyway. The aim is to have the classes accurate to the original games, but on a level playing field. In this realm, Slipgate is very similar to Quake 1. Keep in mind that Quake 1 didn't have things mortar shells, Doom plasma, and Q2 rails flying around. The Slipgate class itself is fine -- it's his environment that makes it seem different. The only issue with Slipgate right now is his jumping, but that will also be fixed in 1.0.

Gotcha.
I'll be sure to use my shotguns on you more often! :]