You must first install .99e by itself, then use the .99f patch to upgrade to .99f. If you downloaded the .99e installer program it should remove any previous versions of Generations you have installed.
The problem with hunk allocation in .99f was supposed to have been solved, but I set the value too low in the automatic checking. I had it set to 128, which I thought at the time was high enough. Apparently some maps are more memory hungry than others.
Here's what to do.
Start Q3 normally. At the console, type this:
/seta com_hunkmegs 225
Close Q3. Now, start Generations Arena. At the console, type this:
/seta com_hunkmegs 225
Close Generations Arena.
You should now be able to play .99f. You can change the 225 number to whatever you like above 150 or so, but I've found on some systems they do not like it being higher than 256, other systems have no problem with higher values. It should not be more than 2/3 of your total system memory though, and if you intend to set it high, make sure you're not using a lot of memory in background progams.
The reason I say to set it in Q3 as well is, first of all, it won't hurt. Second, if you start Gen using anything but a shortcut (such as All-Seeing Eye, etc), it may pick up the hunkmegs value in baseq3 and keep latching during load. Doing what I recommend above WILL solve the problem.
I apoligize for the inconvenience. I will have this issue permanently fixed in the next version.
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