Before you start you should see if you fulfill the pre-requirements for playing pickups at #gtrpickup:

• Quake 4 with the newest available patch (Windows) (Linux)
• Newest version of the game modification Gametype-revolution
• GTR mappacks for the given gamemodes you want to play.
• A copy of a IRC client or using http://webchat.quakenet.org and joining the channel #gtrpickup on Quakenet
• Be able to write basic English

Some of the mod content like maps and game files are provided through the built in auto-download feature of Quake 4.

To enable this feature pull down console (CTRL + ALT + ~ or ~ ) and type the following : net_clientDownload 1