How to make my own pak (or game)?

[daemonicky]

I need to make portable pak file. I would add custom textures, models and maps so Quake can run it. Pretty much make a game just like id's quake pak for quake engine.
How to make such pack? How tu run it?

Thanks.

[Nahuel]

pak explorer, very simple!
http://www.quaketerminus.com/tools/pakexplr.zip

[daemonicky]

Nahuel Thanks .

For those interested. There is how you make your own game called yourgamename :
1. have folder yourgamename
2. create pak0.pak in this folder by pakexplorer
3. into pak0.pak put
gfx.wad
quake.rc
progs.dat
config.cfg
autoexec.cfg
dir gfx with lmp files, dir maps with your bsp maps, dir sounds with wav sound you use
....
4. close pakexplorer
5. run "quake.exe -game yourgamename"

[leileilol]

pak isn't necessary

[daemonicky]

pak isn't necessary

Thanks . It works even without pak. One just needs to copy all those files directly into directory.

[metlslime]

You should pak stuff up for a public release though... makes it easier for users.

If you have only a couple files total, it's not really necessary. But a huge mod with lots of files, it's a good idea.

[leileilol]

i should also mention that case sensitivity becomes an issue should you choose to use pak files, since the PAK file system is case sensitive. The standard case is lowercase, so before you PAK make sure you lowercase it all.

[metlslime]

i should also mention that case sensitivity becomes an issue should you choose to use pak files, since the PAK file system is case sensitive. The standard case is lowercase, so before you PAK make sure you lowercase it all.

And the pak format only supports 8:3 filenames. So don't use any long names if you are going to put it in a pak file. (this bit me in the ass when i was trying to finish rubicon 2)

[Sajt]

And the pak format only supports 8:3 filenames.

As far as I know the only limit was 56 chars for the entire filename including path of any file in the pak. If there actually is an 8:3 limit (is there?) it must be in the engine, not the pak format...?

[Spike]

pak files support proper unix names, not just dos names. The fact that they're typically lower case is the clue here. It doesn't even recognise directories as anything other than a prefix on the file names.
If you're only getting 8.3 names, its the fault of your tools.
They're limited to 56 chars or so, but not in range of characters.

[Baker]

Pak doesn't only do 8:3 files names, it is just Pak Explorer with that crippling limitation.

Pakscape does longer file names just fine.

[metlslime]

Pak doesn't only do 8:3 files names, it is just Pak Explorer with that crippling limitation.

Ah, good to know.

[negke]

However if you use filenames longer than 8+3, there will be problems with the original quake.exe.

[Spike]

However if you use filenames longer than 8+3, there will be problems with the original quake.exe. 8)

Not if they're inside a pak!

[negke]

What a stupid engine!!!!1