pakoptimz - .pak optimization tool

[R1CH]

Yup, PakScape is now my preferred editor too. Doesn't break optimized paks and has decent drag drop and copy/paste options and no stupid 8.3 limit (Hi PakExplorer).

[incith]

I like QPed.. PakScape doesn't like huge pak files. >_> And yes, PakExplorer does not like importing LFN's.

I haven't tested QPed with optimized paks yet, this thread was useful to me in order to make my new uberer (!) action quake paks nocheat client compatible (4096 file limit).  So, it will be 4 pak files.

_{Edit: sigh.. it still failed, something now when I try to load a map, a protocol mismatch or some other.. map version is 0, should be 38! bleh.  Why can't NoCheat be as pro as R1Q2}

[incith]

Hrm, I'm getting an error with pakoptimz.exe.

pakoptimz 0.0.1 (c) 2004 r1ch.net
ERROR: inc-uberer.pak has 14059 files.

It won't even attempt it?

[R1CH]

Probably just left over check from Q2, you can edit it out and recompile.

[MetalGod]

I keep getting an error when attempting to use this

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>C:\quake2\baseq2\pakoptimz.exe pak0.p
ak [pak10.pak]
pakoptimz 0.0.1 (c) 2004 r1ch.net
ERROR: Couldn't open pak0.pak

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>C:\quake2\baseq2\pakoptimz.exe pak2.p
ak [pak12.pak]
pakoptimz 0.0.1 (c) 2004 r1ch.net
ERROR: Couldn't open pak2.pak


Any clue what the issue could be?

[mhanor]

remove the squared brackets... change the current folder to where the pak files exist... I doubt you have them in "C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator"

[zorg_work]

Yep. Do it somehow like this, after you entered your command line window:

Code:

cd C:\quake2\baseq2
pakoptimz.exe pak2.pak pak12.pak

After that, you delete the original pak2.pak (make a backup, tho ) and rename pak12.pak to pak2.pak, since it should replace the old (unoptimized) one.

[R1CH]

Or just don't specify a second filename, as pakoptimz will overwrite the original on success .

[Sockem]

Will anybody help me download gloom?

[fsad]

The links are no longer working for me.  Anyone have a mirror?

[badboy711]

Yep

[fsad]

Still haven't been able to get the ftp.planetgloom links to work and haven't seen it available anywhere else.  I'm putting together a couple map packs and pakoptimz would really come in handy.  If anyone has a copy, would you please upload to a file-hosting service? -- http://www.gamefront.com/files/upload

[R1CH]

No idea how old this is...

[fsad]

Thanks!  I never log in unless I'm posting, so I didn't see the attachment until now... assumed you were just making fun of me for asking for long-forgotten software.

[Elysium]

Unfortunately the older version you posted seems to corrupt pak files that I'm trying to run it on and I can't seem to find your latest version hosted anywhere. 

Is there anyone here that has a copy of a working version? I'd really like to use it to help reduce the size of a quick start installer package I've been working on.

I've attached the error messages from both R1Q2 and PakScape if that helps at all.