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ForumsJedi Outcast and Jedi Academy Editing Forum → How to make a proper pk3?
How to make a proper pk3?
2005-11-10, 9:37 PM #1
Does anyone know how to make a pk3 properly? Is there a tutorial that works anywhere? Also I can't get any levels to work off a pk3 myself is there any info on this also?

Most levels I download I have to unpak and put in my maps folder for them to work any ideas?

http://www.massassi.net/levels/files/2992.shtml

http://www.massassi.net/levels/download_level.php3?level_id=2992
2005-11-11, 12:20 AM #2
No, the authors of the thousands of perfectly working levels and addons released had no idea how to make a pk3 properly...

Packing a pk3 is nothing but creating a pseudo base folder, which is often called a mod folder. That folder plays the role of the base folder in the pk3. Base folder is the root of the pk3, so there are no lower directory structures in a properly packed mod. Thus, there is also no folder called "base" inside a pk3, if you have a look at its inner structures in WinZip, because base is the assumed root.

In that mod folder, create subfolders just like you have under the real base of your game: maps, textures, shaders, effects, models, scripts, etc... You name it. Of course it's only sensible to create those folders that will contain custom files. When you are finished collecting all your custom data in the mod folder, select everything in it (but not the mod folder itself, so in Windows Explorer be inside that folder), and compress it all. Then rename the xxxxx.zip to xxxxx.pk3, and you have a perfect pk3, assuming you made no mistakes.

These also a program called pakscape (or whatever it was) that supposedly can be used to do the same thing. I have never used it, though, so I don't have the slightest idea how it works or looks.
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2005-11-11, 4:23 PM #3
I use pakscape to make mine, it's just like creating a folder but it's a pk3.

I even have pakscape hosted ... so you can download it here.
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2005-11-11, 8:23 PM #4
I also used pakscape. I have my .bsp file in a subfolder called maps, and my levelshot in levelshots. The only thing that I can think of that I did wrong is my map "st4.bsp" has a different name than the base folder "pots.pk3"

Can one of you if you have time download my level JO SP "Pyramids of the Sith"
to tell me what I did wrong?

http://www.massassi.net/levels/download_level.php3?level_id=2992

It is only about 2 megs. I want to know what I did wrong. Other peoples levels never work as proper mods for me ethier. Only that Colloseum games did, the rest I had to put the bsp files in my maps folder.
2005-11-11, 8:32 PM #5
Stop linking to download pages.
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2005-11-11, 8:42 PM #6
I just looked into the Colosseum level and when you unzip it he has a base directory called colo, then a sub directory called Colosseum_v1_0, then inside that subdirectory he has his Colosseum_v1_0.pk3 file containing his maps and everything, and inside maps is his bsp called colo_lev03.bsp?

Now I am really confused. Please advise.

Maybe I will make my pk3 exactly like his cause I know his works. But I would hate to re-post another level that doesn't work.

Please help :rolleyes:
2005-11-13, 4:18 AM #7
Pakscape is the best tool for making pk3 files. You can also make them with winzip too since pk3 are just zip files but pakscape is far easier since its like working in windows explorer. Just recreate the same directories that you have set up for your level/mod. In fact, you can copy and paste your folders into pakscape and pakscape will be smart enough to set all the folders and files up properly for you.
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2005-11-13, 2:25 PM #8
Thanks I will try that.

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