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CAJUN57
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 20:41
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Ive read somwhere that you can use pk3 archives with dark gdk, could somone tell me how,

Thanks

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Mahoney
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:00
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You would have to find details on how to load a PK3 file. Either (a it's officially supported or (b you have to construct your own implementation of loading it. I would hope for a.
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Zuka
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:03
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PK3's are used to hold BSPs. I think you're using a .X map, so don't worry about it.

If you can do any models for FW, reply to the FleetWars thread.

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Mahoney
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:04
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Just checked. No official support for PK3. Sorry, but you will have to create your own implementation of loading the file. How much C++ do you know? It will take a fair knowledge, I imagine. Definitely a knowledge of the I/O system.
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Zuka
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:05 Edited at: 18th Jun 2008 22:06
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Mahoney, take a look at the maps for a QE-run game, like Tremulous. It uses BSPs for maps, but you can look in it's maps directory and not find a single BSP, but plenty of PK3s.

They're loaded with dbLoadBSP, CAJUN.

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Mahoney
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:10
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Really? I was told incorrectly, then. I was told that PK3's were zip files that hold textures.
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CAJUN57
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but pk3 are zips just renamed and id like to have a way to compress all the files into an archive and be able to read directly from the archive

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Zuka
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Why do that? It seems like a way to make more lag.

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Mahoney
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Unless you are making a very large game, compressing everything in a zip for distribution and having it all unzipped for run time is just fine.
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CAJUN57
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how would i go about unzipping it, before the game runs??

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Zuka
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Uh, there's plenty of installer creating programs out there. Try AWInstall.

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CAJUN57
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Is it possible to unzip in c++ because i have a good free install program, but all the files not compressed take up a topn of space

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Mahoney
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:16
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I meant zip the folder the game is in. The game itself doesn't need to be compress.
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CAJUN57
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well i also dont want users to be able to hack/ mod the game??

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Mahoney
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1. There isn't a game that people can't hack/mod. Trust me, they even cracked Mass Effect to run without buying it.

2. Compression doesn't stop modding anyway. That would be encryption.
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Love Mass Effect.
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CAJUN57
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Zip files can be password protected so i was just trying to find a way to encrpt my files

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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 22:27 Edited at: 18th Jun 2008 22:28
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I don't know, but I imagine loading files from a compressed and encrypted zip file would be a little complex. Zuka may know otherwise, though.
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CAJUN57
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ill try to write my own method to do so

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CAJUN57
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i know how to use SYSTEM IO in .NET but what about in a dgdk app

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Mahoney
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Posted: 18th Jun 2008 23:38
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I would use standard C++ I/O instead of DarkGDK functions. I think you'll have to for create/encrypting zips. Here's a good reference:

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/iostream/
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Cajun57:

I think you are wanting some way to pack the files so people don't easily extract your models/sounds/map/etc files.

Have you looked into this program?
http://www.molebox.com/

There are others, but I want to make sure we are talking the same thing.

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Mahoney
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Posted: 19th Jun 2008 00:01 Edited at: 19th Jun 2008 00:02
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That looks like a pretty cool app. To bad it cost $100.
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Lilith
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Check out www.codeproject.com. You might find some code there for zipping and unzipping. Better yet, you might consider looking at code for encoding/decoding in RAR format, which may be less of a target for casual hackers. In order to download any of the code samples I think you need to join. But membership is free and it hasn't hurt me these last three years or so.

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