Mods dont work with.pak files so you'd have to unpack it for it to work. In order for them to work, you'd have to manually add them to the bootstrap config. SexualRhinoceros, Jan 26, 2014. While Doom had files zipped in wad files, Quake has them zipped in pak files. Dragon unpacker can extract files from pak files, where you'll find: main folder:.cfg.dem.bin.wad.dat.rc files sub folders:.lmp.bsp.mdl and.wav files. Not sure what that gfx.wad file has, the only wad file in the pak file.
Quake 1 Tools
Below is a list of utilities that can be used to manage, create and modify game files. Each has their strong and weak points. It is not uncommon that you may want all of them.
PakScape
modDB
file
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQyG-2Xfubs
PakScape is an exceptional PAK, PK3 & ZIP explorer/creator by Peter ‘Riv’ Engström. It supports the PAK and PK3 formats of games based on Quake 1, 2 & 3.
Wally
file v1.55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJU_Pd594Y
Wally is a popular wad editor by Justin “Mosquito” Richardson. Wally allows you to manipulate texture files for half-life, heretic 2, quake 1 and more.
TexMex
wiki
file
Quake Shareware Pak
TexMex is a Quake texture Wad editing program created by Mike Jackman. In addition to Quake texture Wads, TexMex also supports the texture formats of several other games, such as Quake II, Daikatana and Half-Life. It can even modify the textures stored in Quake .bsp files directly.
Pak Explorer
homepage
file
Pak Explorer is a PAK file explorer/creater. Quake 1 & 2 PAK formats are supported.
Quake Pak Files
Adquedit
Quake 2 Pak Files
Versatile program for manipulating the many file formats that Quake has. Features include replacing textures in bsp files, editing entity lists, changing model skins, creating sprites, making mip textures, and extensive wad editing.
fimg
gdrive
file v02
Fimg is a Windows 32 bit image editor designed for editing game sprites and images. It currently works with Quake SPR Sprite, Darkplaces SPR32, WAD2 and Lmp along with a smattering of standard image formats. Programmed by Ryan “FrikaC” Smith.
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Introduction
It seems that every 3D Shooter has a file or files whichcontains all of the game's graphics, levels, sounds, sprites,etc... Let's see, Doom, Doom II, Heretic, and Hexen with .wadfiles, Dark Forces with .gob files, and Duke Nukem 3D with .grpfiles. Well, Quake is no exception. It uses two .pak files thatcontain all of the game's data. The two pak files that Quake usesare Pak0.pak, which contains everything as the Shareware version,and Pak1.pak, which contains the rest of the information for theregistered version which the Shareware version does not. The Pakfile is like a Zip file that when unzipped, or unpacked, goesinto directories containing the information. Here's anillustration of the Pak file is made up.
I'll explain whats in each folder now. The gfx folder containsall of Quake's menu and console graphics(.lmp). The maps foldercontains all of Quake's maps(.bsp). The progs folder contains allof Quake's 3D Models (.mdl), Configuration Files (.cfg), ScreenShots (.pcx), and the progs.dat file, if you have some QuakeCyou want to use, place the Progs.dat file where it is as shown inthe picture. You can create a .pak file yourself, but sometimesthere are certain things that won't work in Quake when packed.
Creating a Pak File
Creating a .pak file is simple. Just download and execute my Setup Batch Filewhich sets up Quake for running add-ons easily. Aftercreating all the files you want to use for Quake, put them in theproper directory and then use AdQuedit,and get the Manuel,select the root directory and go to File>Create Pack. That waseasy was'nt it? Note that if you choose to create a .pak filem then all the folders and files must begin with lower-case letters. AdQuedit will build a .pak file with capital letters but Quake won't run it. PakExplorer will make files lower-case automatically. I really reccomend getting PakExplorer.This great little utility is better for creating .pak's because of features such as browsing and inserting more stuff without having to pack thewhole thing again, but be careful when dragging files out because it moves them out, not copies, and will cause Quake to crash if it can't find a required file. My example contains a .pak file with examples of everything on my editing pages, so if you want the stuff in it or any other .pak file, you're all set!
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