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by Matiu » Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:43 pm
i see that i have some issues with SLADE when i try to open a pk3/wad file like this:
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there is a way?

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by Marcaek » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:30 am
I'm not sure of the cause, but you can open PK3s using 7zip if you absolutely need to.
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by Matiu » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:43 am
Marcaek wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:30 am
I'm not sure of the cause, but you can open PK3s using 7zip if you absolutely need to.
Thank you, this seems a alternative way to get what i need.
PS:i hope this gets solved (meaning of the image)
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by Tiger » Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:21 am
Hallo,
It could be that the archive data file is compressed using something other than the Deflate algorithm. If this is the case, most programs using various libraries (gtk, for example) well not handle well. In other words, the issue is not fixable, unless the specific libraries are updated to support various compression algorithms (LZMA, PPmD, for example) or use a different library if possible.
Because pk[3|7] are essentially archive data files, just open the files using 7zip, as mentioned by Marcaek.
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by Matiu » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:34 pm
Tiger wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:21 am
Hallo,
It could be that the archive data file is compressed using something other than the Deflate algorithm. If this is the case, most programs using various libraries (gtk, for example) well not handle well. In other words, the issue is not fixable, unless the specific libraries are updated to support various compression algorithms (LZMA, PPmD, for example) or use a different library if possible.
Because pk[3|7] are essentially archive data files, just open the files using 7zip, as mentioned by Marcaek.
Thanks for that guide too as i thank Marcaek.
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by Empyre » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:01 pm
Maybe if you open the pk3 in 7zip and save it (Save-As to a different name, to be safe), the file will then open in Slade.
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by Tiger » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:37 pm
Empyre wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:01 pm
Maybe if you open the pk3 in 7zip and save it (Save-As to a different name, to be safe), the file will then open in Slade.
Hallo,
If you want to go that route, it would be best to re-compress the contents with a different compression algorithm that SLADE can properly support (most likely Deflate). Though, you are not really saving anything, but recompacting the data with a different algorithm.
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by Empyre » Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:10 pm
Tiger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:37 pm
Empyre wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:01 pm
Maybe if you open the pk3 in 7zip and save it (Save-As to a different name, to be safe), the file will then open in Slade.
Hallo,
If you want to go that route, it would be best to re-compress the contents with a different compression algorithm that SLADE can properly support (most likely Deflate). Though, you are not really saving anything, but recompacting the data with a different algorithm.
That's what I was getting at. You are saying that simply saving it again wouldn't do that?
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