Opening Quake Live PK3's?

[gooball :D]

Hey all, I wanted to check out some of the maps and textures of Quake Live, but the PK3 files seem to be corrupt. Does anyone know of a program that will open corrupt files?

Thanks

[phantasmagoria]

that's a common problem that occurs with windows based operating systems. You can either use a mac or linux to open the files or a quick fix for windows is to delete the system32 folder which has some files which conflict with the pk3 format. It's a hack but it does the job

[gooball :D]

BTW, I use mac. I usually use Stuffit Expander to open PK3's

[fKd]

wrong forum bud

[gooball :D]

This is what happens when I try to open a Quake Live PK3:

I click on the file.

Then it says:

UNABLE TO DETERMINE FILE FORMAT.

The file "/Users/-----/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/baseq3/aerowalk.pk3"
does not appear to be compressed or encoded. It is advised that you obtain further information about the contents of this file from the sender or provider of the file.


Help.

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

May I suggest that you fix the problem?

[mjrpes]

Try opening file with winrar

http://www.win-rar.com/

[Tsakali]

way to go mjrpes...feed the stray animal...see what happens.

[Peenyuh]

woof!

[obsidian]

Quake Live pk3s are encrypted. There are tools to decrypt them which may/may not be legal to discuss here... try google.

[LawL]

This is what happens when I try to open a Quake Live PK3:

I click on the file.

Then it says:

UNABLE TO DETERMINE FILE FORMAT.

The file "/Users/-----/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/baseq3/aerowalk.pk3"
does not appear to be compressed or encoded. It is advised that you obtain further information about the contents of this file from the sender or provider of the file.


Help.

Your best bet would be to look for the answer on the internet.

[bam!]

failing that, go outside and play.

[obsidian]

This post was made by bam! who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post.

Fixed!