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About this mod
A simple and easy to use utility to turn any directory into a .pak file for use with KCD2.
Intended for modders and developers.
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Spending hours installing a myriad of heavy archiving and compression tools, just to turn a directory into a .pak file for use with KCD2?
Well no more! Welcome to KCD PAK Builder!
Overview
This small and simple utility allows you to turn any directory into a .pak file that you can drop into your mod or KCD Data directory. You can even drag and drop one or more folders into the Auto Pack area and have them turned into PAK files immediately!
Alternatively, you can easily run a manual pack. Simply specify:
And click Build PAK. Simple!
Interface
Why Does This Exist?
I created this because in the KCD modding community over on Discord, lots of people were using various tools. Some worked, some didn't. Some worked but needed very specific compression settings. Others worked but the archive utility came as part of some other behemoth application.
The idea here is that this is small, lightweight, easy to use and does the job, and does it for everyone (hopefully). It also avoids the human error that comes with remembering to "tick this box", and "disable these options", etc. etc.
Also, in my experience, WinRar, 7zip, etc. were breaking the game, hence why I made this. This may be down to human/user error, but human error is not to be dismissed.
I hope it helps you in some way, and means that you can spend less time messing with archiving and more time creating something great. If you do find it useful, please consider leaving an endorsement.
Features
Documentation
Source Code
Well no more! Welcome to KCD PAK Builder!
Overview
This small and simple utility allows you to turn any directory into a .pak file that you can drop into your mod or KCD Data directory. You can even drag and drop one or more folders into the Auto Pack area and have them turned into PAK files immediately!
Alternatively, you can easily run a manual pack. Simply specify:
- The name of the .pak file to create
- The directory to save the .pak file to
- The directory to pack
And click Build PAK. Simple!
Interface
Why Does This Exist?
I created this because in the KCD modding community over on Discord, lots of people were using various tools. Some worked, some didn't. Some worked but needed very specific compression settings. Others worked but the archive utility came as part of some other behemoth application.
The idea here is that this is small, lightweight, easy to use and does the job, and does it for everyone (hopefully). It also avoids the human error that comes with remembering to "tick this box", and "disable these options", etc. etc.
Also, in my experience, WinRar, 7zip, etc. were breaking the game, hence why I made this. This may be down to human/user error, but human error is not to be dismissed.
I hope it helps you in some way, and means that you can spend less time messing with archiving and more time creating something great. If you do find it useful, please consider leaving an endorsement.
Features
- Builds game-ready .pak files from any directory
- Automatic folder to PAK conversion via Drag and Drop, supporting one or multiple folders at a time, OR
- Manual packing using specific pack settings
- Automatically splits larger PAK files into separate parts
- Provides progress and status of current PAK operation
- Very simple and easy to use, with no learning curve
- Mitigates the need to install additional archiving tools
- Mitigates the need to remember and repeat compression procedures
Documentation
Source Code