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Packed files

Stark · 1999-11-19T18:28:00

I'm trying to implement a packed file format for my game engine, and have been looking for resources on how to go about it. So far, I'm able to pack multiple files into one, but I can't quite figure out how to use subdirectories within the files to make a virtual file system. I think this could be useful for organising sounds, graphics, etc...That way the engine would make a request for a sound, and the file manager could look it up in the packed file's sound dir.Good idea? Hmmmm.... Anyways, I'd appreciate any resources that deal with this kind of thing. Thanks.

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Started by Stark November 19, 1999 06:28 PM

19 comments, last by Stark 24 years, 5 months ago

Niels

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November 19, 1999 06:28 PM

na-na-na-na-na, I'll get my foot in here too

And YES, learning qualify as a good reason! I Use a C++/Java combination, and since the client is downloaded, I have to worry about code size - ZIP compression is already there I.e. smaller code, faster download !!

/Niels