modeco80 753b879e7b *: Add Markdown file documentation to //datadoc

:) Finally. Might as well.

2025-01-20 00:03:48 -05:00

Europa Package Files (.PAK)

Warning

This document is incomplete and needs more details.

Package files are used by the Europa engine's core filesystem APIs to boost file performance.

Versions

Version	Estimated dates
3	? - July 2000. Seen in very early PMDL exports only
4	August 2000 - Feburary 2001 (Used for packages built closer to ship date)
5	Sometime 2001 - March 2002 (Used for Jedi Starfighter)

Versions 3 and 4 are relatively similar, with only minor differences.