WadPtr
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| WadPtr | |
| Developer(s) | Simon Howard (Fraggle), Andreas Dehmel |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1.1 (1998, 27 years ago) |
| Latest release | 3.7 (2025-02-22, 2 months ago) |
| Development status | Active |
| Target platform | Windows, Unix |
| Source Repository
(Git) |
GitHub |
WadPtr (pronounced "WAD pointer") is a small command-line utility for Windows/Unix systems made by Simon Howard (Fraggle) and Andreas Dehmel. It compresses WAD files by compressing and packing lumps, graphics, SIDEDEFS and BLOCKMAP lumps, and removing unused extra data and SIDEDEFS.
Features[edit]
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Parameters:
- -l, lists contents of the specified WAD, which lumps are compressed or merged with other lumps.
- -c, compresses the specified .wad file
- -u, decompresess the specified .wad file
Options:
- -q, quiet mode, only prints output when an error occurs
- -nomerge, disables WAD lump merging
- -nopack, disables sidedef packing
- -nosquash, disables graphic squashing
- -nostack, disables blockmap stacking
- -extblocks, enables extended BLOCKMAP size limit, does not work in vanilla Doom
- -extsides, enables extended sidedef count limit, does not work in vanilla Doom
History[edit]
- v3.0 was released on September 30, 2023.
- v3.1 was released on October 7, 2023.
- v3.2 was released on October 14, 2023.
- v3.3 was released on October 21, 2023.
- v3.4 was released on October 29, 2023.
- v3.5 was released on November 4, 2023.
- v3.6 was released on November 18, 2023.
- v3.7 was released on February 22, 2025.
