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.pk3 File Extension

Developer: ID Software
File type: Quake III Engine Zipped File
You're here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .pk3. Files with the file extension .pk3 can only be launched by certain applications. It's possible that .pk3 files are data files rather than documents or media, which means they're not meant to be viewed at all.

what is a .pk3 file?

A Quake III engine zipped file is generally classified as a compressed file that is used by the Quake III video game among other digital video games developed for computers running on Microsoft Windows-based systems. This means a Quake III engine zipped file may contain one or more files stored in the MD3 format, the successor of the MD2 file format which was implemented into program files used in the Quake II video game. Files in the MD3 file format are encoded and compressed with better digital 3-dimensional animation specifications that are in turn integrated with vertex movement technology and a feature where these 3-dimensional animated objects are divided into three parts, with each treated as a separate 3D element to maximize its animated movement and efficiency. These Quake III engine zipped files are stored in the PK3 file format and are appended with the .pk3 extension.

how to open a .pk3 file?

Launch a .pk3 file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your .pk3 file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but .pk3 files aren't yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .pk3 file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for that file. From then on, opening a  .pk3 file will open the correct application. Click here to fix .pk3 file association errors

applications that open a .pk3 file

Quake III

Quake III

Quake III is a free to play multiplayer shooting game is originally created by Id Software. Due to innovation it is available in many gaming devices such as PS2 (Bullfrog Productions), Dreamcast (Raster Productions), and Xbox 360 (Pi Studios) that has different developers. This has five gaming options and those are death match, Capture the flag, free for all, duel and clan arena. The users’ needs to have at least a Pentium 3 800MHz, HDD (500MB), RAM (256MB), and Video Card (16MB). Quake III runs with windows operating system but has some errors with windows 7. According to some gamers it works with windows 7 but it has to be installed from the CD. This can be play online and local network connection. One of the essentials in order to play this game is the OpenGL graphic accelerator. It has an id Tech 3 engine developed by Quake III itself. There are AIs (Artificial Intelligence) available in this game that has 5 difficulty options.

a word of warning

Be careful not to rename the extension on .pk3 files, or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change a file from one file type to another.

what is a file extension?

A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename; in this case, .pk3. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When that program is no longer on your PC, you can sometimes get an error when you try to open the associated file.
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