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Quake.dat needs to be updated - current Quake (2021 re-release) pak files don't match the hash
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Description
Tested using the current Steam release, sadly hashes of the re-release don't match.
It would be helpful if we can assign versions to the re-release pak files as they get updated. Any ideas of how expose the version of these or the current executable?
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Research direction
Start with Quake.dat and compare its existing pak-file hashes against the current Steam Quake re-release. Investigate whether the pak files or executable expose a reliable version, then update the database so the re-release can be identified and its hashes are recorded.
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Assessment
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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