Nl2pkg Files Zip Type
U need to extract the file in the main program of NL2, then save it in your com.nolimitscoaster.nolimits2 directory.
Where all your parkfiles are stored.
Yes, I know how to do that, but to be honest that is not why I unzipped it. I just want to know what type of zip nl2pkg files are. Or if anyone knows how to get one of those files back working. (I unzipped a park file and it doesn’t work anymore 😢)
Do u have the original file ? the *.PKG file ?
I do not. I can rename the file to “example.nl2pkg”, and it shows up like one of those files, and even starts loading in the menu, but it says “file not valid” or something like that.
Just because you can convert a file one way, doesn't make the conversion reversible. It has to be repackaged in NL2, afaik.
Does the original directory still exists ? there is a file called (your park) with extension nl2park_backup
U can open that file (with NL2) and go from there.
MrRC posted on September 7th, 2021
Does the original directory still exists ? there is a file called (your park) with extension nl2park_backup
U can open that file (with NL2) and go from there.
He's on about converting between NL2PKG and ZIP.
It seems like there’s some fundamental concepts that are being missed here (and sorry if this seems belittling. Not my intention)
First off, a file’s “type” is more than just the letters at the end. It’s how the data is stored. There are file types that are interchangeable, like anything that is just an ASCII text file such as .csv or .txt or (often) .log. These are interchangeable because the data is stored in the exact same way between all these file types. For these, you can simply change the letters after the “.” in the name to change file types. However, most files store information in a unique way designed to be read by a specific program. So for the vast majority of files, you can’t simply just change the letters after the “.” In the file name and expect it to work because the data in the file isn’t stored in the proper way.
Now, the .nl2pkg file is a file unique to NL2. It’s file structure (how the data is stored) was developed by the NL2 developers and is optimized for the kinds of files that NL2 uses. It contains all the information for a park as well as all of the scenery files and textures and scripts and everything needed to open that park in NL2. It is stored in a way that NL2 knows how to read. The information in the .nl2pkg file is stored differently than a .zip file (or .rar or .tar or .7z or any other compressed file format). You shouldn’t expect to be able to zip a file in Windows (or any other generic compression software), change the file type in the name to .nl2pkg and open it in NL2. .nl2pkg files need to be created using NL2 and read using NL2.
To get to your problem, what do you mean you “unzipped” a park and then “rezipped” it again? Did you do this using NL2 or just zip it with a generic compression software? What file type is your “zipped” park before you tried to change it?
Found the backup file, thanks. I understand how all of the zip stuff works, was just wondering if no limits uses a certain zip type through its program to make the nl2pkg files. Thanks for all the help
Does anyone know what type of zip file a NL2 pkg file is. I unzipped one of my park files and rezipped it and can't get it to work. Even when I named it .nl2pkg