It's not my sort of thing to revive a topic such as this merely to add personal opinion, however there are many times in which I personally like to know what .pk3s contain what files, as it allows me to modify game content and organize things much better, which saves time in the long run. Next up ...

Well hey, it was just a suggestion. I personally spend a lot of time looking into modding, and usually look inside newly downloaded models, maps and skins, learning what files are associated with that mod so that I can update and such with ease.

I understand that doesn't apply to everyone o'course ...

Heh, no, no, matey. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/grant_hammerhoof/Smilies/Cow_Tongue.gif

Let's say you downloaded the Gamorrean player model. Opening the .pk3 you'll find a folder called 'models'. Within that is 'players\<model>\<model>'. You'll probably find 'shaders', 'sounds', and ...

One way you might try organizing your Base folder is by using PakScape or some other .pk3 editing program to make a new .pk3 folder and move all other .pk3 contents into this new .pk3.

For example, I went through my base folder and moved all the files within player model and skin .pk3s into a .pk3 ...

I made one just yesterday for those messages to fit better with the style of the server. So there's two to choose from, heh.