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Details for file extension .WAD are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Game Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The WAD file extension is often used for game archives. These are usually packages containing levels, graphics and other game data, and the term WAD is often used to refer to modified versions of these files. WAD stands for Where's All the Data? and the term generally started with the Doom series of games. There are two types of WADs: PWADs and IWADs. IWADs contain the data necessary to load the game, while PWADs contain additional data, such as new character sprites, as necessary for custom levels. Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Archive	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you know which programs you were running when the file was written.
This is record 24617 last modified on 2008-01-08 and created on 2008-01-08.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Doom Game File		Id Software, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Doom is a computer game by originally written by id Software in 1993. It is considered a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. It is widely recognized for its pioneering use of immersive 3D graphics, networked multiplayer gaming on the PC platform, and the support for players to create custom expansions (WADs). (Also used for other games) Large file for Doom game containing video, player level, and other information. It stands for: Where's All the Data? Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		WAD Editor Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: In te rn al -W AD < br > He x: 4 9 57 4 1 44 < br > AS CI I: I WA D P at ch -W AD < br > He x: 5 0 57 4 1 44 < br > AS CI I: P WA D ASCII: .............W..D.......................W..D.........
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12939 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Gunman Chronicle Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12940 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Half Life Texture File (Image or Map)		Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Graphic	Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12941 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Heretic Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12943 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Hexen Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12944 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Programming Library
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 12945 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Quake Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12946 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Theme Park World Archive
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Dragon UnPACKer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 12947 last modified on 2007-07-21 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
WAD Manager Wii Channel Archive		Waninkoko
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The Wii is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. WAD Manager is a program that installs or uninstalls WAD files that are found in the WAD folder in the root of the SD card or USB drive for the Wii. It works with the reset button or Wiimote controls. The WAD file is an archive that contains files to install Wii Channels, Virtual Console games, and WiiWare games. [This homebrew application will brick your Wii if you misuse it!] Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Archive	WiiBrew Homebrew Wiki USB Gecko Wii Coders Tool
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 25638 last modified on 2008-09-02 and created on 2008-09-02.

Extension: WAD
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
WAD3 Game Data
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find WAD errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	Game	None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 57 41 44 33 ASCII: WAD3
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 25105 last modified on 2008-06-08 and created on 2008-06-08.

System Info for File Extension .WAD

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .WAD

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General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
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