Status page for Extraction Tool - UPDATED 11/11/04

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:50 pm

Hi all,

I've put up a quick page on the extractor status, you can always get the latest version from here:

11/11/04
0.0.7 is out
http://www.zaptillion.net/swbf/extract.zip
First attempt at texture extraction. Some work great, others fail horribly

0xF266 is an important vertex type that doesn't seem to work quite right yet....

To view the models, you either need meshviewer from the direct x sdk, or something like quick3d viewer http://www.quick3d.com/ (you have to register here to get it) or here http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/11/ ... -116.shtml (no registration needed...)

After running, the models will be in a directory name [name of the lvl file]\modls

Status page:
http://www.zaptillion.net/swbf/

nitro · Post by **nitro** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:10 am

what's that extractor anyways :s

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:33 pm

OK, im hoping to have an update later tonight that will:

(1) Create a directory with the same main name as the .lvl file your extracting (so if you extract all.lvl, it'll make a dir called all). For each major subsection, it'll create a subdir of the level dir, say like tex, and put all of those chunks in there.

(2) I'm debating on whether or not to add switches to do just a single chunk type so like extract -t might only do textures, additionally you could provide a name that could be matched

(3) i've got a test repack tool started, you give it a file, and it finds the correct spot in the .lvl, and inserts the data

that wont be out till later in the weekend though. Ultimately, this will take the directory created by extract and completly repack it.

vindictive · Post by **vindictive** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:44 am

I'm a little lost on your extractor. I drop the .lvl file on the .exe, I get a list in DOS and then nothing.

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:32 am

vindictive wrote:I'm a little lost on your extractor. I drop the .lvl file on the .exe, I get a list in DOS and then nothing.

Sorry, its not very user friendly

you go to a cmd prompt (start, run, type cmd and hit enter). Run it from there.

drag and drop probably worked though, make sure you check the directory you took the file out of for the extracted files maybe?

I'll have to try it and see.

vindictive · Post by **vindictive** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:38 am

Doh!

I have to do it in DOS mode. Got it. Look foward to going through the files.

Thx,
Vinny

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:31 am

See above, new version out!

Rends · Post by **Rends** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:53 pm

Anyone knows if 3ds max4 can import mesh .x files? A plugin maybe...?

Rends

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:06 pm

I think there are plugins, but I don't know where you might get them

Looks like softimage has an .x import / export plugin for 3.0, and 3.0 is a free download

luck3y · Post by **luck3y** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:06 pm

Since the tools are out, this can be unstickied / deleted now!

Saturn_V · Post by **Saturn_V** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:04 pm

I have tried to load the .x files into a 3D program (XSI), but there is no geometry with the model. Has anyone been able to edit them, and can you offer some pointers on how you did it?

Status page for Extraction Tool - UPDATED 11/11/04

Status page for Extraction Tool - UPDATED 11/11/04

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