I'm working on a project that i wish do from a long time,
But actually i'm stuck... :/
How i can easily convert these files, and relatives:
VMDL_C
VTEX_C
VMESH_C
VMAT_C
VAGRP_C
[OT: also VSND_C]
I find out that must be decompiled to "classic" valve file
But i don't find a way to do it.
I use win XP x86...
Someone can help me?
I need some library pack/plugins to open it?
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Open and convert that VTEX_C files
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
He tell me that is'nt a xWin32 valid application....herbert3000 wrote:You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/
What i have to do?
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
Only thing I can think of is maybe upgrading your computer. I see no real easy way to rip things using an outdated OS like XP.Smakkohooves wrote:He tell me that is'nt a xWin32 valid application....herbert3000 wrote:You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/
What i have to do?
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
outdated in terms of products a company is trying to push on everyoneOperateSystemP wrote: .... an outdated OS like XP.
so they can stay in business? maybe, but XP is definitely not obsolete!
Smakkohooves, you'll have to download the source and modify and compile it for your machine
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
I have no idea how to do that...AceWell wrote: Smakkohooves, you'll have to download the source and modify and compile it for your machine
Is a tutorial somewere?
What programs i have to use to do that?
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
don't know, i never had any luck compiling source code for anything except for offzip
the source looks like C# and appears to target .NET 4.5 which is Microsoft's silver bullet for XP users
if you have any of those VTEX_C samples i will take a look and see about a script
the source mentions LZMA compression
the source looks like C# and appears to target .NET 4.5 which is Microsoft's silver bullet for XP users
if you have any of those VTEX_C samples i will take a look and see about a script
the source mentions LZMA compression
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
Here a sample of the "_c" files
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
Definitely not texture files. Looks like a compiled XML file.Smakkohooves wrote:Here a sample of the "_c" files
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
I put the smallest files in to a zip, im sure that is textures.Gh0stBlade wrote:Definitely not texture files. Looks like a compiled XML file.Smakkohooves wrote:Here a sample of the "_c" files
The files are: model,texture and sound.
These are small but the 90% of the files are from 1mb.
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
well the textures aren't compressed and they are just normal dxt image data, your samplesSmakkohooves wrote:Here a sample of the "_c" files
are all dxt5 they just have custom headers with a lot of fluff, the largest mip is last in the array
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
So? What i have to do to open these files?AceWell wrote:well the textures aren't compressed and they are just normal dxt image data, your samplesSmakkohooves wrote:Here a sample of the "_c" files
are all dxt5 they just have custom headers with a lot of fluff, the largest mip is last in the array
Maybe i have to upload other "_C" files, more bigger,
So maybe it can be more "clear".
I usually for these things use crowbar, noesis and vtf viewer.
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
Please check if this works:
https://www.mediafire.com/?4yy5jhy3ublxc4m
I compiled the project for x86 and changed the target to .NET 4.0 (which is available for WinXP, right?)
Edit: uploaded the correct version
https://www.mediafire.com/?4yy5jhy3ublxc4m
I compiled the project for x86 and changed the target to .NET 4.0 (which is available for WinXP, right?)
Edit: uploaded the correct version
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
I have 4.5 actually, (i think, i check later)herbert3000 wrote:Please check if this works:
https://www.mediafire.com/?ebfnbbbvec1x1nx
I compiled the project for x86 and changed the target to .NET 4.0 (which is available for WinXP, right?)
I'll try it and tell you, thanks.
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Re: Open and convert that VTEX_C files
Smakkohooves wrote:I use win XP x86...
impossibleSmakkohooves wrote:I have 4.5 actually
what is the name of the game and platform these sample files came from?
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found this too
https://github.com/tranek/vtex_c2tga
needs to be compiled though
edit again
*updated Oct 23*
made a Noesis python script to open your vtex_c texture samples for fun only supports dxt1 and dxt5 for now because i had no other sample types
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