Open and convert that VTEX_C files

[Smakkohooves]

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?

[herbert3000]

You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/

[Smakkohooves]

You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/

He tell me that is'nt a xWin32 valid application....

What i have to do?

[OperateSystemP]

You can open most the *_C files with this program:
https://steamdatabase.github.io/ValveResourceFormat/

He tell me that is'nt a xWin32 valid application....

What i have to do?

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 I see no real easy way to rip things using an outdated OS like XP.

[Acewell]

.... an outdated OS like XP.

outdated in terms of products a company is trying to push on everyone
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

[Smakkohooves]

Smakkohooves, you'll have to download the source and modify and compile it for your machine

I have no idea how to do that...

Is a tutorial somewere?
What programs i have to use to do that?

[Acewell]

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

[Smakkohooves]

Here a sample of the "_c" files

[Gh0stBlade]

Here a sample of the "_c" files

Definitely not texture files. Looks like a compiled XML file.

[Smakkohooves]

Here a sample of the "_c" files

Definitely not texture files. Looks like a compiled XML file.

I put the smallest files in to a zip, im sure that is textures.
The files are: model,texture and sound.
These are small but the 90% of the files are from 1mb.

[Acewell]

Here a sample of the "_c" files

well the textures aren't compressed and they are just normal dxt image data, your samples
are all dxt5 they just have custom headers with a lot of fluff, the largest mip is last in the array

[Smakkohooves]

Here a sample of the "_c" files

well the textures aren't compressed and they are just normal dxt image data, your samples
are all dxt5 they just have custom headers with a lot of fluff, the largest mip is last in the array

So? What i have to do to open these files?
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.

[herbert3000]

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

[Smakkohooves]

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 have 4.5 actually, (i think, i check later)
I'll try it and tell you, thanks.

[Acewell]

I use win XP x86...

I have 4.5 actually

impossible

what is the name of the game and platform these sample files came from?

edit
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

tex_TheLab_vtex_c.zip

only supports dxt1 and dxt5 for now because i had no other sample types