Blacksmith - an Assassin's Creed: Odyssey extraction tool

[zaramot]

They are like that, there's no diffuse maps in common meaning (for human skin, or I think for any material with subsurface scattering). That's why this game sucks xD (IMHO)

[ch0pper]

yep also looking for armour or helmets files

[zaramot]

Armors and weapons/shields are fine, diffuse maps I mean. Only skin, bare skin parts are bad - sadly
Btw, I don't know how exactly this tool extracting files, so anyone who want to try alternative method, you could use this bms script to extract all files from .forge. They will be grouped by type of resources, works for both origins - odyssey. After extraction you could use another bms script from aluigi http://aluigi.altervista.org/bms/assassin_creed_raw.bms

[TSelman61X]

I feel like all my efforts are wasted.
Anyway... Good luck

[Soda1459]

Will your tool deal with localization ?

[pineapples721]

Will your tool deal with localization ?

As of now, no. Localization is a possibility in the future. However, I have not looked into localization files (subtitles, UI elements, etc.). I'm guessing they might be compressed/encrypted.

[pineapples721]

Here is ACD_CHM_PLA_AlexiosHead_DiffuseMap, using DX10 and BC7_UNORM.



It is evident that the skin color is not present. This leads me to think that the skin color is applied in a shader as @erik945 said.

edit: Here is the DDS image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1899i2B ... sp=sharing

[pineapples721]

In response to what I said above, the shader probably uses one (or more) color channels from a texture that looks like the one above. It applies a color to that and the result is the skin texture we see in-game.
Only speculating.

[Raban]

In response to what I said above, the shader probably uses one (or more) color channels from a texture that looks like the one above. It applies a color to that and the result is the skin texture we see in-game.
Only speculating.

I don't know if it's any help but here's a video by the person who was responsible for creating the shaders for the characters; given his response in the comment section, the different channels are used as masks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySValuX94vA

[erik945]

More or less working prototype of the script for Origins(without bones and slin). It was checked on models of weapons and animals.
It does not work for models of heads - there is generally a very different structure.
viewtopic.php?p=147852#p147852

[pineapples721]

Hello all, here is an update. Version 1.2 will release tomorrow (2/2/2019).

It will contain support for Steep textures, FULL SOUND SUPPORT (.pck files; with extraction), a find tool, texture conversion for the three games, and several other changes.

I am also working on localization. Support for localization is TBD. Of course, I will notify you all of its readiness.

[erik945]

Update script.
viewtopic.php?p=147852#p147852
Add support multiple UV channel,
Add support 16-bytes UV format

P.S. Gods are fine

[kotn3l]

Well done, both of you!

[cire992]

Stellar efforts from both of you, thank you!

[erik945]

Little announce