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Decrypt Starpoint Gemini 2 .mdl files

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Decrypt Starpoint Gemini 2 .mdl files

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Hello, i've been trying to convert this .mdl file of a SpG2 ship, but it looks like it has some sort of encryption.

I've been using all kinds of software, from 3D object converter to Cannonfodder's MDLDecompiler, even hex editing (although i don't know much about this last one).

I want to tinker with the models and see what i cand do with them, i just need to convert them into a format i can work with (either .obj or .3ds), but i've got no luck so far.

Here is the file: https://mega.co.nz/#!vkoj3DBK!Pq6K5Bdsa ... eSMhy4umEM
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Re: Decrypt Starpoint Gemini 2 .mdl files

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It doesn't look encrypted. You'll need to figure out the format of the vertex data, etc.
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Re: Decrypt Starpoint Gemini 2 .mdl files

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Thanks i guess, i'm still trying to figure out how to deal with this file format. Anyone else?
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Re: Decrypt Starpoint Gemini 2 .mdl files

Post by Karpati »

I added the Whale 2 Engine Binary (Starpoint Gemini 2) .MDL loader module to the 3D Object Converter.
I released it as a web update, so just use the Help/Check for updates... function to get it.

I will add the Whale 2 Engine ASCII (Starpoint Gemini 2) .MDL loader module to my program later.
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