Any way to import original avp2 maps & Skins into Hammer?

Started by Lucifero, Jun 06, 2016, 08:00:33 AM

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Any way to import original avp2 maps & Skins into Hammer? (Read 1,489 times)

Lucifero

Lucifero

I'd like to create a small collection of original AVP2 / PH maps adapted for 2016 era.





is there any tutorials that you could advise me?
what tools should I have?

Le Celticant

Hello,

There exist no way to export things from DEdit.
You can import stuff (.obj and .lta) but not export them.
And everything is proprietary engine so there's no hope of someone making a small software to uncompile .dat or .ed files.

Just remake everything from A to Z. AVP2 maps aren't that complexe.

Cya

Canon_Barbarian

Sometime ago I've tried to create a tool for conversion AVP2 DAT files into LTA fromat, which can be imported back to DEdit. I've managed to parse and read some good stuff from DAT files, but not all, because there is no documentation.

1. Geometry of the world read from PhysicsBSP, so some brushes will be lost (visible, but non-solid, I assume)
2. Objects should work
3. Each poly now a brush, because there is no simple way to combine polies into brushes.
4. Brushes should be NoSnap, because Processor.exe removes unnecessary polies when compiles map into DAT format
5. No original grouping / nodes
6. WorldModels not fully supported (multi-textured models)
7. Portals not supported
8. Bugs  ;D
9. Decreased FPS on recompiled maps. Maybe due to 3 or leaks, or both, dunno.

dm_dropzone  ;)

http://savepic.su/7251613.jpg


Lucifero

Lucifero

#3
Quote from: Le Celticant on Jun 06, 2016, 08:42:29 AM
Hello,

There exist no way to export things from DEdit.
You can import stuff (.obj and .lta) but not export them.
And everything is proprietary engine so there's no hope of someone making a small software to uncompile .dat or .ed files.

Just remake everything from A to Z. AVP2 maps aren't that complexe.

Cya
nothing its impossible is only hard .
we can start from letter Z
The letter comes from the Phoenician Phoenician zayin zayin.svg: its name comes from the analogy with the neighboring eta and theta. From it derives the Z of the Latin alphabet, which, in Italian, has both deaf ruling [ʦ] that sound [ʣ].



here files :
https://garrysmods.org/download/13837/alien-and-predator-player-mode

size 12.34 MB are 3 skins in 1 (2 preds and 1 alien )

description:
Originally uploaded by holmess on 8th February 2010 02:26 am

Alien and predator player model pack. Made this in hype for the new AVP game coming out soon. Includes bonus helmet props (There supposed to be like helmets for the helmetless one)

Credits:
S-low- Alien, headless alien, headless pred, invisible preds, and brown helmet pred
Unknown(Don't know who)- Silver helmet pred and helmetless pred
Shotgunguy- Telling me how to remove the shineyness
enhanced_AI- The floppy PHY used on the Aliens
Me-Hexing, making players, and helmet hacking

Le Celticant

Quote from: Lucifero on Jun 08, 2016, 10:12:12 AM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Jun 06, 2016, 08:42:29 AM
Hello,

There exist no way to export things from DEdit.
You can import stuff (.obj and .lta) but not export them.
And everything is proprietary engine so there's no hope of someone making a small software to uncompile .dat or .ed files.

Just remake everything from A to Z. AVP2 maps aren't that complexe.

Cya
nothing its impossible is only hard .

Indeed, but then you gonna learn what time means.
AVP2 maps are pretty easy already.
It took me about 4 days to entirely remake dm_alley on Unreal Engine 3.
It takes probably 4 days to just scratch the surface of how to decompile properly a dat file.

It's not a question of possibility but of worth.
If your idea is portability, just open 3DS Max or Maya and remake the map. They could be exported anywhere as a .fbx file then.
It will take much much much less time than figuring out how to export the geometry of a Dat / ed file properly in a friendly format with no error.

But then I'm just saying  ::)

Lucifero

Lucifero

#5
special tnx iffy give me this tutorial i hope can become userfull for all

and this link
http://www.treesoft.dk/gmod/gmad/
this extractor is extract the .gma file

but its so dammed comeplex !

I would try to do a simple skin drone AVP2 thing but do not know where to start
any tip?

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