How do you unpack a stadium?

[therhino]

I know someone has already uploaded most of the default stadiums to FBMAX unpacked, but I would like to know how it is done. If anyone knows how and has the time to tell me that would be great.
Thanks

[therhino]

Ok I opened the stadium I want unpacked with a hex editor, but what do I do now?

[grandmarquis84]

I have a question along these lines.  I have truespace and gamespace and am trying to edit stadiums.  Can anyone give me some advice?

[therhino]

Do you need help editing packed stadiums or stadiums made by Gary, Gil, and me?

[grandmarquis84]

Yes, what I want to do is take the 50 yard stadiums made by you guys and edit them to how I want them.  Thanks for any help you can give me.

[Tbird]

I'm not sure how to do it with a Hex Editor but they have unpacked stadiums over at fbmax

[therhino]

ORIGINAL: Tbird

I'm not sure how to do it with a Hex Editor but they have unpacked stadiums over at fbmax

Yes I have seen them, but I need the new arena unpacked. David changed the wall and I would like to use it with Gary's stadiums, but I can't until it is unpacked.

[Tbird]

Local8h is the man your lookin for

[therhino]

ORIGINAL: Tbird

Local8h is the man your lookin for

He isn't here anymore though Before he left he tried to show me, but I didn't understand his instructrions.

[grrncore]

rhino are you talking about the arena wall? i believe the new wall or the new arena has been unpacked by local8h, i can upload it at fbmax if you want. also local8h use the same wall from his arena puma stadium. let me know or respond to this post. also i dont post much here but i do off and on check this forum. as for local8h i talk to him sometimes(we play againt each other online,madden though[:D]),right now hes somewhere in asia.

[grrncore]

if you need it i guess it doesnt hurt to upload it at fbmax. ill upload. you will find the x file of the wall (wall.x)just incase you need it, its name is arena.also i removed the red outline of the wall by painting over with pink.

[therhino]

Yeah if you could upload the wall that would be great. I would like the rectangle wall, not the oval wall. I already have the oval wall so I only need the square wall.

[Mykal]

Rhino
I've been working with an archive extractor for another title
I'll have to see if it works on a stadium file
if it does, I could email you it.

EDIT - Scrap that
MF uses such old tech
the extractor cant see or recognise the files [:(][:(][:(]

[therhino]

Thanks for trying Mykal.

[grrncore]

i talked to local8h, i tried his suggestion and yes it works, open the stad.wvs file with note pad, it takes a while to read, when it does you will find the x files in note pad format, get any of the x files(be sure back it up) delete all contents but leaving the the top line with xof 0303txt 0032, now at the stad.wvs that is open select the one you need and copy from this line # Exported from Caligari's TrueSpace, Using TrueX .... by Robert W. Cordell all the way down to the last line } , copy it  and paste it on the x.file you have. for example below.

xof 0303txt 0032

# Exported from Caligari's TrueSpace, Using TrueX .... by Robert W. Cordell


template XSkinMeshHeader {
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <3cf169ce-ff7c-44ab-93c0-f78f62d172e2>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerVertex;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerFace;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WORD nBones;
}

template SkinWeights {
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <6f0d123b-bad2-4167-a0d0-80224f25fabb>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STRING transformNodeName;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DWORD nWeights;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ARRAY DWORD vertexIndices[nWeights];
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ARRAY FLOAT weights[nWeights];
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matrix4x4 matrixOffset;
}

this is a very short version.
close to the bottom you should have these.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9;;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_9}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_8}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_7}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_6}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_5}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_4}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_3}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_2}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_1}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Material_0}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }

}

save it as x.file
now you can open this with caligari and start your paintings.

[local8h]

Hey Fellas,

&nbsp;&nbsp; Grrncore is right, but what grrncore did not tell me is that he does not have the newer Arena wall. Anyhow i unpacked it already(just the wall) and now just repainting not in particular order. I'll upload it when im done.

[therhino]

ORIGINAL: grrncore

i talked to local8h, i tried his suggestion and yes it works, open the stad.wvs file with note pad, it takes a while to read, when it does you will find the x files in note pad format, get any of the x files(be sure back it up) delete all contents but leaving the the top line with xof 0303txt 0032, now at the stad.wvs that is open select the one you need and copy from this line # Exported from Caligari's TrueSpace, Using TrueX .... by Robert W. Cordell all the way down to the last line } , copy it  and paste it on the x.file you have. for example below.

xof 0303txt 0032

# Exported from Caligari's TrueSpace, Using TrueX .... by Robert W. Cordell


template XSkinMeshHeader {
   <3cf169ce-ff7c-44ab-93c0-f78f62d172e2>
   WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerVertex;
   WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerFace;
   WORD nBones;
}

template SkinWeights {
   <6f0d123b-bad2-4167-a0d0-80224f25fabb>
   STRING transformNodeName;
   DWORD nWeights;
   ARRAY DWORD vertexIndices[nWeights];
   ARRAY FLOAT weights[nWeights];
   Matrix4x4 matrixOffset;
}

this is a very short version.
close to the bottom you should have these.

       9,
           9;;
           {Material_9}
           {Material_8}
           {Material_7}
           {Material_6}
           {Material_5}
           {Material_4}
           {Material_3}
           {Material_2}
           {Material_1}
           {Material_0}
       }

   }

}

save it as x.file
now you can open this with caligari and start your paintings.

Ok I will give it a try and see how it goes.

[local8h]

Rhino,  I uploaded the new arena wall(fbmax ofcourse), I tested it already and it works.

[therhino]

I don't see it in the unsorted area Gil. What is it called?

[local8h]

Wierd, i uploaded it as New Arena Wall, i guess i,ll upload it again