How to decompile maps?

How to decompile maps?

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TradeMark
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How to decompile maps?

Post by TradeMark »

I wanna "steal" some textures, so how to decompile maps?

Do i need to create own tool for that?
Or is there already a tool for it?
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RogerN
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Post by RogerN »

I don't think we have a tool for decompiling maps. At least, I haven't ever heard of one.

Your best bet is to ask the author of the map for the texture. I'm sure most of the mappers probably keep their textures lying around, or at least the tools to render it again.
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LathanStanley
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Post by LathanStanley »

definately ask, most guys will say: "sure..."

but if you don't ask, and you just take...

most guys are like: "KILL!!! KILL KILL KILL!!!"

just an fyi.
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Runecrafter
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Post by Runecrafter »

I agree it is always best to ask.
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TradeMark
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Post by TradeMark »

So i need to make that program myself...
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PicassoCT
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Post by PicassoCT »

AF has made a Tool to extract some things... but i don`t know which Maps it could get... i think it was Metall & Heightmap...
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Post by Kloot »

AI's (both global and group) have access to the internal representations of the height- , slope-, LOS-, radar-, jammer-, and metalmaps, so you can extract those and write them to an image fairly easily. If you want textures though you're out of luck. ;)
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Post by Tobi »

Though Spring decompiles the texture like everytime you play the map *hint*

But I agree with other people, just ask the creator: if he allows you to use it & can give it to you it's easier anyway; and if he doesn't allow then you cannot use it, whether you can extract it or not.
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NOiZE
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Post by NOiZE »

what if the creator disappeared :S
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Post by rattle »

Then you're out of luck.
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Post by Tobi »

And/or take my advice.
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TradeMark
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Post by TradeMark »

Tobi wrote:Though Spring decompiles the texture like everytime you play the map *hint*
And where are those images located at? Just in the RAM? And how i can access that? o_O

Couldnt find anything in the spring folders.
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Post by Ling_Lover »

TradeMark wrote:
Tobi wrote:Though Spring decompiles the texture like everytime you play the map *hint*
And where are those images located at? Just in the RAM? And how i can access that? o_O

Couldnt find anything in the spring folders.
look in the source files and find where it does it? :P
it'd save it in video memory i'd think... but i dunno
if you don't know C++ either learn, or get someone else to do it for you :P

ok... this post was probably kinda useless... but meh
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smoth
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Post by smoth »

when you compile a map it is broken into several dds tiles.. even if you can reconstruct from the tiles you will lose a lot.
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TradeMark
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Post by TradeMark »

Why i would lose anything if i just put the pieces together? wtf.
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Post by smoth »

TradeMark wrote:Why i would lose anything if i just put the pieces together? wtf.
The tiling algorithm replaces some details with "like" tiles... The higher the compression the less tiles it uses. When you restore the texture, you will see the tiles on the texture.. when you go to compile it again.. you lose even more detail because of the tiling compression.
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TradeMark
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Post by TradeMark »

Well, then i just use the placing data to place them to right places :)
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smoth
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Post by smoth »

You are not understanding me

imagine a sentence like this that has repetitive characters.

then I run it through map converter which thinks 'i' and 'l' are similiar as are 'e' and 'c'

so we get:

lmaglnc a scntcncc llkc thls that has rcpctltlvc charactcrs.

then you restore the texture it will look like the above and now 't' and 'l' look similar as does 'a' and 'c'

so you compile and get something like:

lmcglnc c scnlcncc llkc lhls lhcl hcs rcpcllllvc chcrcclcrs.


do you understand?
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TradeMark
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Post by TradeMark »

So you mean it is impossible to get the textures?

Spring uses some magic wand to get them? :shock: thats so cool.
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smoth
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Post by smoth »

no trade mark, I am saying that the compression degrades the texture and that decompressing it and restoring it to one image will result in some loss and then to run the same texture through that again will result in more loss.

so I am telling you that the texture while restored will be degraded further when you use it again.
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