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Mark of the Ninja *.tex

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shadow_lonely, posted Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:09 am (2671)

Hi! Anyone can take and look this archive? Could you write a script to convert .tex to .png and comeback .tex? Here is some information, i found:
Quote:
first 4 bytes - KTEX.
next 4 bytes - ???
2 bytes - width
2 bytes - height


Image

Example file:
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MerlinSVK, posted Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:58 am (2679)

You can use scripts for Shank 2.

Code:
# Game: Shank 2 (PC)
# TEX to DDS converter
# by MerlinSVK    Feb 2012
# script for QuickBMS    http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#quickbms

set MEMORY_FILE binary "\x44\x44\x53\x20\x7C\x00\x00\x00\x07\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x20\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x44\x58\x54\x35\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
get NAME basename
string DNAME = NAME
string DNAME  = ".dds"
string KNAME = NAME
string KNAME  = ".ktex"

get ASIZE asize
getdstring KTEX 0x8
get WIDTH short
get HEIGHT short
getDString UNK 0x6        # get that 6 unknown values
log KNAME 0xC 0x6         # save them to .ktex file

math DATASIZE = ASIZE 
math DATASIZE -= 0x12     # 0x12 = size of KTEX header
savepos START

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0XC HEIGHT short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x10 WIDTH short

append
log MEMORY_FILE START DATASIZE
append

get DDSSIZE asize MEMORY_FILE
log DNAME 0 DDSSIZE MEMORY_FILE


and

Code:
# Game: Shank 2 (PC)
# DDS to TEX converter
# by MerlinSVK    Feb 2012
# script for QuickBMS    http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#quickbms

set MEMORY_FILE binary "\x4B\x54\x45\x58\x00\x00\x01\x02\xAA\xAA\xBB\xBB\xCC\xCC\xDD\xDD\xEE\xEE"

open FDDE DDS 0
open FDDE KTEX 1

get NAME basename
string NAME = NAME
string NAME  = ".tex_NEW"

get ASIZE asize 0
goto 0xC 0
get HEIGHT short 0
get DUMMY short 0
get WIDTH short 0
goto 0x80 0

savepos START 0
math DATASIZE = ASIZE
math DATASIZE -= 0x80     # 0x80 = size of DDS header

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x8 WIDTH short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xA HEIGHT short
# korekcia
set KOREKCIA short 0x0201
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x6 KOREKCIA short
# korekcia

get UNK1 short 1
get UNK2 short 1
get UNK3 short 1

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xC UNK1 short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xE UNK2 short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x10 UNK3 short


append
log MEMORY_FILE START DATASIZE
append


get TEXSIZE asize MEMORY_FILE
log NAME 0 TEXSIZE MEMORY_FILE
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shadow_lonely, posted Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:14 am (2681)

Thanks! Working great!
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puggsoy, posted Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:40 am (2690)

I'd just like to point out that this also works for Don't Starve. I think this format is used in most Klei Entertainment games.
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shadow_lonely, posted Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:03 am (2691)

puggsoy wrote:
I'd just like to point out that this also works for Don't Starve. I think this format is used in most Klei Entertainment games.


You can use Klei Textool, works for Don't Starve.
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shadow_lonely, posted Thu May 05, 2016 7:23 am (13109)

MerlinSVK wrote:
You can use scripts for Shank 2.

Code:
# Game: Shank 2 (PC)
# TEX to DDS converter
# by MerlinSVK    Feb 2012
# script for QuickBMS    http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#quickbms

set MEMORY_FILE binary "\x44\x44\x53\x20\x7C\x00\x00\x00\x07\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x20\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x44\x58\x54\x35\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
get NAME basename
string DNAME = NAME
string DNAME  = ".dds"
string KNAME = NAME
string KNAME  = ".ktex"

get ASIZE asize
getdstring KTEX 0x8
get WIDTH short
get HEIGHT short
getDString UNK 0x6        # get that 6 unknown values
log KNAME 0xC 0x6         # save them to .ktex file

math DATASIZE = ASIZE 
math DATASIZE -= 0x12     # 0x12 = size of KTEX header
savepos START

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0XC HEIGHT short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x10 WIDTH short

append
log MEMORY_FILE START DATASIZE
append

get DDSSIZE asize MEMORY_FILE
log DNAME 0 DDSSIZE MEMORY_FILE


and

Code:
# Game: Shank 2 (PC)
# DDS to TEX converter
# by MerlinSVK    Feb 2012
# script for QuickBMS    http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#quickbms

set MEMORY_FILE binary "\x4B\x54\x45\x58\x00\x00\x01\x02\xAA\xAA\xBB\xBB\xCC\xCC\xDD\xDD\xEE\xEE"

open FDDE DDS 0
open FDDE KTEX 1

get NAME basename
string NAME = NAME
string NAME  = ".tex_NEW"

get ASIZE asize 0
goto 0xC 0
get HEIGHT short 0
get DUMMY short 0
get WIDTH short 0
goto 0x80 0

savepos START 0
math DATASIZE = ASIZE
math DATASIZE -= 0x80     # 0x80 = size of DDS header

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x8 WIDTH short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xA HEIGHT short
# korekcia
set KOREKCIA short 0x0201
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x6 KOREKCIA short
# korekcia

get UNK1 short 1
get UNK2 short 1
get UNK3 short 1

putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xC UNK1 short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0xE UNK2 short
putVarChr MEMORY_FILE 0x10 UNK3 short


append
log MEMORY_FILE START DATASIZE
append


get TEXSIZE asize MEMORY_FILE
log NAME 0 TEXSIZE MEMORY_FILE


Hi! Could you update for Xbox360? Thanks!
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MerlinSVK, posted Thu May 05, 2016 7:19 pm (13142)

I can't. I don't know what is the correct texture format. TextureFinder shows nothing usefull.
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shadow_lonely, posted Sat May 07, 2016 9:28 am (13197)

MerlinSVK wrote:
I can't. I don't know what is the correct texture format. TextureFinder shows nothing usefull.

Thanks for your quick reply.
I think it is correct texture:
Maybe Xbox 360 is different.
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