Sea Dogs .tx texture format

[Tosyk]

Hi, can you guys help with converting this old texture format from storm engine? like bms script or noesis plugin?

Here's examples: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1jOtyLmlcfyhNMnVl-OVrgqd3TlK1pYvd

Here's a part of storm engine source related to textures: https://github.com/storm-devs/storm-engine/blob/2d3fd8dcf59e29787b2bce3c90e5ebf23b5687b1/src/libs/renderer/src/texture.h#L75

[ikskoks]

I've created this script for Noesis. Try it out:
https://github.com/bartlomiejduda/Tools/blob/master/NEW Tools/Storm Engine/storm_engine_script.py

 

And here's file format for reference:
TX_file_format.zip

[Tosyk]

oh wow, thank you! it works!

Unfortunately not with all files, here more sample https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1k78lkAPt9YBWxS110HfhI30warR7tQWs

[ikskoks]

All new samples you've provided are DXT1 with BC swizzle. I don't think that Noesis supports this type by default, but you can view it manually with Kuriimu2:

[Tosyk]

oh, noesis can't handle it.. interesting. I'm looking for a way to batch converting these textures.
maybe you also familiar with bms script?

[ikskoks]

I'm familiar with quickbms, but I don't think it will be needed for this case. It's job for custom tool.

[Tosyk]

There's a custom tool for it. But unfortunately, for many years it won't allow converting files in batch. You always have to specify directory etc etc

is it really hard to make anything to convert these in files in batch?

[ikskoks]

Yes. In the future it will be possible to batch convert with ReverseBox https://pypi.org/project/ReverseBox/

But I haven't implemented such features yet, so it is what it is.

[Tosyk]

thank you. and for noesis to support the rest of the image types it need to be updated to latest version of python, or it's in its API?

[ikskoks]

Noesis has it's own Python build in. I'm not sure if I understand your question, but to support new images types in Noesis, you need to edit existing script or create a new script.

[Tosyk]

9 hours ago, ikskoks said:

Noesis has it's own Python build in. I'm not sure if I understand your question, but to support new images types in Noesis, you need to edit existing script or create a new script.

you said noesis doesn't support DXT1 with BC swizzle above. So, again, you just didn't support this type in the script you made or noesis do not support this whatever you do?

[ikskoks]

As far as I know Noesis doesn't support it.

[Tosyk]

okay, thank you 🙂 

[BloodRaynare]

@ikskoks The problem was actually the image data size. Since DXTs are compressed the data size could be lesser than width*height.
The solution is actually simple, just add this check statement:

if pixel_size >= len(image_file_data):
    pixel_size = len(image_file_data) - 24

OR

if pixel_size >= len(image_file_data):
    pixel_size = len(image_file_data) - image_data_offset

Edited November 21, 2023 by BloodRaynare

[ikskoks]

Thanks. I've updated the script https://github.com/bartlomiejduda/Tools/blob/master/NEW Tools/Storm Engine/storm_engine_script.py

[Tosyk]

Can't find words to thank you both. It's been awhile since this engine got any tool, and this is just fire!

Just great work 🤍