you can post the sample file related to any Ridge Racer games till Slipstream mobile, so I'm starting with my sample model file from Ridge Racer 7 PS3. Since I was importing it with this blender addon, it gave me different errors for wheel mdl and car mdl.

car error:

Python: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\__init__.py", line 42, in execute
    return import_ridgeRacer.main(self.filepath, self.clear_scene)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\import_ridgeRacer.py", line 283, in main
    r7c.read(bs)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\Formats\RidgeRacer7\r7c.py", line 65, in read
    self.read_lod(binaryReader)
TypeError: R7C.read_lod() missing 1 required positional argument: 'lod_number'

wheel error:

Python: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\__init__.py", line 42, in execute
    return import_ridgeRacer.main(self.filepath, self.clear_scene)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\import_ridgeRacer.py", line 287, in main
    r7w.read(bs)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\Formats\RidgeRacer7\r7w.py", line 23, in read
    self.read_lods(binaryReader)
  File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Ridge-Racer-Blender-Addon-master\Formats\RidgeRacer7\r7w.py", line 34, in read_lods
    R7W_part = R7W.R7W_PART(binaryReader, lod_offset)
TypeError: R7W.R7W_PART.__init__() takes 1 positional argument but 3 were given

whereas the car mdl import worked for Ridge Racer 6 format.

so yeah, I may be making the same topic but for the texture sides.

raggio.zip wheel.zip

Edited July 5, 2025Jul 5 by UndercoverBoy833
updated my first post and added import error codes of mdl files

Found some sub mesh point clouds using hex2obj. Face indices are harder to handle.

I assume the blender script is from GreenTrafficLight? RR7 part is not easy to fix, afaics.

Edited November 2, 20232 yr by shak-otay

just fast hach for get all meshes using MRP

edit: plugin for Noesis (with out uvs) fmt_RidgeRacer.py

import mrp
import struct

def findall(p, s):
    i = s.find(p)
    while i != -1:
        yield i
        i = s.find(p, i+1)

bf = mrp.get_bfile('>')
data = bf.read()
result = [i for i in findall(b'R7O', data)]

all_mesh = []
for x in result:
    bf.seek(x)
    unk = [bf.readInt() for i in range(6)]
    bf.seek(x+unk[4])
    _unk = [bf.readInt() for i in range(5)]
    stride = (unk[5] - (unk[4]+20))//_unk[4]
    vpoints = []
    for i in range(_unk[4]):
        vpoints.append((bf.readHalfFloat(),bf.readHalfFloat(),bf.readHalfFloat()))
        bf.seek(stride-6,1)
    bf.seek(x+unk[5])
    _unk = [bf.readInt() for i in range(4)]
    ibuf = bf.read(_unk[3]*2)
    #fix_order
    ibuf = struct.unpack('>%iH'%_unk[3], ibuf)
    ibuf = struct.pack('<%iH'%_unk[3], *ibuf)
    #end_fix_order
    name = 'mesh_%i'%x
    all_mesh.append(name)
    Mesh = mrp.create_mesh(name)
    Mesh.set_vertices(vpoints)
    Mesh.set_faces(ibuf, fm="TStripFF", tp="Short")

mrp.render(all_mesh)

 

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by Durik256

Yeah, cool:-)

(Seems I was too stupid to search for the counts of the FI blocks:)

(uvs at offset 18 of FVF block, so replace 99 by 18)

(Might be shorts; has to be checked using a texture file)

Edited November 4, 20232 yr by shak-otay

11 hours ago, shak-otay said:

uvs

As far as I remember, you are right, UVs are similar to half floats, but each submesh has a different stride and offset for UVs, so I didn't bother parsing the attributes and skipped UVs. (I'm lazy xD)

Edited November 5, 20232 yr by Durik256

On 11/3/2023 at 4:18 AM, shak-otay said:

I assume the blender script is from GreenTrafficLight?

yep, the plugin is from GreenTrafficLight, as I've embed the link in "blender" word in my first post.

Trash

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by wssdude

1 hour ago, wssdude said:

But dont speak foreign languages here, thanks..

the original text was in English. This was done by the browser's auto-translator while editing the post. (the translator has public access, I think this would not be a problem even if I did it intentionally)

Edited November 5, 20232 yr by Durik256

Trash

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by wssdude

is this the model format for Ridge Racer Slipstream android?  here's the sample model. if it's not the model, then I'll post another sample file

kaszni.zip

On 11/4/2023 at 11:30 PM, Durik256 said:

just fast hach for get all meshes using MRP

edit: plugin for Noesis (with out uvs) fmt_RidgeRacer.py

I can't see the line clearly "vpoints.append((bf.readHalfFloat(),bf.readHa.." so that i can try to copy them in Model researcher pro.

 

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by UndercoverBoy833
existing screenshot I copied is blurry

3 hours ago, UndercoverBoy833 said:

I can't see the line clearly "vpoints.append((bf.readHalfFloat(),bf.readHa.." so that i can try to copy them in Model researcher pro.

why do you need to rewrite this? I made a noesis plugin. your file "kaszni.scx" is a completely different format and it is compressed using zlib

*I edited the old post and added all the code for mrp

**structure [*.scx]

4bytes magic//[TEPK]
int numBlock

foreach numBlock:
	int offset
    int decomSize
    int comSize

 

several submesh:

 

Edited January 22, 20242 yr by Durik256

16 hours ago, Durik256 said:

why do you need to rewrite this? I made a noesis plugin.

well for the first place since your noesis plugin requires to open .brs, I have to convert them from my sample file to brs using mrp before using your noesis plugin you made, so that's where it stopped to replicate your code you wrote a while ago.

 

my english is not the best atm so

Edited January 23, 20242 yr by UndercoverBoy833

I've use your noesis script for Unbounded .vhcl, and it's a mess to look at. was there any position pointer or a marker of the file where the parts are attached to the car e.g. the bumper part were attached to the front/rear of the body etc.

test import of RR7 maps/areas, probably because the addon script code for map ARCL format is unchanged

was using h3x3r's RR7 texture bms script to convert raggio textures (complete machine) but some of the textures appeared to be broken looking, especially in noesis.

posting them plus with sample file

tex_RidgeRacer7alt.pytex_RidgeRacer7.py

on a side note, can you check the textures on CarGet scenes because I'm highly interested in highest manufacturer and model logo quality?

RidgeRacer7tex.zip sample.zip cargetsample.zip

wanted to bump this topic but posting my sample file from Ridge Racer Slipstream Android. And I've seen someone in ridge racer discord server mentioning that there's a 3ds max plugin for Invictus Games file format, probably very old plugin.

lucky&wildevolver.7z

Try this one. I noticed that PS3 swizzle is in most cases morton oreder.

from inc_noesis import *
import noesis
import rapi
import os

def registerNoesisTypes():
   handle = noesis.register("Ridge Racer 7 - Texture", ".r7t")
   noesis.setHandlerTypeCheck(handle, noepyCheckType)
   noesis.setHandlerLoadRGBA(handle, noepyLoadRGBA)
   noesis.logPopup()
   return 1
        
def noepyCheckType(data):
   bs = NoeBitStream(data)
   if len(data) < 20:
      return 0
   if bs.readUInt() != 0x00543752:
      return 0
   return 1
   
def noepyLoadRGBA(data, texList):
    bs = NoeBitStream(data,NOE_BIGENDIAN)
    texBaseName = rapi.getExtensionlessName(rapi.getLocalFileName(rapi.getInputName()))
    texMagic = bs.readUInt()
    bs.readBytes(12)
    texPixelFormat = bs.readUByte()
    bs.readBytes(7)
    texWidth = bs.readUShort()
    texHeight = bs.readUShort()
    bs.readBytes(8)
    texSize = bs.readUInt()
  
    data = bs.readBytes(texSize)
    if texPixelFormat == 136:
        data = rapi.imageDecodeDXT(data, texWidth, texHeight, noesis.NOESISTEX_DXT5)
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > DXT5")
    elif texPixelFormat == 134:
        data = rapi.imageDecodeDXT(data, texWidth, texHeight, noesis.NOESISTEX_DXT1)
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > DXT1")
    elif texPixelFormat == 133:
        data = rapi.imageFromMortonOrder(data, texWidth, texHeight, 4)
        data = rapi.imageDecodeRaw(data, texWidth, texHeight, "r8g8b8a8")
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > RGBA8 Morton")
    texList.append(NoeTexture(rapi.getInputName(), texWidth, texHeight, data, texFmt))
    return 1

 

14 hours ago, h3x3r said:

Try this one. I noticed that PS3 swizzle is in most cases morton oreder.

from inc_noesis import *
import noesis
import rapi
import os

def registerNoesisTypes():
   handle = noesis.register("Ridge Racer 7 - Texture", ".r7t")
   noesis.setHandlerTypeCheck(handle, noepyCheckType)
   noesis.setHandlerLoadRGBA(handle, noepyLoadRGBA)
   noesis.logPopup()
   return 1
        
def noepyCheckType(data):
   bs = NoeBitStream(data)
   if len(data) < 20:
      return 0
   if bs.readUInt() != 0x00543752:
      return 0
   return 1
   
def noepyLoadRGBA(data, texList):
    bs = NoeBitStream(data,NOE_BIGENDIAN)
    texBaseName = rapi.getExtensionlessName(rapi.getLocalFileName(rapi.getInputName()))
    texMagic = bs.readUInt()
    bs.readBytes(12)
    texPixelFormat = bs.readUByte()
    bs.readBytes(7)
    texWidth = bs.readUShort()
    texHeight = bs.readUShort()
    bs.readBytes(8)
    texSize = bs.readUInt()
  
    data = bs.readBytes(texSize)
    if texPixelFormat == 136:
        data = rapi.imageDecodeDXT(data, texWidth, texHeight, noesis.NOESISTEX_DXT5)
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > DXT5")
    elif texPixelFormat == 134:
        data = rapi.imageDecodeDXT(data, texWidth, texHeight, noesis.NOESISTEX_DXT1)
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > DXT1")
    elif texPixelFormat == 133:
        data = rapi.imageFromMortonOrder(data, texWidth, texHeight, 4)
        data = rapi.imageDecodeRaw(data, texWidth, texHeight, "r8g8b8a8")
        texFmt = noesis.NOESISTEX_RGBA32
        print("Pixel Format > RGBA8 Morton")
    texList.append(NoeTexture(rapi.getInputName(), texWidth, texHeight, data, texFmt))
    return 1

 

hey h3x3r, thx for the updated noesis plugin code for Ridge racer 7 textures, it also fixes the broken shadow mask texture after previewing it. much appreciated.

I'm gonna open a new topic regarding Ridge Racer Slipstream model (.scx) since it uses Invictus Games file format.

Edited May 29, 20242 yr by UndercoverBoy833
EDIT: actually I won't open a new topic anyway

How did you unpack that obb file from RR Slipstream?

Nvm, i figured myself.

//------------------------------------------------
//--- 010 Editor v14.0 Binary Template
//
//      File: 
//   Authors: 
//   Version: 
//   Purpose: 
//  Category: 
// File Mask: 
//  ID Bytes: 
//   History: 
//------------------------------------------------
char Magic[8];
uint32 Unk,Hash,PathCount;

struct {
    uint32 StrLen;
    char PathName[StrLen];
}Path[PathCount]<optimize=false>;

uint32 FileCount;

struct {
    uint32 StrLen;
    char FileName[StrLen];
    uint32 FileNum,FileOffset,FileSize;
}FileInfo[FileCount]<optimize=false>;

qbms also:

#############################################
#   Ridge Racer Slipstream - *.obb dumper   #
#############################################
get BaseFileName basename

idstring "TLIBVER1"
get Unknown uint32
get Hash uint32
get PathCount uint32

for i = 0 < PathCount
	get PathStrLen uint32
	getdstring PathName PathStrLen
next i

get Files uint32

for i = 0 < Files
	get FileNameStrLen uint32
	getdstring FileName FileNameStrLen
	get Dummy uint32
	get Offset uint32
	get Size uint32
	string Name p "%s/%s" BaseFileName FileName
	log Name Offset Size
next i

And here is TEPK dumper.

##############################################
#   Ridge Racer Slipstream - *.TEPK dumper   #
##############################################
get BaseFileName basename
get FileExtension extension

idstring "TEPK"
get ChunkCount uint32

for i = 0 < ChunkCount
	get Offset uint32
	get Size uint32
	get ZSize uint32
	string Name p "%s/%s.%s" BaseFileName BaseFileName FileExtension
	append 0
	clog Name Offset ZSize Size
next i

And early 010 hex editor template for unpacked *.scx. Not sure if it works for all files. It output models in *.obj format.

//------------------------------------------------
//--- 010 Editor v14.0 Binary Template
//
//      File: 
//   Authors: 
//   Version: 
//   Purpose: 
//  Category: 
// File Mask: 
//  ID Bytes: 
//   History: 
//------------------------------------------------
LittleEndian();OutputPaneClear();
local uint32 i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p;
local string FileName=GetFileName(),FilePath=FileNameGetPath(FileName,true),BaseName=FileNameGetBase(FileName,false);

struct {
    
    typedef struct 
    {
        float VPOSX,VPOSY,VPOSZ,VNPOSX,VNPOSY,VNPOSZ,VPOSU,VPOSV;
        Printf("v %f %f %f\nvn %f %f %f\nvt %f %f\n",VPOSX,VPOSY,VPOSZ,VNPOSX,VNPOSY,VNPOSZ,VPOSU,VPOSV);
    }Stride_32;
    
    typedef struct 
    {
        int16 F1,F2,F3;
        Printf("f %d/%d/%d %d/%d/%d %d/%d/%d\n",F1+1,F1+1,F1+1,F2+1,F2+1,F2+1,F3+1,F3+1,F3+1);
    }Index;
    
    typedef struct 
    {
        char Magic[4];
        uint32 InfoCount;
        uint32 InfoOffset;
    }Header;
    
    typedef struct 
    {
        uint32 ShapeInfoFlag,ShapeInfoOffset,
               UnkInfoFlag,UnkInfoOffset,
               VertexInfoFlag,VertexInfoOffset,
               IndexInfoFlag,IndexInfoOffset;
    }Table;

    typedef struct 
    {
        for (i=0; i < header.InfoCount-1; i++)
        {
            struct 
            {
                local string ShapeNum;
                SPrintf(ShapeNum,"_shape_%04u",j++);
                
                FSeek(table[i].ShapeInfoOffset);
                struct 
                {
                    uint32 ShapeFlag,ShapeUnkOffset,Unk_0;
                    float Unk_1;
                    uint32 Unk_2;
                    float Unk_3;
                    string ShapeName;
                }ShapeInfo;
                
                FSeek(table[i].VertexInfoOffset);
                struct 
                {
                    uint32 VertexFlag,VertexDataSize,VertexCount,UnkCount;
                    Stride_32 VertexBuffer[VertexCount]<optimize=false>;
                }VtxBufferInfo;
                
                FSeek(table[i].IndexInfoOffset);
                Printf("\ng %s\n\n",ShapeInfo.ShapeName);
                struct 
                {
                    uint32 IndexFlag,IndexDataSize,IndexCount;
                    Index index[IndexCount/3]<optimize=false>;
                    Printf("\n");
                }IdxBufferInfo;
                
                OutputPaneSave(FilePath+BaseName+ShapeNum+".obj");
                OutputPaneClear();
            }Shape;
        }
    }Shapes;

    Header header;
    Table table[header.InfoCount-1];
    Shapes shapes;
}RRS_scx;

Edited May 30, 20242 yr by h3x3r

5 hours ago, h3x3r said:

How did you unpack that obb file from RR Slipstream?

there's a bms script actually that was already made i guess long ago.

Edited May 30, 20242 yr by UndercoverBoy833
more brief explanation

Noesis python script.

from inc_noesis import *
import noesis
import rapi
import os

def registerNoesisTypes():
   handle = noesis.register("Ridge Racer Slipstream - Mesh", ".scx")
   noesis.setHandlerTypeCheck(handle, noepyCheckType)
   noesis.setHandlerLoadModel(handle, noepyLoadModel)
   noesis.logPopup()
   return 1
    
def noepyCheckType(data):
    if data[:4] != b'TEPK':
        return 0
    if decompress_zlib(data)[:4] != b'INVO':
        return 0
    return 1
    
def decompress_zlib(data):
   bs = NoeBitStream(data)
   bs.read(4)
   Chunks = bs.readUInt()
   DecompressedBuffer = b''

   for i in range(Chunks):
       ChunkOffset = bs.readUInt()
       ChunkDecSize = bs.readUInt()
       ChunkComSize = bs.readUInt()
       EoT = bs.tell()
       bs.seek(ChunkOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
       CompData = bs.readBytes(ChunkComSize)
       DecompressedBuffer += rapi.decompInflate(CompData, ChunkDecSize)
       bs.seek(EoT, NOESEEK_ABS)
   return DecompressedBuffer

def noepyLoadModel(data, mdlList):
	bs = NoeBitStream(decompress_zlib(data))
	baseName = rapi.getExtensionlessName(rapi.getLocalFileName(rapi.getInputName()))
	ctx = rapi.rpgCreateContext()
	Sign = bs.readUInt()
	Flag = bs.readUInt()
	InfoCount = bs.readUInt()
	ApproxShapeCount = int(InfoCount+3)
	ShapeCount = int(ApproxShapeCount / 4)
	print(ShapeCount);
	bs.seek(12, NOESEEK_ABS)
	
	for i in range(InfoCount):
		ElementType = bs.readUInt()
		ElementOffset = bs.readUInt()
		cPos = bs.tell()
		if ElementType == 0:
		    bs.seek(ElementOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
		    bs.read(24)
		    ShapeName = bs.readString()
		    rapi.rpgSetName(ShapeName)
		    print(ShapeName)
		elif ElementType == 1:
		    bs.seek(ElementOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
		    bs.read(12)
		elif ElementType == 4:
		    bs.seek(ElementOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
		    bs.read(8)
		    VertexCount = bs.readUInt()
		    Flag_0 = bs.readByte()
		    Flag_1 = bs.readByte()
		    Flag_2 = bs.readByte()
		    Flag_3 = bs.readByte()
		    if Flag_2 == 0:
		        VertexBuffer = bs.readBytes(VertexCount*32)
		        rapi.rpgBindPositionBufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 32, 0)
		        rapi.rpgBindNormalBufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 32, 12)
		        rapi.rpgBindUV1BufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 32, 24)
		    elif Flag_2 == 6:
		        VertexBuffer = bs.readBytes(VertexCount*60)
		        rapi.rpgBindPositionBufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 60, 0)
		        rapi.rpgBindNormalBufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 60, 12)
		        rapi.rpgBindUV1BufferOfs(VertexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_FLOAT, 60, 28)
		elif ElementType == 5:
		    bs.seek(ElementOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
		    bs.read(8)
		    IndexCount = bs.readUInt()
		    IndexBuffer = bs.readBytes(IndexCount*2)
		    rapi.rpgCommitTriangles(IndexBuffer, noesis.RPGEODATA_SHORT, IndexCount, noesis.RPGEO_TRIANGLE, 1)
		bs.seek(cPos, NOESEEK_ABS)	
	mdl = rapi.rpgConstructModel()
	mdlList.append(mdl)
	return 1

Edited June 2, 20242 yr by h3x3r

Can someone please assist me with decompression. Not sure what am i doing wrong. Thanks in advance.

def noepyCheckType(data):
   bs = NoeBitStream(data)
   if len(data) < 20:
      return 0
   if bs.readUInt() != 0x4B504554:
      return 0

   Chunks = bs.readUInt()
   data = bytearray()
   for i in range(0, Chunks):
       ChunkOffset = bs.readUInt()
       ChunkDecSize = bs.readUInt()
       ChunkComSize = bs.readUInt()
       print(ChunkOffset)
       EoT = bs.tell()
       bs.seek(ChunkOffset, NOESEEK_ABS)
       compData = bs.readBytes(ChunkComSize)
       bs.seek(EoT, NOESEEK_ABS)
       data += rapi.decompInflate(compData, ChunkDecSize)
   return data

 

1 hour ago, h3x3r said:

Can someone please assist me with decompression. Not sure what am i doing wrong. Thanks in advance.

look at my github arc_SCX.py

I mean decompress and read decompressed buffer. I think noesis can do that right?