[This is post is part of a series of tutorials.]
Topic 1: Extraction - Using the Command Prompt
Okay, we're going to use the Umodel tool which we just downloaded in the last step.
Umodel has to be used through the command prompt. You may or may not have had experience with this mysterious black texty-boxy thingy before. It's okay! It's not scary! I promise. It's your friend. It wants to run programs for you and do things!
Starting up the command prompt varies by Windows versions.
Windows 7 (and maybe Vista, I'm not sure):
- Open up your CookedPC folder.
- With nothing selected, Hold down shift and right click on a blank area within the folder.
- In the menu that pops up, click "Open command window here."
Your command window is up and in the correct place!
Other versions of Windows:
(The process is a bit longer because you have to open the command prompt and then you have to navigate it to the right location. Sorry 'bout that, guys.)
- Click on Start.
- Click "Run..."
- Type in "cmd" and a black and grey box will pop up. The only thing it'll say probably is C:\ and maybe some stuff after that.
- Open up your CookedPC folder. At the top of the folder should be the address. For example, mine is: "C:\Users\Miss Alicia\Desktop\MEAssets" since I have it on my desktop. Copy that address.
- Go back to your command prompt and type in "cd" and hit space. Then right click and choose Paste. Push enter. (Awesome Factoid: "cd" means "change directory" in computer language!)
- - The command prompt will just go to a new line with that new address. That means it's now in the correct location! AWESOME!
Okay, now that you've got your command prompt open and in the right place, you need to make a .bat file that you'll use in your command prompt. A .bat is a file that can automatically feed in commands to the command prompt. It's like giving your command prompt a chore list.
Inside of your CookedPC folder, make a new text document. An easy way to do this is to right click and say New > Text Document. (You can also simply open up Notepad and then save what we're going to be typing up into your CookedPC folder.)
- First, name the document something easy to find and change the extension from .txt to .bat (For example: I named mine "_MEUnpack.bat")
- Then, in Notepad (you may need to right click the file and choose "Edit" to get the .bat into Notepad) add in the following:
umodel.exe -export -all BioH_Convict_00
The first part "umodel.exe" runs the program.
The next two parts "-export -all" are switches for the program. (They're basically like options settings you'd have in a game.)
The final part "BioH_Convict_00" is the name of the .pcc file that you will be unpacking. (This particular package is the package for Jack.)
- Save the file.
You just made a .bat file. You are one awesome person.
Seriously, you rock.
Okay, now we need to run it!
- Go back to your command prompt and type in the name of the .bat file, including the extension. (Super Cool Tip: You can just type in the first letter and hit tab until you get the right file. That's why I named my .bat with an _ in front, making it easy to find and type in.)
The command prompt gets the command from the .bat and blergs out a whole lot of messages. (It might sit and think for like five seconds or so and then blerg out. Just let it think for a little bit.)
If you look into your CookedPC folder, you'll see a folder with the same name as the .pcc package, BioH_Convict_00. Inside this folder is all of the extracted assets! You extracted Jack! The Illusive Man would be proud.
Now, we need to get those assets IN to 3ds Max! Come, join me in the next step! Whoosh.
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