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+ Viewer FAQ - NemPosted: Feb 5th, 2005 - 3:19:20 pm
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+ BSP Viewer is written in C++ .NET and such as requires the .NET runtimes to run. See the downloads + page for more information. + |
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+ BSP Viewer does not yet support saving edited entity data. This does not, however, mean + that it is not possible to update your .bsp with the changes you made. To update your .bsp + with the new entity data simply export a .ent file from the File menu in BSP Viewer + then import the .ent file back into your .bsp using Ripent. Ripent is part of Zoner's Tools. + + |
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+ Modified: Mar 19th, 2005 - 9:35:06 pm[ 22361 Views ]
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+ 1. como0431Posted: Jul 28th, 2005 - 10:26:54
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+ Is the any chance of bspviewer or hllib being updated for the souce engine?
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+ 2. NemPosted: Jul 29th, 2005 - 9:55:34 am
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+ If I have time, search this site, there is more info on the subject throughout it.
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+ 3. stalefistPosted: Aug 22nd, 2005 - 1:42:05
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+ im getting errors, it cant read the .gcf files :(
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+ 4. NoBodyPosted: Aug 23rd, 2005 - 12:55:02
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+ We cant help you if you do not say what your error is.
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+ 5. NemPosted: Aug 23rd, 2005 - 9:34:09 pm
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+ Just a guess, but try enabling Volatile Access in the Options menu or
+ (secondly) disabling File Mapping.
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+ 6. DieselPosted: Nov 1st, 2005 - 3:35:32
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+ I had the same problem. Make a copy of the .gcf files and place them in the bspviewer
+ folder. That worked for me.
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+ 7. HitmanPosted: Jan 13th, 2006 - 9:03:19
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+ hi all
+ exist any1 converting program from 3ds (or other 3dmax format) to bsp ?
+
+ thx for reply
+ + exist any1 converting program from 3ds (or other 3dmax format) to bsp ?
+
+ thx for reply
+
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+ 8. NemPosted: Jan 13th, 2006 - 8:44:36 pm
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+ Short answer: no. There are technical reasons why it isn't really possible.
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+ 9. uSELESSPosted: Apr 4th, 2006 - 4:10:47
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+ Nem can u explain me how i can load a .WAD file to view all the map textures?
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+ the wad is not present in the .gcf
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+ thanks
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+ the wad is not present in the .gcf
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+ thanks
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+ 10. NemPosted: Apr 4th, 2006 - 4:24:30 pm
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+ If you have your BSP and WAD files configured in such a way that they load in
+ whatever MOD they are for, then they should work in BSP Viewer as long as you have BSP Viewer set up
+ correctly (as in this FAQ).
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+ 11. Major MikePosted: May 27th, 2006 - 10:45:34
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+ I've been having some trouble opening bsp files from Half-Life Blue Shift. Is there
+ any known problem with Blue Shift, or is it just something I'm doing wrong? I havent had any trouble
+ opening Half-Life and Opposing Force bsp files.
+ +
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+ 12. NemPosted: May 27th, 2006 - 2:51:51 pm
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+ I downloaded Half-Life: Blue Shift today to give it a test. It seems that the entity
+ and plane lumps have been swapped in the .bsp. I'm not sure if this was an accident by whoever developed
+ Blue Shift (or maybe intentional to prevent users from decompiling the .bsp files) but I've written
+ something that will detect the swap and fix-up the lump table.
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+ The fix will be in Crafty Alpha 9 (released sometime in the next week), I don't maintain BSP Viewer + anymore, it has been mostly ported to Crafty.
+ +
+ The fix will be in Crafty Alpha 9 (released sometime in the next week), I don't maintain BSP Viewer + anymore, it has been mostly ported to Crafty.
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+ 13. John_Doe_72Posted: Jun 16th, 2006 - 4:42:57
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+ Great tool 
+ But...
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+ =================
+ Options -> Setup -> Paths
+ MOD: czero
+ User Path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\ (or E:\program files\Steam\)
+ =================
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+ Maps path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\czero\maps\
+ WAD path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\czero\
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+ " Loading WAD textures...
+ liquids.wad not found.
+ ...
+ "
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+ What's wrong?
+ + But...
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+ =================
+ Options -> Setup -> Paths
+ MOD: czero
+ User Path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\ (or E:\program files\Steam\)
+ =================
+
+ Maps path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\czero\maps\
+ WAD path: E:\program files\Steam\Half-Life\czero\
+
+ " Loading WAD textures...
+ liquids.wad not found.
+ ...
+ "
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+ What's wrong?
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+ 14. NemModified: Jun 19th, 2006 - 10:37:40 pm
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+ Your paths seem a bit funny, my Condition Zero folder is located at
+ ..\Steam\SteamApps\<username>\condition zero\czero and yours should be similar. Also make
+ sure you mount the Half-Life and Condition Zero .gcf files.
As an alternative you can try my + newer BSP Viewer called Crafty. It is simpler to configure, just run + the program and select the Condition Zero profile from the options menu (the rest should auto-configure + as long as Steam is installed correctly). BSP Viewer is currently discontinued.
+ As an alternative you can try my + newer BSP Viewer called Crafty. It is simpler to configure, just run + the program and select the Condition Zero profile from the options menu (the rest should auto-configure + as long as Steam is installed correctly). BSP Viewer is currently discontinued.
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+ 15. XmeagolModified: Jan 18th, 2007 - 2:09:32
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+ Question:
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+ I Compressed a 500mb GCF File (HL1) with WinRAR (Best Compression of course) and the file size was about + 100mb..
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+ Is there a way to create a GCF file just to compress with WinRAR? it would come VERY handy
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+ i dont plan using it on steam btw
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+ EDIT: sry i posted in the wrong section.. Chaos beyond relief
+ +
+ I Compressed a 500mb GCF File (HL1) with WinRAR (Best Compression of course) and the file size was about + 100mb..
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+ Is there a way to create a GCF file just to compress with WinRAR? it would come VERY handy
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+ i dont plan using it on steam btw
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+ EDIT: sry i posted in the wrong section.. Chaos beyond relief
+ +
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+ 16. NemPosted: Jan 18th, 2007 - 10:54:00 pm
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+ Huh? Why? The GCF format is not meant to be a archive format, it's meant to be a
+ virtual file system. Are you asking me to alter the format adding compression?
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+ 17. XmeagolModified: Jan 19th, 2007 - 1:26:23
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+ lol, no, im asking if theres a way to pack files into a GCF file
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+ its good for compression!
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+ EDIT: i dont know if this is new or not but i found that .dem and .gcf files are very fragmanted, i + think.
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+ Also, i compressed 14GB go 2.3GB with winrar!
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+ its good for compression!
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+ EDIT: i dont know if this is new or not but i found that .dem and .gcf files are very fragmanted, i + think.
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+ Also, i compressed 14GB go 2.3GB with winrar!
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+ 18. NemPosted: Jan 19th, 2007 - 2:27:42 pm
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+ Ah, I think I might know why. Some formats, like ZIP, compress each file
+ individually, whereas others, like 7z, compress all the files
+ togeather as if they were one large file. This is called solid
+ compression. I belive RAR files allow both methods, however, when you compress a GCF file with
+ WinRAR, you are effectively artificially forcing solid compression.
+ +
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+ 19. XmeagolModified: Jan 19th, 2007 - 2:33:48
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+ So is it possible to Create such program?
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+ ( to Create.. uhm. GCF! )
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+ .pak files would be cool too xD
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+ EDIT: i read the Wiki article..
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+ Is it too unstable for GCF?
+ +
+ ( to Create.. uhm. GCF! )
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+ .pak files would be cool too xD
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+ EDIT: i read the Wiki article..
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+ Is it too unstable for GCF?
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+ 20. NemPosted: Jan 19th, 2007 - 2:40:48 pm
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+ No, there's no reason to RAR a GCF file to increase the compression ratio as you
+ could just RAR a bunch of files with the solid compression option to achieve the same thing. Alternatly
+ you could TAR the files before you RAR them, as is commonly done in in Linux (only the resulting TAR is
+ GZIPed).
WinRAR probably supports TAR, but if not, 7-Zip + does.
+ WinRAR probably supports TAR, but if not, 7-Zip + does.
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+ 21. XmeagolPosted: Jan 19th, 2007 - 2:45:24
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+ i wouldnt want it just as a compression thing
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+ its good to pack stuff instead of a folder or a rar file
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+ ill do anything!!!.. *sighs*
+ +
+ its good to pack stuff instead of a folder or a rar file
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+ ill do anything!!!.. *sighs*
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+ 22. NemPosted: Jan 19th, 2007 - 2:59:54 pm
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+ If you just want to "pack stuff up", use TAR.
+ The GCF format offers no benifits over other established archive or compression formats.
+ +
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+ 23. XmeagolModified: Jan 19th, 2007 - 3:09:54
+ pm
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+ actually it does!
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+ didnt i just packed 14GB of GCF to a 700mb CD?
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+ EDIT: 2 acctualy.
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+ EDIT: Another thing, 7g and TAR files dont compress as fast
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+ or im doing it totaly wrong
+ +
+ didnt i just packed 14GB of GCF to a 700mb CD?
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+ EDIT: 2 acctualy.
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+ EDIT: Another thing, 7g and TAR files dont compress as fast
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+ or im doing it totaly wrong
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+ 24. NemPosted: Jan 20th, 2007 - 2:54:40 am
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+ TAR files aren't compressed, so creating them is limited only by the speed of your
+ hard drive (just like GCF files). As for 7z, it typically compresses slower than RAR, but usually
+ produces slightly better compression ratios. There is always a trade off between speed and compression
+ ratio, in fact there are many programs out there that can achieve much higher compression ratios (see this page),
+ however, most of them are too slow to be practicable.
+ +
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+ 25. XmeagolPosted: Jan 20th, 2007 - 7:55:53
+ am
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+
+ do you mind if i talk with you on msn?
+
+ i want to ask you something..
+
+ add: batata_doce@hotmail.com
+ +
+ i want to ask you something..
+
+ add: batata_doce@hotmail.com
+
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+ 26. NemPosted: Jan 20th, 2007 - 4:11:18 pm
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+ E-mail me if you
+ want to continue this discussion in private.
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+ 27. SETIsslPosted: Jun 19th, 2008 - 7:46:06
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+ hi, im trying to progam a java hl bsp loader/viewer atm, but i'm having serious
+ problems reading the lump content from the bsp file.
+ do you got any additional information about the structure and what the data is for? the hl sdk doesnt + help me a lot with src code only with no comments.
+ + do you got any additional information about the structure and what the data is for? the hl sdk doesnt + help me a lot with src code only with no comments.
+ + + +