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Make Sure You Have .Net 2.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en

 

Download .zip

http://www.renevo.com/downloads/eaw/EAWExtractor.zip

 

Unzip File To Desktop (or wherever)

http://www.winzip.com/

 

Start Application:

http://www.renevo.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=824

 

Double Click on a .meg file to open

http://www.renevo.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=825

 

Either right click on a file, or use the Tools menu to select all (you can also hold CTRL+Mouse Click to select individual files).

http://www.renevo.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=826

 

*Note: This is version 1.0 of this software, and will have more options as well as create options at a later time.

 

This software is copyright 2006 RenEvo Software & Designs. You may distribute this software from your own internet site, as long as you provide a link back to this thread for support.

http://www.renevo.com/index.php?showtopic=2930

 

 

New version uploaded today, it is in beta format: 1/25/2005

 

EAWExtractor 1.0 Beta

 

New Features

File -> Open ability for non-megafiles.xml listed files.

Sound Player (Tools->Utilities->Sound Player)

Some stability fixes.

Some fixes to the way the GUI works.

 

Update 2.26.2006

You no longer need the demo installed to use this application, it should work with the full version of the game.

 

Next updates

DDS File viewing and conversion

Text editor (built in)

Toolbar for playing sounds, editing and saving text to the relative paths, and more.

 

Future Updates

File->New

File->Save

File->Add... -> File

File->Add... -> Directory

Edited February 26, 200620 yr by Dante_pff

What about recompressing the extrated files cain?

No clue - ask that guy to post here gtg

You don't need to recompress,the game perfers the folders over the compressed files.

After you extract the Config.meg file into its respective folders, don't remove your Config.meg file for those of you who remember the BFME ini.big file.  If you remove it you will have nothing in your single player campaign list at all.... and don't ask me how I know that  :

mhh people. i dont know if i want to download the files and make the demo to a maybe 70% full version of the game.

have some one inform the people from la or pg about this mod or modifikation?

 

maybe they have made a small mistake with the demo which can be give some problems to people.

Let's see...

 

25%+ of the models are missing...

No multiplayer....

Two usable maps....

No single player campaign...

Very incomplete AI...

Unable to save or load games...

 

I wouldn't worry about replacing the game.

The app certainly seems to be the best of the MEG extractors released so far. However, it looks like it is hard coded to only open files in \GameData\Data\ - it won't access any others (i.e. the ones in \GameData\Data\Audio\SFX\), even if you move them into the \GameData\Data\ folder.

About that AI, I do not think is is as incomplete as you say, it is pretty good if setup right, both empire and rebel are in there and they can be pretty tough given right conditions, stuff has to be unlocked though, the demo was not designed for AI.

The app certainly seems to be the best of the MEG extractors released so far. However, it looks like it is hard coded to only open files in \GameData\Data\ - it won't access any others (i.e. the ones in \GameData\Data\Audio\SFX\), even if you move them into the \GameData\Data\ folder.

 

Hello, as the author of this application, i will explain why i did that in the first release, and didn't do a common file->open routine.

 

There is an xml file in the data folder called megfiles.xml, that is the file that i am reading in order to get a list of the actual used meg files in the games, if you would like to open other ones (temporarly) you can add them in the same format to the megfiles.xml file in that directory.

 

I will be modifying it to allow file->open on any .meg file, but first i wanted to make sure that my .meg reading was perfect before starting the modification process and creation of .meg files. But as a poster stated above, the game will run faster with a files in the folders rather then in the .meg, the .meg are just a way to clean everything up, although this file format is definately much faster then some of the previous westwood/ea file formats i have seen.

 

Any more issues, please let me know, there was an updated version of the application, make sure you have the latest version.

What about recompressing the extrated files cain?

 

The files are not stored in a compressed format, only an indexed file archive.  Thus why you see so many extractors on the market so quickly.

 

Currently you can just extract all to your gamedata folder, and then mod the files it creates, and the game will read them, although there are plans for many updates for this application, including, edit, delete, and create new .meg files.

 

Hope this answers a few of your questions.

This tool wont open.

 

"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000135). Click on OK to terminate the application."

 

So much for searching files  :

Do you have more info on it?

 

What OS?

Did you install .Net 2.0?

Do you have EAW Demo installed? (stupid question, but gotta ask)

New version uploaded today, it is in beta format:

 

EAWExtractor 1.0 Beta

 

New Features

File -> Open ability for non-megafiles.xml listed files.

Sound Player (Tools->Utilities->Sound Player)

Some stability fixes.

Some fixes to the way the GUI works.

 

Next updates

DDS File viewing and conversion

Text editor (built in)

Toolbar for playing sounds, editing and saving text to the relative paths, and more.

 

Future Updates

File->New

File->Save

File->Add... -> File

File->Add... -> Directory

Dante. Does the program resave DDS files as theres no free program that can resave them correctly?? Also how about a group extraction option (i.e it'll scan through the entire directory, locate ALL meg files and extract to the folder structure)??

the DDS files are currently just extracted, and not modified in any way, in the future you will have an option to convert them to other formats, but it is up to you to work with the DDS format.

 

Knowing these guys how they are, you can probably use .tga with the same filename, and it will work.

 

 

Group Extraction: Will work on it, thanks for the suggestion.

How can i view the Models???"?

How can i view the Models???"?

 

There is no working (100%) tool for this. But they are in development.

Any idea, when? :S

Dante, any word on an update for the full version?

I need an export of the registry setting for the full install, as i haven't had time to buy it myself yet.

 

Once i have that, i will release a full version .... version.

dante the registry setting for the full version exe path and the like is praticly identical to the demo version registy setting the only diffrence being the key name being just empire at war instead of empire at war demo, hope that helps/gives you direction

When I try to lunch the progrm it says it can't find the EaW Demo and it doesn't start.

 

I have the full game installed.

 

What is the problem?

dante the registry setting for the full version exe path and the like is praticly identical to the demo version registy setting the only diffrence being the key name being just empire at war instead of empire at war demo, hope that helps/gives you direction

 

thanks for that, will release a test build real quick tonight when i get home from LA

Nice Dante. Can't wait. However. Isn't there a way for you to just drop the new version in without needing any registry entries?? I'm asking because my install in on a different drive.