Medieval 2 Modding Research I: Using Vercengetorix's IDX Extractor

[The Spartan (Returns)]

now assuming you know how to use the IDX extractor, you can still extract sound files from Medieval 2 data/sounds and do anything you like with em and even add em to RTW. (i added the Euro_Battle song to RTW)
you can even extract skeletons from data/animations.
unfortunatly you cant for some reason extract animations from data/animations disabling you from adding great M2 animations to RTW.

[shifty157]

Good find. You couldnt extract the animations because they most likely use a different file format. The .mesh format perhaps?

[Monkwarrior]

Good find. You couldnt extract the animations because they most likely use a different file format. The .mesh format perhaps?

I don't think so.
Looking at pack.idx with xvi32 all the animations are .cas.

Some examples:

data/animations/CR_Spear/CR_spear_run_to_walk.cas

data/animations/CR_arquebus/CR_arquebus_shuffle_backward.cas

data/animations/HR_Crossbow/HR_Crossbow_horse_req/HR_Crossbow_fs_horse_die_forward_2.cas

data/animations/MTW2_Mace/MTW2_Mace_defend_lostab.cas

data/animations/MTW2_Musket/MTW2_Musket_knockback_from_right.cas


Up to 190 pages of pdf file

[The Spartan (Returns)]

so any ideas on extracting animations?
or maybe the new demo will allow us?

[Epistolary Richard]

Moved to M2TW modification.

[DreadMaster]

Will it be able to mod new factions