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Game Archive UnPacker

Packer plugin for Total Commander

Version 0.4.8.0 PRO (25/10/2006)

Contents:

- What it does
- How to install
- License
- Registration
- Supported formats
- Texture converting
- Other formats converting
- ZLib compressed formats
- PKWare Compression Library compressed formats
- Credits
- Notice

What it does:

This plugin allows you to view and extract resources from game archive files.
You may open an archive file with Ctrl+PageDown.
The PRO version of GAUP also can add files to game archives!

How to install GAUP plugin:

1. Unrar the gaup.wcx to the Total Commander directory
2. In Total Commander, choose Configuration - Options
3. Open the 'Packer' page
4. Click 'Configure packer extension WCXs'
5. Type any extension from the table or anything you want
6. Click 'New type', and select the gaup.wcx
7. Click OK

License:

The GAUP plugin is distributed "as is". No warranty of any kind is expressed or implied. You use at your own risk.
The author will not be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind of loss while using or misusing this software.

Registration:

GAUP PRO is shareware program, i.e. you can test this demo version for one month.
After this trial period you must register or delete the program from your hard disk.
To register the product click on the following link: REGISTER

What's new:

Added unpack support:

- "Settlers 2" .DAT/.IDX files;
- "Age Of Empires 3" .AGE3SCN files;
- "Black and White 2" .LUD files;
- "Sudden Strike" .SUE files.

Added pack support:

- "Counter Strike [Condition Zero]" .WAD files;
- "Counter Strike [Condition Zero]" .MDL files (Replace existing files only);
- "The Sims Makin' Magic" .FAR files.

Supported formats:

Color meaning:

|  | Writable
|  | Partially readable

Game | Extension | Notice
Age of Empires 2 | .DRS |
Age of Empires 3 | .AGE3SCN |
Age of Mythology | .BAR; .SCX; .XMB |
Alpha Ball | .ABL |
Aura: Fate Of The Ages | .PSP; .PVD |
BattleRealms | .H2O |
Black and White 2 | .LUD |
Black Oasis | .RES |
Blood II | .REZ |
BloodRayne | .POD |
BloodRayne 2 | .POD |
Bricks of Egypt | .GFX | Convert to BMP
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | .GBXMAP; .U; .UAX; .UCX; .UKX; .USX; .UTX |
C&C: Generals | .BIG |
C&C: Generals - Zero Hour | .BIG |
C&C: Renegade | .DAT; .DBS; .MIX; .THU |
Carmageddon: TDR 2000 | .PAK/.DIR | File *.dir must be in the same directory
Carmageddon II: Carpocalipse Now! | .TWT |
Chasm: The Rift | .BIN |
Chicken Invaders | .DAT |
Colin McRae Rally 2 | *. |
Colin McRae Rally 3 | .BGX; .BIG; .PCX; .TBF |
Color Eggs | .STG |
Commanche 4 | .PFF |
Commandos: Behind the Enemy Lines | .DIR |
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty | .DIR |
Commandos 2: Men of Courage | .PCK | Detecting on extension only
.GRL |
Commandos Strike Force | .PAK | Not decompress
Cossacks | .GSC |
Counter Strike [Condition Zero] | .MDL |
.WAD |
.BSP; .PAK; |
.SPR | Convert to TGA
Counter Strike Source | .VTF | Convert to DDS
Crimsonland | .FRAME; .JAZ; .SEQUENCE | Detecting on extension
.PAQ |
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down - Team Sabre | .PFF |
Demonstar | .GLB |
Destruction Derby | *.; 000; 001 |
Disciples II - Dark Prophecy | .FF |
DOOM I | .WAD |
DOOM II | .WAD |
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary | .DAT |
Dragonshard | .H2O |
Duke Nukem II | .CMP |
Duke Nukem 3D | .GRP; .RTS |
Dune 2 | .PAK |
Dune 2000 | .R8; .R16; .RS |
Dyna | .IMG | Convert to IFF
Earth 2140 Earth 2160 | .WD | Detecting on extension
Earth 2150 | .WD | Detecting on extension
.TEX |
ElastoMania | .LGR | version 1.11 and 1.11h
Emperor: Battle for Dune | .BAG |
.RFD/.RFH | File *.rfh must be in the same directory
FIFA 2004 | .BIG |
FIFA 2005 | .BIG; .VIV |
Frank Herbert's Dune | .DUN |
Fury 3 | .POD |
Giza | .MJZ |
Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris | .RES; .SAV |
Gothic | .VDF |
Grand Prix II | .CAT |
Grand Theft Auto III | .IMG/.DIR | File *.img must be in the same directory
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [Deluxe] | .IMG/.DIR | File *.img must be in the same directory
.ADF | Convert to MP3
.TXD | Convert to DDS/BMP
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | .IMG |
*. | Files without extension located in "\GTA SanAndreas\audio\streams\" directory
GTR Demo | .GTR |
Half-Life | .PAK; .WAD |
Hard Truck | .RMP |
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone | .U; .UAX; .UMX; .UNR; .UTX |
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets | .U; .UAX; .UNR; .UTX |
Hellbender | .POD |
Heretic | .WAD |
Heroes of Might and Magic III | .LOD; .SND; .VID |
.PCX | Convert to TGA
Heroes of Might and Magic IV | .H4C | Convert to GZip
.H4D | Convert to MP3
.H4R |
Hexen | .WAD |
Hitman: Codename 47 | .LGT; .SPK |
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | .PRM; .TEX; .ANM |
Hitman: Contracts | .PRM; .TEX; .ANM |
Island Wars | .DAT |
Knight Rider | .NIF | Partial support Convert to TGA
Legend of Kyrandia | .PAK |
Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate | .PAK |
Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge | .PAK |
Lord Of The Rings: War Of Ring | .H2O |
Luxor | .MJZ |
Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven | .DTA |
.555 | Convert to TGA
.565 | Convert to BMP
Mageslayer | .VPK |
Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare | .REZ |
Maximum Velocity | .POD |
Merchant Prince II | .ANM; .BIN; .IMG; .MSK | Detecting on extension Convert to TGA
MIG-29 Fulcrum | .PFF; .SBF |
Moorhuhn X - XS | .DAT |
Moorhuhn 2 | .WTN |
Moorhuhn 3 | .DAT |
Monster Truck Madness | .POD |
Monster Truck Madness 2 | .POD |
Mor.Utopia | .VFS |
Mortal Kombat 4 | .DAT |
Nancy Drew: Secret Of the Scarlet Hand | .HIS | Convert to WAV/OGG
NASCAR Racing | .DAT |
NASCAR Racing 2 | .DAT |
Need For Speed [Special Edition] | .VIV |
Need For Speed II [Special Edition] | .VIV |
Need For Speed: {High Stakes / Road Challenge} | .VIV |
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit II | .VIV |
Need For Speed: {Porsche 2000 / Porsche Challenge} | .VIV |
Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit | .VIV |
Need For Speed Underground | .BIN; .BUN; .LZC |
Need For Speed Underground 2 | .BUN; .VIV |
Need For Speed Most Wanted | .BIN; .BUN | Partial support
.LZC |
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of Underdark - Diablo Remake | .HAK |
NHL 2005 | .BIG; .VIV |
No One Lives Forever I | .REZ |
No One Lives Forever II | .REZ |
Nox | .BAG/.IDX | File *.idx must be in the same directory
Nuclear Titbit | .EZD |
Operation Flashpoint | .PBO | Detecting on extension
Painkiller | .DAT; .PAK | Detecting on extension
Perimeter | .AVIX | Convert to TGA
Petka 2: Judgement Day | .STR |
Petka 3: Returning of Alaska | .MULT; .RSS | Detecting on extension only
Petka 4: Independence Day | .MULT; .RSS | Detecting on extension only
Pharaon | .555 | Detecting on extension Partial support Convert to TGA
Pool'm Up | .MSF |
Postal 2 [Share the Pain / Apocalypse Weekend] | .FUK; .PSK; .U; .UAX; .UKX; .UPX; .USX; .UTX |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time | .BF |
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | .BIG/.FAT | File *.fat must be in the same directory
.BIK; .BF |
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 | .AFS |
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 | .AFS |
Quake I | .PAK; .WAD |
Quake II | .PAK |
Railroad Tycoon II | .PAK |
RAW | .XPK |
Red Alert 2 | .BAG/.IDX | File *.idx must be in the same directory
Red Faction | .VPP |
Ricochet Xtreme | .FRAME; .SEQUENCE | Detecting on extension
Rise of the Triad | .WAD; .RTS |
Roll'm Up | .MSF |
Settlers 2 | .DAT/.IDX | File *.idx must be in the same directory
Shade: Wrath of Angels | .RES | Convert to ZIP
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | .PAK |
Shogun | .REZ |
Silent Hill 3 | .AFS; .ARC; .TEX |
Silent Hill 4: The Room | .PAC |
SimCity 3000 | .DAT; .IFX; .SC3; .SCT; .ST3 |
Snok | .PAK |
Sonic Adventure DX | .DAT |
SpellForce Order of Dawn | .MAP; .PAK |
Star Heritage 1 | .BPK |
Star Wars: Empire at War [DEMO] | .MEG | Detecting on extension
Starsiege: TRIBES | .TED; .VOL |
Still Life | .CMO; .NMO; .SL |
Sudden Strike | .SUE |
Sven Bomwollen DL | .DAT | Convert to ZIP
SWAT 4 | .PKG; .S4M; .U; .UKX; .USX; .UTX |
Syberia | .CMO; .NMO; |
.SYJ | Detecting on extension Convert to JPEG
Syberia 2 | .NMO; .SYB |
Tank Racer | .DAT |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | .AFS |
Terminal Velocity | .POD |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth | .BIG |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth 2 | .BIG |
The Punisher | .CEG; .VPP |
The Sims Makin' Magic | .FAR |
The Sum Of All Fears | .RSB | Detecting on extension Convert to BMP
Theme Park World | .SDT; .WAD |
Tomb Raider: Chronicles | .PAK; .TRC |
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | .CLZ | Detecting on extension
.AWD |
Tron 2.0 | .REZ |
UEFA Euro 2004 | .BIG; .VIV |
Unreal Unreal Tournament Unreal: Return to Na Pali | .U; .UAX; .UMX; .UNR; .UTX |
Unreal 2 | .U; .UAX; .UGX; .UN2; .UPX; .USA; .USX; .UTX |
Unreal Tournament 2003 | .MD5; .U; .UAX; .UKX; .USX; .UT2; .UTX; .UVX |
Wacky Wheels | .DAT |
WarCraft 2 | .CUD; .INS; .SUD |
.WAR | Not decompress
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War | .SGA |
Warlords Battlecry III | .XCR |
Worms Armageddon | .DIR |
Worms World Party | .DIR |
Worms 2 | .DIR |

Texture converting:

Game | Input format | Output format
Bricks of Egypt | GFX | BMP 16bpp
Counter Strike [Condition Zero] | SPR; WAD | TGA 8bpp
Counter Strike Source | VTF | DDS 24/32bpp
Crimsonland | JAZ | JPEG
Dyna | IMG | IFF 8pbb
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [Deluxe] | TXD | DDS 32bpp/BMP 8bpp
Half-Life | WAD | TGA 24bpp
Heroes of Might and Magic III | PCX | TGA 8/24bpp
Hitman: Codename 47 | RGBA; PALN | TGA 32bpp
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | RGBA; PALN | TGA 32bpp
Hitman: Contracts | RGBA; PALN | TGA 32bpp
Knight Rider | NIF | TGA 24/32bpp
Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven | 555 565 | TGA 16bpp BMP 16bpp
Merchant Prince II | ANM; BIN; IMG; MSK | TGA 16bpp
Perimeter | AVIX | TGA
Pharaon | 555 | TGA 16bpp
Quake I | WAD; LMP | TGA 24bpp
Quake II | WAL | TGA 24bpp
Syberia | SYJ | JPEG
Terminal Velocity | RAW | BMP 8bpp
The Sum Of All Fears | RSB | BMP 16bpp
Tomb Raider: Chronicles | TEX{XX} | TGA XXbpp

Other formats converting:

Game | Input format | Output format
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [Deluxe] | ADF | MP3
Heroes of Might and Magic IV | H4C | GZIP
Heroes of Might and Magic IV | H4D | MP3
Nancy Drew: Secret Of the Scarlet Hand | HIS | WAV/OGG
Shade: Wrath of Angels | RES | ZIP
Sven Bomwollen DL | DAT | ZIP

ZLib compressed formats:

Game | Extension
Age Of Empires 3 | .AGE3SCN
Age of Mythology | .SCX; .XMB
Carmageddon: TDR 2000 | .PAK/.DIR
Crimsonland | .FRAME; .JAZ; .SEQUENCE
Earth 2150 | .WD
Earth 2160 | .WD
Emperor: Battle for Dune | .RFD/.RFH
Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris | .RES; .SAV
GTR Demo | .GTR
Heroes of Might and Magic III | .LOD
Nuclear Titbit | .EZD
Painkiller | .DAT; .PAK
Ricochet Xtreme | .FRAME; .SEQUENCE
Snok | .PAK
Spellforce Order Of Dawn | .MAP
Still Life | .CMO; .NMO
Sudden Strike | .SUE
Syberia | .CMO
Syberia 2 | .NMO
Tomb Rider: Chronicles | .PAK; .TRC
Tomb Rider: The Angel of Darkness | .CLZ
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War | .SGA

PKWare Compression Library compressed formats:

Game | Extension
BattleRealms | .H2O
Dragonshard | .H2O
Lord Of The Rings: War Of Ring | .H2O

Credits:

Thanks to balver for idea to create a selfinstallation support (TC 6.5 and newer).
Thanks to Siberian GRemlin for description of Painkiller PAK format and many others formats.
Thanks to deus-ex for testing plugin and useful information.
Thanks to Giber for testing plugin and for the given numerous game archive files.
Also great thanks to Katleta, SectorX, Serg_R, Stalker.

Notice:

If you find other games that work with the plugin please contact the author with the game name.
If plugin fail to work with the game that should be working, also contact the author.
If you find mistakes in this document inform me about it.
Send bug reports, comments, suggestions, etc...

Alexander Cherenkov, 2005-2006
E-mail: forro@inbox.ru
Web: forrox.narod.ru