[GUIDE] [1.20.0.7] Editing game files using a hex editor

[hydraulics]

I managed to figure it out.

Quick Demo on Codepen

{note: apparently it will not work for all .tobj files}

[Cadde]

It most likely doesn't work on cube maps. Neither does Mods Studio's TOBJ parser/writer.

Nice work though!

What i really should do with the newfound knowledge on TOBJ files is go over all TOBJ files again and see how the settings relate to various in game features and find out what the remaining unknowns are. And figure out which of the unknowns could actually be renamed to "reserved" because i am sure there are some. And possibly padding, which would be the last 4 bytes methinks before the paths array.

[hydraulics]

It would seem "text0" is just accounted for in this instance.

So anything that has more than one texture file such as cube maps like you say will not be taken into account as is.

It wont seem to parse some of the "models" either, which is weird.

I'm pretty sure the 4bytes before the path is the text0_str_offset, which would make sense if there were more than one texture. try a cube map .tobj file and see if those look like a file pointer.

[Cadde]

Here's a listing of all TOBJ files from ETS 2 version 1.24.2.3 and their (known) settings in CSV format for anyone interested.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fg4u1jal6au5x ... J.zip?dl=1

Open with Excel / Open Office Calc etc. I recommend formatting as table so one can sort and filter on each column.

Why? It might help you get a better grasp for what files uses what settings.
Also, this was done in preparation for improving the TOBJ editor in Mods Studio.

[hydraulics]

Great resource to compare .tobj types, thanks @Cadde

Did you "grep" those files or manually print out each file?

[Cadde]

Code: Select all

        private void parseAllTOBJButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            var extractsPath = @"G:\ETS 2 extracts\extracts 1.24.2.3";
            var tobjs = Directory.GetFiles(extractsPath, "*.tobj", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
            using (var csv = new StreamWriter(@"DebugFiles\AllTOBJ.csv")) {
                csv.WriteLine("{0},{1},{2},{3},{4},{5},{6},{7},{8},{9},{10},{11},{12},{13},{14},{15},{16},{17},{18},{19},{20},{21},{22},{23},{24},{25},{26}",
                    "Path",
                    "Version",
                    "UnInt1",
                    "UnInt2",
                    "UnInt3",
                    "UnInt4",
                    "UnInt5",
                    "Bias",
                    "UnByte1",
                    "Mapping",
                    "UnByte2",
                    "MagFilter",
                    "MinFilter",
                    "MipFilter",
                    "UnByte3",
                    "WrapModeU",
                    "WrapModeV",
                    "WrapModeW",
                    "IsUI",
                    "UnByte4",
                    "UnByte5",
                    "UnByte6",
                    "UnByte7",
                    "IsNormal",
                    "UnByte8",
                    "PathLen",
                    "UnInt6");
                foreach (var tobjPath in tobjs) {
                    var tobj = TobjFile.Load(tobjPath);
                    csv.WriteLine("{0},{1},{2},{3},{4},{5},{6},{7},{8},{9},{10},{11},{12},{13},{14},{15},{16},{17},{18},{19},{20},{21},{22},{23},{24},{25},{26}",
                        tobjPath.Substring(extractsPath.Length).Replace("\\", "/"),
                        tobj.Header.Version,
                        tobj.Header.UnInt1,
                        tobj.Header.UnInt2,
                        tobj.Header.UnInt3,
                        tobj.Header.UnInt4,
                        tobj.Header.UnInt5,
                        tobj.Header.Bias,
                        tobj.Header.UnByte1,
                        tobj.Header.Mapping,
                        tobj.Header.UnByte2, 
                        tobj.Header.MagFilter, 
                        tobj.Header.MinFilter, 
                        tobj.Header.MipFilter, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte3, 
                        tobj.Header.WrapModeU, 
                        tobj.Header.WrapModeV, 
                        tobj.Header.WrapModeW, 
                        tobj.Header.IsUI, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte4, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte5, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte6, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte7,
                        tobj.Header.IsNormal, 
                        tobj.Header.UnByte8, 
                        tobj.Header.PathLen, 
                        tobj.Header.UnInt6);
                }
            }
        }

[hydraulics]

haha good job dude!

[edsor]

Thank you very much for this guide. Too bad my little knowledge won't let me appreciate all its value. I've read it repeatedly, trying to decipher the names and abbreviations that appear, trying to relate the numbers to the objects and functions displayed in the game. But I need a lot more information. It is frustrating, because I realize that with the right knowledge it is possible to create and modify what I want. I'd like to be able to correct the animations of the windshield wipers or be able to create animations inside the vehicles. For me with Blender it's just impossible. I wish there were a lot more guides like this.