[Guide] How to extract base.scs and def.scs - Efficiently

[NemesysTrans]

Just a little comment: don't worry about mentioning other OSes. The extractor only runs under Windows

And a little update. I rebooted my MacBook Pro into Windows 10. I set up the shortcuts exactly as you suggested but when I try to apply, the system tells me that the path in the Start box is invalid. I made sure to add "base.scs" at the end of the additional backslash before the double quotes but it will not let me do it.

[nkjeetun_12]

hey, got a small question, i've extracted def. file for ATS, and under def/vehicle/truck/... there's no file about the in-game trucks, there's just 3SUI files and 2 SII files... anyone knows what's wrong with it?

[Madkine]

Trucks are DLC's, you need to extract the DLC's to find the files.

[al_batros]

Using drag and drop and waiting for a long time for the extraction of base.scs (the others are a bit faster) is boring - and better spent driving a truck
So I have created a (windows) batch file to do the extraction for all the *.scs files.

• Place this batch file into the "target" directory (example: "C:\users\al_batros\Documents\ATS-unpack-1.45").
• Put the scs_extractor.exe into the same directory.
• Update or modify the "set origin ..." / "rem set origin ..." statements to reflect the location of the .scs files on your PC. (which is on my pc: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator"
• From a cmd shell in the target directory run the batch file ("C:\Users\al_batros\Documents\ATS-unpack-1.45>unpack-ats.bat")

It will loop over all *.scs files in the origin (i.e. Steam) directory and extract them to the "current" directory.

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@echo off
set mypath=%cd%
set origin="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator"
rem set origin="C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Euro Truck Simulator 2"

@echo mypath: %mypath%

for %%f in (%origin%\*.scs) do (
  @echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
  @echo archive: %%f
  echo scs_extractor "%%f" "%mypath%"
  scs_extractor "%%f" "%mypath%"
)

Sample output:

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"------------------------------------------------------------------"
archive: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator\effect.scs
scs_extractor "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator\effect.scs" "C:\Users\al_batros\Documents\ATS-unpack-1.45"
[hashfs] effect.scs: Mounted ok, 15749 entries

(update 11.08.2022)
If you only want to extract some files and not everything, here is a batch file for that. Just modify the list of *.scs files you want extracted.
Please note, in comparison to the batch file above, I had to remove the " around the 'set origin='(X) values!

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@echo off
set mypath=%cd%
rem set origin=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator
set origin=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Euro Truck Simulator 2

@echo mypath: %mypath%

for %%f in (
base.scs
core.scs
def.scs
dlc_actros_tuning.scs
dlc_renault_t_tuning.scs
dlc_volvo_construction.scs
dlc_volvo_tuning_pack.scs
) do (
  @echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
  @echo archive: %%f
  echo scs_extractor "%origin%\%%f" "%mypath%"
  scs_extractor "%origin%\%%f" "%mypath%"
)

Disclaimer: It worked for me. Use at your own risk. Check before running.

[Mariow12]

after some trial and error it worked out to get all base trucks in, but not shure now how to get a truck from a mod to unpack in it?
i'm looking to put an extra slot on a truck from a mod, more specific looking to put a slot for roofbar/lightbox on the Scania S NG Low Roof from the Hooklift mod.
Or does someone know about a better way besides doing it with blender?

[n4viii]

very hard for bigginers

[Noeny]

Hi, you mentioned something with a macos path, does that mean that the extractor also works on mac? And if so, how do I create shortcuts with it?

[BiNgeR482]

how to archive a file back so that the game doesn't swear at it?

[Madkine]

You don't. You make a mod with just the files you need. That mod can be a .zip file (or just open folders if running locally)

[chaoyangnz]

You can do the same actually by writing a small script to automate it