ValveResourceFormat 18.0.5805

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.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package ValveResourceFormat --version 18.0.5805
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package ValveResourceFormat -Version 18.0.5805
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="ValveResourceFormat" Version="18.0.5805" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="ValveResourceFormat" Version="18.0.5805" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="ValveResourceFormat" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add ValveResourceFormat --version 18.0.5805
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: ValveResourceFormat, 18.0.5805"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package ValveResourceFormat@18.0.5805
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=ValveResourceFormat&version=18.0.5805
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=ValveResourceFormat&version=18.0.5805
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

VRF / Valve Resource Format

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Valve's Source 2 resource file format parser, decompiler, and exporter. Source 2 files usually files end with _c, for example .vmdl_c.

⚠️ Breaking Changes Notice

The primary user of this library is the Source 2 Viewer. As such, updates may contain breaking changes and backwards incompatible API changes, as the viewer does not require backwards compatibility with older library versions. Additionally, Source 2 games themselves may update and change file formats at any time, which may necessitate breaking changes in this library. If you need to support newer file formats, you will need to update the library. That said, we do aim to support older file formats going back to the very first Source 2 project.

Basic usage

var file = "textures/debug.vtex_c";

using var resource = new Resource();
resource.Read(file);

// You can access blocks and data on `resource` object

Extract a texture as png bytes:

using var bitmap = ((Texture)resource.DataBlock).GenerateBitmap();
var bytes = TextureExtract.ToPngImage(bitmap);

Or use file extract helper which works for various resource types:

using var contentFile = FileExtract.Extract(resource, null);
var outFilePath = "dump";

DumpContentFile(outFilePath, contentFile);

void DumpContentFile(string path, ContentFile contentFile)
{
    DumpFile(path, contentFile.Data);

    foreach (var contentSubFile in contentFile.SubFiles)
    {
        DumpFile(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(path), contentSubFile.FileName), contentSubFile.Extract.Invoke());
    }
}

void DumpFile(string path, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
{
    Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path));

    File.WriteAllBytes(path, data.ToArray());
}
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.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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NuGet packages (2)

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CS2CalloutExtractor

A library for extracting callouts from Counter-Strike 2 `.vpk` files.
ValveResourceFormat.Renderer

OpenGL-based rendering engine for Source 2 game assets. Supports models, maps, materials, particles, and animations with PBR lighting.

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MontagueM/Charm
Destiny 2 reverse engineering tool for extracting cool things from game files.
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View release notes at https://github.com/ValveResourceFormat/ValveResourceFormat/releases