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Ravioli Game Tools
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Ravioli Game Tools

"Ravioli - The good stuff is inside"

The Ravioli Game Tools are a set of programs to explore and extract files from various game resource files.

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	Version 2.1 RavioliGameTools_v2.1.zip

System requirements

Windows XP, Windows Vista or higher
.NET Framework 2.0 SP2 (Windows XP and Server 2003, Windows Vista and Server 2008)
Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Runtime (32-bit version, 64-bit version)
The version for 32-bit systems is included and does not have to be installed.

Features

The Ravioli Game Tools consist of the applications Ravioli Explorer and Ravioli Extractor.

Ravioli Explorer:

Browse and explore the contents of archives
Extract files
View contents of text files and images
Play contents of sound files
Preview files with the preview pane
Convert images to standard formats like jpg, bmp or png
Filter the file list, to view images only for example
View directory structure hierarchically or flat
View file list as details or thumbnails
Use drag and drop to open archives or extract files
View either single archives or all available resources of games

Ravioli Extractor:

Perform automated extraction of archives
Convert images to standard formats like jpg, bmp or png
Available as GUI and console version

See below for a list of supported file types.

What's new?

Version 2.1

Architecture changes:

Added image format autodetection. Several image formats can now be detected by file content and not only by file extension. The plug-ins that are installed with this version recognize the following image formats: DDS, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and VTF.
The integration of the "Full Game" viewers to display all available resources of a specific game has been improved. The full game viewers are now implemented as a separate plug-in type.
Improved plug-in detection code.

Changes to the Ravioli Explorer:

Added a new function "Open Game" to access the supported full game viewers. You do no longer open a file to access a full game viewer.
Added handling of archive type ambiguities. If a file that is to be opened can be handled by multiple plug-ins, a disambiguation dialog is shown where the user can select the correct type. Previously, just the first matching type was used, without informing the user.
Added support for the new image format autodetection mechanism. The functions Preview, View, Thumbnails and Convert images on extraction have been adapted appropriately.
Added a "Loading" message while opening an archive.
If the root directory of an archive is selected in the hierarchical view, the extract function now defaults to extract all files instead of the current directory.
If images are converted during extraction or are saved from within preview or view functions and the source file is already in the destination format, the conversion is now skipped and the file is just extracted normally.
The last directory used for saving images in preview or view functions is now kept separately from the last extraction directory since their meaning is different.
Improved the memory management for the file list. Both the flat view and the thumbnail view now display their entries much faster than before.
Fixed the sort indicator in the header of the details view.

Details about the new "Open Game" function:

This function is for viewing all available resources of a game instead of having to open single archive files. You do this by by clicking the "Open Game" button. Then the "Open Game" window displays a list of games for which a full game viewer is available. If you have one of the listed games installed, select it, specify its installation directory and click OK.

If an installation of a game is found in one of its default installation directories, the entry for the game is highlighted and you do not have to specify the installation directory. Please note that the list of default installation directories is not guaranteed to be complete. In most cases it will contain the retail version directory and/or one or more directories where it is available when installed via a digital distribution service, such as Steam.

Changes to the Ravioli Extractor:

Added support for the new full game plug-ins by allowing also directory names as input besides file names.
Added the possibility to explicitly specify the archive type to override the default autodetection mechanism.
Added a "Loading" message while opening an archive.
Added handling of archive type ambiguities. If a file that is to be opened can be handled by multiple plug-ins, an error message is shown and the achive type must be explicitly specifed as parameter. Previously, just the first matching type was used without informing the user.
Added support for the new image format autodetection mechanism. The function "Convert image on extraction" has been adapted appropriately.
If images are converted during extraction and the source file is already in the destination format, the conversion is now skipped and the file is just extracted normally.

Plug-in changes:

Action	Type	Name	Comments
Added	Archive	Her Interactive CIF File (*.cif)	Used by Nancy Drew games.
Added	Archive	Her Interactive CIF Tree (*.dat)	Used by Nancy Drew games.
Added	Archive	Tomb Raider Big File (*.000)	Used by Tomb Raider: Legend, Anniversary and Underworld.
Added	Archive	Stargunner DLT File (*.dlt)	Used by Stargunner.
Updated	Archive	Her Interactive HIS File (*.his)	Now supports also newer Nancy Drew games like "Ransom of the Seven Ships".
Updated	Archive	ZIP File (*.zip, etc.)	Fixed opening ZIP files that have a data descriptor.
Updated	Archive	The Longest Journey TM File (*.tm)	Does not use mipmaps any longer.
Added	Image	Valve Texture File (*.vtf)	For viewing the materials of the Half-Life 2 series or other Source Engine games using this format.
Updated	Image	Truevision Targa (*.tga)	Complete rewrite to fix various loading issues.
Updated	Image	LithTech Texture (*.dtx)	True Color DTX images are now returned as 32-bit images. Previously the transparency has been ignored and only 24-bit images were returned.
Removed	Image	Tagged Image File Format (*.tif)	It's no use supporting this format for games.
Updated	Sound	Wave File (*.wav)	Fixed an issue that could lead to application crashes.
Added	Full Game	In The Groove	Detects updates to version R2.
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #15: The Creature of Kapu Cave
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #16: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #17: Legend of the Crystal Skull
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #18: The Phantom of Venice
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #19: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #20: Ransom of the Seven Ships
Added	Full Game	Nancy Drew: #21: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Added	Full Game	Half-Life 2
Added	Full Game	Half-Life 2: Episode One	The oldest GCFs, such as Source Engine GCFs, are loaded first and updated files in newer GCFs replace older ones. Tested against the english version of the Orange Box.
Added	Full Game	Half-Life 2: Episode Two	The oldest GCFs, such as Source Engine GCFs, are loaded first and updated files in newer GCFs replace older ones. Tested against the english version of the Orange Box.
Added	Full Game	No One Lives Forever	Detects updates to versions from 1.001 to 1.004 as well as the Game Of The Year Edition.
Added	Full Game	No One Lives Forever 2	Detects updates to version 1.3.
Added	Full Game	Star Trek: Elite Force II
Added	Full Game	Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
Added	Full Game	Half-Life	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Added	Full Game	Half-Life: Counter-Strike	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Added	Full Game	Half-Life: Opposing Force	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Added	Full Game	Half-Life: Blue Shift	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Added	Full Game	Half-Life: Source
Added	Full Game	Counter-Strike: Source
Added	Full Game	Tomb Raider: Legend
Added	Full Game	Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Added	Full Game	Tomb Raider: Underworld
Updated	Full Game	Dreamfall	Does no longer display resources grouped by PAK file if the file names are known. Only if the file name of an entry is unknown, such entries continue to be displayed in their own subdirectories.

Supported formats

Supported archive formats:

Name	Extensions	Example games	Comments	Credits
Arnie Goes 4 Gold GFX File	gfx	Arnie Goes 4 Gold	In a few images, not all colors are correct.
Arnie Goes 4 Gold SFX File	sfx	Arnie Goes 4 Gold
Brix BRX File	brx	Brix
Doom WAD (IWAD) File	wad	Doom, Doom 2, Duke Nukem 3D
Dreamfall PAK File	pak	Dreamfall		File list for determining the file names by Deniz Özmen
Her Interactive CIF File	cif	Nancy Drew
Her Interactive CIF Tree	dat	Nancy Drew
Her Interactive HIS File	his	Nancy Drew
In The Groove PCK File	pck	In The Groove
LithTech Resource File	rez	Blood 2, No One Lives Forever
Psychonauts PKG File	pkg	Psychonauts
Quake PAK File	pak	Quake, Quake 2, Half-Life, Counter-Strike
Quake WAD (WAD2/WAD3) File	wad	Quake, Quake 2, Half-Life, Counter-Strike
Snocka Watten SND File	snd	Snocka Watten
Snocka Watten WBM File	wbm	Snocka Watten
Stargunner DLT File	dlt	Stargunner
Steam Game Cache File	gcf	Half-Life 2
Steam No Cache File	ncf	Poker Superstars II	When opening an NCF archive you need to specify the root directory where the files are located on disk.
STTNG IMG File	img	Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
Telltale AUD File	aud	Sam & Max Season 1
The Longest Journey BBB File	bbb	The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey OVS File	ovs	The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey SSS File	sss	The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey TM File	tm	The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey XARC File	xarc	The Longest Journey
Tomb Raider Big File	000	Tomb Raider: Legend, Anniversary, Underworld
WWTBAM AWF File	awf	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Wer wird Millionär
ZIP File	zip, pak, jar, pk3, pk4, crf	Far Cry, Quake 3, Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, System Shock 2	Supports compression methods store and deflate, encryption is not supported.

Included full game viewers:

Name	Comments	Credits
Counter-Strike: Source
Dance Dance Revolution	Requires the game CD in your CD-ROM drive to view all the resources. To prevent this, you can copy the original_data.bin file from the CD into the game directory.
Dreamfall	Loading the resources the first time can take a few minutes.	File list for determining the file names by Deniz Özmen
Half-Life	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One	The oldest GCFs, such as Source Engine GCFs, are loaded first and updated files in newer GCFs replace older ones. Tested against the english version of the Orange Box.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two	The oldest GCFs, such as Source Engine GCFs, are loaded first and updated files in newer GCFs replace older ones. Tested against the english version of the Orange Box.
Half-Life: Blue Shift	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Half-Life: Counter-Strike	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Half-Life: Opposing Force	Does not support viewing textures in the WAD files in the Steam version of the game.
Half-Life: Source
In The Groove	Detects updates to version R2.
Nancy Drew: #15: The Creature of Kapu Cave
Nancy Drew: #16: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
Nancy Drew: #17: Legend of the Crystal Skull
Nancy Drew: #18: The Phantom of Venice
Nancy Drew: #19: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
Nancy Drew: #20: Ransom of the Seven Ships
Nancy Drew: #21: Warnings at Waverly Academy
No One Lives Forever	Detects updates to versions from 1.001 to 1.004 as well as the Game Of The Year Edition.
No One Lives Forever 2	Detects updates to version 1.3.
Star Trek: Elite Force II
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
The Longest Journey
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld

Supported image formats:

Name	Extensions	Operations	Comments	Credits
DirectDraw Surface	dds	Load	Supported platforms: Win32, x64	Code based on the Paint.NET DDS Plugin by Dean Ashton. Uses Squish by Simon Brown.
Graphics Interchange Format	gif	Load, Save
JPEG/JFIF Compliant	jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, jif	Load, Save
LithTech Texture	dtx	Load	Supported platforms: Win32	Uses a DTX DLL by BlackAngel Software.
Portable Network Graphics	png	Load, Save
The Longest Journey XMG File	xmg	Load
Truevision Targa	tga	Load
Valve Texture File	vtf	Load	Supported platforms: Win32, x64	Uses VTFLib by Neil Jedrzejewski and Ryan Gregg. Library was modified for x64 compatibility. Download modified source files.
Windows Bitmap	bmp, dib	Load, Save
ZSoft Paintbrush	pcx	Load

Supported sound formats:

Name	Extensions	Comments	Credits
MP3 File	mp3, mp2	Supported platforms: Win32	Uses Audiere by Chad Austin et al. Uses Audiere bindings for C# by Harald Fielker.
Ogg Vorbis File	ogg	Supported platforms: Win32	Uses Audiere by Chad Austin et al. Uses Audiere bindings for C# by Harald Fielker.
Wave File	wav	Simple PCM Wave File player

Viewers for unsupported formats

Use the RAD Video Tools to view Bink (*.bik) and Smacker (*.smk) videos that are used by many games.

NSConverter

NSConverter converts Network Stumbler NS1 files to Google Earth KML files.

See the readme file for details.

Download


	Version 1.0 NSConverter_v1.0.zip

System requirements

Windows XP, Windows Vista or higher
.NET Framework 2.0 SP2 (Windows XP and Server 2003, Windows Vista and Server 2008)