Very common directx .X-file (Silent Hill Arcade)

[Henchman800]

Since the game just ran on a windows computer, the files are very easy accesable.
The model format is .X and can be converted with this online converter:
https://www.meshconvert.com/de.html

However this is quiet a nasty process and the website only allows files up to 18mb.
So I wanted to know if you guys know of any noesis or quickbms scripts that work with these files.
I've uploaded an example for Silent Hill Arcade .X - files here:

Silent_Hill_Arcade_Model-File.zip

Heres some results i archieved with the online mesh converter:





Heres a video that even shows a character thats been extracted with skeleton and animations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOf-0DsO7GE

Anything that lets me batchconvert the .x files helps!

[shakotay2]

Anything that lets me batchconvert the .x files helps!

Since assimp (viewer) is open source it should be possible to add a command line option (my version crashes when called with param elbotan_huta.X)
.

assimp_viewer.png

[Henchman800]

Since assimp (viewer) is open source it should be possible to add a command line option (my version crashes when called with param elbotan_huta.X)
.
assimp_viewer.png

So you are saying that i could add a line that lets me batchconvert .x files?
I've read about a noesis plugin, but i wasnt able to find it

[shakotay2]

So you are saying that i could add a line that lets me batchconvert .x files?

Having the source you can do almost everything - if you are a coder.
(And you'll need to add/change more than one line only, I guess.)

Search for "assimp command line".

This is a converter using commandline parameters, but it converts to .json only:
https://github.com/cdave1/assimp2json

[05SpeedMaster]

3D Object Converter has a batch convert and opens the .X files
http://3doc.i3dconverter.com/

I have a registered version so updates are free for life.
Well worth the small price.

[Henchman800]

Having the source you can do almost everything - if you are a coder.

This is the Problem....im a video Editor/cameraman
Imma check that .json converter though...maybe i can find something to batchconvert them aswell

[Henchman800]

3D Object Converter has a batch convert and opens the .X files
http://3doc.i3dconverter.com/

Awesome!!!
Imma check that out tonight

[05SpeedMaster]

It supports over 700 formats!
And like the People that created SweetScape 010 Hex Editor, you can send information on new formats and he might add it to 3D Object Converter.

[Henchman800]

This tool works fine in general....very intuitiv and I love the batch-convert function!
However, some stuff imports incorrectly. A lot of triangles seem to be missing:


Could this be the program itself handling to many files?
It crashed onme once...


Edit:
Nevermind.....I think I "found" it haha

[Henchman800]

the issue being is that the characters seem to have a different format other than the level files. its still supposed to be a different version of directx.
The Files are called .xab

Silent Hill Arcade Models.zip

Could you guys check if thats right?
Maybe im wrong.....

Edit:
But it looks about right....

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xof 0303txt 0032
template XSkinMeshHeader {
 <3cf169ce-ff7c-44ab-93c0-f78f62d172e2>
 WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerVertex;
 WORD nMaxSkinWeightsPerFace;
 WORD nBones;
}

template VertexDuplicationIndices {
 <b8d65549-d7c9-4995-89cf-53a9a8b031e3>
 DWORD nIndices;
 DWORD nOriginalVertices;
 array DWORD indices[nIndices];
}

template SkinWeights {
 <6f0d123b-bad2-4167-a0d0-80224f25fabb>
 STRING transformNodeName;
 DWORD nWeights;
 array DWORD vertexIndices[nWeights];
 array FLOAT weights[nWeights];
 Matrix4x4 matrixOffset;
}

template Camera {
 <1228c381-9a21-41a5-93d1-591c17fdea86>
 Vector Position;
 Vector Direction;
 FLOAT FovY;
}

template Light {
 <a83aa5c3-b69d-4af5-9a20-af23bf545d9c>
 DWORD Type;
 ColorRGBA Diffuse;
 ColorRGBA Specular;
 ColorRGBA Ambient;
 Vector Position;
 Vector Direction;
 FLOAT Range;
 FLOAT Falloff;
 FLOAT Attenuation0;
 FLOAT Attenuation1;
 FLOAT Attenuation2;
 FLOAT Theta;
 FLOAT Phi;
}

template SilentLight {
 <28448950-847d-4d15-8d82-707d0fd0d7f4>
 DWORD Type;
 ColorRGBA Color;
 Vector Position;
 Vector Direction;
 FLOAT RangeNear;
 FLOAT RangeFar;
 FLOAT ConeInside;
 FLOAT ConeOutside;
 DWORD Shadow;
}


Frame _V__________g {
 

 FrameTransformMatrix {
  1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
 }

 Frame Dum_numb_acid {
  

  FrameTransformMatrix {
   1.000000,-0.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
  }

  Frame numb_acid {
   

   FrameTransformMatrix {
    -1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,-1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
   }

   Frame {
    

    FrameTransformMatrix {
     -1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,-0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;
    }

    Mesh {
     4;
     -0.062039;-0.000001;-0.061564;,
     0.062039;0.000000;-0.061564;,
     -0.062039;-0.000000;0.061564;,
     0.062039;0.000001;0.061564;;
     2;
     3;0,3,1;,
     3;3,0,2;;

     MeshNormals {
      4;
      -0.000009;1.000000;-0.000002;,
      -0.000009;1.000000;-0.000002;,
      -0.000009;1.000000;-0.000002;,
      -0.000009;1.000000;-0.000002;;
      2;
      3;0,3,1;,
      3;3,0,2;;
     }

     MeshTextureCoords {
      4;
      0.000000;1.000000;,
      1.000000;1.000000;,
      0.000000;0.000000;,
      1.000000;0.000000;;
     }

     MeshMaterialList {
      1;
      2;
      0,
      0;

      Material {
       1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;1.000000;;
       9.999999;
       0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
       0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;

       TextureFilename {
        "tx_numbody_sp.dds";
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}                

AnimationSet {
 

 Animation {
  

  AnimationKey {
   4;
   2;
   0;16;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;,
   1760;16;1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;;
  }
  { _V__________g }
 }

 Animation {
  

  AnimationKey {
   4;
   2;
   0;16;-1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,-1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;,
   1760;16;-1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,-0.000000,0.000000,-1.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000;;;
  }
  { numb_acid }
 }
}

[Henchman800]

But it looks about right....

Check this out:
You just have to rename the "___.xab" to "___.x" and https://www.meshconvert.com/de.html will convert it to a format of your choice!


Sadly 3D-Object_Converter doesn't support this renaming method and simply says "STREAM READ ERROR"

But I guess we now have everything we need to convert and extract "Silent Hill The Arcade" 3D-models

[shakotay2]

Sadly 3D-Object_Converter doesn't support this renaming method and simply says "STREAM READ ERROR"

Because the xab are ASCII-.x files while elbotan_huta.X is binary version.

(I have a deja vue of a DirectX tool which could convert ASCII version to binary but can't remember which one it was...)

btw: good old Blender's (2.49) directX importer gets your xab directly.

[Henchman800]

btw: good old Blender's (2.49) directX importer gets your xab directly.

Du kluger Kopf.....
I didn't even think about that!
The next problem was vertex-groups for multiple textures...
Online Mesh converter does not create a .mtl :-/
Imma give blender 2.49 a try today
Thx shakotay2!

[Henchman800]

btw: good old Blender's (2.49) directX importer gets your xab directly.

I just tried with blender 2.49b and it doen't import the .xab, nor the regular .x files of the levels :-/

[shakotay2]

I was referring to the .xab files in the zip of your post as of Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:08 am (which need to be renamed to .x for successful blender2.49b import).
(If you want to avoid confusion just don't switch between level files and other static models here.)