Kingdoms Unpacker

[dizbmikuni]

I was wondering how to unpack the various .packs from the kingdoms expansion. I tried looking at the unpacker in the original MTW2 file, but the instructions on that were quite confusing and I could not get them to work.

Can anyone give me instruction on how to unpack these files?

[GrnEyedDvl]

There are different unpackers for each of the expansion campaigns in the same folder.

unpack_americas
unpack_crusades
etc

[Aedan2812]

Hi all,

i've had a look around the forums but can't find a thread that answers my question.

I am trying to unpack the 4 kingdoms expansions but when i open C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\tools\unpacker, the unpack_americas, unpack_britannia, unpack_crusades and unpack_tuetonic batch files are no where in sight.

is there something i have to do before i can unpack the kingdoms expansion?

Aedan

[~Beren~]

You can't find those unpacker files?

Hmmm,
That's strange indeed.

[Old Geezer]

Did you search for those files using windows explorer?

[Trajan]

Moved to the Mod Workshop.

[Averroës]

You're looking in the right place. In Medieval II Total War/tools/unpacker you should find the following files:

listcontents.bat
ReadMe.txt
unpack_all.bat
unpack_americas.bat
unpack_britannia.bat
unpack_crusades.bat
unpack_teutonic.bat
unpacker.exe

The 4 .bat files for the specific campaigns will automatically unpack into the appropriate campaign folder.

Those unpacker .bat files are also located on your Kingdoms CD.

The 4 campaign unpackers and ReadMe are in /main on the CD.

The listcontents.bat, unpack_all.bat and unpacker.exe are located in /Update2/main on the CD.

Hope that helps!

[Kundich]

I'm having a similar problem. It seems to unpack the a very small portion of the files, but it's missing EDB and EDU, two files I am desperate to see, especially for Britannia!!!

Any help is greatly appreciated. Still searching forums for an answer.


Thanks,
ADM

[Kundich]

Never found a suitable answer. I've unpacked, as per the instructions on the tools, but it never seems to fully unpack the materials. Help, please.


Thanks,
ADM

[Averroës]

The EDB and EDU for the Britannia campaign unpacked just fine for me using the unpack_britannia.bat file. They should be in the Medieval II Total War/mods/british_isles/data folder. If not, try running the unpack_britannia.bat file again.

[Kundich]

I've tried unpacking the files to a separate location through editing my BAT file. The following is my command syntax:

unpacker.exe --source=..\..\mods\british_isles\packs\*.pack --destination=..\..\..\M2TW_Unpacked_Files\data\ --verbosity=1 --base_pack_path=mods/british_isles/data/

Sadly, it doesn't seem to fully unpack. When I used a similar syntax for unpack_all, it unpacked everything:

unpacker.exe --source=..\..\packs\*.pack --destination=..\..\..\M2TW_Unpacked_Files\data\ --verbosity=1

So why won't the other work?!!! It's clearly trying to unpack to the specified location, it just won't for the expansions!!!


Thanks,
ADM

[Averroës]

I have no idea, Kundich. I'm sorry. The campaign unpackers worked fine for me; but I used the default pathways.

[Kundich]

It worked for me with the default paths. I just didn't want to have to do it that way. Oh well.


Thanks,
ADM

[Elric von Rabenfels]

2 threads with the same topic merged - It's magic!

[The Hound]

ok so if I just use the unpack all that should unpack all the kindoms ones right? but how do I actually play them. I created the new .exe for mtw2 and had no problems do I create a 2nd one for kindoms and how do I create it. is it kingdoms.exe--io.file_first or am i missing something.

[COMIS -3- ΠΑΝΙΩΝΑΡΑ]

The unpack all is only for the mtw2

[The Hound]

thanks comis, after I looked in the folder again I thought that was going to be the answer. But was I correct about the .exe?

[Olazabal]

I cant unpack the kingdom files either. I got the Gold Pack of MTW2. In my tools\unpacker directory, there are no unpack_crusades/ unpack_americas ... batch files! I tried editing the unpack_all by myself - no chance. Tried unpacking through Dos prompt - didnt get it to work. Then I tried MineHe MTW2 Packer - only got useless txt files. I'm feelin totaly helpless!!!

Maybe someone could send me his working unpacker.exe with all the batch file??? (estonia_redaktion@yahoo.com)

[chanw4]

unpacker.exe --source=..\..\mods\americas\packs\*.pack --destination=..\..\ --verbosity=1 --base_pack_path=mods/americas/data/

Just copy the above and change the underlined folder to the mod folder you want to unpack and save it as a batch file. You have to use this batch file in the same directory as the unpacker.

[Olazabal]

Many thanks man, it's unpacking right now. Solved!