Unpacking only certain files?

[joetheiceman]

can i do this? i just realized i only have 4gb left on my hard drive, and all i need is export_desc_buildings, export_descr_unit, and desc_sm_factions.

[Ishan]

Yes it's possible for eg:-
This will extract all .txt files from the packs to the c:\temp folder
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\temp\ --filter=*.txt

Save the command in blue in a text file and then change the extension of that file into .bat and run it.

[joetheiceman]

Yes it's possible for eg:-
This will extract all .txt files from the packs to the c:\temp folder
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\temp\ --filter=*.txt

Save the command in blue in a text file and then change the extension of that file into .bat and run it.

this is safe right?

[joetheiceman]

Yes it's possible for eg:-
This will extract all .txt files from the packs to the c:\temp folder
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\temp\ --filter=*.txt

Save the command in blue in a text file and then change the extension of that file into .bat and run it.

i wasnt able to get this to work.

[irishron]

It's worked too good for the last three years for it not to be safe.

[Ishan]

It's worked too good for the last three years for it not to be safe.

Thanks Sir Ron for confirming it.

[Ishan]

It's a simple instruction make sure u have administrative rights and UAC turned off. For more info read the Read me file in the tools unpacker folder.

[joetheiceman]

so what would i have to have in the .bat file to unpack
desc_sm_factions
export_desc_unit
export_desc_buildings

i tried
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\temp\ --filter=desc_sm_factions.txt
but that did nothing.

[irishron]

If you are using Win 7 or Vista, did you look in roaming/virtual store?

[joetheiceman]

If you are using Win 7 or Vista, did you look in roaming/virtual store?

Im using XP.

[irishron]

Did the DOS show it being unpacked or just "died"?
Did it put up any error message before disappearing?

[joetheiceman]

Did the DOS show it being unpacked or just "died"?
Did it put up any error message before disappearing?

no just goes though all the Y/N questions, then disappears.

[irishron]

I'll let someone else tackle this one. There has to be something in the syntax. I just unpack everything and just copy what I need to my mod to keep it clean.

[Gigantus]

This is from the ReadMe file:

unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\packs\ --filter=*.txt

Given that you have placed the bat file into the unpacker folder and changed the path to c:\temp then that is where your text files should be (including the data\text folder). Underneath my example to unpack the crusader campaign into c:\Unpack just as another example:

unpacker.exe --source=..\..\mods\crusades\packs\*.pack --destination=C:\Unpack --verbosity=1 --base_pack_path=mods/crusades/data/

[joetheiceman]

unpacker.exe --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=C:\packs\ --filter=*descr_sm_factions.txt

I have that in a batch file, shouldnt that unpack descr_sm_factions? Or what did i type wrong?

[irishron]

Delete * in front of the descr_sm_factions.txt and then try it.

[joetheiceman]

Delete * in front of the descr_sm_factions.txt and then try it.

Still not working. Anything else wrong with it maybe? Maybe i made a much simpler mistake then i thought.

[Gigantus]

It should have ended up in the...\Medieval II Total War\data folder, else repeat as Irishron said.

[Gigantus]

Simply use *.txt - I vaguely remember that you couldn't unpack individual files properly.
Just use the sample I gave from the ReadMe file:
unpacker --source=..\packs\*.pack --destination=c:\packs\ --filter=*.txt

[SigniferOne]

If it goes through the Y/N prompts then exists, this means that the Unpacker completed successfully but didn't find any files in the packs which fitted the wildcards. This probably means that the paths people give you in their posts above differ from yours.