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Left4Dead *.vpk Extraction Tools, Updated

Rick — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:09:19 +0000

A newer build of my VPK tool. This fixes support for the newer VPK format that was introduced recently in Left4Dead.

GCFScape now supports VPK archives

Rick — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:40:45 +0000

GCFScape can be found here.

Left4Dead is out

Rick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:02:40 +0000

And I’ve updated the Steam Achievement Manager games list to remove the demo & add the full game.

Left4Dead *.vpk Extraction Tools, now with UI

Rick — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:58:21 +0000

A newer build of my VPK tool that now includes a UI. It also fixes handling of the ‘small data’ in the directory file that most *.vmt files were using instead of real files in one of the other package files. Please report any issues in comments, thanks. Edit: See this newer post for a newer build of tools.

The code for this is also now available on SVN.

Left4Dead *.vpk Extraction Tools Test

Rick — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:44:17 +0000

Here are some test binaries for extracting data from the *.vpk packages recently seen in the Left4Dead demo. Edit: See this newer post for a newer build of tools.

To use:

Extract the *.dll and *.exe files to a directory, it doesn’t matter where.
Click + dragdrop a _dir.vpk file onto Gibbed.Valve.ExtractPackage.exe.
Files will be extracted to the directory the file you dragged is in, or the current directory if you invoke ExtractPackage in a console window.

I will probably get around to making a tool with a UI, but for now, this works. Source will also be provided pretty soon.

If any of you encounter any bugs please leave a comment here with information. This tool was tested with the most recent version of the Left4Dead demo, and may break with the full game files once it is out.