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==== Index Search Unpacking ====
==== Index Search Unpacking ====


If you know the common name used on assets you want to unpack, you can use index search (once it has finished indexing) to unpack specific assets.
If you know the common name used on assets you want to unpack, you can use index search (once it has finished indexing) to unpack specific assets. For example, let’s say we want to create head mods, and thus we need the head models unpacked from the assets.


For example:
Here we search using the filter to only show GR2 Assets, as shown below:
 
Here we search for all GR2 assets using the filter to only show GR2 Assets, as shown below:


[[File:Multitool Filter.webp|600px]]
[[File:Multitool Filter.webp|600px]]
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[[File:Multitool Extract Selected.webp|600px]]
[[File:Multitool Extract Selected.webp|600px]]
* Now we Select All and Extract Selected.
 
* Note that this will extract more than just the races we can play as, but will use considerably less space than extracting the whole of the models.pak, if all we want to do is create head mods. You can also use this to go through the list to select specific assets you want to extract. This is not exclusive to GR2's, just pick the assets you want to filter and then you can extract.
Now we Select All and Extract Selected.
** Be aware of your hard drive space where you placed the multitool, as it will create a {{InfoBlob|UnpackedData}} folder where it extracts these files to.
 
Note that this will extract more than just the races we can play as, but will use considerably less space than extracting the whole of the models.pak, if all we want to do is create head mods. You can also use this to go through the list to select specific assets you want to extract. This is not exclusive to GR2's, just pick the assets you want to filter and then you can extract.
* Be aware of your hard drive space where you placed the multitool, as it will create an {{InfoBlob|UnpackedData}} folder where it extracts these files to.


=== Manually Unpacking ===
=== Manually Unpacking ===


If you still want to unpack game paks manually rather than unpacking individual files via the new method you can use {{InfoBlob|'''Utilities''' > '''Game File Operations''' > '''Unpack Game Files'''.}}  
If you still want to unpack game paks manually rather than unpacking individual files via the new method you can use {{InfoBlob|'''Utilities''' > '''Game File Operations''' > '''Unpack Game Files'''.}}  
* Generally this is only advised if you have more than enough hard drive space to dedicate to unpacked files. As they can take up quite a bit of space.
* Generally this is only advised if you have more than enough hard drive space to dedicate to unpacked files, as they can take up quite a bit of space.
* A menu will appear similar to below  
* A menu will appear similar to below:
** as of Patch 4 when a new patch is released the hotfix packs get implemented into the main paks
** (As of Patch 4 when a new patch is released the hotfix packs get implemented into the main paks)


[[File:Unpack paks.webp]]
[[File:Unpack paks.webp]]


Common files:
Common files:
* English.pak —  this is where the localization files are located. All text strings that are displayed in the game.
* English.pak —  this is where the localization files are located, aka all text strings that are displayed in the game.
* Gustav.pak — text files in .lsf format. Level data, dialog files, equipment stats, spells.
* Gustav.pak — text files in .lsf format. Level data, dialog files, equipment stats, spells.
* Materials.pak — materials (shaders). It is useless in itself, but you can see what materials are in the game to assign them to your model.  
* Materials.pak — materials (shaders). It is useless in itself, but you can see what materials are in the game to assign them to your model.  
* Models.pak — models in .gr2 format. Heads, hair, armour, architecture, etc.
* Models.pak — models in .gr2 format. Heads, hair, armour, architecture, etc.
* Textures.pak — textures in .dds format. There are not a lot of them here, mostly they are color ID masks that divide the armour into zones for coloring. But there are textures for faces, hair, tattoos. Some environment textures.
* Textures.pak — textures in .dds format. There are not a lot of them here, since most textures are held in VirtualTextures. These are mostly color ID masks that divide the armour into zones for coloring. But there are textures for faces, hair, tattoos. Some environment textures.
* Shared.pak — text files in .lsf format. Overlaps with Gustav in some respects. Model data with assigned materials, skin, hair, eye colors, etc. for the character editor, also equipment stats, spells.
* Shared.pak — text files in .lsf format. Overlaps with Gustav in some respects. Model data with assigned materials, skin, hair, eye colors, etc. for the character editor, also equipment stats, spells.
* VirtualTextures.pak — most of the textures of the game, are packed in virtual textures to improve performance.  
* VirtualTextures.pak — Most of the textures of the game are here, packed in virtual textures to improve performance.
* Voice.pak — voice lines.
* Voice.pak — voice lines.


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