Packbsp

PackBsp is a developer tool that can automatically detect custom contents needed for a map, resolve and include dependencies within them, and pack all the relevant content into the BSP file. It is currently under active development by the author.

Latest version: 2.0 Beta 2 (June 14th 2010)

"Dependencies" include VTF texture files which may be required by a VMT material file, or WAV files referenced from within a custom soundscape, or custom particle files (PCF) used within a particle manifest.

It relies on the Source SDK to access the bspzip SDK tools for a subset of it's functionality, as well as utilizing HLLib to open BSP/GCF files. It will automatically determine the GCFs shipped with a game and will avoid packing duplicate contents.

Features

• Detects engines and games the same way the Source SDK launcher does.
• Autodetects the relevant GCFs for a game and examines their contents.
• Uses the same data Hammer does (FGDs) to intelligently detect uses of textures, models, etc. in your map.
• Packs custom skybox textures and detail sprites.
• Examines VMT files and understands a wide variety of dependencies, such as bumpmaps, env-maps, patch shaders, etc.
• Handles map-specific particle manifests.
• Handles custom soundscapes.

Anticipated capabilities in future releases

• Analyze dependencies for arbitrary files
• Graphical display of the dependency graph

Eventual plans

• Support for VPK-based mods (Left 4 Dead series)
• Support Macs

External links

• Author's site

See also

• Pakrat
• Map Analyst