How to decompile Valve Portal Maps: Difference between revisions

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In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to decompile Valve's Portal maps.

Install GCFScape (you can find out about it here).
After you install GCFScape, go to File>>Open. Open C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\username\portal content.gcf.

Note:64-bit users will need to use Program Files (x86) instead.

Note:Very old installations of Steam may be inside a Valve folder in Program files.

Go to the maps folder.
The Portal map .bsp files are here. Right-click on the one you want, then click Extract or drag the file from the GCF into a folder.
Now, open VMEX and decompile the map. You can then open it with the Hammer Editor, the file will be named originalname_d.vmf.

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-#REDIRECT [[Decompiling Maps]]
+== Introduction ==
+In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to decompile Valve's [[Portal]] maps.
+== Tutorial ==
+# Install GCFScape (you can find out about it [[GCFScape|here]]).
+# After you install GCFScape, go to <code>File&gt;&gt;Open</code>. Open <code>C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\''username''\portal content.gcf</code>.
+{{note|64-bit users will need to use Program Files (x86) instead.}}
+{{note|Very old installations of Steam may be inside a Valve folder in Program files.}}
+# Go to the <code>maps</code> folder.
+# The Portal map [[.bsp]] files are here. Right-click on the one you want, then click <code>Extract</code> or drag the file from the GCF into a folder.
+# Now, open [[VMEX]] and decompile the map. You can then open it with the [[:Category:Hammer|Hammer Editor]], the file will be named originalname_d.vmf.
+== See also ==
+* [[Decompiling Maps]]
+* [[Valve Map Extractor]]
+[[Category:Level Design]]
+[[Category:Third Party Tools]]
+[[Category:Portal]]