Source 2 Viewer

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Source 2 Viewer Source 2 Viewer is a powerful tool that allows you to browse vpk archives, view, extract, and decompile Source 2 Source 2 game assets, including maps, models, textures, shaders, sounds, and more.

Full list of features:

  • Resources:
   * Read Source 2 resource files (_c file extension)
       * View Resource Blocks in separate tabs
       * Decode data to user-friendly text representation
       * Interactive viewer for many resource types
           * 3D Renderer: Maps, Models, Physics, Particles
               * Modern efficient renderer with Source 2-Like implementation using the latest OpenGL 4 API
               * Physically Based Shading
               * Debugging tools, visualizations
               * WASD Camera Controls
           * Texture Viewer: Textures, Svgs
               * Isolated view for: color channels, depth layers, and mips
               * Perform decoding on GPU or CPU
               * Rasterize SVG to image
               * Ability to export exactly what is being displayed
               * Zoom, Pan Controls
       * Support for all file versions (as early as 2014)
  • Packages:
   * Open vpk Valve Package files (vpk file extension)
   * List Files in File Explorer-like TreeView, or ListView
       * Sort by file size
   * Extract files from package
   * Create archives from a folder on disk with a single click.
   * Support all vpk versions (including Source 1)


Source 2 Viewer is powered by the ValveResourceFormat .NET library (VRF). This library makes it easy for other developers to process Source 2 resource files with their own code.

Links

Official page: https://s2v.app

GitHub repository for Source 2 Viewer, Source 2 Viewer CLI, ValveResourceFormat: https://github.com/ValveResourceFormat/ValveResourceFormat

Features

  • View and export files in VPK packages

    View and export files in VPK packages

  • Preview maps and models in 3D space

    Preview maps and models in 3D space

  • View and export textures along with other resources

    View and export textures along with other resources

  • Use the command line utility

    Use the command line utility

Mod tools
Map editors
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Map compilers
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Map converters
Map tools
Model compilers
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Model converters
Model tools
Particle converters
Texture converters
Texture tools
Sound tools
VPK tools
Libraries
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Plugins
Other
Mod tools
Map editors
Map compilers
VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools
CST compilers: CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS
Ficool2's compilers: VBSP++ • VVIS++ • VRAD++
Map compiler frontends
Map converters
005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX
Map tools
AutoBSPpackingTool • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • WinBSPZip • LumpStich • VPKEdit
Model compilers
Model compiler frontends
Model converters
Model tools
3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Softimage Mod Tool • Zbrush
Displacement tools
Particle converters
Texture converters
Texture tools
Sound tools
VPK tools
Libraries
AVIKit • HLLib • VectorLib • VTFLib
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