Twelvesky2 script invalid for reimporting

[silvershadow]

Hi,
I was using your script to extract some *.dds files from GIMAGE2D files of the twelvesky2 and it worked fine. But when I try to reimport the file using reimporter I'm getting this error.

Even if I don't change the file at all just try to reimport the same dds file it gives me the same error.
I tried adding -. to the reimporter and this time it didn't give any error but it also didn't import anything to the file.

How can I fix this problem?
Thanks for your time.

[aluigi]

For that format the decompressed data contains a DDS at offset 0x24, therefore the script decompresses the data in memory and then dumps the dds from that offset.
That's the reason why reimport can't work.

There are a couple of work-arounds but they require some manual work which is obviously impossible if you have many edited dds.
Additionally I don't know/remember what's the content of those 0x24 bytes and if the edited dds may work or something must be edited in that small header too.

[silvershadow]

I have uploaded some IMG files as examples in case you would like to take a look.
I have also uploaded some DDS Header file examples too.
I am completely fine with leaving the header as-is since unless you change the dimensions or file save format of the dds (like DXT3), the header file remains the same.
I just couldn't figure out how to reimport the changed file after the header offset. How can I tinker with the script to repack the new dds file and write it after the offset?
Thanks for your help.

[aluigi]

Ok so the following script should do the two jobs:

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get MYSIZE asize
get NAME basename
get EXT extension

if EXT == "IMG"

    get SIZE long
    get ZSIZE long
    if ZSIZE > MYSIZE
        # skip
    else
        savepos OFFSET
        string NAME + ".IMG2"
        clog NAME OFFSET ZSIZE SIZE
    endif

else if EXT == "IMG2"

    math OFFSET = 0x24
    math MYSIZE - OFFSET
    string NAME + ".dds"
    log NAME OFFSET MYSIZE

endif

001_00676.IMG -> 001_00676.IMG2 (a temporary extension I assigned)
001_00676.IMG2 -> 001_00676.dds

It works also in reimport* mode as I just tested:
reimport: 001_00676.dds -> 001_00676.IMG2
reimport2: 001_00676.IMG2 -> 001_00676.IMG

Yeah, the only requirement is using reimport.bat for dds->img2 and reimport2 for img2->img because reimport2 refuses to corrupt the data in the first step.

Note: both reimport.bat and reimpor3 work in the first step, the difference is that reimport3 puts the new data in place of the old one shrinking/enlarging the original content, but this is not the case since the dds is at the end of img2 so there is no data at the end to preserve.

[silvershadow]

Hi,
I have tested the modifications you provided and they worked like a magic. I was confused as to why the script refuses to reimport but now it all makes sense.

Thank you very much and have a nice day.