Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

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AMG
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Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by AMG »

Hello,
I'm looking for a way to extract the tracks from Gran Turismo 1
Leo2236 made a Track Viewer for Gran Turismo 1 "COURSE.DAT" package, only 16 tracks are visible at the moment, so not all of them, and plus there is not an extraction tool.
He stated:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation...
---WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY---
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AMG
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Re: Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by AMG »

Here are some pics took with the track viewer:

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Teancum
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Re: Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by Teancum »

That's actually really awesome! I hope someday he'll have an exporter and support for Gran Turismo 2. For years and years I've wanted to have Red Rock Valley Speedway in other games. Pass on my thanks to the author!
AMG
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Re: Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by AMG »

Teancum wrote:That's actually really awesome! I hope someday he'll have an exporter and support for Gran Turismo 2. For years and years I've wanted to have Red Rock Valley Speedway in other games. Pass on my thanks to the author!


Well, it is actually just a viewer for now, i'm interested in finding a way to get these tracks, as the tool's developer is pretty unactive atm!
Teancum
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Re: Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by Teancum »

You can try 3d capture programs like OGLE or DXRipper.
AMG
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Re: Gran Turismo 1 .DAT

Post by AMG »

Already tried with some OpenGL rippers and ripped nothing.
Tried with DX, ripped the meshes but not the UVW