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by Pantzmaster
Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:57 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

I know a little C# and C++ so I'm fine with that part, it's just the whole hex aspect that is new to me. I'll check out the link and get in contact with those guys if I need to, thanks again! You've been a big help :)

Using some of those documents, I managed to decode TORHAMS name and replace it ...
by Pantzmaster
Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Well, first find out actually where in the hex values an image (or images) are found, and then if need be write something to extract them into a readable format such as JPEG or PNG. Though a list of offsets would be nice, I was more looking for something that actually ran through the steps of ...
by Pantzmaster
Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:18 am
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Still having trouble finding any really specific information on what I'm trying to accomplish. Maybe I'm just not good at searching for this sort of stuff lol, has anyone actually had experience doing this sort of thing?
by Pantzmaster
Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:57 am
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Thanks Christophe, fantastic link.
by Pantzmaster
Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Yeah, might do that. Even if I can only access it through a proxy though, that's fine with me. Found some neat utilities on that page and looking into them now. Thank you very much! :D
by Pantzmaster
Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:52 pm
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Re: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Strange, it's been down literally for months for me. Thanks for the page and I'll try to work out why I can't go to the website.

Edit: I visited the website through a proxy, and it worked. Huh...
by Pantzmaster
Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:27 am
Forum: Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (DM2)
Topic: Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?
Replies: 14
Views: 12221

Extracting graphics from GRAPHICS.DAT?

Hello all

I've recently been doing a little hex editing to the graphics.dat file in the DM2 directory and just wondering if someone can give me any tips or reading material (or just an outright explanation) on how people previously have managed to actually extract images from it so they're able to ...