RF:G Editing Main Page

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This will serve as a landing page for all resources related to Red Faction: Guerrilla editing, including both the original Steam Edition and the Re-Mars-tered Edition.

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Red Faction: Guerrilla File Formats

  • .xtbl - XML table files are used to store properties or attributes in Red Faction: Guerrilla. Overall, their function is similar to the .tbl files of Red Faction and Red Faction II.
  • .scriptx - Internal script engine file, commonly used for missions and activities
  • .dtodx - Weather/lighting file for maps that controls things like fog, tint, ambient colour, eye adaption, bloom, cloud color and speed
  • .gtodx - Skybox file for maps that controls things like the sun texture, moon positions and if the horizon mountain texture is enabled
  • .vpp_pc - Packfile
  • .rigx - Rig
  • .str2_pc - Texture Packfile
  • .rfgzone_pc - Map zone
  • .layer_pc - Map zone
  • .cpeg_pc, cvbm_pc - Texture cpu file
  • .gpeg_pc, gvbm_pc - Texture gpu file
  • .asm_pc - Streaming index
  • .csmesh_pc - Static mesh cpu file
  • .gsmesh_pc - Static mesh gpu file
  • .ccmesh_pc - Character mesh cpu file
  • .gcmesh_pc - Character mesh gpu file
  • .ccar_pc - Vehicle mesh cpu file
  • .gcar_pc - Vehicle mesh gpu file
  • .anim_pc - Animation
  • .cchk_pc - Destructible object cpu file
  • .gchk_pc - Destructible object gpu file
  • .cefct_pc - Visual effect cpu file
  • .gefct_pc - Visual effect gpu file
  • .cfmesh_pc - Foliage mesh
  • .cstch - Terrain clutter mesh cpu file
  • .gstch - Terrain clutter mesh gpu file
  • .cterrain_pc - Terrain zone cpu file
  • .gterrain_pc - Terrain zone gpu file
  • .ctmesh_pc - Terrain subzone cpu file
  • .gtmesh_pc - Terrain subzone gpu file
  • .fsmib - Fullscreen map data
  • .fxo_kg - Shader
  • .le_strings - Steam localization strings
  • .rfglocatext - Localization strings
  • .mat_pc - Render material
  • .morph_pc - Animation Morph
  • .vint_doc - UI
  • .sim_pc - Cloth sim
  • .xgs_pc - Sound config
  • .xsb_pc - Soundbank
  • .xwb_pc - Wavebank
  • .aud_pc - Audio categories
  • .vf3_pc - Font
  • .vfdvp_pc - ?
  • .rfgvp_pc - ?

Red Faction: Guerrilla File Structure

X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Red Faction Guerrilla Re-MARS-tered\data\

  • activities.vpp_pc contains textures related to singleplayer activities
  • anims.vpp_pc contains animation files
  • chunks.vpp_pc unknown use however contains .rfgchunkx files
  • cloth_sim.vpp_pc contains cloth simulation files
  • decals.vpp_pc contains decal textures
  • dlc01_l0.vpp_pc singleplayer DLC map
  • dlc01_l1.vpp_pc
  • dlc01_precache.vpp_pc
  • dlcp01_activities.vpp_pc contains textures related to singleplayer DLC activities
  • dlcp01_anims.vpp_pc contains animation files for singleplayer DLC
  • dlcp01_cloth_sim.vpp_pc contains cloth simulation files for singleplayer DLC
  • dlcp01_effects.vpp_pc contains visual effect files for singleplayer DLC, some are .str2
  • dlcp01_humans.vpp_pc contains textures and meshes for characters in singleplayer DLC
  • dlcp01_interface.vpp_pc contains textures for loading screens in singleplayer DLC
  • dlcp01_items.vpp_pc contains textures and meshes for weapons and misc objects found in singleplayer that npcs sometimes use in singleplayer DLC
  • dlc01_misc.vpp_pc
  • dlc01_missions.vpp_pc
  • dlcp01_personas_en_us.vpp_pc
  • dlcp01_vehicles.vpp_pc
  • dlcp01_voices_en_us.vpp_pc
  • dlcp02_interface.vpp_pc
  • dlcp02_misc.vpp_pc
  • dlcp03_interface.vpp_pc
  • dlcp03_misc.vpp_pc
  • effects.vpp_pc contains visual effect files, some are .str2
  • effects_mp.vpp_pc contains multiplayer only visual effect files, some are .str2
  • humans.vpp_pc contains textures and meshes for characters
  • interface.vpp_pc contains textures for loading screens and character portraits in multiplayer
  • items.vpp_pc contains textures and meshes for weapons and misc objects found in singleplayer that npcs sometimes use
  • items_mp.vpp_pc contains multiplayer only textures and meshes; ctf flags for example
  • misc.vpp_pc contains.xtbl files and various other file types.
  • missions.vpp_pc contains textures related to singleplayer missions
  • mp_xxx.vpp_c multiplayer maps, excluding mp_common.vpp_pc
  • skybox.vpp_pc contains textures related to the skybox like the clouds
  • table.vpp_pc contains only .xtbl files and will overwrite .xtbl files in misc.vpp_pc
  • terr01_l0.vpp_pc singleplayer map
  • vehicles_r.vpp_pc contains textures and meshes for vehicles
  • wcxxx.vpp_c wrecking crew maps
  • zonescript_dlc01.vpp_pc contains .scriptx and .rfgzone_pc files for the singleplayer DLC map
  • zonescript_terr01.vpp_pc contains .scriptx and .rfgzone_pc files for the singleplayer map
  • xxx.bik pre-rendered custscenes

Primitive data types & limits

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Scriptx Functions

Red Faction: Guerrilla Tools

  • RfgUtil - Used for unpacking most file formats and updating asm_pc files
  • Nanoforge C++ - Map editor, texture editor, .xtbl editor and more
  • mTools - Drag and drop tool to convert .asm_pc files to XML and vice versa
  • RSL - Script Loader
  • AsmTool- WIP Tool for modifying asm_pc files used by Red Faction Guerrilla. This is meant to replace hand editing them, which is very error prone and tedious
  • SyncFaction - WIP tool for automatically installing the Terraform Patch and eventually replacing the old mod manager

Tutorials

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