Need a .bsp to .vmf decompiler!!!!!!! Created 18 years ago2006-02-27 20:44:35 UTC by Exos

I'm making the SICKEST map! I mean like, it is the craziest map I ever made. Im on about 5 hours a day, just working on it non-stop. One time it freezes, and I get an auto-save. So I continue to work on it, I get like half the map done. Then I decide to work on it one day, and its gone? So I'm flipping out because it took hours to do the other half of the map. The .bsp file is still there, but the .vmf is gone. So my brother said I should get a .bsp to .vmf decompiler. Someone PLEASE give me the link to get one! I don't want to have to start over and spend hours making something I already made! PLEASE!

isnt bsp. the general layout of the map (like burshes) and vmf is details and the other crap?

and i no what u mean happened to me in TES morrowind construction set. it really sucks

Nope, the .bsp is the file that the game reads in - it contains the faces, lightmaps, entities and other files necessary for the game (it's possible to embed models and materials into a .bsp, too, though not necessary).
The .vmf is the filetype used by Hammer.

As for decompiling, check this page on the Valve wiki. Basically, Vmex is the tool to use.

God loves me! Somehow the .vmf file just appeared! I'm so relieved, impossible to describe with our limited vocabulary.

...not to mention amazed...

sweet, thanx for clearing me up. question. What is a .ain (or .aim i cant remember rite now) for? I see that is always downloads right after the .bsp file on servers but ive never seen it before. whats it for?

Those are nodegraph files. Often only used in SP maps, but for some reason DM maps need one too. Those are mostly empty nodegraphs there though.