v0.8.6 beta

GoldSrc Map2Prop is a tool for converting .map, .rmf and .jmf files, as well as .obj files exported from J.A.C.K, to GoldSrc .smd file that can then be compiled into a GoldSrc format studio model without the hassle of using an 3D editor.

Github.io page for the project

Notice:

It has come to my attention that Windows Defender will flag the executable as a trojan. It seems to be a common issue with the bundler I used, and could also be due to me not having used code signing on it yet. I'm working on fixing the latter. (I'm just a webdev who's just starting out making desktop apps, still got a lot of figuring out to do!)

All I can do is promise I haven't put anything nasty in my code, but you should of course not blindly trust a stranger on the internet.
If you're unsure, just come back later when the issue is hopefully fixed. 🙂

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Installation

No installation required, simply extract the .7z archive into your folder of choice.

Supported platforms

Map2Prop is currently only supported on Windows.
Linux support is planned for a future release.

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How to use

For most basic use you just need to ensure all required textures are in the same folder as the project file, or make use of automatic .wad extraction (explained further down). Then simply drag your project file onto the executable.

You may also use the CLI interface. Run Map2Prop.exe -h to list all available options.

Automatic .wad extraction

Map2Prop is able to read and extract textures from .wad packages found in a wad list defined in config.ini or by command line, from a game/mod defined in config.ini, or within the project file's directory, prioritised in that order. The application will automatically do this for all texture files not found within the project file's directory.

Smoothing

Smooth shading and the angle threshold for smoothing can be set in config.ini and/or command line, but may also be set by suffixing the file name with _smooth{x} where {x} is the optional parameter for angle threshold. Leaving out the threshold parameter or setting it to zero will smooth all edges of the model.
Example: mymodel_smooth60.rmf will have smooth shading applied to all edges less than 60° apart.

Skip faces

Neither input format does any "inside face" culling. I'm not talking about backface culling, but rather the faces inside of objects.
I recommend covering all unseen faces (as well as any other faces you want to skip) with NULL texture as these will be stripped out during the process.

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Why is the Sven Co-op studiomdl.exe required for compilation?

The reason for requiring the Sven Co-op studiomdl.exe for compiling these models is because of how map textures work, i.e. they may tile or otherwise extend beyond the UV bounds. Legacy studiomdl.exe compilers will clamp UV coordinates which is no good for this. Don’t worry, the compiled model will still work perfectly fine in vanilla Half-Life.

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Issues / bugs

Please post any issues/bugs you find as a comment here or as a private message to me. 🙂

I'm currently investigating a small discrepancy in the UV map. So far it looks to me it's just a rounding error or floating point precision error, but won't know for sure until I find the cause of it.

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Special Thanks

Thanks to Captain P for all the help and advice, as well as showing me the .rmf/.jmf parsing code from MESS, and thanks to Penguinboy for the tips and being very helpful with any questions I've had!

Alpha Testers

Many thanks goes out to the kind people who helped me test this program and provide useful feedback and suggestions during its alpha stage:

• SV BOY
• TheMadCarrot
• Descen