FRM/avatar question

Seifer · Post by **Seifer** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:29 pm

Hi all,

You'll have to forgive me if this has been asked before but I've taken a look through the pinned threads and some older threads but to no avail.

I do some graphical work and am intetested in jumping to Fallout II modding as I've been a fan for ages. However I want to get a little familir with the file format and how it compares to others first.

To that end I've downloaded FRM Editor, FRM workshop and the redviewer but I'm somewhat baffled in the exact location of the FRM files thst I need to extraxt. I have an interest in the animations/avatars. Does the critter.dat act as an indexing file or somesort of zip file in which they are all stored?

Apologies again if this has been asked before.

Seif

Red · Post by **Red** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:11 am

Indeed it does. Another similar defunct format would be the WAD file back in the original DOOM days (although it didn't feature directories I think). Anyhoo. You'll need a "DAT extractor" of some kind. I've used datman light for quite a while now and since it served it's purpose well I've not dealt with any others.

Seifer · Post by **Seifer** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:09 pm

Does anyone know the framenames for the radscorpions?

Red · Post by **Red** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 3:38 pm

Use Red!Viewer

... It displays it. It also probably depends on the animation. Most are 10fps, some 8fps.

Seifer · Post by **Seifer** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:32 pm

Class, not knowing which tool to use was a bummer.

Cheers Red

Red · Post by **Red** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:32 am

Aye... Frame NAMES... read frameRATE. Well, didn't read it obviously since it wasn't written. Sorry about that. So to make it up, it's MASCRP.

Though techinically with the "Quick and Dirty open" you can see the names...

Hope that helps.

wild_qwerty · Post by **wild_qwerty** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:41 am

The Critter.DAT is a big archive (kinda like a zip file). You will need to extract them with a suitable DAT extractor such as DATman lite. Also Frame Animator is probably the best tool out there for editing and making new FRMs. The new version of Red Viewer is great for veiwing them too.

Here's a nice index of them all:

HA NPWR = Adv. Power Armor
HA POWR = Power Armor
HA ROBE = Purple Robes

HF CMBT = Fem Combat Armor
HF JMPS = Fem Vault13 Jump suit
HF LTHR = Fem Leather Armor
HF MAXX = Fem Leather Jacket
HF METL = Fem Metal Armor
HF PRIM = Fem Primitive

HM BJMP = Black Male Vault13 Jump suit
HM BMET = Black Male Metal Armor
HM CMBT = Male Combat Armor
HM JMPS = Male Vault13 Jump suit
HM LTHR = Male Leather Armor
HM MAXX = Male Leather Jacket
HM METL = Male Metal Armor
HM WARR = Male Primitive

MA ANTT = Ant
MA BOS2 = Franky Torso half
MA BOSS = Franky
MA BRAN = King rat
MA BROM = Brahmin
MA CLAW = Adult Deathclaw
MA CLW2 = Baby DeathClaw
MA CYBR = Robo Dog
MA DDOG = Dog
MA DEGG = Egg
MA DETH = Grey Deathclaw
MA FEYE = Eye Robot
MA FIRE = Fire Gecko
MA GCKO = Golden Gecko
MA GUN2 = Plasma Turret
MA GUNN = Mini Turret
MA HAND = Mr. Handy
MA LIEN = Alien/Wanamingo
MA MANT = Mantis
MA MRAT = Mole Rat
MA MTN2 = Super Mutant Leather
MA MTNT = Super Mutant
MA MURT = Pig Rat
MA PLNT = Mutant Plant
MA QUEN = Queen Wanamingo
MA ROBE = Goris
MA ROBO = Brain bot
MA ROBT = Assault bot
MA SCP2 = Baby Radscorpion
MA SCRP = Radscorpion
MA SPHN = Floater
MA SRAT = Rat
MA THNG = Centaur

NA BLUE = Blue Robe
NA BRWN = Brown Robe
NA CHLD = Child
NA GHUL = Ghoul
NA GLOW = Glow Ghoul
NA POWR = Power Armor w/o Helmet
NA ROBE = Rag robes
NA VGUL = Vault Ghoul
NA WHIT = Black Robe

NF ASIA = Asian Fem
NF BRLP = Fem Blonde Peasant
NF LYNN = Lynette
NF MAXX = Fem Leather Punkette
NF METL = Fem Redhead Metal Armor
NF NICE = Fem Blonde Renogirl
NF PEAS = Fem Redhead Peasant
NF PRIM = Fem Ponytail Primitive
NF TRMP = Fem Tramp
NF VALT = Fem Vaultsuit
NF VRED = Fem Vaultsuit Redhead

NM ASIA = Asian Male Peasant
NM BONC = Bouncer Bluesuit
NM BOXX = Boxer
NM BPEA = Black Male Peasant
NM BRLP = Male Peasant
NM BRSR = Bouncer Blacksuit
NM BSNP = Male Peasant Balding
NM COPP = Police Officer
NM DOCC = Doctor
NM FATT = Vic
NM GANG = Asian Blue Guard
NM GRCH = Midget
NM LABB = Labcoat
NM LOSR = Male Junkie
NM LTHR = Male Bald Leather Armor
NM MAXX = Male Longhair Leather Jacket
NM MEXI = Mordino Guard
NM MYRN = Myron
NM NICE = Male Tuxedo
NM OLDD = Old man McGee
NM PEAS = Male Hat Peasant
NM RGNG = Asian Red Guard
NM VALT = Male Vaultsuit
NM WARR = Male Primitve
RESERV = Funny flame guy

Seifer · Post by **Seifer** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:29 pm

Cheers dude,
didn't know you got over here.

Still need a hand with that poser problem you were having?

wild_qwerty · Post by **wild_qwerty** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:50 am

I cant remeber what problem that was sorry?