Max 2: Extracting textures from Max Payne 2

[Bryant]

I'd like to extract textures from Max Payne 2 and use them in Half-Life 2: Episode 2. I'm not doing anything for profit, it's purely a hobby.

The problem is, I've used RAS/MP2M Master v1.2 and I can't find any textures. What do I need to extract textures from Max Payne 2?

[Walking Alone]

you need to download rasmaker, ldb.rip for extracting resources.

[Sayantan]

It's not Rasmaker. It's Rasmaker2. Rasmaker is for MP1 whereas RM2 is for MP2.

As a side note RM2 comes with the tools pack for MP2. Go to the official website. You'll get it there.

[Walking Alone]

I thought what game's files extracted when you setup Max Payne 2 Tools. After that you could extract textures.

[Bryant]

Okay, I've got the tools installed. Now how do I use Rasmaker2? It doesn't do anything when I try to run it.

[Walking Alone]

Originally Posted by Bryant

Okay, I've got the tools installed. Now how do I use Rasmaker2? It doesn't do anything when I try to run it.

Copy files RASMaker2.exe & rl.dll in game directory. After what press on the RASMaker2.exe by right button mouse and sent shortcut, tag to the desktop.

Right mouse button on shortcut on the desktop.
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"C:\Games\Max Payne 2\rasmaker.exe" -x MP2_Sounds.ras
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After this press OK. Click on the shortcut and you will see black window. Rasmaker extract files.

MP2_Sounds.ras - the name of archive. There will be:
MP2_Data.ras
MP2_English.ras
MP2_Init.ras
MP2_Levels_A.ras
MP2_Levels_B.ras
MP2_Levels_C.ras
MP2_Music.ras
MP2_Sounds.ras


Then you will extract all *.ras files you must extract textures from levels with ldb.rip (*.ldb files)
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C:\Games\Max Payne 2\data\database\levels\Game -x 03_First_Hospital.ldb
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Other levels:
04_Warehouse.ldb
05_First_Vodka.ldb
06_First_Dream.ldb etc...

[Samji]

As for ripping the textures from the levels, Matt J. made a tool for this purpose.

EDIT: The download link he provided no longer works, but you can download LDB2rip from L4Y

The textures are DDS, so if want to edit them you'll need suitable plug-ins for Photoshop or GIMP, etc.

[Bryant]

Okay, I've extracted MP2_Levels_A.ras with RasMaker2.exe as Walking Alone stated, but when I attempt to use LDB2Rip to extract the textures from the *.LDB files nothing happens. I'm lost.

Sorry for being a pain.

[Walking Alone]

Originally Posted by Bryant

Okay, I've extracted MP2_Levels_A.ras with RasMaker2.exe as Walking Alone stated, but when I attempt to use LDB2Rip to extract the textures from the *.LDB files nothing happens. I'm lost.

Sorry for being a pain.

Sorry. I forgot something. Write names of levels without "-x". Looks like:

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"C:\Games\Max Payne 2\data\database\levels\Game\ldb2rip.exe" 15_Second_Hospital.ldb
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