Utilities

Here is a set of command line utilities for exploring the file formats used in Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. These utilities can extract data from either Fallout 1 or Fallout 2 dat archvies.

Version

Current version is 0.2.0.

Usage:

All utilities understand the '-h' option which will give a full list of command line options.

undat

Lists and extracts all files in a dat archive.

Sample Command	Result
undat -v -l -f c:\fallout\master.dat	lists all files in master.dat
undat -v -e -f c:\fallout2\master.dat *.txt	extracts all files ending in txt

aaf2txt

Extracts text information about the aaf font files.

Sample Command	Result
aaf2txt -v -f c:\fallout\master.dat *.aaf	will extract all aaf files

frm2gif

Extracts image data from FRM files, and can produce animated gifs from them.

Sample Command	Result
frm2gif -v -f c:\fallout\master.dat art/heads/*frm	extract all heads
undat -vef c:\fallout\master.dat color.pal	extracts color.pal (required before extracting from critter.dat)
frm2gif -v -f c:\fallout\critter.dat hmjmps*frm	extract animation of male hero wearing jump suit
frm2gif -v -s -f c:\fallout\critter.dat hmjumpaa.frm	extract separate frames of male hero wearing jump suit, scratching his head
frm2gif -b 0 -f c:\fallout\master.dat cath.frm	extract cath.frm with brightness factor of 0
frm2gif -b 100 -f c:\fallout\master.dat cath.frm	extract cath.frm with brightness factor of 100

rix2gif

Extracts image data from RIX files, used for splash screens.

Sample Command	Result
rix2gif -v -f c:\fallout\master.dat *.rix	will extract all rix files