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You may use the provided extractor to unpack the game archive to develop game mods. To repack the archive again use any standard ZIP utility like [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] after you've finished your mod.
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You may use the provided extractor to unpack the game archive to develop game mods. To repack the archive again use any standard ZIP utility after you've finished your mod.
  
 
=Usage=
 
=Usage=
 
<pre>scs_extractor archive.scs [output_path]</pre>
 
<pre>scs_extractor archive.scs [output_path]</pre>
  
You may also drag and drop the .scs file onto the SCS Extractor to extract the files. Dragging the '''base.scs''' file onto the SCS Extractor will extract all the containing files into the current location of SCS Extractor. To keep extracted content out of the game's original directory, you should create a separate folder where you place a copy of the SCS Extractor. Then just drag the game file onto the extractor. The console window will close once all files have been extracted.
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You may also click and drop the .SCS file onto the SCS Extractor to extract the files. For example drag the base.scs file onto the SCS Extractor. This will then extract all the containing files into the current location. You should do this in a separate folder to keep files tidy, just copy the Base.scs file (for example) into a separate folder along with the scs extractor and then follow the above instruction.
  
 
=Download=
 
=Download=
Download the extractor [https://modding.scssoft.com/download/scs_extractor.zip here].
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Download the extractor [http://modding.scssoft.com/download/scs_extractor.zip here].

Revision as of 12:46, 12 May 2016

You may use the provided extractor to unpack the game archive to develop game mods. To repack the archive again use any standard ZIP utility after you've finished your mod.

Usage

scs_extractor archive.scs [output_path]

You may also click and drop the .SCS file onto the SCS Extractor to extract the files. For example drag the base.scs file onto the SCS Extractor. This will then extract all the containing files into the current location. You should do this in a separate folder to keep files tidy, just copy the Base.scs file (for example) into a separate folder along with the scs extractor and then follow the above instruction.

Download

Download the extractor here.