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Help extracting maps from SWAT 3 (converting .dat to .scn)

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2 weeks 5 days ago #3835 by fedexxx
Hi everyone! I've been trying to extract some maps from SWAT 3 (GOG version) to convert them into a usable format. Inspired by the SWAT 3 WebGL Map Viewer, I wanted to extract and convert the maps to 
Code:
.obj
 to open them in  , I managed to convert several maps that were in 
Code:
.scn
 format. However, most of the maps are not in that format but in 
Code:
.dat
 files. For example, I want to convert the 
Code:
 map to 
Code:
.scn
 to process it with 
Code:
scn2obj
.I've tried various tools and methods to extract or convert 
Code:
.dat
 files, but without success. I used QuickBMS with generic scripts for 
Code:
.dat
 files, but it didn't work correctly. I also inspected the files with a hex editor, but I didn't find clear file signatures (like 
Code:
.scn
Code:
.dds
, etc.).I'm not a programmer, so I've been following guides and relying on ChatGPT for help, but I've hit a  SWAT 3 files and could help me extract or convert these maps? Any guidance, tools, or scripts would be greatly !

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2 days 13 hours ago - 2 days 13 hours ago #3837 by Slippery Jim
Your message makes it hard to read.

I take it basically you want Swat 3 maps in .obj format?

.dat files in the Swat 3 world are just glorified text files (just like .map files).
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12 hours 46 minutes ago - 12 hours 45 minutes ago #3839 by fedexxx
Oh, sorry. I don’t know why my question looks like that. It seems like parts of the text were auto-hidden.

But yes, in summary, I want to convert certain maps from SWAT 3 to .obj or some other 3D format to open them in Blender.

The problem is that, in the folder structure of SWAT 3 (GOG version), I only find some missions. From "missionE" onwards, and a few other maps. I had no issues converting these maps to .obj using scn2obj or even inspecting them with the SWAT3 SCN Editor.

These missions are stored in a .zip file that contains several folders with textures, sounds, characters, etc.

Specifically, I want to extract mission 4 or "D" ("Home invasion"), which I can’t seem to find.

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