From the chat room on 12-Jun-2014:
Tidehunter's "tidehunter_fish.mdl" doesn't extract in crowbar
no errors pop up
the qc is made
but no .smd

MESA does not correctly import some SMD files, even though I told the MESA developer how to fix the plugin.

Go here for the workaround: http://puppet-master.net/forums/topic/importing-smd-issue/

:)

REMINDER: Not all animations can be re-compiled yet. Crowbar does not correctly "un-blend" blended animation smd files, but I am working on fixing that.

[Edit] I actually corrected the bug with showing NaN instead of a number there. It seems some models do not assign a value to a certain field, so the value instead of NaN should be 0.

:)

I intend to have Crowbar decompile all GoldSource-engine and Source-engine models, but there are many versions of the model files. This list should help me organize all the needed info to make Crowbar handle everything.

Reply with any info I have wrong or am missing.

GoldSrc Engine Games - Useful Steam group that collects links to all GoldSource-engine games, mods, and Greenlight items.

Source Engine Games - Useful Steam group that collects links to all Source-engine games, mods, and Greenlight items.


Unchecked:

Reported by BlooCobalt.
Problem decompiling CS:GO model: models\weapons\v_pist_cz_75.mdl

From a forum post, http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1397388 :

[From compiler log:]

[From QC file:]

• Windows XP or later (or Linux or Mac OS with a way to run a .NET Framework program)
  
• .NET Framework 4
  If you have Windows 10 or above, you probably have to install .NET Framework 4.0.
  .NET Framework Versions and Dependencies[docs.microsoft.com]
  
• For model compiling, the game's authoring tools or SDK must be installed and the game must have its own "studiomdl.exe".
  
• For model viewing, the game's authoring tools or SDK must be installed and the game must have its own "hlmv.exe" (usually in same folder as studiomdl.exe).

• Unpack
  
• Preview
  
• Decompile
  
• Edit
  
• Compile
  
• View
  
• Pack
  
• Release
  
• Options
  
• Help
  
• Set Up Games
  
• Other Features

Posted in Comments by KraiKKonen11:

Hi, I'm having some troubles compiling a model. When I decompile the model, it's ok, no problem, but when I try to compile it (I tried it with not touching it, just decompile and immediately compile) and it send me this: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

The solution I discovered was deleting some bodygroups lines in .qc file, but it brokes the "look" (it looks ugly) of the model itself. This is the model i'm talking about:

https://mega.co.nz/#!QVtkRTra!XvioVyflEgpTkQz8LY4P00AdF1xkufSDVJk0ERDRBCk

I almost forgot to say that the model itself works ingame, this just happens when I want to decompile it and then compile it with no modifications.

If you could help me I would appreciate it a lot, because I can't understand why is happening this.

[Later, he posted:]

Well the model was from garrys mod steam workshop web and I'm compiling it to the same garrysmod. I justo wantef to convert this ragdoll to player model but maybe is what you say, there is no perfect program, thanks forma answering me

Requested in group chat:

07:16 - mechbgum: hey! Could I leave a feature request? It would be neat if there would be an option to rotate decompiled mesh, because valve's models in post 2007 games were exported from maya and it has Y as main axis or something. For example, if I decompile Dota 2 model, it's lying on the ground when I import it in 3ds max. I guess blender has it's own option to rotate such mesh on import, but there's no such option in max so such an option in the decompiler would be lovely. Thank you for your tool, it's awesome! Finally a decompiler that extracts everything out!

Thanks for the report. I will check on this when I can.

:)