How do I De-Binarize addons? Is it possible?

[gimplord]

Hey, Ive used the search button, but doesn't look like anyone's asked this yet, sorry if they have!
How do I de-binarize addons? Ive tried using about 5 or 6 different de-pbo/un-pbo/pbo-extractor, etc. tools, and it's just not working! It always says 'List index out of bounds', or 'unable to decompress', or just creates an empty folder! Please help, I really need to edit this addon!

[BoNeCoLLeCToR]

http://ofp.gamezone.cz/index.php?showthis=6289
Use this tool but dont forgot to ask permission first by the author to use his model if you want to release it to public and give the orginal maker of addon credits
If it is for personal use dont release it to public
Have fun

[gimplord]

Cheers mate, lifesaver!  ;D

[gimplord]

Ah... May have spoken too soon... This leads to my next question, how do I de-pbo binarized Pbos? I can't get at the P3Ds! Noooo  :'(

[BoNeCoLLeCToR]

Use pbo decryptor1.5
Here is link http://ofp.gamezone.cz/index.php?sekce=utilities look on there for PBO Decryptor 1.5 by Amalfi that will do the trick

[BoNeCoLLeCToR]

UnPBO a addon or De-PBO it and use MLOD-Explorer open up a p3d file and use save in mlod option and load in O2 to edit it to your needs

[gimplord]

See, this is back to my original trouble, every un/de pbo tool ive tried {ive used depbo, unpbo 1.3, un pbo1.5 and a few others} just returns an error when it tries to get at the pbo, the unpbo 1.5 error is just "Unable to unpack file", any ideas?!

[BoNeCoLLeCToR]

I know that error those are pbo files with extra cryption I even don't know a way to unPBO those addons that have some other cryption  :-\

[gimplord]

Cheers anyway mate, if i solve it, ill let u know

[BoNeCoLLeCToR]

I hope you solve it m8 want to know it myself too  

[DBR_ONIX]

Hmm.. Got a small file (Only got 56k) of a addons with an excrypted PBO, that I could look at..
I've never heard of a excrypted PBO..

Whats the PBO your tring to open?
- Ben

[gimplord]

Theres a few, the NZDF infantry pack, ALL the UKF DPM Pack PBOs, Kabal's AWM pack, a fair few!

The smallest of them is Kabal's AWM pack, it's about 3.5MB

[DBR_ONIX]

Okay, I'll serach for the Kabal's AWM pack
You should try contacting the makers, see how they do it
- Ben

[zandhaas]

Hi,

Relevant threads on the BIS forums:

"cracking" encrypted pbos?
Decrypting pbos

Regards,

Sander

[gimplord]

You're a lifesaver mate, nice one!

[Exeagle]

can someone please send me this tool if they still have it please
@ holden.forever@hotmail.com

thank you

[Walter_E_Kurtz]

ODOL Explorer is in the Addons Depot. This is used after the pbo is unpacked, and converts ODOL (binarized) .p3d models to MLOD (editable in Oxygen).

[Mikero]

best set of *supported* tools you are going to get is

https://dev-heaven.net/projects/mikero-pbodll/files

i fully support all engines from the very first demo version of cwr, thru to the latest patches of toh/arrowhead

you need
debpbo.dll/extactpo.exe and/or Eliteness.exe (a gui version)