Extracting Sounds WC 3

GamesFuhrer · 03-19-2010, 02:09

Hello. I'd like to extract some of the laser sounds from Wing Commander 3 for a fan project that I'm working on. I'd like to know which TRE the laser sound effects are in, and how to access the sounds. Thank you.

PS: I've tried both Game Extractor and the TRE tool on wedge's website, but neither worked to open any TRE.

Wedge009 · 03-19-2010, 05:34

It's not mine, it's HCl's. And the XTRE format has not been worked on for a while, so all that's available from the TRE Manager are individual, unnamed files. If you have the time and patience to sort through them all, you should find it... eventually.

AD · 03-19-2010, 07:09

Do you actually need them from the PC version? There's a pack with all the WC3 sounds extracted from the PSX version on the CIC already: WC3 audio pack

-danr- · 03-19-2010, 10:21

On the subject of WC3 file extractions - without starting a new thread...

Does anybody know if it's necessary to 'tell' WC3 to refer to extracted files rather than the ones inside the TRE?

For instance, in Standoff (itself a mod of Secret Ops) it's necessary to edit a certain CFG file within the game directory to make the game refer to files instead of the compressed data within the TREs.

As for the original question, I believe Wedge009 is right, it's a matter of patience and time to sift through everything -although HCI's list on his website is a fantastic reference guide.

GamesFuhrer · 03-19-2010, 18:39

Thanks. The PSX sounds will work well.

03-19-2010, 02:09	#1
GamesFuhrer Swabbie Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 38	Extracting Sounds WC 3 Hello. I'd like to extract some of the laser sounds from Wing Commander 3 for a fan project that I'm working on. I'd like to know which TRE the laser sound effects are in, and how to access the sounds. Thank you. PS: I've tried both Game Extractor and the TRE tool on wedge's website, but neither worked to open any TRE.

03-19-2010, 05:34	#2
Wedge009 Rogue Leader Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 9,284	It's not mine, it's HCl's. And the XTRE format has not been worked on for a while, so all that's available from the TRE Manager are individual, unnamed files. If you have the time and patience to sort through them all, you should find it... eventually. __________________ Soli Deo Gloria \| wedge009.net

03-19-2010, 07:09	#3
AD Finder of things, Doer of stuff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 3,776	Do you actually need them from the PC version? There's a pack with all the WC3 sounds extracted from the PSX version on the CIC already: WC3 audio pack __________________ "I saw a monster come with speed, Its face of grimmliest green, On human beings used to feed, Most dreadful to be seen." - Excerpt from Horrors, Lewis Carroll, 1850

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03-19-2010, 10:21	#4
-danr- 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South-West England, United Kingdom. Posts: 239	On the subject of WC3 file extractions - without starting a new thread... Does anybody know if it's necessary to 'tell' WC3 to refer to extracted files rather than the ones inside the TRE? For instance, in Standoff (itself a mod of Secret Ops) it's necessary to edit a certain CFG file within the game directory to make the game refer to files instead of the compressed data within the TREs. As for the original question, I believe Wedge009 is right, it's a matter of patience and time to sift through everything -although HCI's list on his website is a fantastic reference guide.

03-19-2010, 18:39	#5
GamesFuhrer Swabbie Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 38	Thanks. The PSX sounds will work well.