Response to The House Of The Dead 2 - Modding 05 (Level and Character Data Decoding)

Hey everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I've been wanting to make this video for the longest time now so here it is. After months and months of staring at data and a multitude of trials and errors with scripts, I finally came up with something presentable. Biggest thanks to the original video by Robert Gowans who inspired me to create this script.
Link to original video:
The House Of The Dead 2 - Modding 05
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[@CommanderLatias]

Im super happy to see the model for the hanged man. Ive been wanting to draw him for so long but figuring if he had a beak or whatnot in gameplay videos was impossible. also since scarlet dawn gave him another face completely, I had no idea where to look. so ... thnx :')

[@RobertJGowans]

Wow this takes me back. Awesome work!

[@egregiousguy]

I'm glad I was able to pick up where you left off. This file format gave me such a headache in the beginning and I had to sit on it for a few months before a light bulb finally turned on.

[@andrewl3779]

When the textures came on for the environment I was like "Holy crap!". Glad to see more of these. XD

[@illuminatidad]

I was able to rip the models of house of the dead 2 and 3 through the dolphin emulator and ninja ripper.

[@toxic_revenant3]

Seeing as you're so close to getting a 3D model of the Curien Mansion, I really hope we can get an explorable version.

[@egregiousguy]

I hope so too. I haven't had much time lately to work on stuff so it might still be awhile.

[@RuTnVI]

​@@egregiousguyit's posible to do the same with HOTD 3 map? That's my favorite game...

[@professoraeronautic6501]

This is soooo cool to HotD fan, myself included. Nice work man! Also, I wanted to ask, I noticed you also did a vid on the HotD4 models. Any word/progress on that? Will we see a release of it in the future? I am interested in seeing these models myself. Great work nonetheless!

[@WeeabooJones]

Awesome video dude, didn't think something like this was possible and we would have to resort to something like ninjaripper which isn't the best, quick question, are you planning on releasing the script or some of the models publicly? as i noticed you used to have a sketchfab with some of them on there.

[@egregiousguy]

For HotD2, NaomiMod will be a good alternative to get models and textures for now as it supercedes my work.

[@mumboking]

Audio is extremely quiet even with my volume turned all the way up.

[@egregiousguy]

I'm not sure why the audio was so soft even though I was peaking out into the red on my mic. I'll try to fix it for any upcoming videos.

[@jorge201021]

I recently came across your videos and was fascinated by your work. Your mods, your interest in the game. It amazes me because this is a long time favorite game of mine. How did you manage to add all these extra things in the game and fix the flashing? are you a computer scientist? please tell me, I want to know why you do this. You impress me.

[@SomberTwilight_]

I have an inquiry about the models. Do you know what files Amy's model and texture is in? I was wondering if I was able to just simply rename it after james model and texture and have her be playable by default.

[@conceptualfoxsky]

Could you show how you got models out of the game and into blender? I have been trying to find a way to extract models for a while. James must be freed.

[@acutehalitosis2021]

can you upload some of the zombies models in .obj or .3ds format?

[@Skillzlight838]

someone please tell me how to do this i need it really bad

[@bing7066]

Hi! could you provide me with a download of the Blender file? since I can't find any models of the game anywhere

[@grunclebottoms]

Will you ever release a tool to rip models?

[@greenbean2222]

Why not share the assets? Id love to remake the level/s for a Call of Duty Zombies map!

[@carlosblue1484]

One question, can the models be downloaded?

[@fokeyt2632]

i did tried ripping the house of the dead 1 model from the house of the dead 2 but the texture is greyscale like the arcade

[@egregiousguy]

Yeah, the textures are still grayscale just like the HotD1 arcade ver. There are a few textures that are fully colored though.

[@fokeyt2632]

@@egregiousguy and i also managed to ripped three thousand model from it using ninjaripper

[@Skillzlight838]

please tell me how you do this

[@Nahuelx]

Excuse me, do you happen to know which is the bin file, or files, that corresponds to the textures of the black bars that appear every time there is a cutscene so that I can remove them for good? As well as the "press start button" ones while we're at it? I would really appreciate it.

[@egregiousguy]

I don't know off hand at the moment but I'll let you know when I do. It won't be hard to find but it will take some time.

[@Nahuelx]

@@egregiousguy You will? Thanks a lot, man! By the way, what program do you use to visualize the textures and sprites of the bin files if you don't mind me asking?

[@Nahuelx]

@@egregiousguy Oh, and the sprites of the bullets too, I don't need to see them anymore because I found a cool trainer that allows you to shoot as much as you want without the annoying need to reload, for both players. Thanks in advance!

[@finngamer7937]

Is it possible to do the same for Time Crisis 1/2?

[@egregiousguy]

I'm not too familiar with the data format for TC 1 and 2.

[@aminaabdulhamid5751]

And don't forget to respense the house of the dead 4 And don't forget to put james taylor from the house of the dead 4 on your account James taylor from the house of the dead 4 is wearing blue trenchcoat, black shirt, stripped pants and black shoes I saw him with my own eyes!!

[@fabrizzioleonetti5374]

I used NaomiMod and i can't export Hotd2 models. Pd,: Sorry, i speak spanish

[@axlmallma4111]

También estoy buscando la forma de obtener los modelos 3d de THOTD2 :(

[@carlosblue1484]

@@axlmallma4111 X2

[@user-fi2zs2ww1r]

nice work on ripping the OST from actual hardware

[@MrReg99]

I desperately want to see a mod from series 1 2 3 and 4 on the WWE 2K Games

[@MrReg99]

I'm talking about zombie mod

[@ashyslashythehailtotheking626]

Well. I’ll watched tutorials game of the house of the dead 2

[@happiestperson100]

more mods plz

[@Pakilla64]

I used Ninja Ripper to extract the models but the textures aren't loaded and the whole model is messed up (inverted normals, doubles, split meshes etc). Still a good enough reference to model the entire thing, but would've been easier if I could have the textured models like you have there. This was the result. I made a HOTD1 short: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5-1nKewit-Naacsi=cvBbt18tMeQUhtic I'd like to remake the entire 2 games with the original game aesthetics, and I'd really like your help with this. Let me know if you want to collaborate!