The short version: I have a Steam AppId number. How do I get the .GCF filenames used by that app?
The longer version: I'm working on a Java tool for automagically packing all the required resources for custom content, with a focus on the kinds the dependency graphs of custom maps. It's pretty far along, but I'm having some problems automatically detecting things about the environment in which it has to run. Here's the problem: If I already have all of the information in the gameinfo.txt file, how can I determine the GCF filenames that the game ships with? I've written a mostly-working parser for ClientRegistry.blob and the "ContentDescriptionRecord" section, but if the data is in there I haven't yet found what nook or cranny it lives in. As an example for the problem, take Team Fortress 2. The app-ID is 440, and I know it references |all_source_engine_paths|, but how would I discover its GCFs are "team fortress 2 client content.gcf", "team fortress 2 content.gcf", and "team fortress 2 materials.gcf" ? I could soft-code it all in configuration files, but then I'd need to make a new config by hand for each game. If there's a C call, I could use that from Java provided I get it wrapped in a DLL first. Thanks in advance, --Darien A. Hager _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
