xanlib 0.1.1

A library to handle the 3D data format XBF from the game Emperor: Battle for Dune.

xanlib

A Python library to handle the 3D data format XBF of the Xanadu engine, used in the game Emperor: Battle for Dune.
It may be used to load and save all 1521 XBF files from the game.

Installation

The library can be installed with pip:
pip install xanlib

Examples

Console Usage

The following commands entered into a python console will edit the sidebar to move it to the left:

from xanlib import load_xbf, save_xbf
scene = load_xbf('Data/UI0001/SIDEBAR/SIDEBAR1.XBF')
scene['~~0hide#'].transform = tuple(v - 100 if i == 12 else v for i, v in enumerate(scene['~~0hide#'].transform))
save_xbf(scene, 'Output/SIDEBAR1.XBF')

Explanation:

1. Import the load and save functions
2. Load the sidebar file
3. Subtract 100 from the x-coordinate of the translation component of the transformation matrix. It is a flat tuple in column-major order, thus need to modify the element at index 12. Because it is a tuple, it has to be entirely replaced.
4. Save to a new file.

Put the new file in a UI/SIDEBAR folder in the game's DATA folder to override the original and view the change in-game.

blender_import.py

A script that can be run within Blender to import the meshes of a XBF file.

extract_animations.py

A script that extracts animation info from the FX Data Header of an xbf file, provided as a command line argument.
Currently stand-alone, the code has yet to be integrated into the library.

Example usage:

python extract_anim_info.py Data/3DDATA0001/Buildings/AT_MGT_H0.xbf

will produce:

Stationary: 104-133, 0-50, 51-104, 133-163, 163-193
Idle 0: 200-240
Fire 0: 193-275

xbf_viewer.py

A rudimentary vertex animation viewer made with pygame. It highlights the normals in these animations.
(A more functional viewer is under development)