Extracting base liveries and file names from default liveries

As the title states, I'm trying to figure out how to extract textures and the file names primarily for the 2020-23 stock cars to edit the glass for custom numbers and names. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Have You checked the First page of this thread? AMS2 - User Livery Overrides

 

Yes I have. From what i can see there was no window or banner template for the stock cars. Also was wanting to extract the base liveries to use as a guide for sponsors

 

Hi there, did you find out how to do this? Wanna do it myself

 

No, still haven't figured it out.

 

Go to Automobilista 2\Pakfiles\Vehicles and make a copy of Stock_Corolla_23_Livery.bff, for example.

Use QuickBMS (with the nfsshift.bms plugin) to extract the livery file ... any window stickers, etc. are in there. Make new ones to spec & repackage for your mod.

 

Hey there,
Tried to replicate this and had the following error message :

offset filesize filename
------------------------------

Error: the specified offset can't be reached


Are you still able to do it on your own?

 

It’s always worked for me, like when the LMDh and new GT3 cars were released during the current beta cycle. Which vehicle’s file are you trying to open?

 

Thanks for your quick reply, I was indeed aiming at LMDhs (BMW) as well as GT3s gen2

 

I’m not at my computer and I’m no expert, but I always extract the contents of the file into a different folder than the source file itself. Essentially, I place the source file in an Input folder and extract its contents to an Output folder. Launch quickbms, pick the nfshift script, select the source file (copied to my Input folder) and output to the Output folder

 

That's very strange. I am trying the exact same process but I can't seem to make it work. Frustrating. Is there anywhere i can reach to you? discord?

 

I am having the same problem as you when trying to get the Audi R8 Evo 2 skins. Following the process exactly as stated and same error.

 

I extract without any problem from the xxx_Livery.bff of both Audi and Lambo (i also see your post on discord), with quickbms and nfsshift.bms

 

Does the extraction just give you the dds files?

 

Yes

 

Hi There,

I have just tried to do this, but can't seem to get it to work.

process I used was:

1. Open Quick BMS
2. Selected "nfsshift.bms" as the script type
3. Click on a copy of the "Stock_Corolla_24_Livery" file that is located in \steamapps\common\Automobilista 2\Pakfiles\Vehicles
4. Selected a location for the Output file & pressed Save
5. I then get the following errorr on the Quick BMS Application

********************************************​

Error: incomplete input file -3:
Can't read 27 bytes from offset 000001e6.
Anyway don't worry, it's possible that the BMS script has been written
to exit in this way if it's reached the end of the archive so check it
or contact its author or verify that all the files have been extracted.
Please check the following coverage information to know if it's ok.
coverage file -3 100%! 511 486 . offset 000001e6

Last script line before the error or that produced the error:
134 getdstring PCARS_KEY 0x1b MEMORY_FILE3
coverage file 0 0% 313 15977065 . offset 0000012e
coverage file -1 0% 0 16 . offset 00000000
coverage file -3 100%! 511 486 . offset 000001e6

Press ENTER or close the window to quit

********************************************​

No output file gets generated.

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Same problem

- GUI mode activated, remember that the tool works also from command-line
where are available various options like folder scanning, filters and so on

- select BMS script. type ? for using the content of clipboard like a script
- select input archives/files, type * for the whole folder and subfolders
- select output folder where extracting files
- open input file C:\Users\iR7K2\Downloads\quickbms\Lamborghini_Huracan_GT3_Evo2_Livery.bff
- open script C:\Users\iR7K2\Downloads\quickbms\nfsshift.bms
- set output folder C:\Users\iR7K2\Downloads\Neuer Ordner

offset filesize filename
--------------------------------------

Error: incomplete input file -3:
Can't read 27 bytes from offset 000001e6.
Anyway don't worry, it's possible that the BMS script has been written
to exit in this way if it's reached the end of the archive so check it
or contact its author or verify that all the files have been extracted.
Please check the following coverage information to know if it's ok.

coverage file -3 100%! 511 486 . offset 000001e6

Last script line before the error or that produced the error:
134 getdstring PCARS_KEY 0x1b MEMORY_FILE3
coverage file 0 0% 313 12947897 . offset 0000012e
coverage file -1 0% 0 16 . offset 00000000
coverage file -3 100%! 511 486 . offset 000001e6

Press ENTER or close the window to quit

 

IIRC it worked for someone on discord

 

I found the problem, we used a wrong version of nfsshift script.

the one the quickbmp page works Luigi Auriemma

https://aluigi.altervista.org/bms/nfsshift.bms

 

Thanks you this - it worked and I can now export the files and open them successfully.

Can anyone kindly explain the process for re-importing the files?

Process I used was:
(1) Run the "reimport" batchfile that is part of the QuickBMS files when you download the app.
(2) Select the https://aluigi.altervista.org/bms/nfsshift.bms script
(3) Select the file I want to re-import (just tried it with one file)
(4) Click on the original copy of the BFF file (in this case "Stock_Cruze_24_Livery.bff"

I get this error:


- signature of 4 bytes at offset 0x00000000 doesn't match the one
expected by the script:

this one: "DDS "
44 44 53 20 DDS

expected: "PAK "
50 41 4b 20 PAK

- 0 files reimported in 0 seconds
coverage file 0 0% 4 11184952 . offset 00000004