Tutorial How to successfully pack and unpack .pak files

wait for it to finish m8, it'll take 20ish minutes

 

I managed to get the files now I just need to figure how I put an item into the anvil crafting system because I finally fixed everything else.

 

look here for info on how to mod things, also try downloading and inspecting other people's mods that edit crafting systems or even specifically the anvil.

 

I did and got it work and uploaded it. But after about 10 hours of trial and error I'm taking a break. Thanks though!

 

"[name]$ /Users/[name]/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/osx/Starbound.app/Contents/MacOS/asset_packer /Users/[name/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed /Users/[name]/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed.pak " is this what you mean? if it is, then this.

 

It seems that you want to repack the unpacked if I'm wright ?
Mac and Linux are working a little bit differntly than Windows. Folders are always followed with a /, if not they are considering it as a file.
In your case, your a specifying ".../Starbound/assets/packed" without any slash, that's why it's telling you that it's not a directory. So just add a slash to the end of your packed folder location.
Are you also using the old asset_packer or the new one (Upbeat Giraffe) ? Because the last one need a new argument (Asset name) at first to work.

Try with this command line with old asset_packer (Avoid to override the packed.pak) :

Code:

"/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/osx/Starbound.app/Contents/MacOS/asset_packer" "/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed/" "/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed2.pak"

Or this one with Upbeat Giraffe asset_packer :

Code:

"/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/osx/Starbound.app/Contents/MacOS/asset_packer" "Packed" "/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed/" "/Users/[name]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/packed2.pak"

 

For some reason my Mac doesnt have the unpacker, happen to anyone else?

 

just in case this is a problem, here Mac OS packer/unpacker

 

yeah, that didn't work...
it just says "
If server mode is enabled with -s then ignoreFile must also contain a string list named "serverIgnore"

If -d is given, pak will be generated with a digest that must match from server to clientExample: { "globalIgnore" : [ "/ignore_file.config", "some.*regex[here]" ], "serverIgnore" : ["/sfx/irrelevantMusic.ogg"] }

Exact paths are assumed to start with a /, all other strings are treated as regex." im not good with coding and understanding it so i dont know what any of what i said means

 

Don't care about asset_packer option (-s or -d), you have to use asset_packer with 3 arguments like this :
In my case, I created a tool to simplify the use of the packer and get the same error as you with upbeat giraffe update.
This is where I realized that asset_packer changed and required now 3 arguments to pack assets (instead of 2 before).

Enraged Koala :

Code:

asset_packer <arg1> <arg2>

<arg1> : Mod folder location to pack (Ex : Location/MyModFolder)
<arg2> : Name (+location) of mod to pack (Ex : Location/MyMod.modpak)

Upbeat Giraffe :

Code:

asset_packer <arg0> <arg1> <arg2>

<arg0> : Mod name (Ex : "MyMod"). Seems to be the name shown in start screen (down/right) but put wathever you want it will work.
<arg1> : Mod folder location to pack (Ex : Location/MyModFolder)
<arg2> : Name (+location) of mod to pack (Ex : Location/MyMod.modpak)

So if you updated Starbound to Upbeat Giraffe, just reuse the same command line than before, just add your mod name before your mod location (In your case, before unpacked asset folder).

 

im not making mods. im just looking at the files. and, im using upbeat giraffe too... i really wish I could figure it out

 

This is really useful. Thank you. Now I can finally try to modify the music files...

 

I keep trying to pack the files but it tells me that the directory dose not exist. can you help with that i'm on win7 32
okay I have red the posts and i feel like a retard cuz i dont get any of this. i feel like i need someone to hold my hand to do this

 

Wich version of ModPackHelper are you using, and which version of Starbound are you using too ?
For Starbound version before Upbeat Giraffe : Use "ModPackHelper_v0.7.bat" and place it in "<replace_with_full_path>\Starbound\mods" folder.
For Starbound version Upbeat Giraffe : Use "ModPackHelper_v0.9b.bat" and place it in "<replace_with_full_path>\Starbound\giraffe_storage\mods" folder.

Hope it helps

 

Thank you sssssssooooooooooooo much! hi ho hi ho its off to moding i go

 

I figured it out! If you're on mac and cant pack the folder, get rid of packed.pak and change the folder "packed" to "packed.pak" with no quotation marks, it'll work!

 

Sadly, even though I have done all the steps correctly... on mac os , it still doesn't load the mods.

 

hi, I unpacked my assets, and they arent showing in the "assets" folder, I got a mac BTW.

Please help.

 

i followed the instructions but i was lost after he said he will be right back in the video what exactly am i supposed to do here
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Starbound\win32\asset_unpacker.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Starbound\assets\packed.pak" "C:\Users\USER\Desktop\Unpacked starbound\unpacked1" then i get the message that says not a recognized command program batch or file what am i doin wrong and to answer any questions
no i am not a modder this is my first attempt
and as for the other threads nothin is explained to where i can clearly see or understand whats goin on

 

Step 1. Download ModPackHelper
Step 2. Install ModPackHelper in giraffe_storage/mods/
Step 3. Run ModPackHelper by double clicking, and unpack the assets

Sorry, I also never got the hang of manually extracting the assets. ModPackHelper is an amazing tool, though.