Texture Tools For Arkham City

Tools developed by Wasteland Ghost, with permission granted to upload them. Originally made for X:COM EU/EW games, and eventually updated to support Arkham Asylum. In-depth instructions to be added. Batch files or Powershell can be used to run commands. Batch files require quotations (") for file directories. Example mod made with the tools: https://www.nexusmods.com/batmanarkhamasylum/mods/1

Exporting Textures Using Batch Files

Batch files are included in the download. Right Click 'Extract Textures.bat' > Edit > Set Game Directory (where stated). 

Run 'Extract Textures.bat'. The extracted textures will be placed in a folder called 'ExtractedTextures'. The output directory can be changed by editing the 'o-' value in the batch file. 

Injecting/Importing Textures Using Batch Files

Batch files are included in the download. Right Click 'Install Textures.bat' > Edit > Set Game Directory (where stated). 

Place all custom textures in 'CustomTextures' folder. Texture format should be .dds, and is typically BC1/DXT1 with auto-generated mipmaps. 

Run 'Install Textures.bat'. Injected textures will be in 'Imported' folder. Copy contents inside 'Imported' folder to '(Game-Directory)\Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY\BmGame\CookedPC\' - Overwrite when prompted. Suggested to back up the CookedPC folder before this procedure. 

Exporting Textures Using PowerShell

Launch Windows PowerShell (type 'powershell' in search bar)

All texture files from the game are contained in the CookedPC folder: \BatmanArkhamAsylum\BmGame\CookedPC
Backup the CookedPC folder before using the tools. 

BmGame.u contains the main textures, including Batman's body textures. 

Exporting textures from one package

.\ExportTexturesToDDS.exe BmGame.u -o BmGame

Exporting textures from entire game

.\ExportTexturesToDDS.exe *.u* -i .\BatmanArkhamAsylum\BmGame\CookedPC -o .\ExtractedTextures

The output is "ExtractedTextures", which means all exported textures will be stored in the ExtractedTextures folder. 

Injecting/Importing Textures Using PowerShell

Launch Windows PowerShell (type 'powershell' in search bar)

Injecting textures requires inventory.csv file created through the exporting process to be next to the texture file(s) you want to inject. The injected texture must match the pixel format and name of the original texture being replaced. Injected texture can be higher in resolution. The Advanced Launcher adds support for higher resolution character textures. 

Texture format should be .dds, and is typically BC1/DXT1 with auto-generated mipmaps. 

Injecting one specific texture

.\ImportTexturesFromDDS.exe BmGame.u Batman_V2.Maps.V2_Batman_Body_D.dds

In this injection example, "Batman_V2.Maps.V2_Batman_Body_D.dds" is one of Batman's body textures. ImportTexturesFromDDS.exe, BmGame.u and the body texture are contained in the same folder. This will result in a new BmGame.u file, and potentially a Textures2D.tfc file depending on the texture. Transfer both to the game's CookedPC folder to install new textures.

Mass-injecting textures

In this example, custom textures are placed in the CustomTextures folder, and Imported is the output folder.

.\ImportTexturesFromDDS.exe *.u* -d .\CustomTextures -o \Imported

After textures have finished importing, copy the Imported folder contents over to the game's CookedPC folder.

Custom Commands

-h, --help                    get usage help (this text)
-i, --input=         set input dir
-o, --output=             set output dir 
-k, --keep                   keep input dir structure for output dir 
-w, --overwrite          overwrite existing dds files 
-t, --tfc=                     set tfc dir (by default input dir is used)