!! alpha test !!
!! not guaranteed to work !!
Report issues on Github or post here

Tool for convert SE hkx to xml.

Why?:

Useful when you want modify se animation/behavior while don't have original modified LE xml file.


note:
If fail, it crash.
I didn't do any error handling
when report issue, paste error message to issue too(help me easier to debug).


current status:

• Should work on animation, behavior, skeleton. (at least work on all file in skyrim se "./meshes/**/*.hkx")
• Unpacked file content might wrong, recommend compare with LE xml.
• Xml to se hkx, or use figment/hkxcmd github nexus (recommend) to convert to se hkx
• hkxcmd convert -v:amd64 infile.xml outfile.hkx
• hkxconv convert -v hkx infile.xml outfile.hkx
  

Source code:
https://github.com/ret2end/HKX2Library
https://github.com/ret2end/hkxconv

File also release on github:
https://github.com/ret2end/hkxconv/releases

Usage:

Drag n drop

Drop file on exe to convert
If file end with hkx => xml
xml => hkx


Cmd

From hkx to xml use "-v xml" flag
hkxconv.exe convert -v xml file_to_convert.hkx converted_filename.xml
hkxconv.exe convert -v xml file_to_convert.hkx .\hkx_out
hkxconv.exe convert -v xml .\meshes .\meshes_out

From xml to hkx "-v hkx" flag
hkxconv.exe convert -v hkx file_to_convert.xml converted_filename.hkx
hkxconv.exe convert -v hkx file_to_convert.xml .\hkx_out
hkxconv.exe convert -v hkx .\meshes .\meshes_out

Only file end with .xml will be converted.
and so hkx to xml

FAQ:

virus?:
False positive.
or
Read the source code and compile your own.

why xml:
idk.
Most animation/behavior edit using xml to view and modify then convert back to hkx.

FNIS generate animation/some behavior.
Nemesis generate animation/behavior file.
both engine work on xml template then convert to se hkx.

mod i know that modify behavior
Ultimate Combat SE
CGO
Precision
ADXP-MCO

Credits

• katalash - The original HKX2 library included in DSMapStudio
• JKAnderson - BinaryReaderEx and BinaryWriterEx included in SoulsFormats
• krenyy - HKX2 library by krenyy
• Dexesttp with hkx research documentary
• SkyrimSE RE and SkyrimGuild community with valuable skse plugin, hkx, animation, behavior resources.
• figment's hkxcmd