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IMG/RPF Archive Viewer/Editor for GTA:IV







Current version: 0.4.5
Released as a public beta.
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Comments/Requests/Bug Reports/etc are welcome!

NOTE: This is a public beta, and as such it is crucial that you backup all files you save/rebuild with SparkIV! I won't be held responsible for any loss of files/limbs/cake/etc that may result due to the use of SparkIV.

Version 0.4.5 Features
- Texture (*.wtd) preview and support for exporting textures
- Experimental Model (*.wdr) preview
- Double click/Press enter on a supported file to preview it
- Fixed bug in resource file segment size calculation when importing data in Resoursaur.

Version 0.4.0 Features
- Opens IMGs (ver 3), and RPFs (ver 2/3). Old style IMGs (GTA3/VC/SA) are unfortunately not supported.
- Saves/Rebuilds IMGs. Saving RPFs is currently not supported, but will be added eventually.
- Allows you to import/export files.

Requirements
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. If you installed RGSC, you have this already.
- Version 1.0 or 1.01 of GTAIV.exe. This is required for the cryptographic keys.

Resource Files
Exported Resource files will be exported as-is and compressed. To extract the data segments out of the resource file, a tool called Resoursaur (yes, creative... aren't I? smile.gif) is included. This tool will be quite useful to those wishing to explore the resource file formats in a hex editor.

Legal Issues
A cryptographic encryption key is required for running SparkIV. For legal reasons (DMCA/EUCD/etc), this key is not included in SparkIV but rather extracted from GTAIV.exe on startup. So, you will need a supported version of GTAIV installed, or have a GTAIV.exe placed in the same directory as SparkIV.