CAGE Help
Version 0.2

http://www.code-alliance.com

  • CAGE Features
  • Requirements
  • Installation
  • Copyrights
  • License and Disclaimer


  • CAGE Features


    CAGE (Code Alliance Game Explorer) is an application that will open many types of game files and extract files or images from them. Cage is also capable of creating some types of game container files.

    Thanks must go to the software companies that have made source code available. This greatly simplfies the process of creating applications such as this. Even though CAGE is not written in C/C++ :-)

    Cage currently opens & extracts files from the following container files.

    And any file conforming to one of the above specifications.

    Cage currently can create these container files.

    And any file conforming to one of the above specifications. Quake wads were not included at this time.

    Container files are simply a collection of smaller files put inside of another file.They usually are not compressed in anyway,though newer games do use what is known as a zip file.


    Converts images in the following files to 256 color non compressed BMP

    Game image files maybe in any number of non standard formats,which only the game engine would normally be able to read. A converter takes those files and converts them to some choosen standard format,which most graphics programs can use. CAGE writes standard bmp files in 256 color (8 bit) non compressed format. In future versions it will also be saving in 24 bit format for some image types.Quake images will likely be changed to ldm format.


    Requirements



    Installation


    Unzip to any directory of your choice.

    With Winzip select the Extract button and choose a path or type one in , make sure the extract all files radio button is selected.

    With PkUnzip use the "-d" option to extract.

    Cage Directories , the following lists where the files should be incase ,your zip extractor does not create the directories for you.


    Copyrights


    If i manage to screw some of these up,i aplogise now. Let us know and we will correct it.

    Trademarks ,copyrights not mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

    In no particular order.

    Half-Life, Half-Life Opposing Force
    Sierra On-Line Inc
    Valve SoftWare
    GearBox SoftWare

    Doom,Quake,Quake2,Quake3
    Id SoftWare

    DarkForces,Outlaws,JediKnight,Mysteries of the Sith,Grim Fandango
    LucasArts Entertainment Co

    Hexen,HexenII,Heritic,HeriticII
    Raven SoftWare
    Activision

    Descent,Descent2,Descent3,FreeSpace
    Volition Inc
    Interplay

    CAGE (Code Alliance Game Explorer) 2000
    David Lovejoy (Stealth)
    Craig Urquhart (UGG_BOOT)


    License and Disclaimer


    The Author grants the user of this software unlimited use of this software, provided the User agrees to the following. The user will not hold the Author responsible for any loss or damages implied,real or otherwise through the use of this software. The user accepts all risks associated with using this software.The user accepts the responsiblity for complying with game software licences in regards to distribution/modification/use of game files. There is to be No Charge for this software. This software is not to be distributed by commercial or bulk means, ie: CDRom,Floppy disk. The author retains the copyright to this software, it is not transfered to the public domain. This software may be freely distributed on the internet,and BBS systems.