Extracting Background Images from the VGA QFG Games?

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trezy · #1 Post by **trezy** » Mon May 28, 2007 3:47 am

Hey all, I am looking to make a interactive map for QFG 1 and I am wondering if it is possible to extract the Background Images from the game files. I mainly want to do this to experiment with Flash, and I have been looking around and there are not many good maps of the game around. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Gronagor · #2 Post by **Gronagor** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:59 am

Sounds like extra work to me! PrintScreen and paste is more than acceptable.

Music Head · #3 Post by **Music Head** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:48 am

Print screening is a bit of work if you want just the background wtohu the hero since you have to take 2 shots and paste over the hero with the second hero free shot of an area.

I think that SCI Studio http://agisci.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ will let you open the games resource files and extract the backgrounds.

MusicallyInspired · #4 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:31 pm

SCI Studio won't view every single SCI game. Here's a relatively newer program that will open any SCI game (right up to LSL7, KQ7, SQ6, Phantasmagoria, etc).

http://www.geocities.com/sciviewer/

trezy · #5 Post by **trezy** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:37 pm

Thanks a bunch thats perfect, I'll let you all know when I get it done.

Relight · #6 Post by **Relight** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:04 am

Ooh, I've been waiting for a resource extractor for the later Sierra games. Can't wait to give this a try! Thanks SO MUCH for posting this!

MusicallyInspired · #7 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:34 am

It's not really a extracter. Just a viewer. It does export, but not in its native format, sadly.

Relight · #8 Post by **Relight** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:25 pm

True. It exports to BMP, though, which is good enough for me.