Alien: Isolation PAK Tool

A tool to browse and modify Alien: Isolation's various PAK archives.

The latest stable version can be downloaded by clicking here.

On launch, the toolkit will automatically alert you if a new version is available.

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This PAK Tool is available within the Alien: Isolation Mod Tools as of V0.6.3.0! Future updates will be ported, as development continues on this repo for the extended standalone version.

Currently supported

• PAK2 (UI.PAK, ANIMATIONS.PAK)

  • Open archive
  • Create archive
  • Add files
  • Replace files
  • Export files
  • Remove files

• Texture PAK (LEVEL_TEXTURES.ALL.PAK, GLOBAL_TEXTURES.ALL.PAK)

  • Open archive
  • Import files [experimental!]
  • Export files

• Models PAK (LEVEL_MODELS.PAK, GLOBAL_MODELS.PAK)

  • Open archive

• Scripts PAK (COMMANDS.PAK)

  • Open archive

• Material Mappings PAK (MATERIAL_MAPPINGS.PAK)

  • Open archive
  • Replace files
  • Export files

• Shaders PAK (*_SHADERS_DX11.PAK)

  • Open archive
  • Export files (without names)

Coming soon

While development may be slow, intended functionality for upcoming versions includes:

• Expanded shader support for importing and understanding of Cathode headers.
• Ability to view all materials in a level for editing material mappings.
• A tool to let you view material data (textures/colours/etc).
• Export options for models (potential import support too, will see).
• Ability to export/import scripts (lots of work still to do).
• Preview images in archives when selecting them.

Recommended tools

• JPEXS Flash Decompiler is recommended for editing exported UI .GFX files.
• Pico Pixel is recommended for viewing exported texture .DDS files.
• DirectXTex compiled binary is recommended for converting to/from .DDS formats.
• io_scene_aliens Blender plugin is recommended for viewing exported models.

Final mentions

• The DDS header compiler used to export textures was created by Cra0kalo and Volfin.