A Java 17 desktop tool for viewing, extracting, and building Terminal Reality POD (version 1) archives, the proprietary container format used by games including Monster Truck Madness 1 & 2, CART Precision Racing, Hellbender, Terminal Velocity, and Fury3.
JPod also includes read-only support for POD2 (Nocturne, 4x4 Evo 1 & 2) and EPD (Fly!) archives for browsing, previewing, and extraction.
- Open
.pod(and.epd) archives and browse their contents in a file-viewer style table with Name / Size / Description columns. - Archive folders and subfolders are shown with icons and start collapsed by default, so root files and top-level folders are easier to scan.
- Click column headers to sort by name, size, or description; clicking again reverses the sort, and a third click returns to the default archive order.
- Use the quick search field above the table to filter visible entries instantly, or open the Advanced search dialog for targeted searches and jump-to selection.
- The archive comment (80-char POD header field) is shown in an editable field below the toolbar.
- JPod keeps a list of the 10 most recently opened files in a per-user JSON config stored in the operating system's preferences/config location.
- Extract All - writes every entry to a chosen folder, recreating the archive's subfolder structure automatically.
- Extract Selected - extracts highlighted entries to a chosen folder, with an option to preserve or flatten the archive folder structure.
- New Archive - start an empty archive from scratch.
- Open Response List File - load a
.lsttext file (one filename per line) and resolve each file from disk to build the entry list. Supports an optionalfilename,archiveNamesyntax per line. - Add Files - append individual files via a file picker or by drag-and-dropping files directly onto the entry table.
- Remove - delete selected entries from the in-memory list.
- Replace (right-click) - swap a single entry's data with a file from disk, keeping the original archive name.
- Save As - write the current entry list to a new
.podfile.
POD1- full browse, preview, extract, and save support.POD2- browse, preview, and extract support.EPD- browse, preview, and extract support.
- Save .inf - exports a fixed-column text report (filename, total size, entry count, comment, and a padded name / size / offset table).
- Save .lst - exports a plain entry-name list compatible with the Response list loader.
Double-click any entry (or press Preview from the right-click menu) to open a type-aware preview:
| Extension | Preview |
|---|---|
.raw, .clr |
8-bit paletted image decoded with the matched .act palette (see Palette resolution). Art textures (64×64) are shown at 4× zoom. Non-standard RAW sizes can be previewed by selecting width, height, and palette manually. |
.act |
16×16 colour swatch grid; hover shows the index and hex value. |
.wav |
PCM audio player (play / pause / stop, position readout). |
.bmp, .png, .jpg, … |
Standard images via javax.imageio. |
.txt, .def, .nav, .lvl, .sit, .lst, .ini, .cfg, .tex, .tnl, .ttx, .trk, .trn, .ndx, .mic, and other text formats |
Scrollable monospaced text viewer. |
| Anything else | Hex dump of the first 4 096 bytes. |
For .raw and .clr files, the palette is resolved in this order:
- Same base name in the same archive directory (e.g.
ART\DEMO1.RAW→ART\DEMO1.ACT) VGA.ACTanywhere in the archiveMETALCR2.ACTanywhere in the archive (MTM1 default palette)- Any other
.actfile in the archive metalcr2.actbundled as a classpath resource (src/main/resources/palettes/)- Greyscale fallback
When a RAW file does not match the common built-in sizes, JPod offers a preview dialog where you can:
- choose width and height manually
- swap width and height instantly
- choose a palette from the same-name ACT, ACT files inside the POD,
VGA.ACT,METALCR2.ACT, or greyscale
Common non-square defaults are preselected automatically:
64000bytes ->320 x 200256000bytes ->640 x 400307200bytes ->640 x 480
Adds the open archive to the game's pod.ini mount list. JPod uses 99 as the recommended limit, warns when the list is already larger, and still mounts the POD instead of blocking the action. It searches the archive's folder and its parent and detects duplicates.
- No save feature for POD v2 and EPD format.
- No MOD music playback - Terminal Reality's
.modfiles (6-channel ProTracker) require a tracker player. Extract the file and play it in an external player (e.g. VLC, OpenMPT). - No In-place archive editing - changes are always written to a new file via Save As; the original POD is never modified.
- No POD v3, 4, 5, 6 support.
JPod is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Download the latest build from the Releases page.
JPod is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Download the latest build from the Releases page.
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Java | 17 or later |
| Build tool | Maven 3.8+ |
No runtime dependencies beyond the JDK standard library.
# Build a runnable JAR
mvn package
# Run
java -jar target/jpod.jarsrc/main/java/com/mtm2/jpod/
├── JPodApp.java Entry point
├── PodSession.java Shared mutable state for the current archive
├── io/
│ ├── pod/
│ │ ├── PodArchive.java Immutable in-memory archive model
│ │ ├── PodArchiveReader.java Reads a .pod file into PodArchive
│ │ └── PodArchiveWriter.java Builds and writes a .pod file from blobs
│ ├── PodExtractService.java Extracts entries to disk
│ ├── PodManifestParser.java Parses .lst manifest files
│ ├── PodReportExporter.java Writes .inf and .lst reports
│ ├── PodIniMounter.java Adds a POD to pod.ini
│ └── RawImageDecoder.java Decodes .raw / .clr / .act image data
└── ui/
├── MainWindow.java Main application window
├── PreviewWindow.java Type-aware file preview
├── AudioPlayerDialog.java WAV playback
├── BuildArchiveDialog.java New-archive configuration
├── ExtractOptionsDialog.java Extract destination & options
├── SearchDialog.java Entry search
└── AboutDialog.java