V 2.0.1 | !!OVERHAUL!! (hotfix)

Changelog

All notable changes to RBX Asset Extractor are documented in this file.

[2.0.1] - 2026-06-27

Fixed

• Embedded native Magick.NET, SQLite, and SNI libraries into the published single-file executable.
• Removed the startup DLL downloader and its dependency on the hosted Netlify files.
• Native libraries are now extracted locally by the .NET bundle loader without an internet connection.

[2.0.0] - 2026-06-27

Performance

• Replaced the slow Full Game Audio and Full Game Images extraction loops with direct, read-only SQLite cache scanning.
• Scan only short payload headers while discovering files instead of loading every complete asset.
• Added support for assets stored inline in rbx-storage.db and externally in the rbx-storage directory.
• Removed the mass temporary-file dump from full-cache audio and image workflows.
• Assets are now loaded only when previewed, played, or exported.
• Added background scanning and exporting to keep the interface responsive.
• Added batched list updates and throttled progress reporting.
• Bulk exports reuse database connections and stream external payloads with larger buffers.

Audio

• Added direct Roblox cache detection for OGG Vorbis and MP3 audio.
• Added MP3 playback through the existing NAudio audio system.
• Cached audio now streams from memory without temporary copies.
• Added format-aware filenames, extensions, and save dialogs.
• Added direct selected-file and bulk audio export.
• Added scan and export status reporting to Full Game Audio.

Images

• Separated Full Game Images scanning from Full Game Audio.
• Added direct detection for PNG, JPEG, BMP, and WebP images.
• Added direct image preview from cached payload bytes.
• Added stale-preview protection when rapidly changing selections.
• Added native-format export and optional PNG conversion.
• Added direct selected-file and bulk image export.
• Added scan and export status reporting to Full Game Images.

Roblox thumbnails

• Added a permanent Thumbnails tab.
• Added parsing for Roblox HTTP-cache records stored in database category 11.
• Added extraction for cached avatar images, avatar headshots, asset thumbnails, and game thumbnails.
• Added PNG and WebP thumbnail support.
• Use meaningful Roblox cache request names for exported thumbnails when available.
• Added thumbnail preview, selected export, bulk export, and progress reporting.
• A real-cache verification found 1,199 thumbnails: 1,192 WebP and 7 PNG.

Mesh extraction

• Added a permanent Meshes tab.
• Added direct Roblox cache mesh discovery.
• Added support for Roblox mesh versions 1 through 5.
• Added support for Draco-compressed version 7 meshes.
• Added Wavefront OBJ export with vertices, normals, UV coordinates, and triangle faces.
• Added selected and bulk mesh export.
• Unsupported mesh versions are marked clearly instead of failing silently.
• A real-cache verification found 4,169 exportable meshes.

Mesh preview

• Added an interactive mesh preview window.
• Double-clicking a supported mesh opens its preview.
• Added mouse rotation and mouse-wheel zoom.
• Added automatic model centering and scaling.
• Added wireframe rendering and vertex/triangle information.
• Mesh decoding and preview loading run asynchronously.

Models and textures

• Added a permanent RBXM & KTX tab.
• Added detection and export for binary RBXM, XML RBXM, KTX, and KTX2 files.
• Added filtering between RBXM and KTX results.
• Added selected and bulk export.
• Bulk exports can separate RBXM and KTX files into their own directories.

Fonts

• Added a permanent Fonts tab.
• Added detection and export for TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf) fonts.
• Added selected and bulk font export.
• A real-cache verification found 92 TTF and 5 OTF files.

Metadata

• Added a permanent Metadata tab.
• Added detection and export for JSON, texture-pack XML, and HLS/M3U8 playlists.
• Added an integrated read-only text preview.
• Added selected and bulk metadata export.
• A real-cache verification found 43 JSON records, 611 texture-pack XML records, and 10 playlists.

Cache clearing safety

• Added an initial confirmation before deleting the Roblox local asset cache.
• Added an optional prompt to force-close running Roblox processes.
• Added a second explicit warning before force-closing anything.
• Warn that Roblox Studio will close and unsaved work may be lost.
• Added recursive child-process termination for Roblox processes.
• Added logging for successfully closed and failed processes.
• Prevent multiple cache-clear operations from running simultaneously.

Interface

• Added Meshes, RBXM & KTX, Thumbnails, Fonts, and Metadata as real WinForms Designer tabs.
• All new tabs and their controls are visible and editable in Visual Studio's Designer.
• No new tabs are dynamically constructed at runtime.
• Added permanent status labels, progress bars, lists, previews, and scan/export controls.
• Added control anchoring for resizing.

Project modernization

• Pinned the project to .NET SDK 8.0.422 using global.json.
• Updated Magick.NET from 14.9.0 to 14.14.0.
• Replaced the local DracoMeshDecoder.dll reference with the Openize.Drako NuGet package.
• Verified the current NuGet dependency graph reports no known vulnerable packages.
• Verified both Release and Visual Studio design-time builds.

New source files

• RBXAssetExtractor/RobloxCacheAssetExtractor.vb
• RBXAssetExtractor/RobloxMeshExtractor.vb
• RBXAssetExtractor/MeshPreviewForm.vb
• RBXAssetExtractor/RobloxSupplementalCacheExtractor.vb

Known warnings

• TradeWright.TabControlExtra and VedooControls still target older .NET Framework versions.
• Windows Media Player COM references continue to produce compatibility warnings.
• One pre-existing VB iteration-variable lambda warning remains.

[1.2.4]

• Updated dependencies to address previously reported package vulnerabilities.****