Pal2PacE

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Basic information

Author:
Bohemia Interactive
Compatibility:
Armed Assault (ArmA) Arma 3
Download:
included in TexView 2 release Part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam

Description

Description:
Pal2PacE is a command line tool for texture conversion. The conversion engine is identical to TexView 2. See Armed Assault: Texture Naming Rules for more information about the conversion process.

Usage

Line call:
pal2pace [saveoptions] source [<destination>]
Options:
Size of the texture output
  • -size=<n>
Examples:
Pal2PacE x:\Test\*.tga

Licenses

Licensing:
Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement
See also:
TexView 2


Additional information

Supported formats

Input:

  • JPG
  • TGA (24 bit / 32 bit with alpha channel )
  • PNG (with or without alpha channel)
  • PAA
  • PAC

Important note: All input textures must have resolution 2^x / 2^y (e.g. 16 / 16, 32 / 32, 64 / 64, 256 /256). The largest texture size commonly supported by graphics cards and RV engine is 2048x2048, in future graphics textures 4096x4096 or even larger could be possible and it is already supported in Pal2PacE.

Output:

  • PAA/PAC
  • TGA (32 bit with alpha channel)
  • PNG (with alpha channel)