, which is much easier for beginners to use for extracting and creating files.
Egosoft packages X Rebirth game assets—including textures, models, scripts, and audio—into compressed .cat (catalog) and .dat (data) file pairs.
– Version 1.10 can only unpack .cat files. It cannot repack modified files into new .cat archives. For repacking, you must use the official XRCatTool.exe (from Egosoft SDK) or another third-party tool. This is the single biggest missing feature.
Unpack .cat files into loose folders or pack loose files back into a functional .cat / .dat pair. X Rebirth Catalog Tool 1.10
Automatically maintains the complex internal folder structure (e.g., assets/fx/textures ) during extraction.
Select an empty destination folder outside your game directory (e.g., C:\XRebirth_Extracted\ ). Click .
The tool will display a tree view of all packed assets (e.g., assets/ , md/ , libraries/ ). Step 3: Extract the Contents , which is much easier for beginners to
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XRCatTool.exe -c "C:\MyModFolder" -o "C:\MyModFolder\ext_01.cat" Use code with caution. Step 3: Install the Mod It cannot repack modified files into new
: Decompresses .cat and .dat files into readable folders.
Click . The tool will automatically create a matching ext_01.cat and ext_01.dat pair. Step 3: Deploying the Mod
page. Note that you must have a registered game on your forum profile to access this download. 2. Launching the Tool