Crowbar vs TTGames Explorer Rebirth

Crowbar is a free Windows tool for modding GoldSource and Source Engine games. It can decompile, compile, and view models, as well as unpack, inspect, and search Valve VPK, Garry's Mod GMA, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines VPK, Tactical Intervention FPX, and Fairy Tale Busters APK packages. It can also pack folders into Valve VPK and Garry's Mod GMA files. Decompilation can recreate QC, mesh, animation, and procedural-bone files, while batch workflows can process a selected folder and its subfolders. Crowbar supports downloading Workshop items and publishing them for several games. The maker says Windows XP or later and .NET Framework 4 are required. Compiling models needs the game's authoring tools or SDK and its studiomdl.exe; viewing models needs authoring tools or an SDK and hlmv.exe. The latest release shown is version 0.74, dated February 2023. Help materials include guides, tutorials, reference resources, Discord, and Steam discussions.

TTGames Explorer Rebirth is a free, open-source utility for exploring and extracting assets from TTGames LEGO video games. It browses and extracts .dat, .fpk, .pac, and .pak archives, with batch extraction for multiple assets. Supported text files such as .txt, .xml, and .csv open in a color-coded viewer. The tool can preview textures including .dds and .tex and export them as PNG. Audio formats including .adp, .cbx, .mp3, and .ogg can be played and converted. It also handles .ft2 fonts, .tsh texture sets, shaders, and models, with previews for shaders and models. TTGames compression and encryption methods include LZ2K, Deflate, and RC4; Deflate support excludes .an4 files. The project is distributed under the MIT License. Download or clone its GitHub repository, then run provided binaries or build from source. Ac_K is credited as creator and maintainer, with modding-community contributions.