Crowbar vs Noesis
Crowbar
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| Figure | Crowbar | Noesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Game Asset Extractors | 7.8 (#8) | 7.0 (#21) |
| Spec score · Game Modding Tools | 7.8 (#10) | 7.0 (#22) |
| Purpose | Crowbar is a modding tool for decompiling, compiling, and viewing GoldSource and Source models. | Noesis previews and converts hundreds of model, image, and animation formats. |
| Support | The group directs users to its guides, tutorials, discussions, and Dead4Mods Discord for help with using the tool and discussing its development. | The manual invites detailed bug reports but says direct replies are not guaranteed. |
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In their own words
Crowbar
Crowbar is a free modding tool for working with GoldSource and Source models and game packages. It can decompile MDL and related files into QC, SMD, and other related files, and can compile models when the game’s authoring tools or SDK and Crowbar’s studiomdl.exe are available. Viewing models likewise requires the game tools or SDK and Crowbar’s hlmv.exe. For archives, Crowbar can unpack, view, and search Valve VPK, Garry’s Mod GMA, Bloodlines VPK, Tactical Intervention FPX, and Fairy Tale Busters APK files. It can pack folders into VPK and GMA packages and supports batch extraction. Workshop functions allow downloading and publishing items for supported games. Game setups can link a game folder to its compiler, viewer, and package tools. On Windows, file associations and drag-and-drop can open VPK, QC, MDL, and folder inputs. The requirements page lists.NET Framework 4 and Windows XP or later, or Linux or Mac OS with a way to run a.NET Framework program. Crowbar is listed at free; donations are optional.