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WD1 XBG Import Tools (ResHax thread)

Source: ResHax forum thread "Watch Dogs 1 (PC)" (3D/2D models, Nov 2024–Jul 2025), thread by andreagtacj, solved by shak-otay.

Tools​

  • Blender 2.49b XBG importer — Blender249[WatchDogs][PC][xbg][2014-10-25].zip (66.54 kB), by Mariusz Szkaradek (Szkaradek123). Downloadable from the ResHax thread. All kudos go to Mariusz.
  • andreagtacj (Nov 2024): had the toolset for WD1 ripping, including the 2.49 Blender xbg importer, originally downloaded 2–3 years prior from XeNTaX.

Requirements​

  • Important: for Windows 7 and higher, copy the newGameLib folder into the Blender 2.49b root directory.
  • The importer does not work with newer Blender versions — 2.49b only.

Errors​

  • Loading an xbg gives an error that the folder newGameLib doesn't exist, even when it sits next to the .py file. Copying it into the Blender root fixes that.
  • Running the script in 2.49's Text Editor produced no module named genericpath in the console (andreagtacj, Nov 2024) — an environment issue on newer Windows, not a file problem.
  • shak-otay's newGameLib/myLibraries subfolder contained 9 py scripts (instead of 8 in the original) with 6 larger — potential mismatch issue.
  • The old newGameLib works too; joints come out shorter.

Notes​

  • shak-otay verified the script works: imported char01-xbg.png sample successfully (used Watchdogs.py from Mariusz Szkaradek, Oct 25 2014).
  • DemonTimeKilla (Jul 8 2025) requested access to the WD1 ripping tools; shak-otay pointed to the attached Szkaradek123 importer zip.