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Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Razor on March 23, 2002, 08:30:04 am

I have tryed the one from Descent Network, but when I run the programme, a DOS window just opens for 2 seconds and closes, so I can't run the thing. It is in a zip file named: cob2fs2-1

By the way, I am using Windows 98 First Edition.

Please tell me where i can find a better converter.

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Ulundel on March 23, 2002, 08:33:46 am

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Originally posted by Razor
I have tryed the one from Descent Network, but when I run the programme, a DOS window just opens for 2 seconds and closes, so I can't run the thing. It is in a zip file named: cob2fs2-1
 

I know, downloaded this one too. Maybe I know how to convert with it but it's too hard to explain. Umm, I'll mail a better converter to you OK? :D

Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Ulundel on March 23, 2002, 08:47:38 am

Nah, you might as well download it from here

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/warofassassins/files/cob2pof.exe  :yes:

Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Ulundel on March 23, 2002, 08:51:58 am

That DAMN angelfire again!!! Oh well, I made a link for ya. Go to my Third Twilight project page and under the download sections you find it! :p

Title: Re: Re: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Razor on March 23, 2002, 11:31:53 am

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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve


I know, downloaded this one too. Maybe I know how to convert with it but it's too hard to explain. Umm, I'll mail a better converter to you OK? :D

OK. I downloaded it but can you please give me a short description on how to use it?

Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Grey Wolf on March 23, 2002, 11:41:49 am

Here's COB2FS2 with a GUI: ftp://ftp2.3ddownloads.com/86861/volitionwatch/freespace/cob2pof/cob2pof1-0.zip

Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: Ulundel on March 23, 2002, 11:43:47 am

Sure. First browse to the file you want to convert. (in infile) then give your output file a name (in outfile) and then click to  "to FS2" or to "FS1"  :D

Title: Where to find a COB to POF converter?
Post by: jonskowitz on March 25, 2002, 04:17:56 am

The DOS version of the COB2FS program is a command-line program that you have to run from a DOS window, assuming you remember how to use DOS that is. :lol:

First, place the COB2FS program in the directory with your *.COB file(s).  Then you open a DOS window and navigate to the folder with your *.COB files and the COB2FS program in it (screeming "I hate text interface!" the whole way).  Once there, you simply type the following at the command prompt:

COB2FS yourfile.cob [enter]

...and that's all there is to it.  do not forget the *.cob extension or it will whine and kick a "file not found" error at you.  When it is done (assuming it encountered no errors in the mesh) it will generate a file called "test.cob".