Tools & other files

Last time links checked: March 25, 2007

Elite Force II

EF2 Source Code - create single player and multiplayer mods

EF2 GDK - Official tools and documentation for making maps, skins, models and scripting.

DDS Texture Tools - plugins for DDS

DDS converter 2.1 - convert dds files to other formats easily

Instant Texture Viewer - view a DDS files instantly, even from inside a zip or pk3 file

eliteforce.com's EF2 Tools - edit EF2 models

EF2 Linux Dedicated Server 1.1 - setup a EF2 dedicated multiplayer servers in Linux

EF2 1.1 patch - Multiplayer bug fixes, improvements and four new community multiplayer maps.

EF2 Single Player DEMO (English)

EF2 Single Player DEMO (German)

EF2 trailer and gameplay footage videos

FliX's EF2 map resources - good for learning how to do EF2 mapping


Elite Force I

Pathfinder 1.8.5 - great alternative to Gamespy Arcade, its a small program that shows all the EF servers

EF Multiplayer code - this is NOT the "readytogo" version, but you can find that one on my EF compiling MP code tutorial

EF Single Player code - this is in C++, if you want to make a single player mod for EF

EF GDK 1.2 - Game Development Kit 1.2, be sure the get the EF version so you can view mdr files also

NEW Milkshape Plugin - newer MDR plugin with exporting (created by theSnerd)

old Milkshape Plugin - edit MDR files (plugin created by theSnerd)

Orginal model animation source files for Elite Force in XSI format - create/modify custom animations for EF models

ASE Model Source Files and Carcass program - You'll need these to use the animation XSI source files

EF Rec 1.6 - create movies (avi) from screenshots

EF 1.20 patch - Fixes various bugs in single player game and multiplayer. Also includes the single-player voice pack for Seven of Nine by the actress Jeri Ryan.

EF 1.20 patch (Linux)

EF 1.20 patch (Macintosh) - Get that one first, then if you have the
expansion pack get this one afterwards
, and if you
DONT have the expansion pack get this one afterwards
. (Yes its confusing for the Macintosh version, but they made another fix for it. So get the first Mac patch, then depending on if you have the expansion pack or not get the appropriate second patch).

EFRadient Tutorial - Learn to create EF maps

EF Multiplayer DEMO

EF Single Player DEMO

EF Multiplayer DEMO (Mac)

EF Single Player DEMO (Mac)

EF trailer and gameplay footage videos

EF maps - There are some "source" maps available for EF, which means Raven gave us the all the original files they used to create the maps, so if you wanted to learn how they did a map or modify an existing EF map, then this is where you will want to look.

EF Single Player scripts - If you wanted to see how they scripted the game with the script code

EF guide - weapon tactics, walkthrough, holomatch tips, cheats

EF console commands

GTKRadiant - use to create EF maps

How to add bot support tutorial - useful for maps or skins

RCon Unlimited - remote control your server


EF I & II

EFrunner and EF 2 runner - run a EF or EF2 server easily with this program

WinZip or Pakscape - for extracting and creating pk3 files

LithUnwrap 1.3 - (last free version) shows you where on the 3D model you are painting

Milkshape - modeling program