overtools

Series of programs (tools) to interact with the Overwatch files.

.NET 5 Runtime (64-bit) is required. Download here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0/runtime

Downloads

You can find mostly stable releases on the AppVeyor page here:
https://ci.appveyor.com/project/yretenai/owlib/history

Help & Discussion

For most discussion related to the tools and for support, join our Discord. https://discord.gg/XM93ZdB

You can also find some help and tutorials on the wiki here:
https://owdev.wiki/Main_Page

How to use

Run DataTool.exe for a list of help and supported commands.
Most commands follow the structure DataTool.exe <overwatch_directory> <mode> [mode args]

Example List Commands

DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" list-heroes
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" list-unlocks
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" list-maps
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" list-achievements

Example Extract Commands

Extract commands follow the struture DataTool.exe <overwatch_directory> <mode> <output_directory> [filters]
Filters follow the format {hero name}|{type}=({tag name}={tag}),{item name}. You can specify * for the hero name or the type for everything.
Valid types include: skin, icon, spray, victorypose, emote, voiceline

Some of the extract commands:

• extract-unlocks - ex all hero unlocks such as skins, highlight intros, emotes, sprays, icons
• extract-general - handles extracting all all class unlocks such as all class sprays and icons and portraits
• extract-hero-voice-better - extracts hero voicelines and subtitles
• extract-maps - extract maps

Example Filters

"*"                                   // Everything
"*|skin=*"                            // All Heroes Skins
"Lúcio|skin=Classic"                  // Lucio's Classic Skin
"Torbjörn|skin=(rarity=legendary)"    // Torbjörn's Legendary Skins
"D.Va|skin=(event=summergames)"       // D.Va's Summer Games skins
"Reaper|spray=*"                      // Reaper's sprays
"Reaper|spray=(event=!halloween)"     // Reaper's sprays that are not from Halloween
"Reaper|spray=!Cute,*"                // Reaper's sprays except "Cute" spray
"Soldier: 76|skin=Daredevil: 76" "Roadhog|spray=Pixel" // Soldier 76's Daredevil skin and Roadhogs Pixel spray

Example Commands

Tracers Classic Skin (You can enter the name of any skin):
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-unlocks "C:\Games\Extracts" "Tracer|skin=Classic"

All Heroes Classic Skins:
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-unlocks "C:\Games\Extracts" "*|skin=Classic"

All Heroes Skins (will take long time):
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-unlocks "C:\Games\Extracts" "*|skin=*"

Everything - includes skins, emotes, highlight intros, etc. (will take very long time)
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-unlocks "C:\Games\Extracts" *

Extract Dorado map
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-maps "C:\Games\Extracts" "Dorado"

Extract All Maps (will take a long time)
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-maps "C:\Games\Extracts" *

Extract Tracers Voicelines
DataTool.exe "C:\Games\Overwatch" extract-hero-voice-better "C:\Games\Extracts" Tracer

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
All trademarks referenced herein are the properties of their respective owners.
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