REDUX is a lightweight, command‑line toolkit designed to convert and export Red Faction geometry and object data between different Red Faction formats, and streamline and simplify asset prep and/or migration across RF and modern pipelines involving software like Blender or 3ds Max.

This software is still very much in beta, and may have bugs. If you find any, please contact me via the REDUX forum in #workshop-projects on the Community Discord


What's new in this version?
- Supports .v3c and .rfa files, both for import and export (enables creation of new animations for RF stock skeletons, and new models rigged to RF stock skeletons, which can use RF stock animations)
- Enhanced support for RF2 .rfl files (handles ambient light scaling from level parameters, identification of geoable brushes, light object intensity and range scaling, and new light objects derived from light-emitting coronas)

Important new arguments:
-anim <RFA FILE>
-skeleton <V3C FILE>
-animname <NAME>


Usage:

redux.exe -input <file> -output <file> [options]

To see available arguments:

redux.exe -h

Supported input formats:
- Wavefront OBJ (.obj) - Geometry objects with flags in object names
- Graphics Library Transmission (.gltf) - Static or skeletal geometry with bones, prop points, and cspheres
- RF Group (.rfg) - Brushes from non‑moving groups
- RF1/RF2 Level (.rfl) - Static geometry or brushes from non‑moving groups, most object types (if output is .rfg)
- RF Static Mesh (.v3m) - Mesh with submeshes, LODs, prop points, and cspheres
- RF Skeletal Mesh (.v3c) - Mesh with LODs, bones, prop points, and cspheres
- RF Animation (.rfa) - Animation for an RF Skeletal Mesh
- Partial support for: .rfm, .rfc, .rfm, .peg

Supported output formats:
- RF Group (.rfg) - Brushes with flags (air, portal, detail, etc.), most object types (if input is .rfl)
- RF Static Mesh (.v3m) - Mesh with submeshes for each brush/geometry object
- RF Skeletal Mesh (.v3c) - Mesh with LODs, bones, prop points, and cspheres
- RF Animation (.rfa) - Animation for an RF Skeletal Mesh
- Graphics Library Transmission (.gltf) - Static or skeletal geometry with bones, prop points, and cspheres
- Wavefront OBJ (.obj) - Geometry objects with flags in object names
- Partial support for: .png, .tga

Documentation and source code: https://github.com/GooberRF/redux

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- This is a perpetually work-in-progress tool for RF community developers, and has a feature set driven by need.
- This tool may have (read: probably has) bugs. It also has features that are only partially supported for the time being, with intent to improve over time.
- I always welcome PRs if you'd like to contribute, and also always welcome feedback and bug reports via GitHub/Discord.

dvl_iac · Mon 21 Jul 2025, 1:24 · Mikelice and 1 others like this User Rating: 👍 Recommended!   ⚠️ This review was written for an older revision of the file. The comments may not apply to this version. Reviewed as: REDUX v0.2.4 A super handy tool that made the full on dynamic day/night switch possible in mine and Phasmomancers RFU8 Catan map. The ability to take a RF group file or fully built RFL file and convert it to a model file Blender could open, as well as retain all the texturing and uv mapping, was essential to pull off the effect. Trying to do it the old way with vrml files then having to re texture and uv map everything in blender would have been way too tedious and I wouldn't have even attempted it. Looking forward to seeing what other new abilities this tool unlocks in the future!

Name	Date Added	Downloads	Quick Links
REDUX v0.2.8 (newest)	02/27/2026	1	[Download]
REDUX v0.2.6	12/13/2025	44	[Download]
REDUX v0.2.4	06/01/2025	61	[Download]
REDUX v0.0.1	05/03/2025	57	[Download]

(Old revisions are provided for historical reference purposes. They may be incomplete, or have bugs or other issues.)