Fallout 2 utility Fallout DAT Explorer II v1.2.0 English

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Fallout DAT Explorer II - A new DAT file packer/unpacker for Fallout 1/2

A utility for viewing the contents of DAT archive files for Fallout 1 and 2, as well as extracting and packing files into them.
This is a replacement for the outdated DAT explorer 1.43 by Dims.

Features:

• Can associate .dat files with the program (open them by double-click).
• Support Drag&Drop files from/to the program for quick extraction or adding them to a .dat archive.
• Search and open files in a .dat archive.

Limitations:

• The file explorer for the...

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Hello!

I am aware that I am posting this "years" after you released the utility, but it’s the most current version of "Dat Explorer" that I could find.

I have a question regarding the note "File compression for Fallout 1 DAT format is not supported."

I am planning to translate the game into my local language, and I found your tool during my research. Could you please explain what you mean by "file compression" in the patch notes? Will I still be able to extract/pack the .dat files without any issues, or is this function unsupported in this utility?