How to access certain Fallout 4 files

[caunyd]

Hi guys. I'm new to modding and I've been learning by watching youtube and by examining mods that I already use. I have several mods that only have esp (they dont have ba2). When I examine these esp with FO4edit, I see files that are not on my computer. For example, in the attached picture, I dont have raiderrootbehavior.hkx when I navigate to the listed behavior folder. I've tried ticking show hidden items, and it's still not there. So I can only assume that the file is in the esp. My question is, how can I access a file such as raiderrootbehavior.hkx. If you guys are going to suggest using the CK or the Archive 2 extractor, please be specific, becuase I've tried these tools, but dont know how to use them to the extent necessary to open that file. Thanks!

[ChuckYufarley]

How many of the .BA2 files have you unpacked? The file in your example is there, but still packed in Fallout4 - Animations.ba2. You can unpack the BA2 files with either Archive2 or with the Bethesda Archive Extractor, which is available on Nexus here: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/78

 

Using either of the two apps, select File > Open (file) and navigate to your Fallout 4 Data directory. There select which BA2 archive you wish to extract, completely or in part. If you want to select specific files to extract, I would suggest using B.A.E as it maintains all the file paths for easy navigation. Archive2 just throws everything into one giant list and you have to hunt for what you want. However, Archive2 is better for extracting some of the Texture BA2s as B.A.E. will sometimes get hung up and not extract everything.

 

Once you have the files selected that you want to extract, using Archive2, select Archive > Extract All to/Extract Selected to. Using B.A.E. just click the Extract button at the bottom. If you navigated to the Data folder using either of the apps, they will default to the Data folder as the location to extract the files. Just click the Select Folder button at the bottom of the window. This will create all the folders and sub-folders that contain the files you're extracting, as well as the files themselves. If you'd rather extract them to another location, then you need to navigate to that location before clicking Select Folder. If you set up either app as the default for opening BA2 files, you can then just double click the BA2 you want to extract to open it, but be careful when selecting the folder when extracting, because it will default to the location of the app itself, not the Data folder.

[caunyd]

I have extracted the BA2s already, I just didn't do it in the photo, because I was using FO4Edit to just to show a file that I can't get to. In extracting the BA2s, as you suggested, I still don't see RaiderRootBehavior.hkx . Chuck thanks for the feedback, any other suggestions?

[RoNin1971]

its there, under:

..\Meshes\Actors\Character\Behaviors\RaiderRootBehavior.hkx