diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ca96ef8..4531587 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use anyhow::Result as AResult;
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 #[command(propagate_version = true)]
 struct Cli {
+	#[arg(long)]
+	path:Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
 	#[command(subcommand)]
 	command: Commands,
 }
@@ -14,7 +16,10 @@ struct Cli {
 enum Commands {
 	Download(MapList),
 	DownloadTextures(PathBufList),
+	ExtractTextures(PathBufList),
 	ConvertTextures,
+	VPKContents,
+	BSPContents,
 	DownloadMeshes(PathBufList),
 	Extract(PathBufList),
 	WriteAttributes,
@@ -40,6 +45,9 @@ fn main() -> AResult<()> {
 	match cli.command {
 		Commands::Download(map_list)=>download(map_list.maps),
 		Commands::DownloadTextures(pathlist)=>download_textures(pathlist.paths),
+		Commands::ExtractTextures(pathlist)=>extract_textures(vec![cli.path.unwrap()],pathlist.paths),
+		Commands::VPKContents=>vpk_contents(cli.path.unwrap()),
+		Commands::BSPContents=>bsp_contents(cli.path.unwrap()),
 		Commands::ConvertTextures=>convert_textures(),
 		Commands::DownloadMeshes(pathlist)=>download_meshes(pathlist.paths),
 		Commands::Extract(pathlist)=>extract(pathlist.paths),
@@ -1038,3 +1046,227 @@ fn write_attributes() -> AResult<()>{
 	}
 	Ok(())
 }
+
+enum VMTContent{
+	VMT(String),
+	VTF(String),
+	Patch(vmt_parser::material::PatchMaterial),
+	Unsupported,//don't want to deal with whatever vmt variant
+	Unresolved,//could not locate a texture because of vmt content
+}
+impl VMTContent{
+	fn vtf(opt:Option<String>)->Self{
+		match opt{
+			Some(s)=>Self::VTF(s),
+			None=>Self::Unresolved,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn get_some_texture(material:vmt_parser::material::Material)->AResult<VMTContent>{
+	//just grab some texture from somewhere for now
+	Ok(match material{
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::LightMappedGeneric(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::VertexLitGeneric(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture.or(mat.decal_texture)),//this just dies if there is none
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::VertexLitGenericDx6(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture.or(mat.decal_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::UnlitGeneric(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::UnlitTwoTexture(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Water(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::WorldVertexTransition(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::EyeRefract(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.cornea_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::SubRect(mat)=>VMTContent::VMT(mat.material),//recursive
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Sprite(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::SpriteCard(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Cable(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Refract(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(mat.base_texture),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Modulate(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::DecalModulate(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Sky(mat)=>VMTContent::vtf(Some(mat.base_texture)),
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Replacements(_mat)=>VMTContent::Unsupported,
+		vmt_parser::material::Material::Patch(mat)=>VMTContent::Patch(mat),
+		_=>return Err(anyhow::Error::msg("vmt failed to parse")),
+	})
+}
+
+fn get_vmt<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,search_name:String)->AResult<vmt_parser::material::Material>{
+	if let Some(stuff)=find_stuff(search_name)?{
+		//decode vmt and then write
+		let stuff=String::from_utf8(stuff)?;
+		let material=vmt_parser::from_str(stuff.as_str())?;
+		println!("vmt material={:?}",material);
+		return Ok(material);
+	}
+	Err(anyhow::Error::msg("vmt not found"))
+}
+
+fn recursive_vmt_loader<F:Fn(String)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>>(find_stuff:&F,material:vmt_parser::material::Material)->AResult<Option<Vec<u8>>>{
+	match get_some_texture(material)?{
+		VMTContent::VMT(s)=>recursive_vmt_loader(find_stuff,get_vmt(find_stuff,s)?),
+		VMTContent::VTF(s)=>{
+			let mut texture_file_name=std::path::PathBuf::from("materials");
+			texture_file_name.push(s);
+			texture_file_name.set_extension("vtf");
+			find_stuff(texture_file_name.into_os_string().into_string().unwrap())
+		},
+		VMTContent::Patch(mat)=>recursive_vmt_loader(find_stuff,
+			mat.resolve(|search_name|{
+				match find_stuff(search_name.to_string())?{
+					Some(bytes)=>Ok(String::from_utf8(bytes)?),
+					None=>Err(anyhow::Error::msg("could not find vmt")),
+				}
+			})?
+		),
+		VMTContent::Unsupported=>{println!("Unsupported vmt");Ok(None)},//print and move on
+		VMTContent::Unresolved=>{println!("Unresolved vmt");Ok(None)},
+	}
+}
+
+fn extract_textures(paths:Vec<std::path::PathBuf>,vpk_paths:Vec<std::path::PathBuf>)->AResult<()>{
+	let vpk_list:Vec<vpk::VPK>=vpk_paths.into_iter().map(|vpk_path|vpk::VPK::read(&vpk_path).expect("vpk file does not exist")).collect();
+	for path in paths{
+		let mut deduplicate=std::collections::HashSet::new();
+		let bsp=vbsp::Bsp::read(std::fs::read(path)?.as_ref())?;
+		for texture in bsp.textures(){
+			deduplicate.insert(std::path::PathBuf::from(texture.name()));
+		}
+		//dedupe prop models
+		let mut model_dedupe=std::collections::HashSet::new();
+		for prop in bsp.static_props(){
+			model_dedupe.insert(prop.model());
+		}
+
+		//grab texture names from props
+		for model_name in model_dedupe{
+			//.mdl, .vvd, .dx90.vtx
+			let mut path=std::path::PathBuf::from(model_name);
+			let file_name=std::path::PathBuf::from(path.file_stem().unwrap());
+			path.pop();
+			path.push(file_name);
+			let mut vvd_path=path.clone();
+			let mut vtx_path=path.clone();
+			vvd_path.set_extension("vvd");
+			vtx_path.set_extension("dx90.vtx");
+			match (bsp.pack.get(model_name),bsp.pack.get(vvd_path.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap()),bsp.pack.get(vtx_path.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap())){
+				(Ok(Some(mdl_file)),Ok(Some(vvd_file)),Ok(Some(vtx_file)))=>{
+					match (vmdl::mdl::Mdl::read(mdl_file.as_ref()),vmdl::vvd::Vvd::read(vvd_file.as_ref()),vmdl::vtx::Vtx::read(vtx_file.as_ref())){
+						(Ok(mdl),Ok(vvd),Ok(vtx))=>{
+							let model=vmdl::Model::from_parts(mdl,vtx,vvd);
+							for texture in model.textures(){
+								for search_path in &texture.search_paths{
+									let mut path=std::path::PathBuf::from(search_path.as_str());
+									path.push(texture.name.as_str());
+									deduplicate.insert(path);
+								}
+							}
+						},
+						_=>println!("model_name={} error",model_name),
+					}
+				},
+				_=>println!("no model name={}",model_name),
+			}
+		}
+
+		let pack=&bsp.pack;
+		let vpk_list=&vpk_list;
+		std::thread::scope(move|s|{
+			let mut thread_handles=Vec::new();
+			for texture_name in deduplicate{
+				let mut found_texture=false;
+				//LMAO imagine having to write type names
+				let write_image=|mut stuff,write_file_name|{
+					let image=vtf::from_bytes(&mut stuff)?.highres_image.decode(0)?.to_rgba8();
+
+					let format=if image.width()%4!=0||image.height()%4!=0{
+						image_dds::ImageFormat::R8G8B8A8Srgb
+					}else{
+						image_dds::ImageFormat::BC7Srgb
+					};
+					//this fails if the image dimensions are not a multiple of 4
+					let dds = image_dds::dds_from_image(
+						&image,
+						format,
+						image_dds::Quality::Slow,
+						image_dds::Mipmaps::GeneratedAutomatic,
+					)?;
+
+					//write dds
+					let mut dest=std::path::PathBuf::from("textures/dds");
+					dest.push(write_file_name);
+					dest.set_extension("dds");
+					std::fs::create_dir_all(dest.parent().unwrap())?;
+					let mut writer = std::io::BufWriter::new(std::fs::File::create(dest)?);
+					dds.write(&mut writer)?;
+					Ok::<(),anyhow::Error>(())
+				};
+				let find_stuff=|search_file_name:String|{
+					println!("search_file_name={}",search_file_name);
+					match pack.get(search_file_name.as_str())?{
+						Some(file)=>return Ok(Some(file)),
+						_=>(),
+					}
+					//search pak list
+					for vpk_index in vpk_list{
+						if let Some(vpk_entry)=vpk_index.tree.get(search_file_name.as_str()){
+							return Ok(Some(match vpk_entry.get()?{
+								std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(bytes)=>bytes.to_vec(),
+								std::borrow::Cow::Owned(bytes)=>bytes,
+							}));
+						}
+					}
+					Ok::<Option<Vec<u8>>,anyhow::Error>(None)
+				};
+				let loader=|texture_name:String|{
+					let mut texture_file_name=std::path::PathBuf::from("materials");
+					//lower case
+					let texture_file_name_lowercase=texture_name.to_lowercase();
+					texture_file_name.push(texture_file_name_lowercase.clone());
+					//remove stem and search for both vtf and vmt files
+					let stem=std::path::PathBuf::from(texture_file_name.file_stem().unwrap());
+					texture_file_name.pop();
+					texture_file_name.push(stem);
+					//somehow search for both files
+					let mut texture_file_name_vmt=texture_file_name.clone();
+					texture_file_name.set_extension("vtf");
+					texture_file_name_vmt.set_extension("vmt");
+					if let Some(stuff)=find_stuff(texture_file_name.to_string_lossy().to_string())?{
+						return Ok(Some(stuff))
+					}
+					recursive_vmt_loader(&find_stuff,get_vmt(&find_stuff,texture_file_name_vmt.to_string_lossy().to_string())?)
+				};
+				if let Some(stuff)=loader(texture_name.to_string_lossy().to_string())?{
+					found_texture=true;
+					let texture_name=texture_name.clone();
+					thread_handles.push(s.spawn(move||write_image(stuff,texture_name)));
+				}
+				if !found_texture{
+					println!("no data");
+				}
+			}
+			for thread in thread_handles{
+				match thread.join(){
+					Ok(Err(e))=>println!("write error: {:?}",e),
+					Err(e)=>println!("thread error: {:?}",e),
+					Ok(_)=>(),
+				}
+			}
+			Ok::<(),anyhow::Error>(())
+		})?
+	}
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+fn vpk_contents(vpk_path:std::path::PathBuf)->AResult<()>{
+	let vpk_index=vpk::VPK::read(&vpk_path)?;
+	for (label,entry) in vpk_index.tree.into_iter(){
+		println!("vpk label={} entry={:?}",label,entry);
+	}
+	Ok(())
+}
+
+fn bsp_contents(path:std::path::PathBuf)->AResult<()>{
+	let bsp=vbsp::Bsp::read(std::fs::read(path)?.as_ref())?;
+	for file_name in bsp.pack.into_zip().into_inner().unwrap().file_names(){
+		println!("file_name={:?}",file_name);
+	}
+	Ok(())
+}
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