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That the world weapons stay in the characters hands happens in TF2 and CSGO, probably in CSS aswell. IIRC this was actually a bug, but we decided to keep it...
You would still have to read each file one by one, while you could just look at the name. What about having multiple games on the same map? Yet you...
I'm too unexperienced and never done anything in C++, but I made some preparations. Added SMD animation export, but didn't figure out how I could get the position and rotation...
Tested .vmf in Nemesis Crafty and Hammer
It just had some light infos Here is an old screenshot. That was made in feburary 2020. 
My current BSPs are extracted with [Titanfall VPKTool](https://github.com/Wanty5883/Titanfall2/tree/master/tools), but I'm not 100% about the old ones. I can e-mail you the old BSP files that I used back then if...
Might add instances if I find time tomorrow
Thanks for all the feedback, helps a lot! I'll get on it tomorrow.
Sorry for no updates. I'm kinda lost in exams right now. I would do the pole bones in one or two days. I'm not too familiar with the poles. Can...