uhmm, use hex to find out how to read lfr files?

[Boop]

yea, that's the problem. Even if you look at the csv-converter closer, you'll notice that this is just a slightly modified lf2.exe-file. A bunch of resources were replaced to decrease the file size. But I guess, most of the code is still compiled in there....
So, nobody has bothered to write a completely new program dealing with lfr's, Marti just used the reader from the game-exe as the big basis....

I don't think thats true...

Anyway the problem is the recording file only contains the actions pressed, what map was used, random values etc.

To make a separate program you have to fully imitate all of lf2 physics, random-ness , data system etc. And at the end of the day you are still loading the same data making it kind of pointless .