Arvis Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) I hope you won't lock this, as long as i don't post iso's/game content, there is nothing illegal. Here is some progress: Modified game video by Dageron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkcV8K5AMYA...player_embedded Modified character/texture http://www.picamatic.com/view/3297412_VCSCharSelect/ LCS/VCS map textures opened http://www.picamatic.com/view/3323919_menu_chk_lcs/ http://www.picamatic.com/view/3323920_menu_chk_vcs/ Tool for packing/unpacking GAME.DTZ, you can view and probably edit content with HEX, i haven't tried it yet. Download: http://gtamodding.moo/w/images/c/c9/LCS-VCS_DTZ_Tool_0.1.rar Also soon is coming tool for editing ALL sounds of the game. That's not all, also sorry for posting links instead of thumbnails. Let the modding move on. Edited April 24, 2009 by Vecis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batuhan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Link ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvis Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Whoops sorry, forgot to add it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batuhan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Man, I mean GTA Stories Tex's link . and can you say me where is the menu.chk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) I work with them in his team, so I can constant say that soon some of this tools will be on public Dageron had been banned from here by Dexx. I think that we should ask him for unban because of many things had been changed from past Edited April 24, 2009 by gtaps2modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I can't wait for some of his tools to be made public, as until we can encrypt .rsc files into .DTZ files, that first tool is useless. I am quite happy for him to stay banned, aslong as there are people on here to report his findings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hm, I can not understand you, sorry( Why better to stay banned? P.S. I can post menu.chk/font.chk from LCS/VCS PS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) Better to stay banned because he should not be returning from a previous temp ban. How do you open menu.chk? As I cannot find them, please post them though. Edited April 24, 2009 by nerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batuhan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yeah , Im asking for how to open menu . chk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 What I really want to know is how to decrypt them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvis Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Don't know, i'm just reporting, if Dageron would be here he might be able to explain.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 That was a completely blatant attempt to get him unbanned lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmingCharlie Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 If you don't intend to discuss the topic then don't post in here. This is not the place to discuss members that have been banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) Here comes large edition toolkit for GAME.DTZ. Sorry, I havent got permission yet to post way of extracting .chk files (and I dont know is it correct), but... why not to post right them? Here it is: menu.chk from LCS and VCS PS2. As Dageron said, PSP-variant is on the way. Also you may look on the menu map texture VCS - in the corner some fraze is written in Russian) It shows that he know how to edit data) I think that we should ask admins/moderators to unban him. Seriously. CharmingCharlie, many things had been changed from his ban and as I know, he really want to say "sorry" for all community... Edited April 26, 2009 by gtaps2modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 If you don't intend to discuss the topic then don't post in here. This is not the place to discuss members that have been banned. Sorry but when there are any developments, we will discuss them, until then, nothing will happen, so we can discuss why he has been banned. I would also like to see him unbanned, if you can do that kind of thing, as he is more mature now, and a better hacker. He just generally has much to add to the community now. Anyway, those .chk files are interesting, I am guessing that he used a hex editor to change the russian phrase? But just editing is no use unless you can compact the data back into a .dtz/.lvz file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 But just editing is no use unless you can compact the data back into a .dtz/.lvz file. GTAStories Texture Viewer+010 HEX editor+Adobe Photoshop CS3+OPTPiX iMageStudio for PlayStation2. But just editing is no use unless you can compact the data back into a .dtz/.lvz file. So, all packing resourses back is very easy. It comes large tool called "DTZ Edtion" with functions of exporting and importing CHK-files, I know lots about it developing:^: But it has no future till author not welcome here. Sorry but when there are any developments, we will discuss them, until then, nothing will happen, so we can discuss why he has been banned. I would also like to see him unbanned, if you can do that kind of thing, as he is more mature now, and a better hacker. He just generally has much to add to the community now. For my mind everyody who is interested in LCS/VCS modding on PSP&PS2 should request for Dageron unban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvis Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 I agree with you. Modding really should move on, why don't let it? Dageron promised to show progress of IMG/LVZ archive hacking and script editing, wouldn't that be great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Yes, but we cannot be held for ransom, if he releases his tool, I would assume that he wants it published here aswell. Would that be right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 As I know, this tool is in WIP (Work In Progress) stage and will bet be done in nearest future - lots of data is unknown yet, and it is very hard to research alone. And in addition some of gtaF persons dont want to unban his account P.S. I have got some more screens wich shows that texture format in LCS&VCS is the same: And also look at this: (It is from Vice City Stories) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Would that be from the fonts.chk file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) of course) +Some more font textures. VCS has 4 fonts on PS2 and 3 on PSP, LCS has 3 on both platforms. Edited April 27, 2009 by gtaps2modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I am also guessing that the new tool will make you able to edit the fonts aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaps2modder Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) Of course! Edited April 28, 2009 by gtaps2modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dageron RUS Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) Hm, maybe you misunderstood a bit. Tool wich now is in developing stage will give possibility of exporting/importing GAME.DTZ data from both Stories games on both platforms. This file is very, VERY interesting and I hope that some more time late I will be able to research some more than fonts, menu, hud and radar00-XX in it) Textures on exporting are usual ".chk" files wich are used in Stories games. They can be opened using GTA Stories Texture Viewer. If you want not only to export pictures, but to edit and import them back you should be ready to lern some new large tools and also know HEX`ing a bit. For example - you see on the previous page, PS2 textures can be edited. So, you need to Extract picture to PNG Image Edit it in every editor you wish (Paint, Photoshop, GIMP...) Open new picture in "PS2 Image Studio" tool (search in Google if you dont know such, it is really great) Export from it in PS2-specific TIM2 format with swizzing Open in HEX new TIM2 texture and old CHK file Find in CHK data sector with this texture (really easier than you thought) Replace data On PSP situation is harder because of tool called "Image Studio for PSP" hasnt been released on public and there is no place to download it. Maybe in future this trouble will be passed. Edited April 28, 2009 by |Dageron| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 If I am on the PSP version, which I am, should I just use a hex editor to play around with the .chk file and see what happens? I will report all finding here, of course, I will need the new tool to be released first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dageron RUS Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 If I am on the PSP version, which I am, should I just use a hex editor to play around with the .chk file and see what happens? I gonna make some useful tutorial wich may help everybody. I will report all finding here, of course, I will need the new tool to be released first. Hm, what? I misunderstood a bit what do you want to report... If you want new tools, of course you (as everybody) will get it, but some time later. Do you really think that it is so easy - to reverse on console formats (+test everything also)? I hope that somerbody will want to work together. Btw, look at this: Some LCS PSP and PS2 data is different - icons and etc) +Menu background. I dont know how it can be used for, but... it is nice to replace data) For example, from PSP to PS2. If somerbody is interested in such mod, I can make this and try to teach also. And also to run+fix PS2 MAIN.SCM with "exclusive content" on PSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 What do you mean by fix the Main.scm hack? It works perfectly well on VCS, and I have never tried it on LCS, the next step should be a .scm editor for the stories games, but I would never even know where to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dageron RUS Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Vety strange, when I runed VCS PSP with PS2 main.scm, it crushed after any "exclusive" mission passing. On PS2 R* added some new opcodes wich can not be used on PSP. Maybe replacing them in HEX can help get rid of the problem, I gonna try some time later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerner Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 By run, I mean the general gameplay works fine. But there are three main problems: The game freezes after passing a non PSP side mission. This is because the game tries to update your record in that event, which of course doesn't exist! All PS2 only unlockable purchases don't work. This is also because they have not been coded into the game. And the PS2 only USJ's don't exist on the map. To get them to exist, you would need to port the PS2 map files, which is impossible at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dageron RUS Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thank you for so useful material! Btw, LCS PSP fonts had been researched: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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