Vindictus KR server has new hfs format

[Bahamut082]

If other files still extract, I'd first assume something is wrong with the decryption implementation I have.
The header decrypts fine, the file table does not.

Well, my old code also doesn't works.... I don't know about you, but I was expecting this

I also expected this, but I'm pretty done with Vindictus.
I got the hint, changing encryption multiple times

[Yretenai]

They're just going to change the encryption if me or EKey update again. I don't have the time to chase after a game that I don't even play anymore.

[Unteroffizier2]

They're just going to change the encryption if me or EKey update again. I don't have the time to chase after a game that I don't even play anymore.

is there no chance of passing the knowledge on how to do this to someone else?

i havent played the game in ages either but i still use the assets from it.

[Yretenai]

They're just going to change the encryption if me or EKey update again. I don't have the time to chase after a game that I don't even play anymore.

is there no chance of passing the knowledge on how to do this to someone else?

i havent played the game in ages either but i still use the assets from it.

You'd have to talk to EKey, he did most of the reverse engineering work for the new HFS files.

[Ekey]

They're just going to change the encryption if me or EKey update again. I don't have the time to chase after a game that I don't even play anymore.

i totally agree with you, it makes no sense to update what will be changed in a couple of patches.

[Ekey]

I found some time to check Vindictus (US Steam) again and the client also cannot decrypt these files and load them properly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 02E5E5D831AC57D0CFF04C041BC55FBE9A2FD85E_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 02E5E5D831AC57D0CFF04C041BC55FBE9A2FD85E_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 6925383D5029FD3A529AD6FA38973AD028F23700_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> 92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00002.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00002.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00003.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00004.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00005.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00006.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00007.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00008.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00009.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00010.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00011.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00012.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00002.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00003.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> CD2BFF80AE2AD8EFE271A5532CF2F23A200C1D91_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> CD2BFF80AE2AD8EFE271A5532CF2F23A200C1D91_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> D5B905CB15E245420FDA13B353579736FE8F0FA4_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00000.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00001.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00002.hfs
[HFS ERROR]: Unable to extract archive -> FBFEB3337E53CBFD095EE296F27334E96309C6CE_00000.hfs

Added > 2 months ago · 15 February 2022

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AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00000.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00001.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00002.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00003.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00004.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00005.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00006.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00007.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00008.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00009.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00010.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00011.hfs
AC85353AF5C350714C1C0C1EF69E62E2B27D0D72_00012.hfs

Added > 16 days ago · 22 March 2022

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02E5E5D831AC57D0CFF04C041BC55FBE9A2FD85E_00000.hfs
02E5E5D831AC57D0CFF04C041BC55FBE9A2FD85E_00001.hfs
6925383D5029FD3A529AD6FA38973AD028F23700_00000.hfs
92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00000.hfs
92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00001.hfs
92D8F1BED3DDD23CAEB5836B70D05A03C14BB80F_00002.hfs
C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00000.hfs
C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00001.hfs
C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00002.hfs
C4C65C76380CADD50A4325719E91087053CE860A_00003.hfs
CD2BFF80AE2AD8EFE271A5532CF2F23A200C1D91_00000.hfs
CD2BFF80AE2AD8EFE271A5532CF2F23A200C1D91_00001.hfs
D5B905CB15E245420FDA13B353579736FE8F0FA4_00000.hfs
DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00000.hfs
DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00001.hfs
DEEEB801A7F01DAEA370C5B3256A770FA07767BF_00002.hfs
FBFEB3337E53CBFD095EE296F27334E96309C6CE_00000.hfs

Might be some old stuff they forgot to delete it?

[Unteroffizier2]

A new character got released on the 22nd of march so id say those encrypted files are for the new character. atleast march's files are, not sure about feburary's files though.

[Ekey]

A new character got released on the 22nd of march so id say those encrypted files are for the new character. atleast march's files are, not sure about feburary's files though.

Folders are models\player\ right?

[Unteroffizier2]

Folders are models\player\ right?

yeah, "materials/models/player" and "models/player".

[Ekey]

They changed passwords for newest archives. Anyway there content list of these hfs's> https://pastebin.com/fPp650xj

Extracted content (Letty): Mirror #1 (Available for 7 days) or Mirror #2

Don't waiting for tool updates (no make sense), i guess this will affect for all hfs in the future.

[Bahamut082]

They changed passwords for newest archives. Anyway there content list of these hfs's> https://pastebin.com/fPp650xj

Extracted content (Letty): Mirror #1 (Available for 7 days) or Mirror #2

Don't waiting for tool updates (no make sense), i guess this will affect all hfs in the future.

You are THE god amongs gods! Thank you a lot!!!

If I can add some details, specifically letty character was released in kr around 6 months ago.

Back then only her files had the password changed. Nowaday, still, only her files have the password changed.
Despite, in the meanwhile, the new content doesn't really involve only chars but also new raids maps, outfits, and other stuff,
only her files seems to be different from the others.

All the other new content like maps, outfits etc works fine with your extractor.
That make me at least doubt about the fact the new password wasn't meant to be applied to all the new content, but only her (and my guess is any future char). All the rest, even if new, can be extracted normally even today after 6 months.


Last thing. Since as i read there won't be any updates on the extractor, would be possible to add a small feature to the current one?

With these new, present and future,files that cannot be extracted the current program just stop and close everytime it find a file that cannot be worked out. This mean we have to manually isolate those few files that cannot be extracted manually and through lot of trials, separate them in a different folder each darn time, which take a long time...

Would be nice if the current extractor could just 'skip' the files that cannot be extracted and/or make a text log where are specified the files name(hfs) and keep going on instead of closing, so at least we would have a bit of an easier life in splitting the not working files from the working files.

Again thanks a lot!

[Ekey]

[You are THE god amongs gods! Thank you a lot!!!

If I can add some details, specifically letty character was released in kr around 6 months ago.

Back then only her files had the password changed. Nowaday, still, only her files have the password changed.

Passwords has changed for every new archives, I think they will continue to use this method.

With these new, present and future,files that cannot be extracted the current program just stop and close everytime it find a file that cannot be worked out. This mean we have to manually isolate those few files that cannot be extracted manually and through lot of trials, separate them in a different folder each darn time, which take a long time...

Would be nice if the current extractor could just 'skip' the files that cannot be extracted and/or make a text log where are specified the files name(hfs) and keep going on instead of closing, so at least we would have a bit of an easier life in splitting the not working files from the working files.

Yretenai fixed that 2 days ago > https://github.com/yretenai/HFSExtract/ ... /tag/0.2.1

[Bahamut082]

Yretenai fixed that 2 days ago > https://github.com/yretenai/HFSExtract/ ... /tag/0.2.1

That's awesome, Thank you both. It will help for sure.

If no future updates we might come here, from time to time, sacrificing a lamb and praying the gods for the new files to be extracted. (jk)

[winner25]

Thanks Mr yretenai and MR E-key's hard work to share these nice vindictus file to us! I will always suppot your team ！ Thanks so much！

[silberberg44]

Thank you guys for your hard work and courage to share your findings and works with the people, Yretenai and E-key!

I notice that the devs already placed a separate additional layer of protection in addition to the ones on Letty (and onwards) files. However, this protection touches solely on 3 folders worth of text files. However, this change isn't something as significant in comparison to the bigger picture.