Mass Effect 1 - a sound-file is eluding me badly

[Okogawa]

Partially relevant information: I am doing a remake of Mass Effect 1 in 2D (ruby), but are having a slight issue with a voiceover file which cannot be found. For my sound extraction needs I use Dragon UnPACKer 5 on individual *.isb files in the Mass Effect 1 ISACT directory.

The Problem

Normally (as with all other files), I have always found a *.isb (file with voiceovers) "counterpart" for any *.upk file, but for this file "nor10_char_creation_D.upk" I cannot find any *.isb

Why I greatly need to find the cabinet with the "voiceover" data is because it's for the character generation screen. I can live without this data, but I would do so with a sad heart.

I'll provide some more info if it might help to track up the missing file with the "ogg" files inside:


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Name = tlk
Object number = 1
Class = BioTlkFile
Object Flags = 00 00 00 00 04 00 0f 00
Object size = 2 K
Object adress = 20602
Export line adress = 2190
Next object = nor10_char_creation_dlg
Number of String Ref = 57
Number of valid String = 15
Number of Huffman nodes = 93
Number of string = 15
168926 Please log in to access your profile.
168924 Establishing secure connection.
168980 Profile reconstruction complete.
168930 Confirm psychological profile.
168923 Classified information requested.
168928 Please reconstruct profile.
168931 Confirm military specialization.
168929 Confirm pre-service history.
168925 Secure connection confirmed.
168979 Confirm facial identification.
168981 Identification confirmed.
168922 Welcome to Alliance Military database.
168933 Confirm secondary training.
168927 Warning: Data corruption detected.
168932 Confirm primary training.

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Number of labels = 76
Number of import element = 6
Number of export element = 14
Adress of labels = 137
Adress of import element = 1950
Adress of export element = 2118

Imported elements : ElementNumber ElementClass DefinedInto.ElementName
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0 Class BIOC_Base.BioConversation
1 Class BIOC_Base.BioTlkFile
2 Class BIOC_Base.BioTlkFileSet
3 Package .BIOC_Base
4 Package .nor10_char_creation_N
5 Sequence nor10_char_creation_N.Node_Data_Sequence

Exported standalone elements : Size ElementNumber ElementClass ElementName
-----------------------------
View 17420 0 BioConversation nor10_char_creation_dlg

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Any kind assistance would be most welcome

O.

[Apollo]

Guess you'll have to go thru every *.isb as game likely uses 'em globally for assets, in worst case scenario said audio is held in some upk file with adpcm compression like sfx are.

[Okogawa]

Guess you'll have to go thru every *.isb as game likely uses 'em globally for assets, in worst case scenario said audio is held in some upk file with adpcm compression like sfx are.

That explains it all...! the *.isb files does not have it, so... can you recommend any tool that can open/scan ME1 upk files and extract the adpcm compression data. While at it, I might want to date the sfx files too, what are they named?

Cheers!

O.

[Apollo]

I found some sfx files, namely weapons/explosions and such under the Audio_Content\VFX folder in the upk files there

attached Derplaya's experimental upk extractor for the adpcm data but many of the wavs can be false or otherwise wrong with it and sadly I don't know of better tool for the job of converting the custom riff files with adpcm.

Got it from http://meforums.bioware.com/forums/view ... =125&sp=58

enjoy.

Also additional note, Psychonauts explorer tool will open the *.ISB files with their proper names for the ogg files.

[Okogawa]

Wonderfully great, you MADE MY DAY!!!!! The tool worked perfect and after just 30 min I got the sound files I need + others I did not know I needed until I heard them (alien theme base siren as an example)...

WOW! Not used to so much luck at the same time!

Cheers and thanks!!!

O.

[wuixntx]

Do any one have a Extractor tool for isb sound file format of Mass Effect 1 ?

I remember I had got a exe File for *.isb in CoockedPC/Packages/ISACT folder last 2009 earlier.
It may be February~March 2009.

Now I can't find out the files in WEB.
The file is just one file of MS-Dos type

Inform me!

[wuixntx]

Do any one have a Extractor tool for isb sound file format of Mass Effect 1 ?

I remember I had got a exe File for *.isb in CoockedPC/Packages/ISACT folder last 2009 earlier.
It may be February~March 2009.

Now I can't find out the files in WEB.
The file is just one file of MS-Dos type

Inform me!

After having eventually found it out, I attach the address below.
http://meforums.bioware.com/forums/view ... =125&sp=30

And isbextract which I've found attached here.