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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

Post by aluigi »

I checked pad00001.paz (and I bet that 2.paz is the same), there is no free space for string tables.
it contains only the files content
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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aluigi wrote:I checked pad00001.paz (and I bet that 2.paz is the same), there is no free space for string tables.
it contains only the files content
Huh.

I dont know but they contained strings

PAZ00001.PAZ
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PAZ00002.PAZ
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I calculate strings offset like this: pStringTableOffset := pPAZHeader.dwTotalFiles * 24 + 12;
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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btw: aluigi check file and decompression > PAZ02072.PAZ. Contained 2 files. Second file have uncompressed size > 322905704 (321MB). Will it work?

Also some file name encoded by Utf8.
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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the new version of quickbms is out:
http://quickbms.aluigi.org

regarding the paz archives I used those posted by ehnoah, and if you sum the offset and size of the last file you reach the end of archive without unused bytes at the end.
maybe it's an old archive and they added the string tables in the new archives?

*edit* I'm rechecking the format, the error is for sure on my side
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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cool, script updated for supporting the handling of both meta and paz archives depending by what the user choice :)
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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Tested and work perfect. Thanks :)
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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My small variant for PAZ's :P ... Thanks to aluigi (Decompression algo) and to MrMoonKr (hint for strings in PAZ's).
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You are all gods or you are? :)

Time to find Archive with Sound Files =(
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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ehnoah wrote:You are all gods or you are? :)

Time to find Archive with Sound Files =(
Why? Use script for unpack all PAZ's, my tool unpack only single PAZ's (Open script, open meta, select output dir = profit)

http://aluigi.org/papers/bms/others/blackdesert.bms

PS: Output directory must where are all PAZ's
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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Oh not saw this script >.<

Seems I was blind. Thanks. Thousand Kisses to you guys.
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Re: Black Desert Client Research - PAZ + META File

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Do not forget to update QuickBMS to latest version.
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Re: PAZ + Meta File

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Here i update my unpacker, select dir with paz's push extract all and profit :)

Download: See below.
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Thank you both for all your work :D
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Updated again. Fixed problem with extracting large files (example -> PAD02072.PAZ -> on XP Out of memory) :scaredy: , ugly progress dialog removed, info moved on panel.

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Also remind you that there is a great script to extract the files :)

QuickBMS - version required > 0.5.27
Script: http://aluigi.org/papers/bms/others/blackdesert.bms

Download: See below
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Re: PAZ + Meta File

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hey Ekey , why when i'm trying to download your PAZ unpacker - it says me - W32/Induc.A Virus.
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