The Week at the Game Research Forum #15
April 28th, 2014 by Devilot
This week was refreshing. little work, lots of studying and now 8GB of RAM. I only need a new GPU and I am set 🙂
3D/2D Models
- Heroes of the Storm: obscure format models (with an extractor already present somewhere else).
- Fist of Fu: CE is still working on this game, with chrrox’s help.
- Diablo III .app: still going strong and more progress is made.
- Asphalt 8: .pig files are being worked on. No joke, nor pun, intended.
- Project Blackout: Napoleon needs help for those models.
Audio File Formats
- RIFF Wave: yours truly still needs to understand this peculiar sound format.
- RE4: more investigation is needed.
Graphic Formats
- Granny 3D: .omt file investigation begins.
- Gladius: MrMouse himself is tackling the textures of this game 🙂
Game Archive Research
- .HVP: don’t worry, it’s not a STD 🙂
- Wild Arms 3: SmashFan is doing some nice work on the BIN file.
- Dark Souls 2: it was only a matter of time, I suppose, before someone would notice this game and its BHD archives 😉
- LA Noire: even more interest for a longtime lurker of the forums.
- GTA V: information on PCC files and help wanted.
- TaoYuan: CriticalError is looking for script help for this game, in order to get everything.
- The First Templar: necroposting, at least accordingly to the author.
- Chao Ring: OBB file extraction help for this Android game.
Compressed files and methods
- Wild Arms 3: additional information is provided on the compression method.
Game Localization
- Telltale Games: working on the encrypted files.
- Splinter Cell Blacklist: a small mistake with QuickBMS can lead to a serious disaster.
- Final Fantasy X PS2: help for a translation in an unknown language is needed.
Noesis
- No update since the 14th 🙁
Other Tools
- No tools were released in the Tools section this week, I fear.