[Vecis]

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.

This post has been edited by Vecis on Friday, Apr 24 2009, 15:14

[Batuhan]

Link ?

[Vecis]

Whoops sorry, forgot to add it.

[Batuhan]

Man, I mean GTA Stories Tex's link . and can you say me where is the menu.chk ?

[gtaps2modder]

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

This post has been edited by gtaps2modder on Friday, Apr 24 2009, 15:56

[nerner]

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.

[gtaps2modder]

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

[nerner]

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.

This post has been edited by nerner on Friday, Apr 24 2009, 16:25

[Batuhan]

Yeah , Im asking for how to open menu . chk

[nerner]

What I really want to know is how to decrypt them in the first place.

[Vecis]

Don't know, i'm just reporting, if Dageron would be here he might be able to explain..

[nerner]

That was a completely blatant attempt to get him unbanned lol...

[CharmingCharlie]

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.

[gtaps2modder]

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...

This post has been edited by gtaps2modder on Sunday, Apr 26 2009, 04:37

[nerner]

QUOTE (CharmingCharlie @ Apr 25 2009, 21:46)

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.

[gtaps2modder]

CODE

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.

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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.

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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.

[Vecis]

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?

[nerner]

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?

[gtaps2modder]

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)

[nerner]

Would that be from the fonts.chk file?