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NichtWahr
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:29 am Post subject: Poking through the Suikoden IV disc |
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I have a habit of poking through the on-disc data in games that I've finished; the Suikoden series is no exception. A few moderators probably still have the off-the-cuff programs I used to read the data from the Suikoden I and II discs.
Not too long ago, I did the same for IV, albeit briefly. Here are my findings from that brief search:
- Unlike Suikoden III, the text isn't in plain ASCII; there's a possibility that it might be compressed as well. "Lino En Kuldes" as a character name makes me lean this way.
- Amongst the text that IS in plain ASCII are the names for hero, army, and cast-- er, boat. There aren't any for the previous installments. Draw your own conclusions.
- The last time any data was updated on the disc was October 2004. That's not a typo -- it means Konami had been sitting on the disc for months. (This makes it the opposite of Suikoden II...)
- The data file on the disc is monolithic -- it's 2 gigs in size. It's not exactly something you can readily dump to one's HD. :)
I'll have to go back to poke at things in more detail, some time. I'm curious as to what secrets remain hidden on the disc. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:30 am Post subject: |
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For those of us who -can- dump the disc to HD, is there anything we can do to help? |
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NichtWahr
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Probably not, just yet. I'll have to work out the encoding before I start poking through all that data. |
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Beecham
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Let me know if you need help. I bought a huge HD last year, and just a few weeks ago my computer died, so I had to buy a new one. I now have two relatively large drives, so I've got plenty of workspace. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: |
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I'm confused is doing this suppose to reveal more about a game, please explain? _________________ Life is like a play, you're given the role that fate hands to you.
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:37 am Post subject: |
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What benefits do you get by doing this??
Can you make the game better??? |
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NichtWahr
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Basically, you'd be able to read all the text on the disc; this might reveal difficult-to-find scenes, or stuff like the hidden character descriptions in Suikoden III.
You'd also be able to prove or disprove theories much more easily. (See! No references to Pesmerga! So there!) |
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Ah i see. So it is usefull then.
But it must be a bit of a nightmare sifting through all that data all the same?? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't be able to do that, no way, no how. I tend to get frustrated easily, and this will probably make me go crazy. I hope that something could be discovered that we didn't know already. _________________ Avatar courtesy of Midori
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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That's correct :) I still have those programs, including Loopy's modified version of one of them too, I think. Still have all the S1 data you gathered and all the S2 data I gathered before I gave up.
So are you trying to incorporate decompression into your program too? That's got to be the tough part, right? |
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wow amazing, I don't know how to properly do that, all I know is if you put Suikoden 1 into a computer, you see music files, only 6 work, but I found it odd. I dind't discover it. a 2 gig dump scares me. it does. its not that I have lowsy disk space, no I love this preowned dood. 88.3 gig of free space. but I'm a sick-puppy and could suck it dry. moreso if I gain intrest in making huge photoshop/painter drawings. or install crazy programes.
slightly off topic but i was trying to make an ecco-the dolphin site, for DotF and put the two disks into the computer (DC and PS2) each version has differnt sizes.
anway I'm shocked, talking about HD-dumps? dude and I can't say "I want a suikoden midi remix of (song)"?
anway what can you do with the dumps? this is like emulation or is it not? If so I'd like some pictures. _________________ few runes short of a set of 27
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The Emissary Peregrine
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Am I the only one miffed here that this was delayed for months?!
Forget the scenes, we get the shaft all the time for stuff like this. It's really annoying, don't you think?
Also...
What is all this about Suikoden III hidden descriptions? Where can I find a transcript of said descriptions, if anywhere? Or are they just common knowledge tidbits that I would've absorbed without them?
Lastly, I, too, would like to know the practical applications for these dumps. I mean, If you don't mind me asking... _________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
-Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
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kuwaizair
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:08 am Post subject: |
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i heard a dump is taking text out of somthing. is it? a rip and a dump is differnt right? Its just sounds so vile. _________________ few runes short of a set of 27
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Ripping is when you take the data from a disc and copy it. If I prefer to listen to the CDs I buy on my computer [which I do], I rip the CD, encode it into mp3s, and listen to all my music on one giant playlist. I own way too many to be bothered with switching discs every hour or so.
Dumping, on the other hand, is more specific, in that you take specific data - like text - out of a compilation - such as the game's encoded data.
Neither of these is illegal in and of itself, but both are often used as prelude to something illegal - like sharing mp3s with those who don't own the CD, or reproducing overly large amounts of copyrighted text. So, as long as NichtWar doesn't, you know, put the entire script up for download, we're pretty much fine, here. |
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Cue the open-source wars... _________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
-Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
-Ibid. |
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