Strange file with .swarc extension

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atkins80
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Strange file with .swarc extension

Post by atkins80 »

Hi, my name is Bobby, I have this file that I am trying to extract that has an extension .swarc I first though it was similar to a regular .arc but will not open with any unarchiver, I am confused with this type of file and never even heard of it. *EDIT wrong link*
aluigi
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

Post by aluigi »

Repost the correct link
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Here is the link to this file, it is from a Sonic Fan Game https://mega.co.nz/#!KllSDTxJ!4TIKEdu2j ... gGbpgT-peY
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I have problems to find how the files are stored, they seem to be all xored with 0x26 and having a SIZE field (& 0x80000000) but apparantely there is something more.

Easy solution, xore the whole archive with 0x26 and use a file ripper (DragonUnpacker has one in it?) on it to extract the known file types, like the many PNGs inside.
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Thanks, I will download that and I will let you know if it worked :)
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I have Dragon Unpacker downloaded, but Trend Micro is wanting to be stubborn saying that it is malware/trojan.
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I used Dragon Unpacker on the file, but ended up with a file that is only 3 KB in size when the whole archive is over 170 MB.
MerlinSVK
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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HyperRipper found there 692 files, PNGs and OGGs.

Image
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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okay, I see now, but I will need some help going through this I don't know what settings to use.
MerlinSVK
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Click on "Formats" tab and then select what formats you want to search for. That's all.
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I selected the png and ogg format and it found nothing, all i get is 7 files and not the 692 that I see in the screenshot above.
MerlinSVK
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

Post by MerlinSVK »

That's weird. Try this .swarc (it contains 30 PNGs).

https://mega.co.nz/#!CJ4GCDgJ!i5Z_3UGHy ... 1bIb6n9dRc
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Thanks, but I was wondering if there was anything else like objects and other stuff in the file, because I was going to going to mod the game.
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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After extracting all PNGs and OGGs, I got 124MB, so there are 46MB of some other data. But it's hard to tell what it is.
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I don't mean to bother no one but could you send the files to me, I think those other what you couldn't tell are the games characters.
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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I have no other files.
atkins80
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Well I'm confused, I tried all settings on with Dragon Unpacker, all I can get is 7 files that start with 0x26.669 .
MaxMethod
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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Yeah same here, I only get 7 files that are .669. I have it checked to search for all files. Also those files that it can't find are probably B3D, those are the blitz model files. Any idea how to get those files?

Also I tried that file you sent, works fine, all 30 images are there.
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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It has been said by one of the lead developers themselves that it is impossible to open the file. There is no way to open, edit or unpack the file AT ALL! The reason was because other BlitzSonic game creators where stealing models and code from the game, so they made it more impossible to break than minecraft bedrock in survival mode.
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Re: Strange file with .swarc extension

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why do you even want to open the file?