Papers, Please (PC) Art.dat

[puggsoy]

There's an extraction tool for it here, but it appears to only support versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4. I don't have a XeNTaX account anyway so I can't download it. Haoose's tool is simply a packer, and the latest extracted files he uploaded are from version 1.1.60, while the latest version is 1.1.65.

Any help would be appreciated, I've attached the file in question.

[aluigi]

I have attached the decrypted Art.dat.
I'm sure that Ekey will be kind enough to share PPTool also here on zenhax.

I think that your decision to not register on xentax while it was free wasn't a good idea, not a surprise that xentax returned to be payware just as I expected

[puggsoy]

Unfortunately I only discovered XeNTaX when it was already payware, it's a shame because it's definitely a great place that has helped me a lot. Luckily you made this forum which I'm very thankful for

In any case thank you for decrypting that! I thought it wasn't able to support the newer version but apparently I was wrong.

EDIT: Made a QuickBMS script:

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# Papers, Please decrypted Art.dat format
#
# Written by puggsoy
# script for QuickBMS http://quickbms.aluigi.org

get OFFSET short
math OFFSET += 2

goto 4

for STOP = 0 == 0
   callfunction READSTRING 1
   
   if STR == "name"
      print "foo"
      callfunction READSTRING 1
   endif
   
   set NAME STR
   string NAME replace "%2F" "/"
   
   get TEST byte
   
   if TEST == 0x79
      getct SKIPSTR string 0x3A
      set SKIP long SKIPSTR
      getdstring DUMMY SKIP
   elif TEST == 0x52
      idstring "2"
   endif
   
   get TEST byte
   
   if TEST == 0x69
      getct SZSTR string 0x67
      set SIZE long SZSTR
      
      log NAME OFFSET SIZE
      
      math OFFSET += SIZE
   elif TEST == 0x7A
      idstring "g"
   else
      print %TEST%
   endif
   
   get TEST byte
   
   if TEST == 0x6F
      idstring "R0"
   elif TEST == 0x68
      set STOP 1
   endif
next

startfunction READSTRING
   idstring "y"
   getct LNSTR string 0x3A
   set LN long LNSTR
   
   getdstring STR LN
endfunction

It's sorta hacked together (the format is weird), but it works. Feel free to suggest any improvements though.

[Ekey]

here tool.

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PPTool -d -2 Art.dat Art.dat.dec

more info

[aluigi]

My script for extracting the files from the decrypted archive is available here:
http://aluigi.org/papers/bms/others/papers_please.bms

[aluigi]

Script updated to version 0.2 for automatically decrypting the input file without using pptool (thanks Ekey)

[puggsoy]

Thanks! Guess I should always check your website before I make a script myself

And thank you Ekey for your help

[aluigi]

Don't worry, I made the script just before posting so there was nothing on the website.

[Haoose]

Packer for 1.0.3x, 1.0.4x, 1.1.60 and 1.1.65-S
http://games-gen.com/soft/PPTools.exe

Extracted Files:
1.0.40: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1040.rar
1.0.41: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1041.rar
1.1.60: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1160.rar
1.1.65-S: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... 1165-S.rar

[ZickLeArtist]

Question, the packer packs things up in .dec. How do i turn it to .dat?

[ZickLeArtist]

Don't worry, I made the script just before posting so there was nothing on the website.

I don't know how to deal with this

[aluigi]

It's clearly written that the script is not valid for reimporting, I can't help with the packer.

[ZickLeArtist]

Here's the thing though. I extract the files using QuickBMS using Papersplease.bms. And try to reimport it using the same .bms file. I get the whole "Script is not valid for reimporting"

I only changed assets, and those assets are smaller than original.



Besides that, I didn't touch anything. What's going on?

Edit: I actually did try reimport the original files itself and it came out the same error. and I didn't touch anything.

[aluigi]

You canNOT use the script in reimport mode, doesn't matter what you changed or didn't.
I don't know how to say it differently.

[ZickLeArtist]

Then how can i reimport it? I just....can't? That's it?

[Haoose]

How do i turn it to .dat?

Use PPTool by EKey
viewtopic.php?p=26108#p2403

[ZickLeArtist]

How do i turn it to .dat?

Use PPTool by EKey
viewtopic.php?p=26108#p2403

Thanks but I'm using version 1.0.65-S. The pptool in that post only for 1.0.4X

The latest one, even with a new UI, doesn't let me encrypt it or at least shows me how

[Haoose]

Thanks but I'm using version 1.0.65-S. The pptool in that post only for 1.0.4X

No, you're wrong. For 1.0.65-S too use "-2" option, like for 1.0.4X

[LaserVenom]

Packer for 1.0.3x, 1.0.4x, 1.1.60 and 1.1.65-S
http://games-gen.com/soft/PPTools.exe

Extracted Files:
1.0.40: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1040.rar
1.0.41: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1041.rar
1.1.60: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... s-1160.rar
1.1.65-S: http://games-gen.com/PapersPlease-Art_d ... 1165-S.rar

Recently Papers Please was updated to version 1.2.76 which the packer cannot support packing the files for the new version.

The files from the new version are still able to be extracted using the previous methods but cannot be packed without an update to the packer tool.

I was hoping you might be able to update your packer to add support for version 1.2.76