The problem is that extracted files are compressed and I don't have access to NeoWizLib.dll provided by Ekey here : http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10654 (I don't have a Xentax account and don't want to pay 5€ just to register for something that i'm not sure if it will work or not...)
Some help would be greatly appreciated Ekey if you read this message could you please attach your NeoWizLib.dll ? I've joined a small pxp archive (which contains 2 files : Config.cfg and Football.cfg) as sample.
In that post it's also written that probably the decompression algorithm used for the data files is different and so you can extract only the text files like the one you attached.
If you need NeoWizLib.dll you can find it attached to this post (I think it's a semi-public dll, please confirm Ekey).
This decompressing function will be available in the next quickbms by default. To anyone: feel free to tell me if you have other functions of other games that I can embed in quickbms
quick and efficient answer Luigi, thanks a lot it works fine, too bad the dll only contains the NWDecompress function (I need to recompress the cfg files and reinject them into pxp archives with quickbms to mod the game...) I think Ekey made this function and compiled it into a dll, because Google can't find "NeoWizLib.dll" anywhere in the internet.
aluigi wrote:If you need NeoWizLib.dll you can find it attached to this post (I think it's a semi-public dll, please confirm Ekey).
I do not mind.
About algo: Game have 2 decompress functions (for CastleStorm, KungFu). First function only for plaintext files and second for other data like images and ect. This my lib contain function only for plaintext files. Pinball FX2 seems have generic function for decompress for all data's. btw: Game is free on steam
A less cool thing is that, unlike a lot of games, Pinball FX2 doesn't accept data in uncompressed format directly in game directory folder, it only seems to load PXP files or they have priority So there's no way to modify a file unless I find a way to recompress it to PXP format (and I guess the recompress function is unavailable if you're not a Zen Studio employee, as the game only needs the decompress algorithm to work...)
thanks Ekey... I understand nothing at all at your code it seems a mix between C++ and assembly langage could it be possible to program the reverse function ? (to recompress a file)
Hello everyone. I am happy that I manage to stumble on this forum. Me and few friends plan to make actual StarWars pinballs based on Zenstudio PinballFX. I see that guys here have success in decoding files from game installation. Is it possible (or if someone actually made it) to decode PXP files (we have PC copy of the game), or any other version (PS3, ie)? I am talking about graphics and sounds used in the game.
Just an update from my side. I have updated my script to version 0.2 supporting the two whole decompression functions used for types <= 4 and major than 4: http://aluigi.org/bms/zen_studio_pxp.bms
The only format which is not covered yet is version 3 like the files of Independence Day Resurgence / Battle Heroes and Infinite Minigolf. The reason is that these files look encrypted so probably the format is the same. Maybe I will check if Pinball FX3 uses encryption too (released just few days ago!).
And yes, finally the community has a way to extract ALL the files from any PXP archive made by ZenStudio... just in time for Pinball FX3 released 3 days ago. Script 0.3: http://aluigi.org/bms/zen_studio_pxp.bms
Basically PX is both an archive (type 5) and a container for various types of files. The one you provided looks like a 3d model. Try to open it with a hex editor and check what type of 3d format it may be and where it starts so you can cut the starting header and import it in some software. I support only the archives.
Cannot extract PTSData.pxp from Zen Pinball v1.35 (Android), any way to fix or plans on fixing that? The right script and the latest QuickBMS was used on it...
it seems a mix between C++ and assembly langage 