[PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

Extraction and unpacking of game archives and compression, encryption, obfuscation, decoding of unknown files
Mysteri0n
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[PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

Post by Mysteri0n »

Shenmue 1 & 2 make use of TAD and TAC files to store the main game data.

Samples are linked below:-

common_5b6c4cd0.tac
https://mega.nz/#!bGwhjDTY!E_cff5bTS57h ... cVJoNa2W94

common_5b6c4cd0.tad
https://mega.nz/#!GCo1QRAQ!wLbGunDJkKDl ... j1PZ-ElQf0

I ran the comtype_scan2.bms script and seen some data I hadn't seen before on the 32nd attempt:-

32.dmp
https://mega.nz/#!6fxFnbDa!qYl1s8v_bedb ... jt0174nPX8

A script to extract and recompile would be awesome and greatly appreciated :)
Mysteri0n
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

Post by Mysteri0n »

Here's some bigger files, just in case:-

audio_eng_5b69b0ee.tac
https://mega.nz/#!qaoCSaDS!m4NXF-M6w73P ... 6hrDbzpFPo

audio_eng_5b69b0ee.tad
https://mega.nz/#!LGhykK4R!sI-gz9-IeX6v ... 3wTXsvYvkQ
Mysteri0n
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Mysteri0n
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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They're useful - but I also need a recompiler, too :/
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Mysteri0n wrote:They're useful - but I also need a recompiler, too :/

Release soon
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Delutto
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Shenmue HD TAD Tool [PC]
By Delutto
See Readme.txt for instructions.
Shenmue_HD_TAD_Tool_By_Delutto.7z
Notes: Automatic conversion of the localization files, but there's some strange encodings, so some languages will not be extracted, but english files seems ok.
Not tested ingame.
ussdarkstar
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Delutto wrote:Shenmue HD TAD Tool [PC]
By Delutto
See Readme.txt for instructions.Shenmue_HD_TAD_Tool_By_Delutto.7zNotes: Automatic conversion of the localization files, but there's some strange encodings, so some languages will not be extracted, but english files seems ok.
Not tested ingame.



it did not work! not extracting language files
grandehitman
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

Post by grandehitman »

Delutto wrote:Shenmue HD TAD Tool [PC]
By Delutto
See Readme.txt for instructions.Shenmue_HD_TAD_Tool_By_Delutto.7zNotes: Automatic conversion of the localization files, but there's some strange encodings, so some languages will not be extracted, but english files seems ok.
Not tested ingame.


Can these tools be used to extract game audio and video cut-scenes out of the TAD/TAC files too?
Delutto
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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ussdarkstar wrote:it did not work! not extracting language files
Yes, works.
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grandehitman wrote:Can these tools be used to extract game audio and video cut-scenes out of the TAD/TAC files too?
Edit:There are many files with sounds and in many formats, check the *.aixf files to get the *.adx audio and *.adf files to get RIFF. There's a lot of tool for the formats on Stream ripping tools.
ISKA
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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Delutto wrote:
ussdarkstar wrote:it did not work! not extracting language files
Yes, works.
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grandehitman wrote:Can these tools be used to extract game audio and video cut-scenes out of the TAD/TAC files too?
Edit:There are many files with sounds and in many formats, check the *.aixf files to get the *.adx audio and *.adf files to get RIFF. There's a lot of tool for the formats on Stream ripping tools.

Where is the fonts?
ussdarkstar
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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My fault, I have not seen txt in common file.
Do you know where the font file is? Interestingly, it does not even support ö, ç, ü,
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

Post by Grebber »

Hi.

I export common_5be2c578 file. I give 1079 files. I found it: 827.txt This is the english language... If I edited my own language, how can I convert it back to common_5be2c578 file??

Ok its done!

font files?
swat
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Re: [PC] Shenmue 1 & 2 - TAD & TAC files

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where is fonts files?