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PAK

Format Type : Archive
Endian Order : Little Endian
Signature : MASSIVE PAKFILE V 4.0

Format Specifications

// SpellForce 1 (PC) PAK file format

// little endian


// header (92 bytes in total)
4 bytes (uint32) - version number  // 4
24 bytes (char) - signature  // "MASSIVE PAKFILE V 4.0\r\n\0"
48 bytes (12 * uint32) - unknown values
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files
4 bytes (uint32) - root index
4 bytes (uint32) - data start offset
4 bytes (uint32) - archive size



// directory  (16 bytes per entry)
number_of_files *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset (relative to data_start_offset)
   4 bytes (uint32) - filename offset (relative to name_list_offset_start)
   4 bytes (uint32) - directory offset (relative to name_list_offset_start)
}



// name list
2 bytes (uint16) - name list hash?
number_of_entries *
{
   x bytes (char) - filename or directory name  // all strings are reversed
   1 byte (uint8) - null terminator
}


// data
number_of_files *
{
   x bytes - file data
{


x bytes - padding

Games

List of games using this format:

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn (PC) (*.PAK)
SpellForce: The Breath of Winter (PC) (*.PAK)
SpellForce: Shadow of The Phoenix (PC) (*.PAK)

QuickBMS Script

SpellForce_PAK_script.bms

Compatible Programs

Dragon Unpacker
Game Extractor
Game Archive UnPacker (GAUP plugin)
SpellForce RE Tool

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 === Format Specifications ===
-<tt><b>
+<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-myDivision" style="width:800px; overflow:auto;">
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - Version <font color="purple">(4)</font> <br>
+<pre>
-char {22}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Signature <font color="purple">(MASSIVE PAKFILE V 4.0 + <font color="purple">(bytes)</font>13,10)</font> <br>
+// SpellForce 1 (PC) PAK file format
-byte {44}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - <font color="red"> '' Unknown '' </font> <br>
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - <font color="red"> '' Unknown '' </font> <br>
+// little endian
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - Number Of Files <br>
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - <font color="red"> '' Unknown '' </font> <br>
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - First File Offset <br>
+// header (92 bytes in total)
-uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - Archive Length <br>
+bytes (uint32) - version number  // 4
-<br>
+bytes (char) - signature  // "MASSIVE PAKFILE V 4.0\r\n\0"
-<font color="blue"> ''' // for each file ''' </font> <br>
+bytes (12 * uint32) - unknown values
-: uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - File Length <br>
+bytes (uint32) - number of files
-: uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - Data Offset <font color="darkgreen">[+firstFileOffset]</font> <br>
+bytes (uint32) - root index
-: uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - Filename Offset <font color="darkgreen">[+94 + numFiles*16]</font> <br>
+bytes (uint32) - data start offset
-: uint32 {4}&nbsp;&nbsp; - <font color="red"> '' Unknown '' </font> <br>
+bytes (uint32) - archive size
-<br>
-<font color="blue"> ''' // for each file ''' </font> <br>
-: char {X}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - Filename <font color="purple">(reversed)</font> <br>
-: byte {1}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - null Filename Terminator <br>
+// directory  (16 bytes per entry)
-<br>
+number_of_files *
-byte {X}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - File Data <br>
+{
-<br>
+bytes (uint32) - file size
-</b></tt>
+bytes (uint32) - file offset (relative to data_start_offset)
+bytes (uint32) - filename offset (relative to name_list_offset_start)
+bytes (uint32) - directory offset (relative to name_list_offset_start)
+}
+// name list
+bytes (uint16) - name list hash?
+number_of_entries *
+{
+   x bytes (char) - filename or directory name  // all strings are reversed
+byte (uint8) - null terminator
+}
+// data
+number_of_files *
+{
+   x bytes - file data
+{
-=== QuickBMS Script ===
-None.
+x bytes - padding
+</pre>
+</div>
 === Games ===
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 * SpellForce: The Breath of Winter (PC) (*.PAK)
 * SpellForce: Shadow of The Phoenix (PC) (*.PAK)
+=== QuickBMS Script ===
+* [https://github.com/bartlomiejduda/Tools/blob/master/NEW%20Tools/SpellForce/SpellForce_PAK_script.bms SpellForce_PAK_script.bms]
 === Compatible Programs ===
@@ Line 52: / Line 77: @@
 * [[Game Extractor|Game Extractor]]<br>
 * Game Archive UnPacker (GAUP plugin)
+* [https://forum.xentax.com/download/file.php?id=14707 SpellForce RE Tool]
+=== See Also ===
+* [https://github.com/wattostudios/GameExtractor/blob/master/src/org/watto/ge/plugin/archive/Plugin_PAK_MASSIVE.java Plugin_PAK_MASSIVE.java] (from Game Extractor source code)
 <br><br>
+[[Category:Complete Almost Done|SpellForce PAK]]
+[[Category:Platform PC|SpellForce PAK]]
+[[Category:CE None|SpellForce PAK]]
+[[Category:Format_Archive | Type: Archive]]
 [[Category:Extension_pak | Extension: pak]]
 [[Category:File Format]]

SpellForce PAK: Difference between revisions

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QuickBMS Script

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