Koei Tecmo LINKDATA BIN IDX

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BIN, IDX

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications (Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires)

// Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
// BIN file format

num_of_entries *
{
   x bytes - file data
   x bytes - padding  // up to 256 bytes
}

// Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
// IDX file format

num_of_entries *
{
  8 bytes (uint64) - file offset
  8 bytes (uint64) - uncompressed file size
  8 bytes (uint64) - compressed file size
  8 bytes (uint64) - compression flag
}

MultiEx BMS Script

Not written yet.

QuickBMS Script

• Hyrule Warriors Legends script
• arslan.bms
• dynasty_warriors_4.bms
• yokai_sangokushi.bms

Notes and Comments

• This file format occurs in many Koei Tecmo games.
• Some files inside BIN archive are probably using custom ZLIB compression algorithm.
• Some entries in IDX file may be doubled or empty.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Arslan: The Warriors of Legend
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Dragon Quest Heroes
• Dynasty Warriors 4
• Dynasty Warriors 7
• Dynasty Warriors 8
• Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
• Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Pirate Warriors 4
• Samurai Warriors 4
• Warriors All-Stars / Musou Stars (PS Vita)
• Warriors Orochi 3
• Warriors Orochi 4
• Yo-kai Sangokushi (Nintendo 3DS)

Compatible Programs

• Cethleann
• Kuriimu 2
• Dynasty_Warriors_8_BIN_IDX_Tool.py

Cethleann Examples

Below are some examples of Cethleann usage:

// Extracting data from Persona 5 Strikers (PC)
// Note: "flayn" is just an alias for "linkdata" flag

Cethleann.DataExporter.exe --flayn -g P5SPC (Path to output the extracted files) (Path to the pd_ww folder)

// Extracting data from Attack On Titan 2

Cethleann.DataExporter.exe --linkarchive -g AttackOnTitan2 "K:\Games\Attack on Titan 2\LINKDATA\Extract" "K:\Games\Attack on Titan 2\LINKDATA"