Parasite Eve 2 HED CDF

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HED, CDF

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications (STAGE0.HED)

// Parasite Eve 2
// HED file format

// unknown entries (120 bytes)
num_of_entries *
{
   40 bytes - unknown
}


num_of_entries *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - entry ID
   4 bytes (uint32) - offset in sectors
                      // real_offset = offset * 2048
}

x bytes - padding  // 0xFF 0xFF...

Format Specifications (STAGE0.CDF)

// Parasite Eve 2
// STAGE0.CDF file format

num_of_blocks *
{
   x bytes - data block
   x bytes - padding
}

Format Specifications (STAGE1 - STAGE3)

// Parasite Eve 2
// CDF file format

// valid for STAGE1-STAGE3 files

// global TOC (2048 bytes)
num_of_entries *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - ID
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size in sectors
                       // real_size = size * 2048
}
x bytes - padding
x bytes - unknown
x bytes - padding


num_of_entries *
{
   // local TOC (2048 bytes)
   num_of_entries *
   {
      4 bytes (uint32) - ID
      4 bytes (uint32) - file offset in sectors
                          // real_offset = offset * 2048
   }
   x bytes - padding
   x bytes - unknown
   x bytes - padding


   // data block
   16 bytes - data block header   // This header not always occurs!
                                  // Sometimes there is just raw data or sound data
   x bytes - data
}

MultiEx BMS Script

Not written yet.

Notes and Comments

• Files inside archive may be compressed with custom LZSS compression.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Parasite Eve 2

Compatible Programs

• PE2 extractor + source code
• Parasite_Eve_2_CDF_HED_Tool.py