SFFS Archive

SFFS

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications

// SFFS container file format (.dat files)

// little endian

4 bytes (char) - magic // "SFFS"
4 bytes (uint32) - version // "1"
8 bytes - number of files (encrypted with application key)

num_of_files *
{
   16 bytes - md5 hash of filename
   8 bytes - index of file header (encrypted with filename)
}

num_of_file_headers *
{ 
   8 bytes - file data offset (encrypted with filename)
   48 bytes - file info (timestamps, size, data position, encrypted)
}


num_of_files *
{
  x bytes - file data
}

MultiEx BMS Script

Not written yet.

Notes and Comments

• This file format occurs in games protected by StarForce.
• SFFS stands for "Star Force File System".
• Starfource containters usually have name resource0.dat.
• There are multiple enryption methods applied to SFFS containers. All of them have been roughly explained in [www.glop.org/files/rld-sfrt.rar documentation]
  

released by group RELOADED in 2006. Application key and filenames are needed to extract content of SFFS container.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures

Compatible Programs

• SFFS Unpacker / SFSniffer
• Starforce Decrypt