Hacking How do I get started on hacking a PSP game?

[superstarxalien1]

I have so many questions about this.

So I have my ISO and everything, ready for me to extract the contents and modify them to my liking. But... how exactly do I get the files I need?

To be more precise, I'm talking about a visual novel here. Now I'd have to get them from PGD files which are encrypted or something and have CPK files which have something in them as well, but I don't see any of that. Especially PGD files, as I can't get for the life of me what they are.

If it's of any use, here's what the ISO contains (in text form):

Spoiler

PSP_GAME

INSDIR

ICON0.PNG
INSTALL.DNS
INSTALL2.DNS
PIC1.PNG​

SYSDIR

UPDATE

DATA.BIN
EBOOT.BIN
PARAM.SFO​

BOOT.BIN
EBOOT.BIN
OPNSSMP.BIN​

USRDIR

adx2

system_sound.acb
system_sound.acf​

data

icon0.png
jis2ucs.bin
pic1.png
ucs2jis.bin​

MODULE

libccc.prx
libdeflt.prx
libpsmfplayer.prx
psmf.prx​

UMD.CPK​

ICON0.PNG
PARAM.SFO
PIC1.PNG​

UMD_DATA.BIN

Thanks in advance.

 

[flame1234]

For PGD files:
Did you Google? What (phrase) did you Google? What did you try that didn't work?
I haven't actually worked with PGD files before but I Googled and several of the top hits looked promising.

For CPK files you need CRI Filesystem. Copyrighted software, so you're on your own for getting a copy. Discussing its operation is fine, though.

 

[superstarxalien1]

For PGD files:
Did you Google? What (phrase) did you Google? What did you try that didn't work?
I haven't actually worked with PGD files before but I Googled and several of the top hits looked promising.

For CPK files you need CRI Filesystem. Copyrighted software, so you're on your own for getting a copy. Discussing its operation is fine, though.

Stuff like 'What is a PGD file?' and 'PGD file PSP'. I found some results, but I don't know what to make out of them (in relation to the files I listed, that is).

I don't really need any help with CPK files, I can extract them with CriPakTools. ...Although I'm guessing I will need CRI Filesystem to repack them.

 

[master801]

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=19346.0

 

[superstarxalien1]

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=19346.0

Already looked here, but I'm not quite sure on what should I take from this.

 

[master801]

Already looked here, but I'm not quite sure on what should I take from this.

What's the name of the game?

You won't get any help without naming the game, since we don't know what we're looking at/for.

 

[superstarxalien1]

What's the name of the game?

You won't get any help without naming the game, since we don't know what we're looking at/for.

Diabolik Lovers: Haunted dark Bridal.

See, I'm not exactly sure on what naming the game would be helpful for, since I can't even get a complete look at all of its files. But it should help to know that it, apparently, uses some of Idea Factory's file systems, as told by this post:

Well, do not consider, that I want to be a hacker for that one, just had some minutes free and took a look...

So, all files are in crypted PGD archives (which contain CPK inside), you can decrypt CPK with jpcsp emulator and can extract contents using CriPakTools (or maybe even with native leaked Criware tools, I did not checked. for sure you would be able to repack them in CPK with these, only needed would be to patch eboot to do not use crypt).

All images were in well-known TIM2 format, so would be no problem to edit them, just quite enough work for image editor I would say.

Script files were in same STCM2L format used by Idea Factory everywhere, could be opened and edited with hkki.
I extracted script files, you can take them here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wcw5u1wbmf41bui/script_dl.zip
hkki windows build: https://github.com/xyzz/hkki/releases/download/140107/hkki.zip

Here is text example:


Here is image examples:

 

[master801]

Diabolik Lovers: Haunted dark Bridal.

See, I'm not exactly sure on what naming the game would be helpful for, since I can't even get a complete look at all of its files. But it should help to know that it, apparently, uses some of Idea Factory's file systems, as told by this post:

Using those instructions I managed to extract the file.

Contents: https://pastebin.com/qHFAJTau

EDIT: I'm not really sure what you're trying to accomplish here...

 

[superstarxalien1]

Yey

Using those instructions I managed to extract the file.

Contents: https://pastebin.com/qHFAJTau

EDIT: I'm not really sure what you're trying to accomplish here...

I just wanted to extract the very same contents as you did (and eventually patch them, of course), but what exactly did you do?

 

[master801]

Yey


I just wanted to extract the very same contents as you did (and eventually patch them, of course), but what exactly did you do?

Used the jpcsp emulator, enabled the pdg decryption setting, ran the game, ran the game again, and out comes a decrypted pdg file.

Then I extracted that file using the utf_tab program.

 

[superstarxalien1]

Used the jpcsp emulator, enabled the pdg decryption setting, ran the game, ran the game again, and out comes a decrypted pdg file.

Then I extracted that file using the utf_tab program.

Odd, JPCSP was never extracting the PGD, only the EBOOT...

So that's why I was having problems with this. What can I do?

 

[master801]

Odd, JPCSP was never extracting the PGD, only the EBOOT...

So that's why I was having problems with this. What can I do?

Enable the "Extract original PDG files to TMP folder" option above the eboot decryption option.

 

[superstarxalien1]

Enable the "Extract original PDG files to TMP folder" option above the eboot decryption option.

I did, multiple times in fact. But nothing came out from that, only the EBOOT.

 

[master801]

I did, multiple times in fact. But nothing came out from that, only the EBOOT.

What version of JPCSP are you using?

And are you loading the game through the umd browser?

 

[superstarxalien1]

What version of JPCSP are you using?

And are you loading the game through the umd browser?

Jpcsp 32-bit, version 0.7 2cc09c3

I tried loading from both the ISO and the UMD Browser.

 

[master801]

Jpcsp 32-bit, version 0.7 2cc09c3

I tried loading from both the ISO and the UMD Browser.

Try downloading a build from here. If it still isn't working, use the x64 build.

Then try to enable the 3 settings (extract savedata key, extract original pgd, extract decrypted eboot) in the crypto tab.

 

[superstarxalien1]

Try downloading a build from here. If it still isn't working, use the x64 build.
https://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/
Then try to enable the 3 settings (extract savedata key, extract original pgd, extract decrypted eboot) in the crypto tab.

Hey, I actually got to extract the game.

Now from here on I can modify it to my liking, but how can I actually patch the ISO? I mean, I know I'd have to repack the CPK (even though I don't know any tools that can do such), and patch the PGD (which, after all, looks to be INSTALL.DNS). As for this latter file, though, I think I have the option of either reencrypting the PGD (I think I have a tool for this?) or somehow making the game use a decrypted PGD instead.

Either way, thanks for getting me this far. I don't think any guide that I've searched could've done so.

 

[master801]

Hey, I actually got to extract the game.

Now from here on I can modify it to my liking, but how can I actually patch the ISO? I mean, I know I'd have to repack the CPK (even though I don't know any tools that can do such), and patch the PGD (which, after all, looks to be INSTALL.DNS). As for this latter file, though, I think I have the option of either reencrypting the PGD (I think I have a tool for this?) or somehow making the game use a decrypted PGD instead.

Either way, thanks for getting me this far. I don't think any guide that I've searched could've done so.

The game might support loading the file decrypted, but I'm not sure if that's a viable option, as I have no idea.

This is might some good info:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170806...klabel-translations.com/showthread.php?tid=16
https://gbatemp.net/threads/pgd-encrypter.432029/

 

[superstarxalien1]

The game might support loading the file decrypted, but I'm not sure if that's a viable option, as I have no idea.

This is might some good info:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170806...klabel-translations.com/showthread.php?tid=16
https://gbatemp.net/threads/pgd-encrypter.432029/

This sounds good for the PGD, but what about the CPK? How do I repack it (if needed)?

 

[master801]

This sounds good for the PGD, but what about the CPK? How do I repack it (if needed)?

Not really sure how to repack, but for a personal project I used crifilesystem (you have to find it yourself).

At that point I had to manually reconstruct the cpk file.
This part was the most tedious part of the whole process, since the cpk could've used a number of different processes when it was made (file mode, data alignment).
Checking the differences between the two files in a hex editor also helped me. You'll want the files to be almost exactly the same. You'll notice big differences if made incorrectly.

You'll have to experiment with it yourself.