Product keys for modding

[sugarfall]

hey all im trying to mod a game. i've found the files but they are in .pkg format. i believe i can use hactool or nstool to extract them but i need product keys. im unsure if i need my own console keys (which i already have saved) or the games. can anyone help me?

 

[a_username_that_is_cool]

what game
also distribution of keys is not allowed

 

[sugarfall]

hades 2. i know they cant but i can ask how to access mine right?

 

[petspeed]

Use latest lockpick rcm to extract the keys

 

[sugarfall]

so ive come to the conclusion that i

Use latest lockpick rcm to extract the keys

i downloaded the latest lockpick from hats and keep getting this error when trying to extract nca using command
hactool.exe -k prod.keys --romfsdir=romfs --exefsdir=exefs "path_to_file.nca"


[WARN] prod.keys does not exist.
Invalid BKTR layout!

 

[petspeed]

Did you copy prod.keys from your SD card to the folder where you run hactools from?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

hey all im trying to mod a game. i've found the files but they are in .pkg format. i believe i can use hactool or nstool to extract them but i need product keys. im unsure if i need my own console keys (which i already have saved) or the games. can anyone help me?

You can use any keys you find on Google, personal keys are only needed for decrypting NAND or SD card contents.

.pkg is not a Switch format though. Are you sure you didn't accidentally download a PS4 game?

 

[sugarfall]

Did you copy prod.keys from your SD card to the folder where you run hactools from?

yes theyre in the same folder

You can use any keys you find on Google, personal keys are only needed for decrypting NAND or SD card contents.

.pkg is not a Switch format though. Are you sure you didn't accidentally download a PS4 game?

i'll try downloading the keys and see if that works. yes they are 100% pkg from switch game.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

yes theyre in the same folder View attachment 532060



i'll try downloading the keys and see if that works. yes they are 100% pkg from switch game.

Caveat is new firmware comes with new keys and keys you find online might not have the latest ones.

Not sure what the hell I am looking at there.... What is "Hecate.pkg"?

 

[sugarfall]

Caveat is new firmware comes with new keys and keys you find online might not have the latest ones.

Not sure what the hell I am looking at there.... What is "Hecate.pkg"?

thats the file im trying to mod. its basically a png im trying to replace.

EDIT unsure if this is the issue but i just realized the my sysnad is at 19.0.1 and my emummc is at 20.5AMS

 

[The Real Jdbye]

thats the file im trying to mod. its basically a png im trying to replace.

Ohh, I see what you mean now. It's a file from inside the romfs.

It is kind of a generic file extension, different games can use the same file extensions for completely different formats. It seems for Hades you can use this tool but not sure if it works with Hades 2: https://github.com/quaerus/deppth

 

[sugarfall]

Ohh, I see what you mean now. It's a file from inside the romfs.

It is kind of a generic file extension, different games can use the same file extensions for completely different formats. It seems for Hades you can use this tool but not sure if it works with Hades 2: https://github.com/quaerus/deppth

omg dude this python stuff is so complicated lol

i got this far but now im stuck.
\Desktop\hades_extract_one.py", line 14, in <module>
entry = next((e for e in reader.entries if e.name == target_file), None)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'PackageReader' object has no attribute 'entries'