Hacking RB2 Customs - Proof of Concept

[Mrkinator]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

 

[mrwulff]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

speaking of parsing wt/ghm charts, my wt parser .41 does that, and my newest one 1.0 actually injects .chart files, but we still dont have audio going right?

 

[Mrkinator]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

speaking of parsing wt/ghm charts, my wt parser .41 does that, and my newest one 1.0 actually injects .chart files, but we still dont have audio going right?

Yes, in RB2 we have audio working! I want your new tool

Some Metallica in RB2 would be kick ass

 

[ccfman2004]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

speaking of parsing wt/ghm charts, my wt parser .41 does that, and my newest one 1.0 actually injects .chart files, but we still dont have audio going right?

Actually the audio for GHWT/M is quite simple to extract since there is no encryption used. It is easy to extract each track, but recombining them to make it compatible for Rock Band is another thing.

I have suggested that the RawkSD be capable of converting WT/M biks into Rock Band's format.

 

[mrwulff]

oh, i get what you were saying. i thought you were talking about doing stuff with guitar hero customs. my bad.

so if you can import them into feedback, whats missing?

 

[Mrkinator]

Actually the audio for GHWT/M is quite simple to extract since there is no encryption used. It is easy to extract each track, but recombining them to make it compatible for Rock Band is another thing.

Just take the WAV files that Bink spits out and throw them in Audacity, yeah.

 

[ccfman2004]

Actually the audio for GHWT/M is quite simple to extract since there is no encryption used. It is easy to extract each track, but recombining them to make it compatible for Rock Band is another thing.

Just take the WAV files that Bink spits out and throw them in Audacity, yeah.

Let me get this straight, Rock Band 2 for Wii can accept .ogg song files?

I thought it had to be in bik format.

 

[Mrkinator]

Actually the audio for GHWT/M is quite simple to extract since there is no encryption used. It is easy to extract each track, but recombining them to make it compatible for Rock Band is another thing.

Just take the WAV files that Bink spits out and throw them in Audacity, yeah.

Let me get this straight, Rock Band 2 for Wii can accept .ogg song files?

I thought it had to be in bik format.

Mm, not quite sure on ogg, but Moggs work, yes. The game has code for Mogg, bik and wav apparently (this was found in the game code)

 

[kylop]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

speaking of parsing wt/ghm charts, my wt parser .41 does that, and my newest one 1.0 actually injects .chart files, but we still dont have audio going right?

WAIT WHAT?!! If I remember correctly, the parser was originally for Wii before PS2. So, I'm going to assume that you can inject charts into the Wii version of GH:M. AND- apparently it is very simple to add audio to GHM, simply by converting the file to .bik and replacing it with Trucha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiATsl5MChc
So if audio works AND charts can now be injected, then shouldn't customs be available?!

 

[Gamemaster1379]

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15715

oh and I'm still looking into the Metallica/WT charts. I'm able to parse the charts, but I can't so anything with them except open them in FeedBack (the RB/GH chart editor) right now.

speaking of parsing wt/ghm charts, my wt parser .41 does that, and my newest one 1.0 actually injects .chart files, but we still dont have audio going right?

WAIT WHAT?!! If I remember correctly, the parser was originally for Wii before PS2. So, I'm going to assume that you can inject charts into the Wii version of GH:M. AND- apparently it is very simple to add audio to GHM, simply by converting the file to .bik and replacing it with Trucha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiATsl5MChc
So if audio works AND charts can now be injected, then shouldn't customs be available?!

I'd say they should be now.


EDIT: And about the parser. The PS2 and Wii versions are the same thing. The Wii version is the PS2 version ported to run on the Wii, no restructuring, so I wouldn't be surprised it works on both.

 

[tueidj]

One of the remaining problems is that the .mid file for RB2 must have additional data to control the video. Not sure how this would be handled when converting between GH .mid -> RB .mid.
The wii version of RB2 seems pretty flexible when it comes to the .moggs it will accept - even though they're normally only 28000Hz with up to 9 tracks it seems possible to use more tracks and higher (CD quality) sampling rates.

 

[crezwell]

How much space we talking needed on the SD Card, for say all RB1 songs. I think i remember Harmonix anouncing that 60-70 DLC songs can fit onto a 2gb Card, is RawkSD looking around the same?

 

[AerialX]

How much space we talking needed on the SD Card, for say all RB1 songs. I think i remember Harmonix anouncing that 60-70 DLC songs can fit onto a 2gb Card, is RawkSD looking around the same?

1.01GB

 

[Gamemaster1379]

How much space we talking needed on the SD Card, for say all RB1 songs. I think i remember Harmonix anouncing that 60-70 DLC songs can fit onto a 2gb Card, is RawkSD looking around the same?

1.01GB

Sounds pretty efficient then.

 

[ExLex]

W O W ! ! !

You guys rockz!!

If you release tomorrow, is just in time with cIOS Rev12 for instruments on USB Loader

My FC : 020118556731

Ready to rock!!!

Run to the hills on RB2... yeah!

 

[Mrkinator]

W O W ! ! !

You guys rockz!!

If you release tomorrow, is just in time with cIOS Rev12 for instruments on USB Loader

My FC : 020118556731

Ready to rock!!!

Run to the hills on RB2... yeah!

Cool, I will setup a thread right now in the Wifi Section of GBAtemp

And as for release, we still have no clue (I know your not asking, but I'm just saying

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And 1.01GB isn't too bad, hopefully you will have something for me AerialX by the time I get home from school

 

[zapu]

really great chit-chat guys, back on topic:

can you install a new ticket/title only for the customs? How should it be named?

or, just got an idea: If I create a new ticket/title and just add proper entries to the savegame (dlc/myticketname/xxx instead of dlc/sZAE/xxx/) will it work?

can I create sZCE and will it work?

 

[Robotic Earthlin]

Two questions:

Won't Harmonix/Nintendo know that we are playing custom/imported songs since the game is submitting scores all the time? When you all release this would you suggest that we disable our wifi or do you think it won't matter?

What happens when you try to play a song with no animation data?

 

[Mrkinator]

really great chit-chat guys, back on topic:

can you install a new ticket/title only for the customs? How should it be named? or, just got an idea: If I create a new ticket/title and just add proper entries to the savegame (dlc/myticketname/xxx instead of dlc/sZAE/xxx/) will it work?
can I create sZCE and will it work?

(If your talking to me about chit chat, its my topic, So I can do what I want

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Yeah, It should work, try it out.
QUOTE(Robotic Earthling @ May 29 2009, 03:35 PM)

Two questions:
A) Won't Harmonix/Nintendo know that we are playing custom/imported songs since the game is submitting scores all the time? When you all release this would you suggest that we disable our wifi or do you think it won't matter?
B) What happens when you try to play a song with no animation data?

A) Dunno, I don't think it will go anywhere since we are using a separate title ID
B) It freezes.

Post your RB2 Friend Codes if you plan to use RB1/Customs online here.

 

[SFenton]

mrwulff, has that new parser been released yet? I know that if you do, and it works, and we get a .midi, bam, customs for Metallica.