Final Fantasy XVI Demo (.pac and .nxd, .pzd)

[N o o B]

Can anyone make or provide a tool to translate the game? (Export + Import toolset) 🙂

Game:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515020/FINAL_FANTASY_XVI/

I found this .pac unpacking tool:
https://github.com/Nenkai/FF16Pack

Sample files:
0001.en.pac.zip
pac export.zip

[whateat]

Hi,

Same here. I tried to modify the text in those unpacked .pzd file. It only worked only if the replacing string keeps the same length of the original one. Otherwise character's voice will be lost in game.

It is because the .pzf file is opened as binary file either in a text editor or hex editor, changing the length of the string will causing mismatch of pointer in the program.

I also asked help from author of the extract tool, seems this is way beyond pack/unpack.

I don't know how to solve it.

 

[Datura2]

I tried extract a file .nxd, .pzd into txt, and currently not packed

Here:

UI.nxd.zip

Subtitle.bevent0000100.pzd.rar

Edited August 26, 2024 by Datura2

[whateat]

Hi Datura2,

The subtitle you extracted is one good step. But current problem is we cannot replace the text in the .pzd file unless the text string is the same length a the old one, otherwise game will only show the replaced text but won't play the voice accordingly.

Thanks,

[Datura2]

12 minutes ago, whateat said:

Hi Datura2,

The subtitle you extracted is one good step. But current problem is we cannot replace the text in the .pzd file unless the text string is the same length a the old one, otherwise game will only show the replaced text but won't play the voice accordingly.

Thanks,

I tested edit hex about character length, and it worked, the voice reads exactly the same time as the subtitle:

 

[Datura2]

Here, you can try it:

 

0001.en.testSub.rar

[whateat]

20 hours ago, Datura2 said:

Here, you can try it:

 

0001.en.testSub.rar 864.02 kB · 15 downloads

Fascinating. Can you be more in detail about which Hex editor you used and how to edit the character length?

Much appreciated!

[whateat]

Hi,

I tried open the "nxd\text\bevent\bevent0000100.pzd" with HxD, type in a test string just to replace the old sub text, and save the .pzd and repack the .pac.

But after launching the game the replacing text is showing without the sound.

Please help!

[Datura2]

59 minutes ago, whateat said:

Fascinating. Can you be more in detail about which Hex editor you used and how to edit the character length?

Much appreciated!

okey i will do a tutorial about subtitle and UI.

[whateat]

Thanks!

[Datura2]

Here:

Final Fantasy XVI .pzd struct subtitle

Edited August 29, 2024 by Datura2

[whateat]

Thanks a lot,

Let me try it.

 

[whateat]

Hi,

I followed the hint you gave and successfully edit "levent19100010.pzd" without losing the sound.

But still found many other files cannot be interpreted following the same rule, for example "bevent0000140.pzd".

And forgive my ignorance, how to locate multiple subtitle lines in one single file? I assume every two rows in the header represents one subtitle?

Thanks,

[Datura2]

19 minutes ago, whateat said:

Hi,

I followed the hint you gave and successfully edit "levent19100010.pzd" without losing the sound.

But still found many other files cannot be interpreted following the same rule, for example "bevent0000140.pzd".

And forgive my ignorance, how to locate multiple subtitle lines in one single file? I assume every two rows in the header represents one subtitle?

Thanks,

It's actually the same struct, I can send you the file to try it

Edited August 30, 2024 by Datura2

[whateat]

For example, can you help on this one?  "bevent0000140.pzd"

or you can use this attachment.

 

bevent0000140.zip

[whateat]

For the first subtitle, I can manage it.

But the 2nd and 3rd I cannot match them with the number in the header.

[Datura2]

16 minutes ago, whateat said:

For the first subtitle, I can manage it.

But the 2nd and 3rd I cannot match them with the number in the header.

Here, try it:

 

bevent0000140.zip

[whateat]

Hi,

Can you take a look at the image I attached? I kinda of understand the beginning column of each text and the "s"ound string. But don't know how to locate the row of the each subtitle beginning.

Thanks,

[Datura2]

17 minutes ago, whateat said:

Hi,

Can you take a look at the image I attached? I kinda of understand the beginning column of each text and the "s"ound string. But don't know how to locate the row of the each subtitle beginning.

Thanks,

okey, wait me

[whateat]

Hi,

I think I figure it out. The first Hex of each subtitle line means, from the header row of corresponding subtitle, skip how many rows.

Thanks, I will keep dig into more files.

 

[whateat]

21 hours ago, Datura2 said:

okey, wait me

Hi,

Could you help answer one more question.

Attached is bevent0000100.pzd original(left) and your modification(right). Can you explain how those six values are modified?

Thanks,

[Datura2]

1 hour ago, whateat said:

Hi,

Could you help answer one more question.

Attached is bevent0000100.pzd original(left) and your modification(right). Can you explain how those six values are modified?

Thanks,

You don't need to modify it, it's just the size of "sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000100/vo_bevent0000100_003_000.sab"

[whateat]

3 minutes ago, Datura2 said:

You don't need to modify it, it's just the size of "sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000100/vo_bevent0000100_003_000.sab"

But since only the text correlated to "sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000100/vo_bevent0000100_003_000.sab" changed, sound file doesn't change. Shouldn't this value be the same before and after the modification?

[whateat]

Thanks, you are right.

Those values have no impact

[Datura2]

49 minutes ago, whateat said:

But since only the text correlated to "sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000100/vo_bevent0000100_003_000.sab" changed, sound file doesn't change. Shouldn't this value be the same before and after the modification?

for example: sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000140/vo_bevent0000140_002_000.sab -> sound/voice/bevent/bevent0000140/vo_bevent0000140_006_000.sab, It is arranged in the same order and size.