Now, as far as the .OTHR and .AO files are concerned, how do we know for certain that they are compressed, and how do we decompress them?

I don't know this compression, but you can try to use com type scanner
https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?t=23

I have checked your XSS file, but I couldn't extract it. There are no offsets or sizes in this file or at least I can't find them.
Also, no PCM or ADPCM player that I have, was not able to play any music.

What about tiger tools that already exists? Did you try them all?

It's not archive, it is some shader file. Did you try to google it?
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... +shader+fx

Does this tool's author have a connection with unarch tool's author? Yeah, it is the same guy. He stole other people program's and put their code to his tool. He confirmed it in Unarch's topic: The first tool that I released was containing some other people's tools and eventually, I deleted it from...

Yeah, you can upload archive file to MEGA, google drive etc. if you want.

Hello. I was able to extract some data from your samples https://imgur.com/a/DTYfVdL
https://github.com/bartlomiejduda/Tools ... t%20(Xbox)

I have also documented this format here
https://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/Minor ... rt_XSH_XSD

Ok, I have tested it and it seems to be working for samples from CT Special Forces: Fire for effect (PC version).
https://imgur.com/a/pLLWV4e


Edit: Leaving decompression tool source in the attachment for preservation

I think it's not possible until someone write a custom unpacker for this.

No, it's definitely wrong file. It has 1KB of total size. Language files are often much larger.
Use my total commander method to search for text or just look for files in other folders.

I don't know, upload some samples to analyze and we'll see ;) Edit: I have searched the web and found this LocMeta (Localization MetaData Resource) and LocRes (Localization Resource) Are you sure you looking for text properly? Maybe try total commander method first https://ikskoks.pl/searching-text-...

New tools have been added to the collection
viewtopic.php?p=164263#p164263

In this situation you should type a valid key for the game to unpack content.
There are sites on the internet where you can find collections of such keys.

I have grabbed one for you:

Some new tools are listed here --> https://tcrf.net/Help:Contents/Finding_ ... g_graphics

I found this on the internet: MAME While playing a game, press F4 to see a palette screen. Then, press Enter to switch between the palette, pattern, and tilemap viewers. Pressing + or - increases and reduces the size of the entries. Pressing Up and Down on the keyboard goes through the entries, whil...