MS Saga: A New Daw (AFS)

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:33 am

Example file attached using the cutter. This particular archive is on a PS2 disc.

Usually AFS files are used to store music data for some PS2 games, but in this instance, apparently not-- the game is storing almost ALL it's data in one giant freaking archive that's not a normal AFS file, and nothing I've tried has been able to open it thus far. Hopefully you guys can shed some light on the subject.

My eventual goal is to be able to extract the music from this file since this game has great music, but there's no official soundtrack.

edit: If it helps any, the base directory of the disc has the following files:

-0FLISTDV.DIR (no idea)
-AFSLIST0.AFS (largest file there, it's obviously the main archive)
-DMY.BIN (no idea)
-SLUS_212.70 (also no idea
-A file named SYSTEM with no extension (this is on every PS2 disc, so I'm assuming it's part of the OS)
-A subdir named IOP with a bunch of what look like stuff for the graphics and sound engine of the game (lots of IRX files)

Edit: This link is more current than the attachment, use it instead.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:37 pm

BTW, if you need me to upload bigger cuts or some of the other files on the dvd (size permitting), I can do that too.

lionheartuk · Post by **lionheartuk** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:57 pm

Can u uplaod someting else please dude.
As that fiel u posted ACTUALLY seems to be emty in the front and back sections.
Maybe all the data is in the centre.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:50 pm

o.x The stuff HAS to be in there... ok, I'll take a bigger sample then and upload it to rapidshit or something.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:01 pm

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jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:00 pm

Is the new sample any better?

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:33 pm

he;lp

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:28 pm

Why are only my home and loved ones excessively flammable!?

(bump because I can see NO ONE has downloaded the newer cut from rapidshare yet

)

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:33 am

bumping again

Post by **Mr.Mouse** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:36 am

K will take a look

mariokart64n · Post by **mariokart64n** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:32 pm

aww, haha my rapid share downloads are max for today >_<

anyway what programs have you used? afs is a pretty widely used archive format, and for the most part seems to be the same, for every game i've seen thus far.

But if your looking for music, use a praser such as media cube, it might prase something out of the disc. if not you could half ass it, and record the sound from the TV. just hope the game enables you to disable voices and sound effects.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:11 pm

I've tried adxutil and Dragon Unpacker so far, as well as the thingy on this site. The problem is, the afs isn't a standard afs, apparently, so those can't read it.

Not sure what Media Cube is, I'll try looking for it. As for recording from the TV, the problem with that is that the game has no sound test in it.

Post by **Mr.Mouse** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:54 pm

Just how did you create this AFS file ? It's full of references to Xentax stuff? Complete html pages from the Xentax wiki can be found in there?!

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I can only assume the file cutter you used to create the snippets fucked up and addressed whole other files still in memory.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:11 pm

That explains that. I used one of the cutter tools listed on the wiki, and it hung a reeeealy long time when I put in a big amount (since the first cut came out blank).

Is there a better one I can use?

edit: hurf, I should try the other one first.

jtrainor · Post by **jtrainor** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:25 pm

OK, made this one with the other cutter. Hopefully this one isn't junk.

XeNTaX

XeNTaX

MS Saga: A New Daw (AFS)

MS Saga: A New Daw (AFS)