Browsing Game Files - Pck and bnk files.

[「TANKY」]

READ ME FOR TL;DR
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The answer and how to is in the 3 post.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/0/617328415056491865/#c617328415058720463

Also another method is in the 15th post
http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/0/617328415056491865/#c523897023723383762
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Original Thread:


Evening,

Since i really liked the music in the game, i looked a bit in the game files, and found the "E1_Music.bnk" and "E1_Music.STM.pck" files, which is most likely the file that stores the music.

Opened and extracted it and got about 42 wav files, each about 1-3 mb big.
The only problem i am facing here, is that if i load the files with winamp for example, the lenght of each file is 00:00:00.
Same with any other audio program.

Looked at the wav files with audacity next, to show me what's actually in the audio files.
It was not possible to open them on its own, so i had to import them as a raw data file,
and with that the only thing in it revealed itself to be different static for each file.

Now the last part may just be me using the wrong import for raw data, since you have to select codec, byte order, channels, 0-byte-offset, datavolume and sample frequenzy on your own.

So yeah, if anybody knows something about this or tried it themself, i would love to hear it from you.
Kinda stuck.

[Alael]

Those bnk file are archive file and need the proper tool to extract it,

The reason behind the weird formatting of the wav file reside probably on how the game read the data,

Yet if you can extract the wav file you can techincally import it for example in logic pro and export it as an mp3 for example,

When you import it on any sound suit do you see the soundtrack on the timelapse?

[「TANKY」]

The tool i use to extract stuff from unknown files is most of the times Dragon UnPACKer, since it's the most supported and stable one.

If i import a 3mb file for example into audacity, and use the settings it gives me at the start, the timelapse of the file is just static to the end.
Added a picture for better understanding. (Sorry for the german version.)
http://img1.myimg.de/sa3982.jpg

[「TANKY」]

Alright, i figured it out.

In case someone else wants to try it, here is how i have done it:

You will need 2 things. A unpacker for the .pck files, and a little program that turns the extracted wav files into playable ogg files.

The extractor i used is named "Dragon UnPACKer" and is easily findable with google.
The converter is from another wiki, and is normally used for borderland pck files, but it just worked perfectly with life is strange files as well.
The Link is here: http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Extracting_PC_resources

The files for Life is strange are in "...\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\WwiseAudio\PC"
E1_Music.STM.pck is what you are looking for.

1. Copy the music.pck file somewhere and open it with the dragon unPACKer.
2. A windows will appear. Go to the "Format" Tab and click "Audio".
3. Go to the "Search" tab, check the box that you want to create a Hyper RIpper file and hit search.
4. Click ok, and you have a list of Audio files. You can drag them from the program wherever you want them to.
5. Now we need the converter mentioned above from the other thread.
6. Extract it and place the 4 extracted files into your extracted .waf files. (You need to do this)
7. Run the BL2Soundrenamer.exe file.
8. Use the little "D" button by the boxline to tell it where the files are located, then hit 'Convert Wav 2 Ogg & revorb.' A little popup box will tell you it might be faster to do this manually...ignore it and let the program do it's thing. When it's done, your folder should now contain a new .ogg file for every .wav file. These will play in your media player.

Have fun.

EDIT: Updadet dead links. Now link towards the BL Wiki instead of the dead forum.
Also, there is another method discovered in this post (Nr.15 in this thread): http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/0/617328415056491865/#c523897023723383762
Should all still work.

[Atrip3]

I found a way to extract these files, but I want to repack them. Do you know how to do this?

[RyMC3]

On a side note, if you peek around the game files, I found episode three choices on accident. :/ Was looking for music! I'm just curious as to why they left the decisions in there so soon...

[Bullet_Catcher*]

Thanks for this. I spent a few hours playing around with this. The PCK files are the compressed files and seem to contain all WAV files. The WAV files use an undeveloped / unreleased codec that I'm assuming the devs made themselves.

[Atrip3]

Originally posted by Bullet_Catcher*:

Thanks for this. I spent a few hours playing around with this. The PCK files are the compressed files and seem to contain all WAV files. The WAV files use an undeveloped / unreleased codec that I'm assuming the devs made themselves.

To be honest, they were encrypted by Wwise SDK.

[Täylór]

Hey Archer how did you extracted files with Dragon Unpacker I've tried different versions it's not working for some reason, keep saying "Could not open the following file: E1_Music.STM.pck Check if it isn't available anymore or if it's opened in another program"
I have no idea what to do, can you help please?

[Atrip3]

Originally posted by Wσrld:

Hey Archer how did you extracted files with Dragon Unpacker I've tried different versions it's not working for some reason, keep saying "Could not open the following file: E1_Music.STM.pck Check if it isn't available anymore or if it's opened in another program"
I have no idea what to do, can you help please?

Don't use Dragon. Instead use the program in the link

[J']

The unpacker really help. Now with this method I can extract anything I want. For example: I tried to extract Legend of Korra files and works. From the GEN_Rewind.bnk file the tracks 33 until 42 is the backward messages. And the 32th track is the REWIND. That clock, tick... tock... (creepy)
Now I wondering in the Episode 2 what is the track from Victoria Room after you get out from the room at the beginning of the game. I hope to found it.

edit: I didn't found it. -_-

[Prologue AI]

Originally posted by J':

The unpacker really help. Now with this method I can extract anything I want. For example: I tried to extract Legend of Korra files and works. From the GEN_Rewind.bnk file the tracks 33 until 42 is the backward messages. And the 32th track is the REWIND. That clock, tick... tock... (creepy)
Now I wondering in the Episode 2 what is the track from Victoria Room after you get out from the room at the beginning of the game. I hope to found it.

edit: I didn't found it. -_-

damn, i was hoping it was in there somewhere...

[J']

Originally posted by Prologue AI:

damn, i was hoping it was in there somewhere...

Me too. The lyrics who I can understud is: follow me follow me, heads up, money money, if you want to (something, I cant understud).
I search that on google and nothing. -_-
Maybe and this track is from http://www.audionetwork.com ?
I mean almost all the other tracks is from here.
Naughty
Save the World
What a Day
On My Side

[Dragos]

Yes, it really is from that site it seems.

http://www.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/all-eyes-on-me_79575?category=23425

[J']

I know it. I don't know but the songs from this site exist only here. Not on soundcloud, youtube, spotify. Sigh! -_-
First. Second for some reason I did find this soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5q5BV2679o
I will try again to see, maybe I forgot something.
Thank you b34r77. ^w^

edit1: I found it, is on the E2_S03_Sfx_RailRoad.bnk the 2th track. That mean some tracks is not only in one file. -_-

edit2: The song on the Victoria Room is in the E2_S01_Sfx.bnk the 38th track, the last one. Still I can't understud the word in the end of "follow me follow me if you want". -_- XD :P

I love it. Finally I can extract tracks from games with way. Eureka Unpacker. XD

[BullishSquinty]

I realize this thread is a bit old, but I wanted to add another option I found. Some google searches led me to another solution that worked wonders. Some scripting magic makes this easy to dump out all the files. https://vextil.ninja/extract-audio-life-is-strange/