How to unpack Sonic Mania (Encore DLC Compatible!)

[Bugadinho]

Method 1 : (FAST) (Thanks Axanery)

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1 - Extract the file "rsdkv5_extract.exe" and the accompaning files from .zip download onto the Sonic Mania install directory
2 - Drag and drop the Data.rsdk file onto the rsdkv5_extract.exe
3 - Done

Method 2 : (SLOW)

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1- Create a folder named DataUnpacked
2- Copy the Data.rsdk file from the Sonic Mania install folder to DataUnpacked
3- Open CMD and use the "cd" command to go there. (Example : cd D:\DataUnpacked)
4- Unpack rsdkv5_extract_plus.zip in there
5- Type in the CMD:
rsdkv5_extract_plus\rsdkv5_extract.exe Data.rsdk Unpack

6- Done


EDIT: Most files are in fact, encrypted, maybe we should wait for a new version of retrun or mess with the source code and try to make it work.

EDIT2: Now it works

EDIT3: Encore DLC compatible!

EDIT4: Removed Legacy guide and added fast guide.

[neon/drifter]

What does unpacking do?

[Marcus101RR]

Originally posted by pixels/that/breathe:

What does unpacking do?

unpacking is generally reading the initial file format, and unzipping it in its own decryption format that it was compiled with, essentially its just the same as a ZIP file, but to protect itself from people like us they encrypt it using their own keypasses.

This generally unpacks the game with some stuff, but the game uses Version 5 of the typical ROM format we are use to (see Sonic Retro), so some of the unpacking is going to be a hit and miss.

Sure someone will figure it out eventually though.

[468528456]

Fairly useless, isn't all this stuff encrypted with Denovo? Unless you can use it to extract the Soundtrack, I don't see the point.

[Martyboi]

he's referring to unzipping the archives, the game is packed much alike a droider

[CheeseBoar]

Originally posted by 468528456:

Fairly useless, isn't all this stuff encrypted with Denovo? Unless you can use it to extract the Soundtrack, I don't see the point.

Only the .exe is protected by Denuvo.

[YellowAfterlife]

Originally posted by Marcus101RR:

essentially its just the same as a ZIP file, but to protect itself from people like us they encrypt it using their own keypasses.

To note, custom formats are generally used not to protect from players messing with (in that case it would have been embedded into DRM-ed executable), but because conventional archive formats optimize for compression ratio rather than speed, while having "loose" files is slower to work with on HDDs.

A custom format, on other hand, can be organized in a way so that the game can keep that single file open while running and locate textures/levels/etc. to load very quickly.

Neither encryption or compression are commonly used, though sometimes things like textures are stored in an format that's faster to load up on GPU (DDS, DXT, TGA) rather than easier to view/edit, in which case custom tools (like shown) handle conversion for convenience.

[Zeikar]

Seems some files can't be opened and others are still packed inside .bin files.

[Zeikar]

Need tools for the .bin files and such

[LackingLyrically]

It doesn't work, it says that it is not an internal/external code

[Zeikar]

Originally posted by SirLackhuysFox:

It doesn't work, it says that it is not an internal/external code

There's 2 new tools better than this version.

[Zeikar]

Tool 1: https://twitter.com/bsthlc/status/90323076681299♥♥♥♥

Tool 2: https://github.com/koolkdev/rsdkv5_extract

[Crashed]

Originally posted by 468528456:

Fairly useless, isn't all this stuff encrypted with Denovo? Unless you can use it to extract the Soundtrack, I don't see the point.

Denuvo only encrypts strategic portions of the .exe; even significant portions of the .exe are plaintext; I can see plainly in-game text inside the .exe.

[LackingLyrically]

Originally posted by Zeikar:

Tool 1: https://twitter.com/bsthlc/status/90323076681299♥♥♥♥

Tool 1 doesn't exist, i still don't how to work it.

[Skullking Von Mooncrest]

Originally posted by SirLackhuysFox:

Originally posted by Zeikar:

Tool 1: https://twitter.com/bsthlc/status/90323076681299♥♥♥♥

Tool 1 doesn't exist, i still don't how to work it.

mm odd if that was the guy with the knuckles avatar pic something must have happened.

[LackingLyrically]

I followed all the steps, but it doesn't work. And what does "use cd to go there" mean? What am I doing wrong?