WrestleMINUS

File Processing for Yukes Wrestling Games

File Types

Primary Container Types:

These are containers that are the base file type for most files

-- HSPC (A container primarily used in 2K17 and later.) -- EPK8 (A container primarily used in 2K15 and 2K16, used for most mods to get custom slots.) -- EPAC (A container primarily used in older games, can sometimes appear in certain files.)

Secondary Container Types:

These are what the primary containers have within them.

-- SHDC (A container primarily used in 2K17 and later) -- PACH (A container primarily used in 2K15 and 2K16)

Compression Types:

These are types of compression the game uses.

BPE:

This is a "byte pair encoding" compression type the oldest compression type the game uses.
The program Currently relies on a program called Unrrbpe
Future versions may incorporate XHP-Creation's YukesBPE.dll
BPE Compression is achived by a program called bpe.exe by Victhrash36

ZLIB:

This a microsoft file zip type. The source Code for the Dll required is here.

OODL:

This is a proprietary compression type by RADTools
This program uses the dll shipped with WWE2K19 I do not have rights to redistribute this dll.
The game uses the Kraken compression algorithm with level 2 compression.

Library Types:

These are specific file type libraries that often only contain 1 file type.

Texture Library:

Contains DSS Textures.

YANMPack:

This contains animation files.

YOBJ:

This contains character model files.

Processed File Types:

Theses are files that the tool can currently brocess into some editable menu.

Coding Standards:

These are some notes on how the menus are coded for when additional file types are added.

The HideTabs command will be used for removing all tabs needed and incroperate save checks and save injection.
SavePending is used for any tabs that require save injection on close. ReadNode is used in conjection with this.

Adding Types:

• For an any new file it must be first added to the PackageType enum, this is a list of file types the program handles in some way.
• Next if it is an expandable file format it must be added to the CheckFile function.
  • For file contained a new TreeNode should be created with a ToolTipText = HostNode.ToolTipText This keeps the File Name in the treenodes
  • Next in the TreeNode.Tag there should be a NodeProperties created with and .Index(0 based),.Length,.StoredData which should be = NodeTag.StoredData to cary the parents data unless uncompressed.
  • This Node properties also includes a .FileType which unless the container will only contain 1 type of file should be = CheckHeaderType(.Index - NodeTag.Index, FileBytes)
  • Also make sure to add the new file type to the Expandable function
• No matter the format the program will need to know how to identify it. so it must be added to the CheckHeaderType function. How this is done is entirely dependent on the file type.
• Now if the new file type is editable we will want to add a new tabpage
  • Give the TabPage a descriptive name and first add it to the GetTabType
  • This will show the tab and hide all other tabs when a filetype of that type is selected.
• Next we want to add a command to the TabControl1_Selecting command with information on how the tab is loaded with information.
• To make any Changes in the tab saveable, you need to make a cuntion which will return a Byte Array that is the new File.
  • To have a Save Button use InjectIntoNode(ReadNode, YourFunction())
  • You will want to add this to the HideTabs command so a save pending warning can be raised.