A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

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A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#1 Post by violety »

Recently there is a new way of encrypting the data grf to be extracted out. The images below are from 2 different type of errors on two different grfs using the same grf extractor provided by openkore. Are there any alternative methods to extract data out from grfs this time? Most of the servers in china are heading to this way of encryption of their grf files.
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Re: A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#2 Post by Motivus »

1) What server is this for?
2) If you run just the ragexe does it function properly?

The two seperate files seem to hint that it is either encrypted or the header for the grf is in one file and the actual grf is in the other and the launcher just joins them.
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Re: A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#3 Post by violety »

1) A china server.
http://www.otakuro.com/
2) I had some unknown errors for some reason.

Apparently all the china servers are giving me this error when im trying to get their sclient.xml and edit internal files.

Thanks for replying. I am so glad to finally see a reply. I've asked my friends none of them be able to help me. Been googling gor near 3 weeks and no related results on my current problem.

"header for the grf is in one file and the actual grf is in the other and the launcher just joins them"
If this is true is there a way to get the data out? If so, a tutorial if you don't mind =)

Thanks in advance.
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Re: A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#4 Post by Motivus »

I downloaded the client and it looks like there is just a difference between how the client reads the grf and how grf extractor reads it.
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Re: A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#5 Post by violety »

Motivus wrote:I downloaded the client and it looks like there is just a difference between how the client reads the grf and how grf extractor reads it.
So do you have a way to take them out? ;/ I couldn't find any possible way.
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Re: A new way of data encrpytion to prevent grf extractors?

#6 Post by saget »

it should be encrypted by 'Athena Game Protector' or 'Advanced GRF Tool Suite'