TDU Mod Tools

A collection of Python tools for the PS2/PSP versions of Test Drive Unlimited.

MHPF Tool

An unpacker/repacker for the Melbourne House Pack File (.PCK) format. Inspired by the groundwork laid out in mhpf-tools.

Usage

• mhpf.py unpack PCK [-o/--output OUTPUT_DIR]
  Unpacks a specified .PCK file to the directory specified by -o/--output.
• mhpf.py pack DIR [-o/--output OUTPUT_DIR] [-hp/--hash-prime PRIME] [-be/--big-endian]
  Repacks a specified directory into a .PCK file specified by -o/--output, or into [DIR_NAME].PCK otherwise.
  • -hp/--hash-prime [PRIME] - specify a custom prime number for the internal string hash (default 31). You shouldn't need this.
  • -be/--big-endian - build a big endian archive instead of a default little endian. No games are known to use BE archives, but TDU checks (and rejects) those, so they technically exist.
• mhpf.py scan PCK [-l/--list]
  Lists the attributes of a specified MHPF file.
  • -l/--list - also list the archive contents on top of listing attributes.

To-do

• Strict mode for an unpacker, validating all header fields, even those unused by the game.
• An option to generate an XML schema when unpacking files, for use with the packer to retain an original file order.

Credits

• Christopher Torrella - original mhpf-tools and MHPF research
• Nenkai - MHPF research