Extracting Metal Gear Solid .DAT files

steven991 · June 20th, 2012, 17:52

Hello, i'm trying to translate Metal Gear Solid ENG in my language, i found that the audio files and subtitles files are compressed in the .DAT files of the game (such as DEMO.DAT or RADIO.DAT). The problem is that i can't extract this .DAT files! I found a tool called "KONAMI DAT TOOL" but is not working on Metal Gear Solid for PSX, it works only for MGS2 and maybe MGS3. Anyone can help me?

**ShendoXT** · June 20th, 2012, 20:02

Quick check with a hex editor revealed that the files are not compressed.
However you will probably have to figure the file structure all by yourself.

Check the notes section on the http://policenauts.net/english/.

steven991 · June 20th, 2012, 20:35

it's a little bit hard starting with this notes

i checked the notes section but seems like that here explain how to translate using an hex editor...how can i getting started with trying to extract the entire DAT files?

June 20th, 2012, 17:52	#1
steven991 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	Extracting Metal Gear Solid .DAT files Hello, i'm trying to translate Metal Gear Solid ENG in my language, i found that the audio files and subtitles files are compressed in the .DAT files of the game (such as DEMO.DAT or RADIO.DAT). The problem is that i can't extract this .DAT files! I found a tool called "KONAMI DAT TOOL" but is not working on Metal Gear Solid for PSX, it works only for MGS2 and maybe MGS3. Anyone can help me?

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June 20th, 2012, 20:02	#2
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,550	Quick check with a hex editor revealed that the files are not compressed. However you will probably have to figure the file structure all by yourself. Check the notes section on the http://policenauts.net/english/. __________________ Shendo's software blog Core i5 2400 3.1 Ghz \| ASRock H67M \| GTX460 768Mb \| 8GB DDR3 1333 \| 1500 Gb HDD Grundig VLC 7121 C (1080p) 32" \| Razer DeathAdder \| Logitech G110 \| Windows 7 x64 Don't PM or ask me about VMP-MCR conversions. I will ignore you if you do.

June 20th, 2012, 20:35	#3
steven991 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	it's a little bit hard starting with this notes i checked the notes section but seems like that here explain how to translate using an hex editor...how can i getting started with trying to extract the entire DAT files?