Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2) Stuff

Klonoa 2 tools, docs, and other stuff.

This repository uses Kaitai Struct to parse binary formats. To test and compile them to Python, use the Kaitai Web IDE or download the compiler.

• Pre-compiled parsers are provided in this repository.

Reverse Engineering To-Do List

• KLDATA.BIN Archive Extraction
  • The current method "sniffs" for offsets to check if a file is an archive/folder, which can be seen in the __is_archive function in kldata_archive.py. This will most likely be replaced with a proper hierarchy scanner in the future.
• Models
  • Mesh
  • Textures
    • Klonoa's model requires a manual texture fix when extracted, but other than that, it works 95% of the time
  • UVs
    • UVs are nearly perfect when using glTF files in Blender because it supports nearest mipmapping. Using .obj files or linear mipmapping causes noticable bleeding in some models.
  • Rig/Bones
  • Animations
• Visions (Stages)
  • Layout/Geometry
  • Textures
  • Animations (.vtipu/.ipu files)
  • ...basically everything else
• Sounds
  • Voice Files (PPT)
  • Music (BGM)
    • QuickBMS can do this
  • Sound Effects (Soundbanks)

File types

File type names are arbitrary unless it is a standard PS2 format.

• klf[abxyz]: Model data
  • klfa: Animation data (keyframes, translations, rotations, name [8 bytes])
  • klfb: Bone/joint data (local positions, global/world positions, parent joints)
  • klfx: Mesh data (vertices, normals, UVs, weights, joint influences, indices, mesh parts)
  • klfy: Texture data (pixels, palettes)
  • klfz: Morph data (target, vertices, normals)
• klname: Model name (3 bytes)
• hd: PS2 soundbank header
• bd: PS2 soundbank data
• vtipu: Similar to PS2 .ipu (movie) file, used for stuff like water animations
• gim: Texture data
• ppt: Cutscene voice stored as Playstation 4-bit ADPCM (mono, 22050 Hz, 16bps)
• kl0: 16 bytes of 0x00
• klnull: Starts with null string, 16 bytes long
• klpad: 4 bytes of 0xFF, 12 bytes of 0x00