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unvivtool 1.19
Description
unvivtool is a VIV/BIG decoder/encoder for uncompressed BIGF, BIGH, and BIG4 archives.
Compatibility: many Electronic Arts games, including most Need For Speed versions
Formats: The formats are called BIGF
, BIGH
, and BIG4
(equals first 4 bytes). Typical file extensions are .VIV
and .BIG
.
Purported VIV/BIG archives sometimes contain faulty or manipulated header information. unvivtool is designed to validate and recover data as much as possible.
Features:- decode and encode archive
- validate archive
- drag-and-drop mode for command-line interface
- encode files in specified order
- full UTF8 support
- encode files in set order
- option: list archive contents without writing to disk (dry run)
- option: support non-printable filenames in archive (Base16 representation)
- option: decode/encode with set fixed directory entry length
- compatible with Windows 98 and later
Install Python extension module: python -m pip install unvivtool
Homepage: https://github.com/bfut/unvivtool
Changelog
-
Version 1.19
uploaded April 20, 2024
bfut uploaded a new version. The new file is 62.32 KB.
+ De/Encoder: improved filesystem behavior, especially on ancient Windows
+ Decoder: add overwrite mode (auto rename existing files)
+ Decoder: create non-existing output directory
+ Decoder: never overwrite archive
+ CLI: passing an output directory to decoder is optional, and it need not exist
+ CLI: command-line options -dnl -i -f -fmt and their respective arguments are no longer separated by whitespace (breaking change)
+ Python: easy installation via python -m pip install unvivtool on Win, Linux, and macOS -
Version 1.2
uploaded April 7, 2024
bfut uploaded a new version. The new file is 57.09 KB.
+ CLI: drag-and-drop multiple files onto the executable to encode them into a VIV archive
+ CLI: drag-and-drop a VIV/BIG archive onto the executable to decode it
+ Decoder: skips invalid files instead of erroring out -
Version 1.1
uploaded March 31, 2024
bfut uploaded a new version. The new file is 50.87 KB.
+ Windows 98 compatibility -
Initial version
uploaded February 25, 2023
bfut uploaded initial version. The original file is 50.87 KB.
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