PS4 Tools: Context Menu for 1-Click PS4 .PKG Operations by Jation

Following his handy PS4 AIO Batch File Script for Games & Updates with FPKG Tools, this weekend PlayStation 4 Scene developer @jation released PS4 Tools: Context Menu allowing Windows users to perform a wide variety of useful operations in a single (right) click on PS4 .PKG extension files... and is the first tool supporting Remaster PKGs (BASE games with a higher version than v1.00) creation automatically!

Download: PS4 Tools v46.rar (4.32 MB)

Spoiler: Depreciated

Before diving into the release, a brief Remaster PKG lesson for those interested:

Since covering How to Remarry PS4 PKGs previously, @Archi55 (Ko-fi Page - who tested PS4 Tools: Context Menu) notes that new users are merging game BASE + UPDATE into a single v1.00 file because they don't know how to create a higher version... resulting in a second 'fake' patch required simply to increase the app version displayed leaving them with (2) files unnecessarily.

A Remaster PKG acts as both the game BASE v1.00 and UPDATE (for example, v2.03) in single file to save time and save space... as you don't need a BASE v1.00 with UPDATE v2.03 inside and then another 'fake' patch to correctly display the app version as v2.03 in order to trick the PS4 System into showing the proper (higher) version.

It's important to note when building Remaster PKGs a BASE v1.00 game file (doesn't matter which, it can be a fake base out of sce_sys) is necessary to link to during the creation process.

This means, for example, a Remaster PKG with UPDATE v2.03 can be installed without first installing the BASE v1.00 (saving time and saving space) since the Remaster PKG overwrites BASE v1.00 as you can't have both with the same Content ID on the PS4 System.

PS4 Tools - Context Menu

1. Installation

• After the PS4 Tools .rar has been extracted, folder PS4 Tools needs to be placed on partition with enough free space. That folder will be also an temp folder for operations on files.
• Inside folder, only for the first time "1 - Run.cmd" should be executed.
• If folder PS4 Tools is moved on another location "1 - Run.cmd" should be run again.
• If menu is too bloated with options, unwanted can be easily removed.
  • Just run "2 - Delete unwanted.cmd" and choose which options you want to remove.
• Now we can forget that folder, as folder is for tools and temp files. Only be sure to have enough free space, because operation like merge and remarry needs a lot of hdd space and time to be processed.
• Every option now is under Right Mouse Button on .PKG Extension files and everything can be done with only one click.

2. Usage

Remarry
To remarry Game and Update both files needs to be selected, after that just click Right Mouse Button on them and select 'Remarry' in PS4 Tools context menu.

Merge Game + Update
To Merge Game and Update both files need to be selected, after that just click Right Mouse Button on them and select 'Merge Game + Update' in PS4 Tools menu. Merged game will be Remaster Type with already proper display version in PS4 System Menu in single PKG file.

Fix Game Info
For files which already exists as base game with update inside or already merged, but display option on PS4 System shows v1.00. This option will create small PKG update around 5-10MB. After that PKG should be installed on PS4 and you will have proper displayed version of game on PS4 System Menu.

Extract eboot.bin
This option will extract only eboot.bin from PKG in current directory.

Extract param.sfo
Only param.sfo will be extracted from PKG in current directory.

Extract Icon0.png
This option will extract only Icon0.png from PKG in current directory.

Extract trophy
Only trophy00.trp will be extracted from PKG in current directory.

Extract Important PS4 Files
This option will create folder with name of game and extract only those files in that directory:

• eboot.bin
• icon0.png
• npbind.dat
• nptitle.dat
• param.sfo
• trophy00.trp

Extract by File Type
This option will create folder with name of game and extract specific extension of files in that directory: Example input:

.png

or when extract multiple file extensions:

.png .bin .prx

No comma between extensions, just space bar.

Extract Full PKG
This option will create folder with name of game and Extract full PKG in that directory.

PKG info
This option will open cmd windows and display some basic info about PKG file like: name, app version, $DK, required firmware version, etc...

Merge PKG Parts
If patch is downloaded from orbispatches and split into parts, this option will merge them into single PKG file. Only one part needs to be selected.

Notes:

Thanks to @Archi55 for testing, bug hunting and instructions for creating Remaster PKG with proper display version in PS4 System menu.

Changelog:

v35

• Because windows limit of 16 items per menu, menu is split:
  • PS4 Tools for all file operations
  • Extract for all extract options
• No need for pkg_merge anymore, because wrong numerical order. CMD will now proper merge parts with correct numerical order.
• Merge Game + Update will merge game and update as 1.00 version and will create small patch to fix game info on PS4
• Merge Game + Update - Remaster, as previous version just changed name
• Added Finished message

Added:

• Backup Backported Files
• Rebuild Backport from Backuped Files
• Merge Game + Update + Backported Files
• Extract Game Modules

Backup Backported Files
Will backup all backported files from backported pkg in zip file. For < 9.00 users who want to keep Game & untouched Update. After backup is done, user can delete backported pkg to save space on hdd.

Rebuild Backport from Backuped Files
Will rebuild untouched update to backported pkg again. Just need to select all three files: Game, untouched update & zip archive from backup.

Merge Game + Update + Backported Files
Same as option above, only difference is Game, untouched Update & zip with backuped backported files will be merged to remaster Game pkg with backported files.

Extract Game Modules
Only for backporters. All files which need to be backported will be extracted, while folder structure is preserved, for easier work.

v36

• Already remastered pkg file can be merged with new update (same button Merge Game + Update - Remaster)
• pkg info will now display pkg size and decrypted size (size of all files after extracting)

v40

Merge Game + Update - Remaster

• Final size of PKG Remaster will be displayed before process start. Some games are not worth merging with update because size is same.
• Total time needed for creating remaster pkg will be displayed at the end, just for info.

v41

• PS5: Merge Game + Update - Remaster

v46

• remarry - If game and update are already remarried than message will be displayed.
• Folder Operations (right click on folder)
  • Folder - This option will prepare folder for further operations (Move Sc0 to Image0\sce_sys, Rename Folder|Image0 to proper CUSAxxxxx-app/-patch...)
  • Game and Update - From selected folder Game or Update will be created as fpkg. If folder is update than base Game also must be selected. If folder contain remaster, non-remaster will be created.
  • Remaster - Remaster will be created from folder
• Merge Game Remaster + Backported files - Now Game Remaster can be rebuilded with backported files from archive.

Thanks also to hippie68 (sfo, pkgrename), aldoblack (pkg_merge tool) and @CyB1K for fpkg tools.

 

[Droby25]

@jation
I guess I explained it wrong sorry. I meant if its possible to install an update on ps4 over already created merged pkg?

Basically im trying to save space by having for example one merged pkg with 9.00 fw update and separately installable over merged 5.05-7.55 update. This way I have latest updates taking least amount of space and could be installed either on 9.00 or 5.05 PS4s.

And yes technically i can just merge base with 5.05 backport and it would work on all FWs (kinda) but I think there's a reason releases are separated by FW versions.

 

[jation]

@Droby25
Do you have two PS4, one with 5.05 and second with 9.00+ firmware?

Anyway, you can also do next:

1. Merge Game + Update (untouched) = Merged game + Game Fix Info.pkg

2. Select only backported pkg -> Context menu -> Backup Backported Files

3. Now you just select Merged game.pkg + Game fix Info.pkg from Step 1 + zip file from step2 -> Context Menu -> Rebuild backport from backuped files

At the end you will have next files
Merged Untouched Game
Game Fix Info for Merged Untouched Game
*(Backport).pkg

Just Install Merged Unotuched Game + *(Backport).pkg on 5.05/6.72/7.55... PS4

 

[ald1]

@jation I'm connecting in this thread by asking but if I want to merge new update, what procedure do I follow?

 

[jation]

@ald1
Just select previous merged pkg and new update and do same process again: Merge Game + Update.
Also you can update remastered pkg, Previous remaster + new update: Merge Game + Update - Remaster

 

[ald1]

Perhaps I expressed myself wrong. I meant in this case that Droby25 proposed to you if I wanted to add a new version of the game's update. I do the same procedure, but with the merge game with the old update?

Example:

1. Merged Game (fifa 1.09) + Update (untouched 1.10) = Merged game + Game Fix

2. Select only backported pkg 1.10 -> Context menu -> Backup Backported F

3. Now you just select Merged game.pkg + Game fix Info.pkg from Step 1 + zip file from step2 -> Context Menu -> Rebuild backport from backupd files pkg

I hope you understand.

 

[jation]

@ald1
I'm not sure if I understand correctly what you want to do, anyway:

Game 1.00 + Update 1.05 = Merged Game 1.05 + Game Fix Info
with new update, you only need:
Merged Game 1.05 + Update 1.06 = Merged Game 1.06 + Game Fix Info

If you just want to update game on PS4 without merging, you must remarry Merged Game 1.05 and Update 1.06

 

[Jomaru]

Hi everyone! Thank you @jation for this incredible tool. But how can we merge base + update + DLC all in one with this app?

 

[Droby25]

@jation Merry Christmas firstly! Could you let me know how to properly make a pkg from a dumped remaster folder?

Basically I dumped a game with update that only installs as a remaster. So game manager dumps it as such. But when I try to build a pkg I get error either with manual tools or with your application (Selected Remaster option in context menu after right clicking my dumped folder CUSA*)

 

[kaser]

Thank you

 

[wizardx]

Just was wondering if there is a default way to make this work in Linux. Perhaps it would be possible to convert the batch files (cmd/bat) to bash (sh)and somehow add this to the filemanager like for example Nemo (Cinnamon) or Nautilus (Gnome).

Examples:

• Nemo actions
• Nautilus actions

I believe it is possible to use Wine to run the batch files but this probably only works if the program is run in the wine prefix directory. Best would be to convert the batch files to bash and replace the used exe files like merge.exe for a Linux version. Not tested this yet.

somebody had any experience with this?