How to extract files from MAIN_0.ARK

**Rechi** · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

Please, could somebody help me with this, I want to unpack the MAIN_0.ARK file from Guitar Hero II, but I don't how. Thanks.

**XqWyZ** · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 4

You can use Game Extractor from Watto Studios
http://www.watto.org/extract/index.html

**ImaCarrot** · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 2687

Or Kata's tools.

http://www.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2549

It isn't too far down the thread list, you should search a little more next time.

**Rechi** · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks a lot guys

**Clovic** · Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 567

Thanks a bunch dude, I've been busy lately but now that I'm on break I will try and catch up to Carrot's progress of songs. I've got 2 on my list that I hope to be finished with before I sleep tonight.

**Kataris** · Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 335 Location: Vegas

Is there any way to extract these files as a song file? I'd like to listen to GH1 and GH2 songs without having to play them. (I.E. on my iPod.)

If not, do they sell the sound tracks for the two games?
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Nickisimo wrote:

Yeah, that's my thoughts exactly. Then it'll be, "Well, maybe I can press the pedal with my forehead..." I'd be in a full-body cast at that rate. I can just see myself all wrapped up on a hospital bed in the dark. "I'm...a...high...way...star..." *sniffle*

**XqWyZ** · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 4

You can extract the .vgs but you cant convert them to wav atm!
You can listen to them with katamakel's GuitarHeroExplorer
http://www.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2549

**Kataris** · Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 335 Location: Vegas

Is there a way to extract them to your hard drive so you can listen to them without the disc in the drive?
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Nickisimo wrote:

Yeah, that's my thoughts exactly. Then it'll be, "Well, maybe I can press the pedal with my forehead..." I'd be in a full-body cast at that rate. I can just see myself all wrapped up on a hospital bed in the dark. "I'm...a...high...way...star..." *sniffle*

**Sottle** · Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 3050

Yesh, just copy the "GEN" folder from your disc to your hard drive and use GHex to explore it and play the .vgs when you want to, no need to convert anything.

**XqWyZ** · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 4

If you like you can play them with GHex and record them through an audio editor. You can use Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) which is free. Just set Wave as Record Input in your Volume Control and it should work fine. It isn't a clean way though but better than nothing ;)