PARAM.HIS
Description
This file is used to describe the update history (display on xmb under options of the game or game data utility) Game example:
- HATSUNE MIKU Project Diva - Dreamy Theater (update 1.01 of the PS3 PSN side)
- Catherine BLJM60215 (Japanese version) update 1.01
Location : same as PARAM.SFO (folder game)
Relation with PARAM.SFO : independent from Title_ID or version but need to be under PS3 game category
Relation with PARAM.HIS : Generated from PARAM.HIP by ps3 (after unpkg)or first boot of the game/ homebrew, overwrite, add infos (such as ) and convert it (to Shift JIS).
Both PARAM.HIS & PARAM.HIP can be language specific (e.g. PARAM_16.HIS for polish language) by adding a number to the end of filename from this list Content_Information_Files#Languages
Internal Structures
PARAM.HIP
This structure is repeated several times inside the file, one time for each text row, the controll byte "0A" displaces text to the next row
| Description | Lenght | Example | Conversion | Example Converted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text Line Nº1 | variable | 48 69 20 3A 29 | utf-8 | Hi :) | |
| Line Feed | 1 byte | 0A | None | Control byte to break the text line |
PARAM.HIS
This structure is repeated severall times inside the file ?... if so... the counter increases ?
| Description | Lenght | Example | Conversion | Example Converted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter ? | 1 byte | 01 | Decimal | 1 | needs confirmation |
| timestamp | 8 bytes | 00 00 00 00 4E F6 59 70 | Decimal ---> Unix time | 1324767600 ---> 2011/12/25 00:00 | |
| Unknown | 1 byte | 02 | |||
| PARAM.HIP | variable | raw PARAM.HIP |
Hex to binary online [conversor]
Timestamp online [copnversor]
Cryptography
None?