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# Read magic properly (post-deobfuscation if needed) raw = fp.read(6) if raw not in MAGICS: # try XOR decode across the entire header region then re-parse fp.seek(0) head = fp.read(0x1000) head_dec = try_decrypt_xor(head) if not any(head_dec.startswith(m) for m in MAGICS): raise SystemExit("Unknown RGSS3A variant; header not recognized.") # write decrypted header into a buffer-like object for parsing # fallback: assume table starts at offset 6 (after magic) in decrypted data # We'll reconstruct parsing using decrypted header bytes and then read file offsets from file. # For simplicity, switch to a method that scans for filenames/offsets later. # (This branch handles a minority of obfuscated archives.) data_blob = head_dec + fp.read() # whole file deobfuscated for parsing buf = memoryview(data_blob) # look for file count little-endian near start (common pattern): scan # find first occurrence of b'\x00\x00\x00\x00' unlikely — skip complex parsing here raise SystemExit("Archive appears XOR-obfuscated in an unusual way; try QuickBMS or an existing RGSS tool.") # At this point, magic valid and not heavily obfuscated # Typical layout: magic (6 bytes) + some version/int fields then file count and table fp.seek(6) # Many RGSS3A variants store the number of files as a 32-bit LE integer next try: file_count = read_u32_le(fp) except Exception: raise SystemExit("Failed to read file count.") if file_count == 0 or file_count > 1000000: raise SystemExit("File count looks invalid: {}".format(file_count)) While extracting files is a great way to