Ryo_Ohki's No Strings Hack V1.2 


What this hack does:   

Modifies the CAT files in the datahdd.afs so that there are no bikini strings on your character or the computers you play against. This is not a hacked saved game. This is a game modification that can be burned to a DVD-R or RW.  


Items you will need for this hack to work:

hacked default.xbe - bikini, textures, and save hacks (included in xbh-dxvh.rar)
AFS Explorer - to rip and import files into datahdd.afs (included in AFSExplorer_0_85.zip)
File Renamer - http://www.mediachance.com/free/renamer.htm (included in exe file)
FlashFXP - to copy the datahdd.afs to the Xbox HD

Notes: 

When you are finished with this your new datahdd.afs should be 669 MB the original is 675 MB.

The CAT files should all be the same length (21004) in AFS Explorer after you follow step 8.

Takes 20 - 30 min. to apply this hack.


Instructions

1. Use AFS Explorer to rip the whole datahdd.afs.

2. Open the folder that you ripped the datahdd.afs to and arrange the files by type.

3. Delete all files except the CAT files.

4. Make a folder called CAT then make two folders inside it called Old and New. Put the CAT files into the CAT/Old folder. You should have 1,672 CAT files.

5. Make a copy of the mdAy00ay.cat and put it in the CAT/New folder. Rename the mdAy00ay.cat anything for example mdAy00ay.cat1. Now make copies of this file until you get 1,672 files total. 

6. Open Oscar's File Renamer and select the CAT/Old folder and copy the file names. Then select the CAT/New folder and paste the file names into the file renamer and select File>Apply Changes to Folder. The files names in the CAT/New folder should be the same as the file names in the CAT/Old folder now.

7. Open AFS Explorer and import the CAT/New folder into the datahdd.afs. A box will pop up asking you to rebuild the original AFS file ; click yes. Name the new file datahdd(rebuilt).afs. AFS explorer will rebuild the new file. When AFS Explorer gets finished it says it will update the new files but if you look at the CAT file length they are different; it did not update them. Close AFS Explorer.

8. Open AFS Explorer again but this time open the datahdd(rebuild).afs. The CAT files will still have different lengths. Import the CAT/New folder again and then it will show a list of the files as they are being updated. When it is finished it will say folder updated click ok. Then compare the CAT files they should all have the same length. This means it worked! Delete the original datahdd.afs and rename the datahdd(rebuild).afs to datahdd.afs.

9. Use FlashFXP or any FTP program to copy the datahdd.afs to the Xbox HD. Delete datahdd.afs from the X Y and Z folders. Make sure you have a default.xbe with the bikini, texture, and save hack. 





Troubleshooting :

Follow these instructions exactly if you need any help PM me or post a comment. 



Version Updates

1.2 - I tried to apply the V1.1 hack and I couldn't figure it out. Yes I the person that wrote this forgot how the hell to apply it. So I put in the info I left out. This time I rewrote the instructions as I applied the hack. The programs are now their original archives and I included a picture of the hack in action.
  
1.1 - Original. It worked I just left out some info. Some people figured out how to get it to work with out the info I left out though.