EA BIG BIGF Archive

BIG

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian / Big Endian
  
• Signatures : BIGF / BIGH
  

Format Specifications

// BIG/VIV file format
// EA's Playground (WII)

// big endian / little endian


// header
4 bytes (char) - signature  // "BIGF" or "BIGH"
4 bytes (uint32) - archive size  // stored as little endian
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files  // stored as big endian
4 bytes (uint32) - header size  // stored as big endian


// directory
number_of_files *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size
   x bytes (char) - file name  // e.g. "jazz.gsh"
   1 byte (uint8) - null terminator
}
4 bytes (char) - directory name // e.g. "L234"
x bytes - padding


// data
number_of_files *
{
   x bytes - file data
}

Notes

• Whole archive may be compressed with Refpack compression.
• In BIGF files archive size is represented as little endian but other bytes are big endian.

QuickBMS Script

• ea_big4.bms
• The Godfather II VIV script
• EA_Playground_Wii_BIG_VIV_script.bms

Compatible Programs

• C&C3 file decompressor (can decompress BIGF archives compressed by Refpack)
  • Warning! It is confirmed that C&C3 file decompressor is not decompressing correctly for some archives! (e.g. EA's Playground WII)
• MultiEx Commander
• Game Extractor
• Gibbed.Visceral (tools for Visceral games, with "BIGH" signature)
• Dragon UnPACKer
• Electronic Arts games .BIG / .VIV unpacker (eaunpack)
• Final BIG Editor
• bigdecoder.py
• big4f
• libbig
• bigdecode.c
• BigGUI
• SSX-Collection-Multitool

Games

These games use this file format

• Ajax Club Football 2005 *.big
• Battlefield 2 (PS2) *.viv
• Command And Conquer: Generals *.big
• Command And Conquer: Tiberian Wars (Demo) *.big
• Dante's Inferno
• Dead Space 2
• Def Jam: Fight For NY *.big *.viv
• EA Cricket 2005 *.big
• Euro 2000 *.big
• FIFA 1999 *.big *.viv
• FIFA 2000 *.abg *.ama *.big *.dua *.fra *.gea *.poa *.spa *.swa *.uka *.viv
• FIFA 2001 *.big *.viv
• FIFA 2002 *.big *.viv
• FIFA 2003 *.big *.viv
• FIFA 2004 *.big *.viv
• FIFA 2005 *.big
• FIFA 2006 *.big
• FIFA Manager 2006 *.big
• The Godfather 2 The Game *.viv
• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince *.big
• Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire *.big
• Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (PS2) *.big
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix *.big
• NBA 2003 *.big
• NBA 2004 *.big
• NBA 2005 *.big
• Need For Speed *.viv
• Need For Speed 2 *.viv
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit *.viv
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 *.viv
• Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed *.viv
• NHL 2003 *.big
• NHL 2004 *.big
• NHL 2005 *.big
• NHL 2006 *.big *.viv
• PGA Tour 97 (PS1) *.viv
• SSX 3 *.big
• Starlancer *.hog
• The Godfather II (X360) (*.VIV)
• UEFA Champions League 2004 *.big
• UEFA Champions League 2005 *.big
• UEFA Euro 2004 *.big

See Also

• EA VIV BIG4
• EA BIG EB

Gallery

• 

  FinalBIG

• 

  BigGUI