When will this nightmare EVER end? (FULL SvR 2009 DLCs for the PS3 downloadable here)

[LucasPRO]

READ TILL THE END (this is kind of a request for specific and simple files).

DISCLAMER: I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS AS SHORT AND AS UNDERSTANDABLE AS POSSIBLE SINCE THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE UNBEREABLE NIGHTMARE TO DEAL WITH. CONTAINS A LOT OF TECHNICAL STUFF AND BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON THIS IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND.

Over the past 10+/15 years that this game has, we were NEVER able to find the DLCs for the PS3 for this game and ACTUALLY make them work.

This game has 3 DLCs (Roster Update 1, Roster Update 2 and the FREE Roster Update 3) and we can ONLY make the third DLC to work. This is due to the fact that because the third one is free, THE RAP FILE (which is the file needed for the DLC to load, is basically the license, no npDRM protected game/DLC will work if you do not have the respective file. Meaning you can have the DLC but it won't load upon entering the game, as you need the SPECIFIC RAP file for this) IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED UPON ENTERING THE GAME.

Now, there are some games that only need a RANDOM RAP file with the DLC's name to work properly, since it doesn't check inside the file to see if it's a valid license. UNFORTUNATELY, this is not the case for 09's DLCs, since IT'S WEIRDLY OVERPROTECTED. I used the word "weirdly" because this doesn't happen with ANY other game in the franchise. Not past games before SvR 2009 and definitely not the following game's DLCs like SvR 2010 or 2011. That's why programs like TrueAncestor (program to generate RAP files) will not work since there are SPECIFIC hashes that need to be met upon booting the game for the DLCs to work.

This, would not be a problem, IF THE DLCS WEREN'T SO HARD TO FIND ON THE INTERNET AS IT IS, SO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD BE TO FIND THE RAP FILES.

All there is out there on the internet is the Roster Update 3 (the free one). 1 & 2 ARE BARELY FINDABLE.

REQUEST: The purpose on making this topic is to ask ANY player with a PS3 and Roster Update 1 & 2 bought on one of the console's account FOR THE AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN VERSION OF THE GAME to send the 2 RAP files respective to both of the DLCs to finally end this. If you don't have a PS3 or don't have the DLCs bought, you could help me by sending me the contacts of someone who does meet these 2 requirements so I can talk to them.

HOW TO DO IT: Really easy. First you need to enter the game with both DLCs installed to make your console generate the RAP files. Then, you will need to jailbreak your PS3 (contact me via discord: lucasmulkiruiz. Or send me a message through the SmackTalks forum for a step by step guide on this) to be able to access the files on your PS3 system (don't worry, you can EASILY unjailbreak your PS3 after. I will also provide you with a guide for that). Once jailbroken, you will need to go to this path: \dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata. There you will find the RAP files for every game/update/DLC you played with. So only extract onto an USB the RAP files that contain the game's identifier in their name (the files that say either: BLUS30194 or BLES00361). And that's it.

I will now share through here the European and American version of the DLCs and WILL REMAIN SHARED HERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES. But do keep in mind, installing the DLCs like every other DLC made for this console onto your PS3/emulator, WILL NOT work as EVERYTHING I just said needs... to be... met. Also, using these DLCs on a real PS3 to generate the RAP file WILL ALSO NOT WORK as you need the DLCs bought for them to be generated. So, basically the files of the DLCs I'm going to share are useless UNTIL WE CAN FIND THEIR RESPECTIVE AND ORIGINAL RAP FILES.

 

American version (US) (BLUS30194):

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/06dh707mja1xq/Roster_Updates_1_%26_2_(American-Canadian_version)

Languages: English and French

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European version (EU) (BLES00361):

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/j8mbw4kgwurze/Roster_Updates_1_%26_2_(European_edition_cup_o'_tee)

Languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish

CREDITS TO @Swooog on this one. Thank you man, I incorrectly told you they were corrupted, I was wrong.

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Australian version (AU) (BLES00360):

??? (Don't have those)

Language: ONLY in English

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Anyways, I have made a topic similar to this one in 2021 with the Bret Hart DLC for SvR 2011 for the Xbox 360. For which, I since then have lots of respects for @MKKHAN, but this one topic is a lot more serious than that since it's a more complicated thing. And I will keep trying to help the WWE community in need posting info like this if it's really needed like in this case.

 

Special thanks and credits go to:

@Holot for helping me through DMs.

@Cyanex, ltdada (on discord) and josht1988 (also on discord). The 3 of them contributed in some way on this subject via the "SvR/WWE/F NETPLAY" discord, I'll leave a link to it: https://discord.gg/kSX98umC. They are always making online scheduled events there like Royal Rumbles if you are a person that's interested in THQ/2K WWEs Online.

Edited February 9 by LucasPRO

[Rioma619]

PLIS LINK DOWNLOAD DLC BLES PS3

[LucasPRO]

@Rioma619 What are you talking about? The european version is right there. If you're talking about the Australian version (BLES00360), I specifically said I don't have those. And assuming you read the post, remember that even if I had the AU DLCs, you still need the RAP files so no use on just downloading the DLC files.

[Rioma619]

@LucasPROSorry, I was wrong, I requested DLC number 3, which was free, only that one is missing the BLES version.

[Jersy1093]

No news about RAP?

[LucasPRO]

On 10/5/2024 at 2:28 AM, Jersy1093 said:

No news about RAP?

Sadly, no, and probably there will never be since nobody is interested in this game anymore like a lot of us are or they just straight up play the Xbox 360 version for some reason which lacks the exclusive DLC stuff that the PS3 version has. LITERALLY every single one of the last 5 posts made on this site under the "SvR 2009" topic were requests for these Roster Updates 1 and 2 but nobody has the RAP files, making them unplayable. These are posts from YEARS ago. Our last chance to play with the DLCs was the now retired modder @justYn1893. Unfortunately, he retired right after he made his "SvR 2009 Extended Mod for PS3 (Incl. DLC)" (here's the link to it:

), and JUST before I could ask him if he could make an SvR mod with only the DLCs because sadly, his mod does have the DLCs but also includes unofficial modded stuff, making the game lose its original experience. So as a summary, even after 16 years of the game's release, this one remains the only one out of ALL the WWE games where you CANNOT play or get the FULL original experience without the actual hardware, the only way is if you bought the DLCs back then (in 2009) and still have a PS3 console.

Edited November 23 by LucasPRO