Game Files Findings

Through extracting the game files and using modifications, various information can be gathered. Due to the episodic nature of Life is Strange, some of it can involve the next episode or be completely unused.

Before the Storm

Damon Merrick

There is graffiti on the side of the mill that says "don't mess with Damon Merrick", and a betting stub on the ground showing that someone lost a bet and owes money to Damon.

Damon is seen nearby Frank's RV, arguing with another man. If Chloe Price watches them, Damon will slap the other man and then tell Chloe to mind her own business.

When Chloe attempts to backtalk the bouncer, he will mention that his boss decides who gets in the club and who doesn't.

After Chloe spills beer on the Skeevy Guy, she can ask Frank Bowers who he is. Frank will say that he works for Damon, who is a friend of his, and that the club is owned by him.

Archives

• Life is Strange complete sound archive (mp3/ogg) by /u/RenegadeWade
• All the audio files from Before The Storm Episode 1 by /u/magicarrot All the BTS E1 english subtitles converted to .txt files by /u/magicarrot
  • Mirror: Episode 1 audio files;Episode 1 subtitles files
• Texture assets from Before the Storm by /u/IgelRM

File structure syntax table:

Scene name	Folder name	Subfolder type	Subfolder name	File names
E1_S01_(A/B) mill	__A1EE2B6C
		ambient	_vgmt_acb_ext___17705D3E
		interactions	_vgmt_acb_ext___C8C53410
		music	_vgmt_acb_ext___EDF036D6
		voice	_vgmt_acb_ext___EA41209F	00000_VO_E1_S01_(A/B)
E1_S02_(A/B) household upstairs	__73C76FDE
		ambient	_vgmt_acb_ext___17705D3E
		interactions	_vgmt_acb_ext___C8C53410
		radio	_vgmt_acb_ext___EDF036D6
		voice	_vgmt_acb_ext___EA41209F	00000_VO_E1_S02_(A/B)
E1_S02_(C/D) household downstairs	__75C77286
Scene name	Folder name	Subfolder type	Subfolder name	File names

Tools

• UnityEx by DragonZH for extracting Unity bundles.
• VGMToolbox for decompressing awb/acb files.
• vgmstream for reading hca files.
• DevXUnity-UnpackerTools to get an overview of the assets.