ROM Hack Megaman ZX Advent Undub

[Sir VG]

I doubt that will work. There's multiple English text boxes that sometimes equal one Japanese text box.

 

[calvin_0]

well i tried that in Megaman ZX but it doesnt works, there is something else that needed to control the font....beside the font files or else i would have successfully sub Rockman ZX with english text.

 

[impact24]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay, I hadn't had much time lately. I have a bunch of Ashe savegames in two .SAV files. Please note that they aren't complete yet though. But I think I'm more than halfway through the game. You can download them as follows:

SC format:
http://rapidshare.com/files/69383657/Megam..._part1.rar.html

M3 format:
http://rapidshare.com/files/69384297/Megam..._Part1.rar.html

I hope I did the conversion bit correctly. Anyway, here are the details for what I have so far:

Savegame 1
a. Before first Train mission where you get Model A
b. After beating Diaburn. About to proceed to water/ice stage.
c. After beating Chronoforce. About to proceed to vine tower.
d. After beating Rospark. About to proceed to oil field. Now with
subtank.
e. After beating Model F. About to proceed to Legion.


Savegame 2
a. After beating Model P and meeting with 2 Sages. About to proceed
to Control Center. Got ammo-up.
b. After defeating Kaisemine. Got life-up and sub-tank. About to
proceed to highway.
c. After defeating Model L. Got ammo-up. Proceeding to Scrapyard
d. After beating Vulutroid. Got life-up/lightweight/Eraser. Proceeding
to Floating ruins.
e. After beating Model H. Proceeding to Quarry.

I just realized after a few saves that for our purposes, I should have chosen easy mode instead so it will be faster for testing purposes. I'll do this the next time when I play Grey. When I have more spare time, i'll make a perl script that will make renaming easier (I was thinking of being able to specify ranges of contiguous AHX files....or just the files that use multiple textboxes, and make the rest automated).

 

[impact24]

Finally found time again for the game. Here is the last save set.

Savegame 3
a. After beating Vent. Proceeding to Biolab. Got ammo-up and absorber.
b. After defeating Bitecroc. Proceeding to Waterfall ruins. Got ammo-up.
c. After defeating twin bosses and waterfall boss. Proceeding to Mysterious Lab. Got life-up
d. After defeating Hedgeshock. Got sub tank. Proceeding to Underground volcano.
e. After defeating Pandora/Prometheus. Proceeding to Ouroburos

http://rapidshare.com/files/72087354/Megam..._part3.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/72088054/Megam..._part3.rar.html


RAR compresses to the save file to 2kb (Either that, or I did something wrong). Anyway, just tell me if anything went wrong.

 

[Sir VG]

Thanks. Sorry I haven't had much time to work on this, been too busy lately. Once I get caught up on work, I should be able to spend some time on this.

 

[impact24]

Oh that shouldn't be a problem. We're all doing this on our free time (and for fun) so I guess we shouldn't feel pressured or anything.

 

[luizzeross]

I hate the US dubbing!! But the part that I hate most, are the "action voices", it's horrible to listen Model ZX saying "A Trans", sounds more like a chicken!! Well, you guys managed to undub, and I know about the undub problems, like the case that one screen in japanese are about three in english version.. but what about undubbing the "action voices" (sorry to call it like that!! =D ) ??? It might be easier, maybe. Well, aside of that, how can I help with this? I was fired, so I have a little time to spent. Just need a help to start with it, since I have never unpacked a ROM before, or done anything like that...

 

[Sir VG]

The action voice are already done, it's simply a matter of changing around a couple of files between the Japanese and English versions. The thing that has keep me from finishing it (besides the M3's inability to play the game for very long w/o crashing) is the amount of dialogue to change around. I just haven't had the time to deal with it.

If you want to undub the in-game sounds, then search earlier in the thread. It's a really simple file swap. And removing the dialogue sounds completely is really easy.

 

[luizzeross]

Well I managed to extract the rom, replace the file, everything til here is ok... but how can I create the .NDS file again? I tried many times, but I don't get the right file to boot the nds ROM (blank screen), also, there is no rom info or icon in my flash card menu (wrong packed, i guess)... HEEEELLLP!!! (Elite Beat Agents ?

? )

ndstool -c my_file.nds -d megaman_zxa_patched -9

EDIT: I managed to extract the game BANNER, and the ARM9 file, then I create the .NDS again, and get the BANNER and seens well on my R4, but, when loading the game (this time the load gauge appears and is filled ok), after doing so I get a blank screen... I need help!

EDIT AGAIN: I did it!! uff!! Finally!! Well... just a few voices (maybe I have got used to it) in US version are really better... Ashe's in-game voices from the US version are more "girl alike", not just that, but her Giga Crush scream in the US version is really better!

Aside of that, the other models (H, L, F, P) are far away better in japanese version, and my favorite Vent jp voice is here, finally! =) Thanks all you guys for the great help and work... I'll look foward to the ORIGINAL version FULLY PATCHED (the japanese!!)

Extract
ndstool -c xmod.nds -9 arm9.bin -7 arm7.bin -y9 y9.bin -y7 y7.bin -d data -y overlay -t banner.bin -h header.bin

Create
ndstool -x x.nds -9 arm9.bin -7 arm7.bin -y9 y9.bin -y7 y7.bin -d data -y overlay -t banner.bin -h header.bin

 

[DevilZeroX]

I was wondering, is this still being worked on? I've been holding off playing the game for an undub version. I just wanted to know should I just give up waiting?

 

[DIXES]

Would have any new progress for undub ??

 

[Sir VG]

I've dropped the project. There's just too many issues for a beginner like myself.

1. The M3 still hasn't fixed issues with the game crashing on a M3 Perfect.
2. The English and Japanese lines don't match up - in numerous locations.
3. I just don't have the time.

So, sorry.

 

[knoxvillz]

i know this might be a bit late but i think i managed to find a way to transfer all the voices from the jap version to the u.s without having to rename all the files. But the problem i guess would be to get the timing issues down...

EDIT: So it seems i walked right into a dead end. Sorry guys again for bringing this topic up

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[DoomRavager]

If anyone is still interested in this, I just wondered, is it possible to do this Hypershell's way that he used with MMZX, and just copy the English text into the Japanese version, and would that be easier? Sorry if it isn't, I know practically zilch about romhacking...

 

[Rafalapso]

Steps for making a Rockman ZX Advent English sub:
1- Extract all files inside the U rom and move all *en*.bin to *jp*.bin
2- Copy font_pal.bin to font_jp.bin to fix the garbled text
3- Replace all files inside the J rom EXCEPT sound files (sdat) and the two folders (AHX and VX) with the U rom files

NOTE: There are differences in the dialog, so quite a bit of hacking on the text files will be necessary to match the speech lines with the japanese voices.

EDIT: It might be a bad idea to replace all files in the J rom, as the game may freeze. Replacing all *jp* with the *en* from the U rom shouldn't freeze the game, but the graphics in the game will be in japanese.

 

[DIXES]

I've dropped the project. There's just too many issues for a beginner like myself.

1. The M3 still hasn't fixed issues with the game crashing on a M3 Perfect.
2. The English and Japanese lines don't match up - in numerous locations.
3. I just don't have the time.

So, sorry.

Sir VG, can you share your last progress of this undubbed rom again please ?

I do not find it on any other sites. Thanks a lot !

 

[Raven Darkheart]

I've dropped the project. There's just too many issues for a beginner like myself.

1. The M3 still hasn't fixed issues with the game crashing on a M3 Perfect.
2. The English and Japanese lines don't match up - in numerous locations.
3. I just don't have the time.

So, sorry.

Sir VG, can you share your last progress of this undubbed rom again please ?

I do not find it on any other sites. Thanks a lot !

this is a dead thread....leave it alone. it wont happen

 

[greator]

*bump* ouch..

You can hack pokemon, why not try undub this?

Need someone to fix the speech line so it match the voice. Like the Suikoden one.

 

[ZenovA]

looks like its been years and MMZX Advent hasn't got an undub version (mostly on some torrents they only removed the jap dialogue and they only replaced the .sdat and as SIR VG Did was put dummy AHX files so the game would still work)

tried to rename it.... well for me it works fine , what i did was accurately testing it and renaming it ( im just using a nds tool that extracts then compiles the packed/unpacked rom)
for example

A0063 - Jp A0075 - En
A0064 - Jp A0076- En
A0065 - Jp A0078 - En
i extracted the U rom then deleted the AHX files (only for ashe's ahx files, mostly i dont play the male roles in games) and then place 1 by 1 of the AHX files if i hear that the dialogue of the jap version to be a bit exact on the eng text box (just instinct but i think 1 ahx file may equal to 1 text box of eng ver and if the eng version has an extra statement then it means thats the continuation of the dialogue if u hear that even the text are finished but the jap dialogue is still talking)

A0065 - Jp A0078 - En

i renamed the 65 into 78 because if i rename it into 77 it would mess up and u will hear another person's voice instead of the previous guy who talked


uhh i think that sums it all...? i registered just for this because im really wanting this to be in a jap voice eng text version.

capcom is like owning the game instead of leaving some originality of the game like just translating what the jap version is saying in voice acting instead of wasting time of the people who dubbed the game

i think ill just upload the file after i finish it? renaming will take me about a week if i have a busy sched.

hope i said all of these right LOL not very fond of speaking english