ROM Hack Extracting models and textures from 3DS games

[Duo8]

Text extraction (meh) and text insertion (yay!) for x/y:


Can also convert bclims to and from PNG, but we didn't show it off in this video. Props to SciresM for recording and testing xytext

There should be an edit where everything breaks the fourth wall.

EDIT: "... and some other can only be obtained by hacking."
10/10

 

[gamesquest1]

Not shown: the cutscene ending skipped about half the periods in the text I inserted for "Loading..............."

i was going to have a go of xytext yesterday, but not sure there the text files are stored, XYWE and XYTE both worked great though

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Im excited to see what the first fan translation project will be.

 

[KnightMario]

Thanks snailface, and xy getting hacked is awesome. Good work Kaphotics!

 

[Kaphotics]

i was going to have a go of xytext yesterday, but not sure there the text files are stored, XYWE and XYTE both worked great though

http://pastebin.com/QNCz7Avh

1. a/0/7/[2-9]: text (ja-kana, ja-kanji, en, fr, it, de, es, ko)
2. a/0/8/[0-7]: script text

a074 & a082 are the English text garcs.

 

[KnightMario]

Snailface Python 3 isn't working either. I get all the same errors as above plus some parsetexture errors before that.

If it matters I get errors in lines 191, 214, 227, for cgfx2obj and 522, 709, and 957 in python27\lib\subprocess.py
I've also tried installing Pillow which is the replacement for PIL for python 3.4
I have a feeling that it's a problem with etc.exe, so what exactly do I do with that? It's in the same folder as cgfx2obj.py

 

[NCDyson]

Snailface Python 3 isn't working either. I get all the same errors as above plus some parsetexture errors before that.

If it matters I get errors in lines 191, 214, 227, for cgfx2obj and 522, 709, and 957 in python27\lib\subprocess.py
I've also tried installing Pillow which is the replacement for PIL for python 3.4
I have a feeling that it's a problem with etc.exe, so what exactly do I do with that? It's in the same folder as cgfx2obj.py

you have etc.exe in the right place. try running it from a command prompt with no arguments and seeing if it doesn't give you a dll error or something. I know that was an issue with mine until I copied the dlls it needed.

 

[KnightMario]

dlls? I downloaded the exe from the op so I don't believe I got any. Where would I get them from?
I got the missing dlls, but I'm still getting the same errors. I'll paste the code of cgfx2obj.py on the lines that I get errors on.
191: call(["etc.exe","tmp_etc",str(w),str(h)])
214: parseTexture(b,textureDataOffset,textureDataSize,textureDataWidth,textureDataHeight,textureDataFormat)
227: parseTXOB(srcdata,i*4)

 

[PewnyPL]

dlls? I downloaded the exe from the op so I don't believe I got any. Where would I get them from?
I got the missing dlls, but I'm still getting the same errors. I'll paste the code of cgfx2obj.py on the lines that I get errors on.
191: call(["etc.exe","tmp_etc",str(w),str(h)])
214: parseTexture(b,textureDataOffset,textureDataSize,textureDataWidth,textureDataHeight,textureDataFormat)
227: parseTXOB(srcdata,i*4)

You probably are calling the python script wrong. One thing that should probably get it to work, try to put the etc.exe file in your C:\Windows folder (together with it's DLLs). If it's a path issue, then putting it in there is bound to work.

 

[KnightMario]

Calling the script wrong? I'm just putting the directories of everything directly into cmd so if that's the problem then I don't know what to do. I'll try putting the programs in the windows folder and see if that works though.
EDIT: It seems I can't paste files in there. I paste it, it asks for the admin password, I put it in, it says 'copying' and finishes but the files don't end up there. Any other suggestions?

 

[PewnyPL]

Calling the script wrong? I'm just putting the directories of everything directly into cmd so if that's the problem then I don't know what to do. I'll try putting the programs in the windows folder and see if that works though.
EDIT: It seems I can't paste files in there. I paste it, it asks for the admin password, I put it in, it says 'copying' and finishes but the files don't end up there. Any other suggestions?

By "Calling it wrong" I mean you most likely call it by "C:\script\path\cgfx2obj.py". Instead, first cd into the script's directory and call it just by its name.

 

[KnightMario]

That seems to have worked, thanks! However some of the textures seem to look quite weird, that might just be how it normally is. I'll check and see.

 

[robotortoise]

Hm. I can't seem to get Kid Icarus Uprising bcres files to convert to an .obj file using this.

I keep getting this error:

 

[Fawfulthegreat]

I'm interested in getting the sprites out of Mario & Luigi Dream Team and Paper Mario Sticker Star. Is this the tool I need to do so? I believe I have a Dream Team ROM however it consists of a lot of files (as-mldt.r00,as-mldt.r01, etc) and I don't know which one is my ROM. Is it as-mldt.3ds? I used this method to get an EncryptedRomFS.bin, but I don't know where to go from there. Help appreciated!

 

[Huntereb]

I'm interested in getting the sprites out of Mario & Luigi Dream Team and Paper Mario Sticker Star. Is this the tool I need to do so? I believe I have a Dream Team ROM however it consists of a lot of files (as-mldt.r00,as-mldt.r01, etc) and I don't know which one is my ROM. Is it as-mldt.3ds? I used this method to get an EncryptedRomFS.bin, but I don't know where to go from there. Help appreciated!

That's a bunch of separated rar files. You gotta open one up with an archiving application like 7zip.

 

[Fawfulthegreat]

So I've got the Launcher.dat on the root of the SD card, how do I access it on the 3DS?

 

[Huntereb]

So I've got the Launcher.dat on the root of the SD card, how do I access it on the 3DS?

Your 3DS needs to be on 4.x firmware before anything. If it is, try accessing the DS Profile Settings, and the launcher will boot.

 

[Fawfulthegreat]

How do I see what firmware I have? Is there anything above 4? Because I think all my systems are up to date.

 

[Huntereb]

How do I see what firmware I have? Is there anything above 4? Because I think all my systems are up to date.

Then you cannot dump games yourself. You'll have to wait for someone to either release a tool that doesn't require a 3DS, or release a decrypted copy of Dream Team on the internet.

 

[Fawfulthegreat]

Are earlier version 3DSs easy to find? I could try and buy one. Would Gamestop have any, or would I need to look online?