I am still here. Still working on something. It's getting closer. Once it's out there will be many subsequent releases and I'll be adding as many features as people request.
It's currently capable of reading, GC, Wii, WiiU, PS1,2,3, Saturn, Dreamcast, Iso/bin/Cue/Gdi. Reading directly from archives is supported too as it was for wii/gc
So many of the things NKit did before will be added to the above formats over time.
RVZ, WBFS and CISO will be the first converters added. All from directly from nkit format also
It's currently capable of reading, GC, Wii, WiiU, PS1,2,3, Saturn, Dreamcast, Iso/bin/Cue/Gdi. Reading directly from archives is supported too as it was for wii/gc
So many of the things NKit did before will be added to the above formats over time.
RVZ, WBFS and CISO will be the first converters added. All from directly from nkit format also
Here's what was added. GNMEAF is Namco Museum's game ID.
Code:
<!-- Manual override for the default behaviour, if files fall on this alignment, keep them aligned - 0 to attempt to keep all original file locations (for images that have issues running) -->
<preserveFstFileAlignment>
<add key="102E010007" value="8000" />
<add key="301E010000" value="8000" />
<add key="GNMEAF0000" value="8000" />
</preserveFstFileAlignment>
After reinstalling Windows 10 20H2 I get an error massage.
NKitSummary.txt
Any ideas?
DAT ENTRIES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1911 redump ] Nintendo - GameCube - Datfile (1911) (2021-02-09 21-12-17).dat
Summary Log Written as Errored!
Failed
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DatData.populateRedump: Eine Ausnahme vom Typ "System.Exception" wurde ausgelöst.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1911 redump ] Nintendo - GameCube - Datfile (1911) (2021-02-09 21-12-17).dat
Summary Log Written as Errored!
Failed
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DatData.populateRedump: Eine Ausnahme vom Typ "System.Exception" wurde ausgelöst.
NKitSummary.txt
Code:
TimeStamp Conversion System ReadResult OutputResult OutputCrc OutputID4 RedumpMatch RedumpName InputSize OutputSize FullSize InputFilename OutputFilename MD5 SHA1 Passes SecondsElapsed ErrorMessage
11.02.2021 13:19:18 RecoverToNKit GameCube Unverified Error 00000000 1459978240 0 0 E:\ROMadd\Gauntlet - Dark Legacy (Revision 1)\Gauntlet - Dark Legacy (Revision 1).iso 0 DatData.populateRedump: Eine Ausnahme vom Typ "System.Exception" wurde ausgelöst.Any ideas?
I recently lost my hard drive I had hooked up to my Wii in a move, so I'm working on converting all of my nkit backups into pure ISO's and then WBFS so I can play them through CFG loader again, but every time I attempt to convert to ISO, I get an error message saying that there is no space on the disk for the resulting file. There... definitely is, as there is over 1000 gigs free on my computers hard drive. Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Hey all, I know there's been no releases or progress updates for a while. I've recently added the ability to extract all GC and Wii files in to a deduped filesystem. I've been experimenting with a Virtual FileSystem that presents full iso images that validate to match redump scans. It also presents the images as if they were extracted to the filesystem too. It's pretty cool. This will also work for WiiU, PS1,2,3,PSP and Sega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast and ISO9660 soon.
Wii is 48% duplicate files. So add that to all the hashes and junk being removed. It'll be a massive saving if you store the deduped files in compressed filesystem.
There will still be many conversions added iso to wbfs/ciso/rbz etc.
The new NKit has 100% Redump NKit format GC/Wii to iso compatibility now too.
No timescales unfortunately. It's a lot of work and I'm just doing it when I have free time.
Wii is 48% duplicate files. So add that to all the hashes and junk being removed. It'll be a massive saving if you store the deduped files in compressed filesystem.
There will still be many conversions added iso to wbfs/ciso/rbz etc.
The new NKit has 100% Redump NKit format GC/Wii to iso compatibility now too.
No timescales unfortunately. It's a lot of work and I'm just doing it when I have free time.
Completely missed this excellent tool.
I just converted my Gamecube collection again for my Wii U after shrinking them with Nkit.
They work fine with Nintendont, and they load as fast as normal dumps.
In general Nkit ISOs are 40% smaller. Some games like Crazy taxi are ridiculously smaller (from 1,4GB to 60 MB!).
I just converted my Gamecube collection again for my Wii U after shrinking them with Nkit.
They work fine with Nintendont, and they load as fast as normal dumps.
In general Nkit ISOs are 40% smaller. Some games like Crazy taxi are ridiculously smaller (from 1,4GB to 60 MB!).
Hi all,
Same error here since update Nkitiso operation's not working anymore.
I reply to my self and to Exiar.
Deleting "NKit.dll.config" solved partially error, some converfting operations won't work.
Try to edit this config file but still error for some reason i can't explain...
Need others users experiences with this error.
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nkit.iso VS nkit.gcz?
are there any pros and cons between the two?
also, can .gcz be played via Nintendont?
are there any pros and cons between the two?
also, can .gcz be played via Nintendont?
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Differences between ISO and GCZ taken from Dolphin:
- ISO: A simple and robust format that is supported by a multitude of programs. Needs more space than any other format
- GCZ: A basic compression format that is compatible with most versions of Dolphin Emulator and some programs. It cannot efficiently compress junk data (unless deleted) or encrypted Wii data.
For convert a NKit ISO format (.nkit.iso) to standard ISO format (.iso) / convert a NKit GCZ format (.nkit.gcz) to standard GCZ format (.gcz) you will need to use NKit.
Nintendont loader won't allow backups in NKit or GCZ, so you will need to convert them to standard ISO for use them.
Hope this understand
Differences between ISO and GCZ taken from Dolphin:
- ISO: A simple and robust format that is supported by a multitude of programs. Needs more space than any other format
- GCZ: A basic compression format that is compatible with most versions of Dolphin Emulator and some programs. It cannot efficiently compress junk data (unless deleted) or encrypted Wii data.
For convert a NKit ISO format (.nkit.iso) to standard ISO format (.iso) / convert a NKit GCZ format (.nkit.gcz) to standard GCZ format (.gcz) you will need to use NKit.
Nintendont loader won't allow backups in NKit or GCZ, so you will need to convert them to standard ISO for use them.
Hope this understand
I would also add to then take that ISO and convert it with Wii Backup Manager to a ".wbfs" format that removes the unneeded blank space giving you in most instances a much smaller file size. All Wii games work great in the ".wbfs" format.
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I appreciate the response. Nintendont actually DOES support nkit.iso images. The Gamecube games just need to be renamed to game.iso per usual.Differences between ISO and GCZ taken from Dolphin:
- ISO: A simple and robust format that is supported by a multitude of programs. Needs more space than any other format
- GCZ: A basic compression format that is compatible with most versions of Dolphin Emulator and some programs. It cannot efficiently compress junk data (unless deleted) or encrypted Wii data.
For convert a NKit ISO format (.nkit.iso) to standard ISO format (.iso) / convert a NKit GCZ format (.nkit.gcz) to standard GCZ format (.gcz) you will need to use NKit.
Nintendont loader won't allow backups in NKit or GCZ, so you will need to convert them to standard ISO for use them.
Hope this understand
I am just curious why one would choose nkit.iso over nkit.gcz or vice versa. Like what are the pros and cons of each container and what are the differences aside from nkit.gcz resulting in a smaller file size. Is nkit.gcz not reversible? or does it make some games unplayable/alter them in ways? Questions like these are what I am in search of. Maybe @nanook can shed some light. As well as maybe stating specific scenarios where one is better used than the other. Btw thank you so much for your hard work! Going even as far as making it a multipurpose tool across multiple systems and formats!
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nkit.gcz is the smaller file size. nkit.iso is compatible with Nintendont.
No, it's always reversible.
