ROM Hack Taiko no Tatsujin DS translation project

[Phoenix Goddess]

If you wouldn't mind, could you post a link with you compressor decompressor? Please. I want to try it on that zoids game I mentioned earlier.

What Zoids game are you referring to?

My guess is this one.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=230...p;#entry2877780

But I'm not so sure.

 

[Koyorie]

I'm glad you're all helping me with this

 

[seatab]

http://omploader.org/vNThxNg/seatab_tdm.zip

These tools are not protected against 'dumb' usage, and will probably crash in such situations.

Unpack the ROM using ndstool or such to get access to list.bin&DATA.000.

Click+drag list.bin onto seatab.TDM.Unpack.exe to unpack to that directory (into a subdirectory named archive_data). Or if you're smart enough you can give the arguments yourself, it's a console tool.

Inside this directory there will be more subdirectories of game files, and an archive.xml. The archive.xml is generated by my tool to preserve some information about the original archive (file ordering basically, necessary to regenerate correctly).

Edit files to your hearts content, then click+drag archive.xml onto seatab.TDM.Pack.exe and it will repack files into a list.bin&DATA.000 pair in that directory. Another console tool.

.bin = Raw binary data of various formats.
.swg = UI layout&scripting. Some 'SWF-like' format. I bet it's some variant of the Scaleform GFx formats.
.ntf = Texture data.
.snd = Sound data.

There are some other file types too other than what I've mentioned.

 

[Koyorie]

http://omploader.org/vNThxNg/seatab_tdm.zip

These tools are not protected against 'dumb' usage, and will probably crash in such situations.

Unpack the ROM using ndstool or such to get access to list.bin&DATA.000.

Click+drag list.bin onto seatab.TDM.Unpack.exe to unpack to that directory (into a subdirectory named archive_data). Or if you're smart enough you can give the arguments yourself, it's a console tool.

Inside this directory there will be more subdirectories of game files, and an archive.xml. The archive.xml is generated by my tool to preserve some information about the original archive (file ordering basically, necessary to regenerate correctly).

Edit files to your hearts content, then click+drag archive.xml onto seatab.TDM.Pack.exe and it will repack files into a list.bin&DATA.000 pair in that directory. Another console tool.

.bin = Raw binary data of various formats.
.swg = UI layout&scripting. Some 'SWF-like' format. I bet it's some variant of the Scaleform GFx formats.
.ntf = Texture data.
.snd = Sound data.

There are some other file types too other than what I've mentioned.

Wow, you're awesome

 

[Jei]

If someone can extract and reinsert the images, I can edit them, like menu tabs or song names.

Also, I can read basic japanese like katakana and hiragana, but no kanji, so I'll probably won't serve as a head translator.

 

[rastsan]

Actually it wasn't but thanks anyways...

 

[Koyorie]

If someone can extract and reinsert the images, I can edit them, like menu tabs or song names.

Also, I can read basic japanese like katakana and hiragana, but no kanji, so I'll probably won't serve as a head translator.

If you can do everything but the Dojo Yaburi mode text, then I'll consider you a translator until one that can do Dojo Yaburi comes. But it would be a huge help if you did it. Do you want me to pm you if someone makes a tool for you to do it?

 

[Jei]

If someone can extract and reinsert the images, I can edit them, like menu tabs or song names.

Also, I can read basic japanese like katakana and hiragana, but no kanji, so I'll probably won't serve as a head translator.

If you can do everything but the Dojo Yaburi mode text, then I'll consider you a translator until one that can do Dojo Yaburi comes. But it would be a huge help if you did it. Do you want me to pm you if someone makes a tool for you to do it?

Doing a superficial check in a new game, the major part of the texts (tutorial, mails and the "quest" mode) uses kanji, thus I can only read it partially, so I don't think I'd be able to translate it properly (unless it was voiced, which it unfortunately isn't).

I can edit images though, which have quite a role in the game - plus, most menu choices are actually voiced - so granting an image extractor I could edit and translate them accordingly.

 

[Koyorie]

If someone can extract and reinsert the images, I can edit them, like menu tabs or song names.

Also, I can read basic japanese like katakana and hiragana, but no kanji, so I'll probably won't serve as a head translator.

If you can do everything but the Dojo Yaburi mode text, then I'll consider you a translator until one that can do Dojo Yaburi comes. But it would be a huge help if you did it. Do you want me to pm you if someone makes a tool for you to do it?

Doing a superficial check in a new game, the major part of the texts (tutorial, mails and the "quest" mode) uses kanji, thus I can only read it partially, so I don't think I'd be able to translate it properly (unless it was voiced, which it unfortunately isn't).

I can edit images though, which have quite a role in the game - plus, most menu choices are actually voiced - so granting an image extractor I could edit and translate them accordingly.

I have a contact in the fansub community who might be able to translate just the tutorial. But if you could do all that it would be terrific

 

[Jei]

If someone can extract and reinsert the images, I can edit them, like menu tabs or song names.

Also, I can read basic japanese like katakana and hiragana, but no kanji, so I'll probably won't serve as a head translator.

If you can do everything but the Dojo Yaburi mode text, then I'll consider you a translator until one that can do Dojo Yaburi comes. But it would be a huge help if you did it. Do you want me to pm you if someone makes a tool for you to do it?

Doing a superficial check in a new game, the major part of the texts (tutorial, mails and the "quest" mode) uses kanji, thus I can only read it partially, so I don't think I'd be able to translate it properly (unless it was voiced, which it unfortunately isn't).

I can edit images though, which have quite a role in the game - plus, most menu choices are actually voiced - so granting an image extractor I could edit and translate them accordingly.

I have a contact in the fansub community who might be able to translate just the tutorial. But if you could do all that it would be terrific

The images, yeah. The rest of the text, count me out as I'm not japanese-literate enough to do them.

 

[Koyorie]

Hi guys, I just wanted to give you all a quick update. Since we don't have a hacker yet, I'm going to try to find one somewhere else. I'll be sure to keep this thread updated though. In the first post, you will now see a date at the bottom. This is the last time I checked the thread. So rest assured if the date is less than a month from the actual date, I'm still keeping this project afloat.

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

Hi guys, I just wanted to give you all a quick update. Since we don't have a hacker yet, I'm going to try to find one somewhere else. I'll be sure to keep this thread updated though. In the first post, you will now see a date at the bottom. This is the last time I checked the thread. So rest assured if the date is less than a month from the actual date, I'm still keeping this project afloat.

You could go to romhacking.net and submit an ad that you need a romhacker.

 

[Koyorie]

Hi guys, I just wanted to give you all a quick update. Since we don't have a hacker yet, I'm going to try to find one somewhere else. I'll be sure to keep this thread updated though. In the first post, you will now see a date at the bottom. This is the last time I checked the thread. So rest assured if the date is less than a month from the actual date, I'm still keeping this project afloat.

You could go to romhacking.net and submit an ad that you need a romhacker.

That's a good idea! I'll do that

 

[Koyorie]

Yay! I'm on Romhacking.net now

http://www.romhacking.net/helpads/324/

If I get a hacker I'll be sure to post that here as well so please be patient with this project.

 

[theli]

well, i wrote an un/repacker about two years ago which i posted here nothing came out of it ... since then i remember numerous people requesting unpacker which i send them ... and nothing came out of that too ...

good luck to you and have fun

( i would like to see a translation but having many things needing my time irl i can't help you with hacking now )

 

[Jei]

well, i wrote an un/repacker about two years ago which i posted here nothing came out of it ... since then i remember numerous people requesting unpacker which i send them ... and nothing came out of that too ...

good luck to you and have fun

( i would like to see a translation but having many things needing my time irl i can't help you with hacking now )

Unfortunately both the unpacker and repacker links are returning 404 - can you please reupload them (granted you still have the files)?

 

[Koyorie]

*Snip
well, i wrote an un/repacker about two years ago which i posted here nothing came out of it ... since then i remember numerous people requesting unpacker which i send them ... and nothing came out of that too ...

good luck to you and have fun

( i would like to see a translation but having many things needing my time irl i can't help you with hacking now )

I would love to have the tools you have. And I hope it does get finished so everyone can enjoy this game. Thanks for sharing this

 

[theli]

found it
http://theli.is-a-geek.org/files/misc/taiko_packer.7z binary
unfortunately i could not found a source (you can look at it with reflector though) ... but i'll post it if i find it also i doubt i would have a time to help you with hacking

 

[Koyorie]

found it
http://theli.is-a-geek.org/files/misc/taiko_packer.7z binary
unfortunately i could not found a source (you can look at it with reflector though) ... but i'll post it if i find it also i doubt i would have a time to help you with hacking

If in the coming months you're free and you want to help and the project isn't done, feel free to step in. I'm okay with waiting a bit longer considering how long we've been waiting anyway

 

[YayMii]

It would be great if you guys could somehow incorporate VWF (variable width font) into the Taiko no Tatsujin game. But I know that it'd be very difficult, and it'd require a really experienced hacker to incorporate it (I know this from reading the Mother 3 translation blog). Just saying, because that font in theli's screenshot looks pretty ugly.