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Nintendo darc tool
Nintendo darc tool
	File:Nintendodarctool.jpg
General
Author	LITTOMA
Type	PC Utilities
Version	2015
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2021/01/04
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Revision as of 13:30, 18 February 2022

This is a tool for modifying data-archive (darc) files using in Nintendo 3DS games. The darc file format was found in the early version of Nintendo Ware for CTR (nw4c).

User guide

Command

darc.py [-h] (-c | -x | -l) [-a ALIGN] [-t [TYPEALIGN ...]] [-d DIR] [-f FILE] [-n [EXCLUDE ...]] [-e {big,little}]
-c/--create -x/--extract -l/--list

Samples

python darc.py -xf input.arc -d output - Extract "input.arc" to "output" folder.
python darc.py -cf output.arc -d input dirs files ... - Change directory to "input/" and add entries recursively to "output.arc".
python darc.py -c -a 0x20 -f output.arc -d input dirs files ... - Create darc with all file data align to 32.
python darc.py -c -a 0x20 -t *.bcfnt:0x80 -f output.arc -d input dirs files ... - Create darc with *.bcfnt files data align to 128, other files align to 32.

Notes

By default, this tool creates archives without the "." entry, which is commonly found in many games.
If you need that entry, you just need to add a "." as the input entry.
For example: python darc.py -c -f output.arc -d input .
Note that there's a dot at the end of the command.

Changelog

Update 2

Add inject feature, Modified files can work in game now.

Update

By using CUE's lzx tool, this darc tool also support compress/decompress darc files (decompress is automatic).

Credits

Thanks Smariter for help.

External links

GitHub - https://github.com/LITTOMA/DARCTool
GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-a-darc-tool-for-nintendo3ds.385945

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-|lastupdated=2015/04/04
+|lastupdated=2021/01/04
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+This is a tool for modifying data-archive (darc) files using in Nintendo 3DS games. The darc file format was found in the early version of Nintendo Ware for CTR (nw4c).
-This is a tool for modifying data-archive(darc) files using in Nintendo3DS games.
+==User guide==
+===Command===
+* <code> darc.py [-h] (-c | -x | -l) [-a ALIGN] [-t [TYPEALIGN ...]] [-d DIR] [-f FILE] [-n [EXCLUDE ...]] [-e {big,little}] </code>
+* <code> -c/--create -x/--extract -l/--list </code>
-==Usage:==
+===Samples===
+* <code> python darc.py -xf input.arc -d output </code> - Extract "input.arc" to "output" folder.
+* <code> python darc.py -cf output.arc -d input dirs files ...</code> - Change directory to "input/" and add entries recursively to "output.arc".
+* <code>python darc.py -c -a 0x20 -f output.arc -d input dirs files ...</code> - Create darc with all file data align to 32.
+* <code> python darc.py -c -a 0x20 -t *.bcfnt:0x80 -f output.arc -d input dirs files ...</code> - Create darc with *.bcfnt files data align to 128, other files align to 32.
-darc.py [options] [object]
+===Notes===
+* By default, this tool creates archives without the "." entry, which is commonly found in many games.
+* If you need that entry, you just need to add a "." as the input entry.
+* For example: <code> python darc.py -c -f output.arc -d input . </code>
+* Note that there's a dot at the end of the command.
-==PLATFORM：==
+==Changelog==
+'''Update 2'''
+* Add inject feature, Modified files can work in game now.
-Python 2.7：https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-279/
+'''Update'''
-compression only on WindowsXP+ .
+* By using CUE's lzx tool, this darc tool also support compress/decompress darc files (decompress is automatic).
-==options:==
+==Credits==
+Thanks Smariter for help.
-* -u ...... Unpack specified darc
+==External links==
-* -p ...... Pack up specified folder
+* GitHub - https://github.com/LITTOMA/DARCTool
-* -i ...... Inject file(s) to specified darc
+* GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-a-darc-tool-for-nintendo3ds.385945
-* -o ...... Set out put name
-* -d ...... Set work directory
-You can use '-d' option to contain multiple objects in a directory.
+[[Category:3DS homebrew applications]]
+[[Category:PC utilities for 3DS homebrew]]
-This tool hasn't been tested completely, so it may not work in some cases, please tell me while errors occur.
-Thanks Smariter for help!
-==UPDATE:==
-By using CUE's lzx tool, this darc tool support compress/decompress darc files now.
-You can use these following commands to compress darc files(decompress is automatically):
-* -evb .... VRAM compatible, big-endian (LZ11)
-* -ewb .... WRAM compatbile, big-endian (LZ11)
-* -evl .... VRAM compatible, little-endian (LZ40)
-* -ewl .... WRAM compatbile, little-endian (LZ40)
-You should place the lzx.exe in 'C:\Windows\' to make drag&drop unpacking available.
-==UPDATE 2:==
-Add inject feature, Modified files can work in game now.
-inject usage: darc.py -i [darc file] [file to inject]