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Hello, hope everyone here feel good !

I just subscribe here for ask you a favor, an help about extraction/insertion of graphics compressed in .DAT format. I'm sure about what i say because i have read about it, and also try to replace an original .DAT file from an English ISO with a Russian translated one (by Vector) (MAINMENU.DAT). I just don't have the knowledge to extract, edit and reinsert back into the .DAT.

I have found lot of texts into other .DAT file, who not contain images in it as i know, the texts is visible in hexadecimal editor and can be edited, with pointers too. So for that part i'm ok !!

Can someone help me to find a tool, or create a script for edit the contents of that archives please ??

Here is a link with all theses files...

Link removed (UPDATE)

Note : I most forgot to say we also have couple of .PSX "Sprites/Images" ? It's include because i don't really know what to do with theses files too...

Many thanks in andvance for who take time to read, reply and help me about this fan translation project !!

EDIT : All the XXX_PRAC.DAT contain the texts i have mentioned.

No tcompressed.
Simple raw image.

Use MummGGtool to open it.

Or you can use one of these viewtopic.php?t=15540

Rabatini wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:49 pmNo tcompressed.
Simple raw image.

Use MummGGtool to open it.

I have try to open DAT and PSX, but i dont understand how it work...

Can you explain me please ?

Or if you can extraxt everything for me and tell me how to replace original file with edited one ?

EDIT : By this request i ask, if that file is somes TIM files, maybe you can upload me all the TIM, i can edit one, and replace in hexa the original value by the edited one in DAT files ?

I dont really know how to progress i need indication, normally i work with jpsxdec...

ikskoks wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:54 pm Or you can use one of these viewtopic.php?t=15540

I have try but dont understand any of these program...

When i load MAINMENU.DAT, nothing happen with some, and for the other... i just got a pixelized square... like a broken tv...

Y play with settings but dont really understand... it's more complicated than use jpsxdec...

Maybe if you have good results you can teach me how to use it for extraction insertion please?

Thank!

Finnaly understand how it work!

But can someone help me with DAT?

It seem to work only with PSX files...

Edit: If someone can only give dimention... (By Exportinf png, so i can edit and import back with same value)

Please someone, i just need MAINMENU.DAT and OPTIONS.DAT to be edited for finish my translation...

Unloved wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:39 pm Please someone, i just need MAINMENU.DAT and OPTIONS.DAT to be edited for finish my translation...

8bpp 15bits
pallets in offset 0x2444

Rabatini wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:52 pm

Unloved wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:39 pm Please someone, i just need MAINMENU.DAT and OPTIONS.DAT to be edited for finish my translation...

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8bpp 15bits
pallets in offset 0x2444

I need to extract séparatly ? (One texte at time?)

And please, can you give me the config for OPTIONS.BIN too !!

Thank you so much !!!

Edit : It work !! Yesss !!!

@Rabatini can you give me pallets offset and setting for other files too pleaseeeee !!!

I just need to done the options now, and a small edit for the character selection screen who show "mode" (like arcade or versus name)

If i can edit that with options, my translation is fully finished, so please if you can take a short time to give me the info i need i would really appreciated...

uses W to find all images

Thank you i will work on that, can you check if generic is a single image? Or general...

I dont know what one is, but its a screen with 2 or 4 box for player, who have text on it...

Take you time i gonna translate the options now... and i need to adjust main menu with same size for words...

Thank you very much

This is the screen i talk about... i whant edit it to translate the text to fit to my translation...

But i dont know in what file is store... surely not the 2 one you have help me out with...

Hey, i have found every text in the OPTIONS.DAT but i miss 4 of them, can you help me?

I have reach the end of the file 3 time before ask you this, i dont know how but i dont find hem...

Look the screen as a reference...

Thank in advance if you can help me, now i go edit graphics in waiting of your reply...

EDIT : 72 files right now...

GENERAL.DAT

Rabatini wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:49 amGENERAL.DAT

Ohhhh... for the text? You have the setting please?

I'm at 110 graphic text now...

General.dat not contain Auto Save no?