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Arisotura
Posted on 10-14-12 03:13 PM (rev. 2 of 10-14-12 03:13 PM) Link | #1011
There are so many cool things we could do in SMG hacking, like adding planets, zones, galaxies etc... but Wiiscrubber's limitations keep us from doing them.

Wiiscrubber only supports the basic extract/replace file manipulation. It needs to reparse the whole filesystem after a file is replaced, which is annoying.

Oh also, it's closed-source, so we can't even try to improve it. Closed-source has no place in the world of ROM hacking. Wiiscrubber must die.


Blarg, enough of this already. This thread isn't for bashing someone else's work, but introduce a new Wii archive/ISO manipulation tool. I've called: WiiExplorer.

Here's a screenshot of the basic design:
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As a start, WiiExplorer will support Wii ISOs and RARC files. Support for more archive formats may be added later on. It'll support the following features:
* of course, exporting and replacing existing files, but also directories
* creating new empty directories
* importing existing files/directories
* renaming and deleting files/directories

Support for advanced filesystem manipulation should open many more possibilities in SMG hacking, and Wii hacking in general.


There may also be support for a certain patch system, where the differences between the current filesystem and a reference filesystem are stored to a patch file. The patch file could then either be exported to a Riivolution patch or be patched to a clean ISO.


Oh, about ISOs. WiiExplorer won't resign ISOs or anything like that. Dolphin doesn't care about signatures. If you can load ISOs in your Wii, it probably won't care either, but that practice is frowned upon and not widely supported because it is often likened to piracy.

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blank
Posted on 10-14-12 03:53 PM Link | #1012
Before you start re-inventing the wheel you might want to see if not Wiimms ISO Tools satisfies your needs. I haven't really used it my self, but as far as I can tell, it can do all the things you mentioned.

Arisotura
Posted on 10-14-12 03:55 PM Link | #1013
Oh, I forgot mentioning that.

Headache-inducing command-line crap. Bleh. And it doesn't even allow adding one file easily. Perhaps it does, but from what I get, the steps are really too complex for this kind of operation.

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Dirbaio
Posted on 10-14-12 03:56 PM Link | #1014
Posted by blank
Before you start re-inventing the wheel you might want to see if not Wiimms ISO Tools satisfies your needs. I haven't really used it my self, but as far as I can tell, it can do all the things you mentioned.

I checked it out and it seems it can extract files, but it can't add or modify them. And if it can, the documentation does a really terrible job at communicating it

And it's a command-line tool :P

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Arisotura
Posted on 10-14-12 03:59 PM Link | #1015
Posted by Dirbaio
Posted by blank
Before you start re-inventing the wheel you might want to see if not Wiimms ISO Tools satisfies your needs. I haven't really used it my self, but as far as I can tell, it can do all the things you mentioned.

I checked it out and it seems it can extract files, but it can't add or modify them. And if it can, the documentation does a really terrible job at communicating it

That's basically what I wanted to say. Either that, or the usage of this tool is really overcomplicated.

Someone in IRC mentioned an ADD command, but according to the doc, it doesn't exist. So blarg.

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blank
Posted on 10-14-12 04:07 PM Link | #1017
I know you can extract an entire ISO, change and add files, and the rebuild the ISO, so adding and changing files are certainly possible. Whether there exists some easy commands to replace or add files to an already exsisting ISO, I don't know.

As for it being a command line tool, I'd say that's a good thing, but I guess that's a matter of opinion :P.

Arisotura
Posted on 10-14-12 04:09 PM Link | #1018
Posted by blank
I know you can extract an entire ISO, change and add files, and the rebuild the ISO

This is nice but not fast enough for what I want.

Rebuilding a whole ISO sounds like it takes time. I don't want to wait that long every time I experiment something.

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Xane123
Posted on 10-29-12 01:20 AM Link | #1103
:awsum: Arisotura, first post: Well, the screenshot looks promising (minus the temporary stuff); When will this be released? (I sorta-agree WiiScrubber needs a replacement) Like Whitehole, I'd use it!

Also, Rest of discussion: Command line really is annoying compared to normal programs. Some of the programs I run don't even have help in the command line! :NO:

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Arisotura
Posted on 10-29-12 01:24 AM Link | #1104
I can't give a precise release date, but this isn't getting much worked on currently. Possibly in one or two months it'll be done.

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Xane123
Posted on 10-29-12 02:07 AM (rev. 2 of 10-29-12 02:07 AM) Link | #1105
OK. Still, it's cool you're making another program of your own!

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Shane2100AD
Posted on 11-02-12 05:18 PM Link | #1135
Will this be compatible with GameCube games? I've been using "GameCube Image Rebuilder" and having to rebuild the the image every time I want to test a edit is a pain.

Thanks,
Shane.

Arisotura
Posted on 11-02-12 05:25 PM Link | #1137
Perhaps someday, but the first release won't be. The priority is set to Wii ISOs.

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Shane2100AD
Posted on 11-02-12 08:05 PM (rev. 2 of 11-02-12 08:16 PM) Link | #1139
Posted by Mega-Mario
Perhaps someday, but the first release won't be. The priority is set to Wii ISOs.


Thanks; WiiExplorer would become the ultimate hacking tool when it does. Meanwhile, is there any tool that deals with GameCube ISOs in the manner that WiiScrubber does? (Mainly the ability to replace a smaller file with a larger file.)

Also, this may sound dumb, but do you use NetBeans to code your Java apps?


Thanks,
Shane.

Arisotura
Posted on 11-02-12 08:22 PM Link | #1140
I wouldn't know as I'm not into Gamecube hacking.

And yes, I use Netbeans.

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gridatttack
Posted on 11-02-12 08:25 PM Link | #1141
Posted by Shane2100AD
Thanks; WiiExplorer would become the ultimate hacking tool when it does. Meanwhile, is there any tool that deals with GameCube ISOs in the manner that WiiScrubber does? (Mainly the ability to replace a smaller file with a larger file.)


I use GC tool, but I dont think you can replace small files with larger ones.
You can extract files and stuff with it, replace them too.

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Shane2100AD
Posted on 11-06-12 04:04 PM Link | #1169
Posted by blank
Before you start re-inventing the wheel you might want to see if not Wiimms ISO Tools satisfies your needs. I haven't really used it my self, but as far as I can tell, it can do all the things you mentioned.


Wiimms ISO Tools (WIT) cannot directly patch an ISO, thus it cannot add / delete files. Confirmation from Wiimm directly from here: http://www.mariokartwii.com/5116333-post6.html

"My tools don't support direct patching."





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