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GuitarShank
Posted on 01-03-09 08:55 PM Link | Quote | ID: 98163

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I need to know if there are any simple tools I can use to get into an NDS rom so I can translate a game. Specifically, my main interest is in Tales of Hearts (I'm a big Tales fan).

So, are the tools for hacking games only set up for individual games, or will I be able to use a rom editing tool to change the text within the game?

Also, I need to find a good chart to use to translate the game, as I'm not sure how to differentiate the various forms of Japanese.

Thanks in advance C=

Delmaru
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The only thing I can think of is to use a hex editor and find the text data. I'm pretty sure there aren't any tools to make it easier.

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GuitarShank
Posted on 01-03-09 09:08 PM Link | Quote | ID: 98166

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Found a little more on it. Looks like I'm gonna need to relearn hexadecimal and start using tables.

Any tips on how to find the text data?

Kawa
Posted on 01-03-09 09:31 PM Link | Quote | ID: 98169


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Do a google search for "relative text searching".

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Just get a tool that'll break down the ROM into its files and folders, and take a gander. There's numerous games which store its script and various text files in plain ol' ASCII. Then again, you might find the script itself, and save yourself the trouble of searching the ROM, having a "dump" of the script already available to take out, edit, and reinsert.

GBATemp has some utilities uploaded. I've used Tahaxan before, but I'm not sure how outdated the program maybe.

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