ROM Hack [Tutorial] How to Decrypt, Extract & Rebuild 3DS|CIA|CXI Files

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VictorSena

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How do I extract images from a game?
For example: extracting RPG character faces/busts where the image is not pixelated, it has pixel shadows.
 

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I need some help. I used PK3ds to edit the rival pokemon. If I choose froakie, shauna will choose chespin not fennekin. But how to change the text to show that shauna take chespin not fennekin? Thank you
 

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This thing just seems to be abandoned despite all the people like myself who can't get it to work. My CIA file meets all the requirements but nothing happens at all when extracted.
 

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so i did the extraction for a .cia file of new leaf but i cant find where the files were extracted to on my PC, any idea where it would've gone?
 

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Hey i have a question if i try to rebuild the romfs to a cia after i extacted the cxi it says an error to me what is on the path of VC Redist.
than i reinstalled VC redist but nothing changed it allways says that a file for makerom.exe is not found. can someone help me?

Edit: when i try to use my clean cia and make it into an 3ds file the file is blank and with 0 kbs. could it be because win11?
 
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Tried to extract the CIA for Pokémon X, renamed it to have no spaces, had it in a separate folder from the core files, didn't put the extension when I typed it up, and it doesn't extract anything. It speeds through the whole process and no files are outputted. There's a file labeled "Extracted_" but it's empty.
 

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Tried to extract the CIA for Pokémon X, renamed it to have no spaces, had it in a separate folder from the core files, didn't put the extension when I typed it up, and it doesn't extract anything. It speeds through the whole process and no files are outputted. There's a file labeled "Extracted_" but it's empty.
and replaced the e with accent?
 

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stupid question about all this, i want to put an OR or AS Randomized rom/cia on my 3ds is there any way i can change a cxi file to a cia, i'm acutally to stupid for this, if there is no way just answer with no then i'm fine with this :D
 

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Help, I installed the SetupUS.exe file and I can't use it.
 

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Where are the Folders?
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Where are the out folders?

(edit) Nvm solved it
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how do I rebuild extracted cxi
what do I do with extracted cxi folders?
 
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