ROM Hack RELEASE SARC Tool - A tool for extracting/packing SARC/SZS files

[AboodXD]

SARC Tool v0.5
A tool for extracting/packing SARC/SZS files​

Usage:
  main [option...] file/folder

Packing Options:
 -o <output>           output file name (Optional)
 -little (or -l)       output will be in little endian if this is used
 -compress <level>     Yaz0 (SZS) compress the output with the specified level(0-9) (If unsure, use 1)
                       0: No compression (Fastest)
                       9: Best compression (Slowest)

Download.
Source code (GitHub).

Examples:

• Extracting an szs file named "test.szs":
  

  main test.szs

• Extracting a sarc file named "test.sarc":
  

  main test.sarc

• Packing a folder named "test" as a big endian (Wii U) sarc file:
  

  main test

• Packing a folder named "test" as a little endian (3DS / Switch) sarc file:
  

  main -little test

• Packing a folder named "test" as a big endian (Wii U) sarc file with the file name "test2.sarc":
  

  main -o test2.sarc test

• Packing a folder named "test" as a big endian (Wii U) szs file using level 9 (best/slowest compression):
  

  main -compress 9 test

• Packing a folder named "test" as a little endian (3DS / Switch) szs file using level 9 (best/slowest compression):
  

  main -little -compress 9 test

• Packing a folder named "test" as a big endian (Wii U) szs file with the file name "test2.szs", using level 9 (best/slowest compression):
  

  main -compress 9 -o test2.szs test

 

[Getzabelz]

What is this for?

 

[Asia81]

What is this for?

If you have to ask, this not for you.

 

[AboodXD]

What is this for?

A tool for extracting/packing SARC/SZS files

 

[RetroGamer732]

Nice Work! Can't wait for BNTX Injecting

 

[AboodXD]

Nice Work! Can't wait for BNTX Injecting

It has been done already. I made both an injector and an actual editor, but I have yet to release them.

The problem is that I fear people will start making lazy mods for Odyssey, just like they did for MK8; that's why I didn't release the editor yet.

 

[RetroGamer732]

It has been done already. I made both an injector and an actual editor, but I have yet to release them.

The problem is that I fear people will start making lazy mods for Odyssey, just like they did for MK8DX; that's why I didn't release the editor yet.

What do you mean by lazy mods? I ask because I like to make mods and I just like getting opinions on quality vs lazy.

 

[AboodXD]

What do you mean by lazy mods? I ask because I like to make mods and I just like getting opinions on quality vs lazy.

The majority of MK8 custom tracks are lazily made, half baked, and they just suck.

The only good custom tracks are Atlas's and Wexos's; that's it.

I don't want people to do to SMO and MK8DX what they did to MK8.
This is also why Wexos is planning to not release a new version of his toolbox.

 

[RetroGamer732]

The majority of MK8 custom tracks are lazily made, half baked, and they just suck.

The only good custom tracks are Atlas's and Wexos's; that's it.

I don't want people to do to SMO and MK8DX what they did to MK8.
This is also why Wexos is planning to not release a new version of his toolbox.

Okay, I was thinking you meant lazy texture edits (I primarily mod Smash). I'm personally someone who likes putting in new characters rather than stages, and I've even been guilty of lazy mods myself, but I've always been trying to improve my work.

 

[AboodXD]

Just released version 0.4.

Changelog:
* Fixed getting alignment for the first file. (packing 1 file)
* Added alignment for SHARC and SHARCFB.
* Fixed a rare edge case where extracting doesn't work.

Download.

 

[TheZoroark007]

I am somehow unable to pack a working .szs file for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. At first I thought I messed up while creating the .bfres so I unpacked an already existing, working mod (https://gamebanana.com/skins/164232) with Sarc_tool 0.4, put the .bfres into a folder named "Kinopico" and ran the command "sarc_tool.exe main -little -compress 9 Kinopico". It created a .szs file but when I wanted to test that file on my switch the game closed with an error message stating "The software was closed because an error occurred" as as soon as I selected the character. What am I doing wrong here ?

Here is my compiled file if that helps: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w26zma2v7y3bdxu/Kinopico.szs?dl=0

 

[NWwind]

Wiimms SZS Tools can do this (?). Isn't it?

 

[Gigaboy]

In case anyone was interested, I made GUI for SARC Tool v0.4. It was coded in Java and only verified to run on Windows. (It doesn't have the best coding practices either.)
GitHub - SARC Tool GUI

 

[AboodXD]

Just released version 0.5.

Changelog:
* Fixed required alignment for SMM2 Course data.

Download.

 

[cualquiercosa327]

Hello, first give you thanks for this great program: it is very useful!

i am trying to mod Smile Basic 4 for Switch (jap version is the only available yet) changing the vibration files it included for the one i want.
All 62 bnvib files are included on an file with arc extension.

Curiously the other files of the game also have the same extension and i could extract them without any problem with sactool.
I have look it with a hexeditor and it seems this file is a SBA2 format.
Could you add this format on your tool?
A lot of thanks

 

[cualquiercosa327]

Here is the file (I can no put the link correctly on the forum,sorry :
https: anonfile. com
/D252M9C1n4/vib_rar

 

[windmill]

Incompatible with Miitopia's enemy.sarc fille. Repacking a completely vanilla file will still crash upon load.

 

[AboodXD]

Incompatible with Miitopia's enemy.sarc fille. Repacking a completely vanilla file will still crash upon load.

Please PM that file.

 

[Elly_0312]

Any tutorial as to how to use this? I've been trying for a couple of days and I really can't figure it out
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(and all I want this is to rip some sfx from a switch game) ANY help would be dearly appreciate it

 

[AboodXD]

Any tutorial as to how to use this? I've been trying for a couple of days and I really can't figure it out
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(and all I want this is to rip some sfx from a switch game) ANY help would be dearly appreciate it

Could you state how you tried to use it and in what way it failed?