Question about romfs editing EA's MySims Agents for Wii - How to edit STR and Package Files?

[whiteglovian]

Firstly, I'll add that, for some unknown reason, EA doesn't encode any of the MySims games in the standard formats other Wii games use.
Logically, you'd expect things like BRSTMs or SZS or even BRRES, but no, none of them exist in the code.
Instead, I've noticed the following:
-Movies / Cutscenes: THP
-Text: STR
-Streams (sound maybe? IDK): STRM
-Shaders: SHADER
-Vaults (?): VLT
-Literally everything else, including textures, meshes, worlds, code, etc: PACKAGE
I have no clue what THP or STR do or how to edit them, but PACKAGE files are what EA uses for mainline sims games from The Sims 2 and on.
So, I expected to be able to edit the files in SimPE (from TS2's era, as MSA was released in 2009.) Unfortunately, it threw an error saying it can't open SPORE packages, does anyone know what I may be able to do? I'd like to work on a full-on ROM hack for it, complete with edited dialogue, retextures, a PG-13 or M rating, fixing the art for closed cases, and a change in the story if possible, but considering how ambitious this is, if I do manage to jury-rig something together, it may not get as I want it.
Does anyone know what to do?

 

[NewGBAXL]

Took me a while to find this
https://github.com/Olivercomet/MorcuTool

Let me know if you find a way to open the .str files

 

[whiteglovian]

Took me a while to find this
https://github.com/Olivercomet/MorcuTool

Let me know if you find a way to open the .str files

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I'm going to have so much fun with this. And hopefully, bring everyone something sometime. I'll link the thread when I make it.

 

[emmaxxy]

This is my wii number 6889-7597-5542-5151

 

[whiteglovian]

Took me a while to find this
https://github.com/Olivercomet/MorcuTool

Let me know if you find a way to open the .str files

Is there a way to actually view the files inside? It displays a hex, but not the audio, textures, or models in the package, maybe I'll figure it out

 

[NewGBAXL]

Is there a way to actually view the files inside? It displays a hex, but not the audio, textures, or models in the package, maybe I'll figure it out

the hex represents where in the .package the file is located, the file extensions are accurate
supposedly once the Vault files are loaded (found in the rom) the filenames are accuratly displayed which is what im trying to figure out rn
it also lets you convert rmdl and mdl to obj model files.

for viewing the tpl's i recommend you use BrawlBox

and im still trying to open the str files properly

 

[whiteglovian]

the hex represents where in the .package the file is located, the file extensions are accurate
supposedly once the Vault files are loaded (found in the rom) the filenames are accuratly displayed which is what im trying to figure out rn
it also lets you convert rmdl and mdl to obj model files.

for viewing the tpl's i recommend you use BrawlBox

and im still trying to open the str files properly

Thank you!
Edit: By the way, is it possible to add the textures/tpls back into the package once edited?

 

[whiteglovian]

Sorry for double-posting, but I redid Ray's eyes!

They're in the thumbnails now, but I still haven't figured out reinserting images into packages, unfortunately.

 

[MonochromeBaku]

Sorry for double-posting, but I redid Ray's eyes!
View attachment 319720
They're in the thumbnails now, but I still haven't figured out reinserting images into packages, unfortunately.

Hey dude, that's great work. If it's no trouble, could I ask for some help with the tool?

 

[NewGBAXL]

What part?

Hey dude, that's great work. If it's no trouble, could I ask for some help with the tool?