What if you just modify the existing tools?

[andrewvarial]

There're tools for solatorobo archives and texts, but only for japanese version:
https://github.com/CoderBeanLiang/ExportTools

I think you can just modify them for US European versions.

[SolatoroboHacking]

I have a couple of reasons for that.

1. There are a lot of different file formats in Solatorobo. 2D graphics, 3D models, game data, configuration parameters, you name it. The tools in that repository are either straight rips of old versions of other software (like CrystalTile2 or NDSTOOL) or they are built for very specific purposes like translating some text. To modify this game to the extent I would like, I knew that there needed to be a proper and generic CCB extractor and reconstructor for every CCB file in the game. That is what this repo is.

2. As far as I can tell, the tools in that repo are somewhat incomplete, have many poor programming practices (i.e. hardcoded paths), and are very poorly translated, making them difficult to use. I intend to make more user-friendly utilities that have better documentation and are more compatible with the game's files.

That's not to say I won't use them at all, however. I intend to go through that repo and see what I can glean about how Solatorobo's text files work, as there are still some missing pieces to that particular puzzle. However, I do not consider those tools complete enough for simple modification for use in this project.

I realize that I am making slow progress, particularly in terms of what I have released publicly so far, but doing the research and testing and building proper tools takes time. I hope you understand why I have chosen this approach, and I hope you will stick with me on this journey.