Ttarchext - help

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

Hello Luigi!
I'm from Poland, and I really enjoyed Sam & Max - season one, which was fully translated by CDPROJEKT - polish developer. They don't want to translate season two, because It's to expensive. I want to try and translate it myself, but I can't run your tool. Can you tell my step by step, how to extract ttarch files, and then, after translating, pack them again? I downloaded the program, and I competly don't know how to use it.
I'm using Windows Vista. On your site only available version is 0.1.10. Is it actual?

EDIT: It's ok now, I set wrong game number. Do you know any good tools for editing .langdb?

Sethioz · **Posted:** 20 May 2010 18:51

i have not even slightest idea about those files, but try Telltale LangDB Editor. first thing i found on google and it seems proper.
can you upload one file here ?

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

http://www.speedyshare.com/files/225493 ... ish.langdb

The file from google does not work

Sethioz · **Posted:** 21 May 2010 19:07

how exactly you even plan to work with the langdb files, if you have none of them ? you noticed just now that you can't even get hold of any of those files ? i don't understand now, isnt the first step to get the file and then do research on how to work on those files.

first get the langdb file and then ask questions about it.

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

What? I've got a langdb file, and i uploaded it and gave you link to it. I tried editing it with notepad++, but NULs all over te way are annoying

Sethioz · **Posted:** 23 May 2010 12:58

attach it to your post .. you are making a chaos

putting a link and saying tht file from google does not work < i clearly read out from it that you gave a link and said it does not work.

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

I tried to attach it, but the extension isn't allowed. Link to my file:
http://www.speedyshare.com/files/225493 ... ish.langdb

Sethioz · **Posted:** 25 May 2010 16:04

... learn to rar files, can't bother with some free hostings.

aluigi · **Posted:** 25 May 2010 16:12

maybe it's supported by the Lang DB editor referred here:
http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?f ... a&start=60
you must read some of those posts to find the latest version of that tool.

otherwise the only alternative is the manual hex editing

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

You could say to pack it ^^ No problem.

Luigi, that editor doesn't work. If I only can get a way to edit it...
Oh, sorry, there is one, but I can't download it
Yeah, it works (only for two episodes, but it's not problem for now). And the last thing - how to rebuild ttarch for Ice Station Santa?

Sethioz · **Posted:** 26 May 2010 22:18

i knew nothing about langdb files so i wanted to see if its readable, so do what Luigi suggested, just use hex editor.

what kind of player(s) read langdb anyways ? my bsplayer doesn't reconize it as subtitles. for example BSPlayer has built-in subtitle editor, you can edit while watching a movie with subtitles or just write your own, but it does not support langdb.

aluigi · **Posted:** 26 May 2010 22:53

langdb is a custom file used in the games developed by TellTales and its format differs (a bit) even between their various games

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

Ok, I've got an editor, but I don't understand command used to pack a ttarch.

I'm starting to learn how to fully use ttarchext, but I get an error with -V option.

Also, your program can unpack .dds files. Is there a way to pack them?

Sethioz · **Posted:** 27 May 2010 18:08

doesn't make much sense to me, why would game have subtitles like that, anyways i will leave this topic by, i already gave my suggestion, i wouldn't hassle with those tools at all, just hex edit if you can't get the tools working.

aluigi · **Posted:** 28 May 2010 09:47

the examples of repacking and dds editing are all listed in the thread on xentax:
http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=31263#p31263
http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=30619#p30619

Okashu · **Joined:** 18 May 2010 13:19 **Posts:** 7

alright, after packing the file with
"ttarchext.exe -b -V 8 -x 12 0.ttarch output_folder" (C:\Output_folder IS my destination)
game cannot start

Yea, I tried V2 and it works

Trancelikestate · **Joined:** 26 Dec 2010 16:58 **Posts:** 1

Hello All!

First let me say i am new here, and very noob at running exe's through the command window. That being said, here goes. Does the Ttarchext support the new back to the future game yet? Also, i watched the video about running your tools and i'm still totally lost. I will check google for more info if no one can help me here. Basically i'd like to extract some models and textures from that game. ANY help is uber appreciated. Thanks!

EDIT: Figured out how to run it andwhat to do. Now i just need an updated version with the BTTF game in it :)

aluigi · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2010 21:26

sorry for the late reply, it was the usual 2 minutes work :)
http://aluigi.org/papers.htm#ttarchext

deMAX · **Joined:** 10 Apr 2011 21:08 **Posts:** 1

How convert vox > wav > vox (BTTF)?

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Ttarchext - help