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ALX is a command line tool for Linux, macOS and Windows to export and importthe game data of Skies of Arcadia, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Eternal Arcadia(エターナルアルカディア), and Eternal Arcadia Legends (エターナルアルカディアレジェンド).

• Character Skills (Super Moves and Magic)
• Character Stats (EXP Boosts, EXP Curves, Magic EXP Curves, Parameters andSpirit Curves)
• Crew Members
• Defined Strings (Detector for Shift_JIS and Windows-1252 Strings)
• Enemy Ship Stats (Action Patterns and Parameters)
• Enemy Skills (Super Moves and Magic)
• Enemy Stats (Action Patterns, Encounters, Events and Parameters)
• Items (Accessories, Armors, Ship Cannons, Ship Accessories, Ship Items,Special Items, Usable Items and Weapons)
• Playable Ship Stats
• Map Scripts (Events, Tasks and Versions)
• Shops
• Swashbuckler Ratings
• Treasure Chests

The commands in thebin directory require:

• Ruby 2.7+ (Linux and macOS only)
• Extracted image of Skies of Arcadia, Skies of Arcadia Legends, EternalArcadia (エターナルアルカディア) or Eternal Arcadia Legends (エターナルアルカディアレジェンド)

The CSV files in thebuild anddist directories require:

• Spreadsheet application with UTF-8 support (e.g.LibreOffice Calc oruniCSVed)
• Editor for plain text (e.g.Notepad++)

• You can get the latest official release on the SourceForge project website:https://sourceforge.net/projects/aex/files/latest/download
• You can also get the current development version from the GitHub repository:https://github.com/Taikocuya/ALX

Pre-exported CSV files with complete game data can already be found in thedist directory.

If you want to import and export the game data by yourself, you need in thebuild directory at least one extracted image of Skies of Arcadia, Skies ofArcadia Legends, Eternal Arcadia (エターナルアルカディア) or Eternal Arcadia Legends(エターナルアルカディアレジェンド). Depending on the platform the directory structureshould look like this.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── meta│   │   └── IP.BIN│   └── root│       ├── BATTLE│       ├── FIELD│       ├── 1ST_READ.BIN│       └── ...└── custom-name-gc    └── root        ├── &&systemdata        ├── battle        ├── field        ├── opening.bnr        └── ...

To obtain the game data for theroot directory, you need a correspondingimage (ISO, GCM or GDI) and the appropriate data extraction tool:

• GCRebuilder
• GD-ROM Explorer
• GDIBuilder

All commands and utilities can be found in thebin directory. On Linux andmacOS, you have to install Ruby first to run the RB scripts. Windows userscan optionally do this as well or simply run the CMD scripts which use theincluded Ruby.

Builds a bootable Dreamcast or GameCube image in theimage directory. Thedestination directory is created automatically if required. This utility onlysupports Windows.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── image│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── image    └── root

Clears the cache storage in thecache directory. Normally, you will not needthis utility, however, it can be used to force a recompilation of all files.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── cache│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── cache    └── root

Creates a backup of theroot directory and stores it in thebackupdirectory. The destination directory is created automatically if required.This utility only considers files that can actually be examined by ALX. It isnot recommended for a complete backup of all files.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── backup│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── backup    └── root

Executes all export commands inbin exceptexportdefinedstring.cmd,exportdefinedstring.rb,exportscripttask.cmd andexportscripttask.rb.Exports everything from theroot to thedata directory. The destinationdirectory is created automatically if required.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── data│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── data    └── root

Executes all import commands inbin exceptimportdefinedstring.cmd,importdefinedstring.rb,importscripttask.cmd andimportscripttask.rb.Imports everything from thedata to theroot directory. The destinationdirectory must exist.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── data│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── data    └── root

Restores the backup from thebackup directory and overwrites existing filesin theroot directory. The destination directory must exist. This utilityonly considers files that can actually be examined by ALX.

build├── custom-name-dc│   ├── backup│   ├── meta│   └── root└── custom-name-gc    ├── backup    └── root

SeeCREDITS.md for a full list of the awesome people, groupsand software that made this project possible.

Copyright (C) 2024 Marcel Renner. ALX is licensed under the GNU General PublicLicense, Version 3.0. SeeLICENSE.md for the full license text.