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Extracting .bcrez files from Paper Mario 3DS - Fawfulthegreat64 - 06-15-2020
I know TSR already has most of the sprite sheets, but I'm trying to extract the files so i can see how similar or different the actual rigs are to those in TTYD/SPM. But those .bcrez files are a roadblock to me- i've tried so many 3DS tools to no avail, and the closest I've come to an answer was a several-year-old thread on this site that didn't quite get an answer (DSDecmp was mentioned-- but i haven't been able to do anything with that either). They have CGFX headers but no programs that typically open those will open them either, that I've tried. I'm legitimately at a loss.
I'll attach an example of such a file in case anyone wants to look at it. The naming format really gives me hope of SOME degree of compatibility- but we'll see.
EDIT: Found a solution in the comment section of the Sticker Star page on TSR. I somehow didn't think to check there since i'd been there before and didn't think a random comment would help, but lo and behold! Just in case anyone else stumbles on this thread, I'll quote the comment in question:
Machow8 Wrote:For anyone who wanna extract sprites directly from game files:
Download this: http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/826/
Grab game files from way you wanna;
Copy them to where you unpacked DS/GBA decompressor i said you to download and do the following command line via cmd:
blz.exe -d filenamehere
Where 'filenamehere' is the file name, so, for example: if you wanna decompress '8ore_mario.bcrez' you'll need to do: blz.exe -d 8ore_mario.bcrez
After this, drag'n'drop that same file at switch toolbox, made by KillzXGaming, and see magic occurs (well, i suppose you already know about how to use switch toolbox, since i won't teach this here) and export as png for your desire;
Since there are so many of those .bcrez files, you can also do the following:
Copy all those .bcrez files to where you decompressed DS/GBA Decompressors programs and do the following command via cmd:
for %f in ( *.bcrez ) do "C:\path\to\where\program\is\blz.exe" "-d" "%f"
Change 'C:\path\to\where\program\is' for full path where programs are placed in;
After this, drag'n'drop those files at switch toolbox and export them as you wish.
And that's it.