I'm currently working on the .data file format (from both Shantae and Mighty Switch Force HD). Suffice it to say it's complicated, hence no real results after a few days of hacking on it.
Inside the (compressed) .data file is a bunch of (uncompressed) .vol files; I found a BMS script for extracting those; fairly simple.
Inside the .vol files are a bunch of other files; some of them are .anim files that contain animation data for each sprite, there's a few other formats as well.
Inside the .anim files are a few images, in a completely wonderful format:
![[Image: Bomb_11.png]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31816885/photos/Bomb_11.png)
It looks similar to the image piecing and splicing used in other WayForward titles; it's not. Those formats were positively sane in comparison.
I haven't had a TON of time to work on this yet, this was after a couple days, and I was trying to crack the rest of the .anim format before announcing I was working on it. Particularly since I'm crazy busy with school and work right now; not a lot of free time for ripping.
I can give (C++) source code for what I have so far if anyone is interested; I was just working on it and didn't have anything to release yet.
Inside the (compressed) .data file is a bunch of (uncompressed) .vol files; I found a BMS script for extracting those; fairly simple.
Inside the .vol files are a bunch of other files; some of them are .anim files that contain animation data for each sprite, there's a few other formats as well.
Inside the .anim files are a few images, in a completely wonderful format:
It looks similar to the image piecing and splicing used in other WayForward titles; it's not. Those formats were positively sane in comparison.
I haven't had a TON of time to work on this yet, this was after a couple days, and I was trying to crack the rest of the .anim format before announcing I was working on it. Particularly since I'm crazy busy with school and work right now; not a lot of free time for ripping.
I can give (C++) source code for what I have so far if anyone is interested; I was just working on it and didn't have anything to release yet.