[Tutorial] Ripping From the Game Eastward

[ElleDiablo]

Eastward has super charming, Earthbound-inspired pixel art, so I knew I had to get my hands on it. The organization part of ripping from it is hard though, so here is a tutorial in the meantime.
Edit: Eastward Extractor (https://github.com/Dav-e-Jones/EastwardExtractor) is the better method, especially because it preserves the transparency of the sprites. You need .NET core 3.0 for it to run, though.

1. The \content\game folder has gfx.g and gfx_main.g archives that contain graphics.
   
2. Use the following BMS script [1] on one of those files:
   
   Code:

   comtype zstd
get DUMMY long  # 0x6a37
get FILES long
for i = 0 < FILES
    get NAME string
    get OFFSET long
    get ZIP long    # 2
    get SIZE long
    get ZSIZE long
    if ZIP == 0
        log NAME OFFSET SIZE
    elif ZIP == 2
        clog NAME OFFSET ZSIZE SIZE
    else
        print "Error: unsupported ZIP %ZIP%, contact me"
        cleanexit
    endif
next i
   
   
3. The result is a bunch of files and folders named something like 0b943feca0857d39c68014b67089e7e0. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult to know what you're getting before you rip the sprites.
   
4. Inside one of those folders are files named decks.hmg and decks_n.hmg. Graphics files can also be the ones outside the folders, if they have a header that starts with PGF.
   
5. Use the following BMS script [2] on the files:
   
   Code:

   #Decompress eastward texture resource
#By Allen
#Script for Quickbms

comtype LZ77EA_970

IDString "PGF"
get UnkLen1 byte
get FileSize long
goto UnkLen1 0 SEEK_CUR
get ZSIZE long
get Width long
get Height long
get Bpp byte
get unk byte
get UnkLen2 byte
get unk2 byte
goto UnkLen2 0 SEEK_CUR
savepos OFFSET

set SIZE LONG 0
xmath SIZE "Width * Height * Bpp / 8"

get NAME BASENAME
string NAME + "_decmp"

clog NAME OFFSET ZSIZE SIZE
   
   
6. Open the resulting decks_decmp or decks_n_decmp in TiledGGD. Alter the height and width of the image, and set the Image Endianness to little-endian.
   
7. Export it, and there you have it: a map of sprites from the game. The decks_n file is a normal map.
   

[1] - https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?t=15820
[2] - https://zenhax.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15259#p66633
[X] - The game's engine is at least in part open-source. Just thought that was interesting.

Hello! I have followed your tutorial step by step however TILEDGG is not showing any of the sprites, its just a blank canvas. Can I have help here? Or can you share the sprites you have ripped? Im new to this so I apologize if this is a bit hassle for you! I also cannot access the zenhax links :<