Extracting ARC Files or Converting them to RARC files.

[Acenos]

I'm sure this problem has been repeated by numerous users, but is there an easy way to extract ARC files as well as converting them to RARC files?

[AJD-262]

The arc file I have messed with are Zelda WW or TP arc files. For those arc files you need yaz0dec and rarcdump found at http://amnoid.de/gc/ in the szstools 1.0 download

There is also Switch Toolbox that can open .arc files https://github.com/KillzXGaming/Switch-Toolbox but if your are looking for models with rigging intact Switch Toolbox's built in converter is not the way to go as Switch Toolbox isn't able to convert .bdl/.bmd to .dae with rigging.

You can use Switch Toolbox (yaz0dec and rarcdump as well) to extract .bdl/.bmd models than load them into Blender 2.79c with this import plug-in https://github.com/niacdoial/blemd

[Acenos]

The arc file I have messed with are Zelda WW or TP arc files. For those arc files you need yaz0dec and rarcdump found at http://amnoid.de/gc/ in the szstools 1.0 download

There is also Switch Toolbox that can open .arc files https://github.com/KillzXGaming/Switch-Toolbox but if your are looking for models with rigging intact Switch Toolbox's built in converter is not the way to go as Switch Toolbox isn't able to convert .bdl/.bmd to .dae with rigging.

You can use Switch Toolbox (yaz0dec and rarcdump as well) to extract .bdl/.bmd models than load them into Blender 2.79c with this import plug-in https://github.com/niacdoial/blemd

Tried using yaz0dec and rarcdump. they both didn't work

[AJD-262]

What game are you trying extract from?

[Acenos]

What game are you trying extract from?

A BG/Skybox from "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Nlitz.

[AJD-262]

Likely not the same .arc file format as used by Nintendo. Since Super Monkey BB is a Sega and Amusement Vision developed game. May have better luck using Dolphin with Ninja Ripper or 3D Ripper DX with a 32 bit version of Dolphin.

[Acenos]

Likely not the same .arc file format as used by Nintendo. Since Super Monkey BB is a Sega and Amusement Vision developed game.  May have better luck using Dolphin with Ninja Ripper or 3D Ripper DX with a 32 bit version of Dolphin.

Might need help on that too since I have trouble using those

[Acenos]

Likely not the same .arc file format as used by Nintendo. Since Super Monkey BB is a Sega and Amusement Vision developed game.  May have better luck using Dolphin with Ninja Ripper or 3D Ripper DX with a 32 bit version of Dolphin.

need help operating either of those. They're way too complex for my league

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Likely not the same .arc file format as used by Nintendo. Since Super Monkey BB is a Sega and Amusement Vision developed game.  May have better luck using Dolphin with Ninja Ripper or 3D Ripper DX with a 32 bit version of Dolphin.

also, whats the password for 3d ripper setup

[AJD-262]

The password is said by the 3DRipperDXSetup.exe Again 3D Ripper only works with 32 bit programs. For Ninja Ripper I think you may be better off with a copy of Dolphin that has Directx 9 graphics and set Ninja Ripper to use D3D9 Warpper.

[Acenos]

The password is said by the 3DRipperDXSetup.exe Again 3D Ripper only works with 32 bit programs. For Ninja Ripper I think you may be better off with a copy of Dolphin that has Directx 9 graphics and set Ninja Ripper to use D3D9 Warpper.

what I'm saying here is that I don't know the process using those programs to convert ARC to RARC since they're too complex

[AJD-262]

Ninja Ripper and 3D Ripper are programs that are able to save 3d models from running programs on PC like Dolphin emulator. Think of it like a 3d screen shot. They have nothing to do with arc or rarc files.

[Acenos]

Ninja Ripper and 3D Ripper are programs that are able to save 3d models from running programs on PC like Dolphin emulator. Think of it like a 3d screen shot. They have nothing to do with arc or rarc files.

that wasn't of any help