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ALX is a command line tool for Linux, macOS and Windows to export and import the 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).

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# ALX — Skies of Arcadia Legends Examiner

ALX is a command-line tool for Linux, macOS and Windows to export and import 
the 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).

![CLI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taikocuya/ALX/master/doc/cli.gif)

## Features

* Character Skills (Super Moves and Magic)
* Character Stats (Animations, EXP Boosts, EXP Curves, Magic EXP Curves, 
  Movements, Parameters, and Spirit 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, Animations, Encounters, Events, Movements, 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
* String Object Table (SOT) files
* Swashbuckler Ratings
* Treasure Chests

## Requirements

The commands in the `bin` directory require:

* [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) 2.7+ (Linux and macOS only)
* Extracted image of Skies of Arcadia, Skies of Arcadia 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)

The CSV files in the `build` and `dist` directories require:

* Spreadsheet application with UTF-8 support (e.g. 
  [LibreOffice Calc](https://www.libreoffice.org/) or 
  [uniCSVed](http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/))
* Editor for plain text (e.g. [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/))

## Download

* 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

## Installation

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

| Folder                   | Description                             |
|:-------------------------|:----------------------------------------|
| `2000-03-03-dc-jp-demo`  | Kuzokuban (Trial Edition)               |
| `2000-04-07-dc-jp-demo`  | Dreamcast Express Vol. 6                |
| `2000-05-09-dc-us-demo`  | E3 Prototype                            |
| `2000-08-21-dc-us-demo`  | Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine Vol. 9 |
| `2000-08-23-dc-jp-barai` | @barai Version                          |
| `2000-08-24-dc-us-proto` | V0.800 Prototype                        |
| `2000-08-28-dc-jp-final` | Final JP Build                          |
| `2000-09-07-dc-us-proto` | V0.830 Prototype                        |
| `2000-09-14-dc-us-proto` | V0.840 Prototype                        |
| `2000-09-18-dc-us-final` | Final US Build                          |
| `2000-11-15-dc-eu-proto` | Beta Preview                            |
| `2001-02-13-dc-eu-demo`  | Dreamon Vol. 20                         |
| `2001-02-19-dc-eu-final` | Final EU Build                          |
| `2002-11-12-gc-jp-final` | Final JP Build                          |
| `2002-12-19-gc-us-final` | Final US Build                          |
| `2003-03-05-gc-eu-final` | Final EU Build                          |

If you want to import and export the game data by yourself, you need in the 
`build` directory at least one extracted image of Skies of Arcadia, Skies of 
Arcadia 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 structure 
should 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 the `root` directory, you need a corresponding 
image (ISO, GCM or GDI) and the appropriate data extraction tool:

* ![GameCube](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taikocuya/ALX/master/doc/ngc16.png)
  [GCRebuilder](http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/619/)
* ![Dreamcast](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taikocuya/ALX/master/doc/sdc16.png)
  [GD-ROM Explorer](https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1459/)
* ![Dreamcast](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taikocuya/ALX/master/doc/sdc16.png)
  [GDIBuilder](https://github.com/Sappharad/GDIbuilder)
  
## Commands

All commands and utilities can be found in the `bin` directory. On Linux and 
macOS, you have to install Ruby first to run the RB scripts. Windows users 
can optionally do this as well or simply run the CMD scripts which use the 
included Ruby.

### buildimage.cmd & buildimage.rb

Builds a bootable Dreamcast or GameCube image in the `image` directory. The 
destination directory is created automatically if required. This utility only 
supports Windows.

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

### clearcache.cmd & clearcache.rb

Clears the cache storage in the `cache` directory. Normally, you will not need 
this 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
```

### createbackup.cmd & createbackup.rb

Creates a backup of the `root` directory and stores it in the `backup` 
directory. The destination directory is created automatically if required. 
This utility only considers files that can actually be examined by ALX. It is 
not recommended for a complete backup of all files.

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

### export.cmd & export.rb

Executes all export commands in `bin` except `exportdefinedstring.cmd`, 
`exportdefinedstring.rb`, `exportscripttask.cmd` and `exportscripttask.rb`. 
Exports everything from the `root` to the `data` directory. The destination 
directory is created automatically if required.

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

### import.cmd & import.rb

Executes all import commands in `bin` except `importdefinedstring.cmd`, 
`importdefinedstring.rb`, `importscripttask.cmd` and `importscripttask.rb`. 
Imports everything from the `data` to the `root` directory. The destination 
directory must exist.

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

### restorebackup.cmd & restorebackup.rb

Restores the backup from the `backup` directory and overwrites existing files 
in the `root` directory. The destination directory must exist. This utility 
only considers files that can actually be examined by ALX.

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

## Resources

![CSV](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taikocuya/ALX/master/doc/csv.gif)

## Acknowledgments

See [CREDITS.md](/CREDITS.md) for a full list of the awesome people, groups 
and software that made this project possible.

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