Best Compression Methods for 'Specific' Games. Q&A

[ozerune]

I'm trying to repack 9-nine-:Episode 1 and am struggling with the encryption. I was able to use GARbro to extract the resources to be at least viewable, but I can not seem to rebuild the archives to be readable by the game. I have tried using KirikiriTools to make the game read unencrypted archives, but that doesn't seem to be working, at least with the files GARbro spits out, and I can't find another way to decrypt the files to test whether or not its GARbro causing the issues in the first place.

[Masquerade]

Originally Posted by ozerune

I'm trying to repack 9-nine-:Episode 1 and am struggling with the encryption. I was able to use GARbro to extract the resources to be at least viewable, but I can not seem to rebuild the archives to be readable by the game. I have tried using KirikiriTools to make the game read unencrypted archives, but that doesn't seem to be working, at least with the files GARbro spits out, and I can't find another way to decrypt the files to test whether or not its GARbro causing the issues in the first place.

Unfortunately this Japanese game engine is a pain in the ass (same engine for Nekopara and a handful of other games). Maybe you could submit an issue on github that the version.dll doesn't work for the game.

Afair GARBRO should output normal png images / ogg audio which you should just be able to open normally. Getting the game to read them is a whole 'nother barrel of fish.