Luigi's mansion

[Lunaboy]

The archive-creation process of my packer can be divided into 6 steps:

1. Scan directory recursively to get info
2. Create headers and save them to archive
3. Allocate memory for nametable, DirInfo-array and FileInfo-array
4. Scan directory again to fill Info-arrays and nametable, and copy filedata to archive
5. Write Info-arrays (DirInfo and FileInfo) to archive
6. Free memory and quit

The packer scans the directory twice, first time to gather information and a second time to add the files to the archive and to make a map of the filesystem. To get unlimited directory-depth it calls the scan-function recursively. First it changes to a specified directory, next it scans through all items inside the directory and before returning, it changes back to the parent directory. When the scan-function hits a directory, it simply calls itself again. Each time the function is called, it will jump one directory deeper and each time it returns, it jumps out of the directory to its parent.

An example of how it works is shown below.

void DoScan(char *DirName){
  SetCurrentDirectory(DirName);
  for(Nr = 0 to NrItemsInDir){
    if(Item[Nr].IsDir){
      DoScan(Item[Nr].Name);
    }else{
      GetInfo(Item[Nr]);
    }
  }
  SetCurrentDirectory("..");
}

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     Example directory-structure
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TestDir
 |__Arrow.bti
 |__Bow.bti
 |__Ilia
 |   |__Yelia.bdl
 |   |__Anims
 |   |   |__Walk.bck
 |   |   |__Stand.bck
 |   |__Yelia.bti
 |__Medly
     |__Md.bdl
     |__Md.bck

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           Function calling           
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DoScan("TestDir"){
  SetCurrentDirectory("TestDir");
  GetInfo("TestDir\Arrow.bti");
  GetInfo("TestDir\Bow.bti");
  DoScan("TestDir\Ilia"){
    SetCurrentDirectory("Ilia");
    GetInfo("TestDir\Ilia\Yelia.bdl");
    DoScan("TestDir\Ilia\Anims"){
      SetCurrentDirectory("Anims");
      GetInfo("TestDir\Ilia\Anims\Walk.bck");
      GetInfo("TestDir\Ilia\Anims\Stand.bck");
      SetCurrentDirectory("..");
    }
    GetInfo("TestDir\Ilia\Yelia.bti")
    SetCurrentDirectory("..");
  }
  DoScan("TestDir\Medly"){
    SetCurrentDirectory("Medly");
    GetInfo("TestDir\Medly\Md.bdl");
    GetInfo("TestDir\Medly\Md.bck");
    SetCurrentDirectory("..");
  }
  SetCurrentDirectory("..");
}

I’ve posted the main.cpp file below.
This file alone will not compile, because it needs my cFile class (I don’t want to release the class yet).
You can use the code as a reference to see how the packer is working.

Because I get an 'Unable to move/copy file' error while uploading the attachment, I'm using RapidShare:
http://rapidshare.de/files/48468383/...k_Src.zip.html

[jorge_bastos]

someone figured out how to open mdl files?

[jimbo390]

sorry for bumping this old thread but does someone still have the arcpacker because all the rapidshare links are dead?

[SebCroc]

I am EXTREMELY REALLY REALLY SORRY for bumping this thread, but this is very urgant... I need that new compiled rarcdump for the .szp files of Luigi's Mansion. I NEED it. Please, can someone, who still has it PLEASE put it up for me? Or if not, compile the source code into an .exe? I beg... Please, I REALLY need it. Could someone PLEASE reply?

[SebCroc]

Please? Could someone compile this into an .exe for me? With a download link? Just anyone, whoever knows how to and can. I don't care who does it for me, but I NEED IT! THIS IS MY ONLY HOPE!!! PLEASE? JUST ANYONE?!?!

http://amnoid.de/tmp/rarcdump.cpp

[ExtremeDude2]

How much is it worth to you jk

[SebCroc]

How much is it worth to you jk

VERY much... Can you?

[ExtremeDude2]

VERY much... Can you?

No I was just kidding

[SebCroc]

Ok, then if no one wants to, then can someone tell me how to do it? I used that Microsoft Visual c++ 2010, and when I try to compile it into an .exe, it says it needs the 'openfile.h' and shows an error. I looked at the code, and it says that at some point it needs it. What do I do then? where can I get this 'openfile.h'? Do I really need it? Where can I get it? PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[Anton]

SebCroc, here's the tools + sources:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RV5WPESD

one is by thakis, second (with "new" in file name) is compiled by jorge_bastos
enjoy

also you can check my site (it's in russian) for other game cube/Wii tools that I've found:
http://www.shedevr.org.ru/zelda64rus...#romhacking_gc