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Game Files Extraction

As this repository does not contains any game assets you will first need to extract files from an existing copy of the game.

This repository support the US version of Animal Crossing:

  • GAFE01: Rev 0 (USA) sha1: 2d2b1fa3883f49af779ce9ca133db3be17be8f32

Dolphin Emulator

Files can be extracted from a copy of the game using Dolphin Emulator. Use the following steps to extract the necessary files:

  1. Install Dolphin onto your computer.
  2. Place your copy of Animal Crossing into your Dolphin game directory.
  3. Right-click on the Animal Crossing entry and select "Properties".

Dolphin Properties

  1. Select the "File System" tab at the top of the opened dialog.
  2. Right-click on the disc.
  3. Select "Extract Entire Disc".

Dolphin Extract

  1. Select a convenient folder to extract to.

WIT

Alternatively you can extract the necessary game files using WIT. Follow these steps to extract the necessary files:

  1. Download the archive appropriate to your OS and architecture.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive. Follow the installation instructions included in the INSTALL.txt file.
  3. Once installed run the following command:
wit EXTRACT <PATH_TO_GAME_COPY> <PATH_TO_OUPUT_FOLDER>

Extracted Files

Once files have been extracted you will need to copy the following files into the dump/ folder at the root of the repository:

  • main.dol
  • forest_1st.arc
  • forest_2nd.arc
  • foresta.rel.szs

Make sure to rename main.dol to static.dol.

It is recommended that you also copy the following symbol maps for reference:

  • foresta.map
  • static.map