AZTEDS
Alpha's Zelda Text Editor DS
As a small break from Pokémon research, I decided to make a tool based on the game I was playing at the time, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. So I did some poking around, and I taught myself the Zelda text format. The format is used in both Spirit Tracks and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. So with all of that, I created this text editing program for both games.
To Use:
Download the zip here. Extract its contents to a folder. Place your Read-Only Memory in that folder. So you should have: azteds.exe, ndstool.exe, and SOME_ZELDA_GAME.nds all in the same folder, where SOME_ZELDA_GAME can be replaced with any name of your choice (It cannot contain a "." in its name). Note: Most Windows systems have file extensions disabled by default. If that is the case, then you will not be able to see ".exe" or ".nds". Now, start the program by double-clicking on azteds.exe. Now change the box where it says "spirit_tracks.nds" with your game's name (With ".nds" even if it does not show). Click "Load ROM" to load the file. First time will take a little longer, as it extracts your entire game and builds it into a folder. Text will begin to show up in the main editor. You can change which text file is being edited by selecting it from a dropdown. You can also choose the language (Zelda is a multi-lingual game, so it loads the language of the DS that is playing it). No extra controls needed to be added, so I left that box empty. Now you can start editing text. When finished editing, click "Save Text." Then you may decide to pack up your ROM. To build a new ROM, enter the name of the file you would like to use next to where it says "Save ROM." Click the button and the new file will created. You now have an edited version of Zelda.
Cautions when Editing:
- Do not try to edit blank lines.
- Do not edit line numbers.
- Use \n for a new line, do not hit enter.
- Do not try to mess with the variable data (\v0000\w0000\z0000 or anything of the sort). It is best to leave the same variables in each line.
- Permanent saves can only be made by copying all of the text and pasting it into a normal text document. Try this if you are worried about your work being lost.
