einstein95/sdattool

Unpack/Pack NDS SDAT Files

SDATTool

By FroggestSpirit Version 0.9.1

Unpack/Pack NDS SDAT Files

Make backups, this can overwrite files without confirmation

Usage: python3 SDATTool.py [SDAT File] [mode] [SDAT Folder] [flags]

Modes:

  -b Build SDAT

  -u Unpack SDAT
  
  -h Show help

Flags:

  -m Calculate MD5 for unpacked files
  
  -o Build Optimized (removes duplicate files by comparing MD5)
  
  -ru Build without unused entries (can break games)
  
  -ns Build without a SymbBlock

If only a SDAT file is provided, the output directory will be the same as the SDAT, with a new folder created. This will unpack to that folder. Similarly, the SDAT can be rebuilt from the same folder name if only the SDAT filename is provided with mode -b

Un-edited rebuilt SDAT files should be 1:1, if an SDAT is ripped from a game, decompiled and rebuilt, without being 1:1, please let me know.

Un-edited rebuilt SDAT files using the -o flag should work normally in-game, if not please let me know.

New in version 0.9.1:

-code cleanup

New in version 0.9.0:

-SBNK files now unpack into a txt file, along with the SBNKs. Building will look for a built SBNK first, then if not found, build the SBNK from the text file with the same name

New in version 0.8.0:

-SWAR files now unpack in their own directory as SWAVs. Building will look for a built SWAR first, then if not found, build the SWAR from the SWAVs