martin2306 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Hi! I need help extracting and importing text from this game, specifically from a file named "bs1dc.dat". I've tried googling something, but the sites I've drawn from so far seem to be dead (xentax, zenhax). I've only found one QBMS script, but it's apparently for the phone version of this game: 'for use with data files in BASS (iphone), bs: director's cut (ipad + iphone)'. The result was a folder with about 2000 files. So unusable. What else I found out is that the game runs on Revolution's Virtual Theatre Engine. File "bs1dc.dat": https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dE24ZJxbXmDfQuMAmWC0NwsaAyAl91ZH/view?usp=sharing Edited May 2 by martin2306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief1987 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Isn't this what you are looking for? https://github.com/vpelletier/sword1-dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin2306 Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 47 minutes ago, Thief1987 said: Isn't this what you are looking for? https://github.com/vpelletier/sword1-dc Thank you for your reply. I also found this page. But I'm not a programmer. I know that Python is a programming language and that's all. Using a program like QBMS is "high school" for me, but I can still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief1987 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Well, for translating you will need to reimport resources back into the archives and these tools doesn't have that functionality. I won't promise you anything, but I will try to look at this game's resources and see what can I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabatini Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 it should be better, if you upload the file sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin2306 Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 7 hours ago, Rabatini said: it should be better, if you upload the file sample. Ok! I've updated my query and added a download link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin2306 Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 (edited) Hi! Problem solved. Different than I expected - I wanted to learn it if possible, but it's solved. Searching further on the internet, I discovered a Hungarian translation of this game. I contacted the translator and he sent me the files with which to export/import the texts. Those files were created for him by someone else. This solved my text export/import problem. Edit: If anyone would like to translate this game into another language, I'm attaching the file "BS1dc HU.zip" where the utilities I obtained are. There is also a guide on how to proceed (hasznalat.txt). It's in Hungarian and therefore needs to be translated (DeepL). These utilities solve the export/import of the text, but do not solve the possible problem with the character set of different languages. BS1dc HU.zip Edited May 4 by martin2306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin2306 Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 On 4/23/2024 at 11:08 PM, Thief1987 said: Well, for translating you will need to reimport resources back into the archives and these tools doesn't have that functionality. I won't promise you anything, but I will try to look at this game's resources and see what can I do. Thank you for your efforts, but my problem was unexpectedly solved. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michalss Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 5 hours ago, martin2306 said: Hi! Problem solved. Different than I expected - I wanted to learn it if possible, but it's solved. Searching further on the internet, I discovered a Hungarian translation of this game. I contacted the translator and he sent me the files with which to export/import the texts. Those files were created for him by someone else. This solved my text export/import problem. First read the rules about topic name convention. Second, if there is a tool, share it with others, because next time ppl might wont help you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution martin2306 Posted June 10 Author Solution Share Posted June 10 (edited) Several people have written to me about the process of using the tools to import and reimport text from Broken Sword 1 DC. Here are the instructions: Preparation 1) Download the attached file "BS1dcHU.zip" BS1dc HU.zip 2) Unzip the ZIP. It contains the following files: _01_kicsomagol.bat _02_forditas.bat bs1dc_tool.exe hasznalat.txt (includes description and use of tools) 3) Copy the files ("_01_kicsomagol.bat", "_02_forditas.bat" and "bs1dc_tool.exe") into the game directory. Import 1) Run the file "__01_kicsomagol.bat". The program is waiting for confirmation - press the Space key. This should unpack the files "bs1dc.dat" and "menu_gfx.dat" into a newly created "MAGYAR" subdirectory. The "GRAFIKA" folder contains images (e.g. buttons). In the folder "SZOVEGEK" there are texts. Reimport 1) Run the file "_02_forditas.bat". The program is waiting for confirmation - press the Space key. The modified (translated) files will be put back into the files "bs1dc.dat" and "menu_gfx.dat". Note: 1) I am not a programmer, I got the tools from a Hungarian translator. 2) These utilities solve the import/reimport of the text, but do not solve the possible problem with the character set of different languages. Edited June 10 by martin2306 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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