CTR-tools r14

• [hotfix] Fixed Roo's Tubes crash
• [hotfix] Fixed ply import error
• [viewer] Now using correct visibility flag to hide invisible quads
• [viewer] Partial texture blending support, minor mip map generation fixes
• [viewer] Menu overhaul, more loading progress info
• [viewer] Async multithreaded loading, might speedup loading times a bit
• [viewer] Improved collisions a bit in kart mode
• [viewer] Fixed a long running bug with incorrect UVs for degen quads
• [viewer] Added original uint16 world limits, will now teleport to the opposite side on hit
• [viewer] Improved gamepad support in kart mode
• [viewer] Added kart selection in kart mode (O/P keys)
• [gui-tool] Minor usability fixes/changes, added icons to bigfile tab
• [framework] Added textured models export (UV is a bit off, be aware) (check TriListCollection class)
• [howl/cseq] Samples are renamed based on checksum now
• [howl/cseq] Added/fixed more mappings (intro, cutscenes, adventure)
• [howl/cseq] Now splitting hub tracks correctly
• [howl/cseq] Partial sample list added for jap and pal releases

CTR-tools r13

• [hotfix] addressed some inconsistencies and crashes
• [framework] more textures are exporting now (mpk, uneven width textures, etc)
• [framework] organized export folders
• [framework] fixed some parsing errors, prevented some levels from loading
• [framework] files can be loaded directly to ram (ParseAs<...> method)
• [framework] fixed demo navpaths
• [kaitai] multiple updates, lev supports file with patch table now
• [bigtool] synced different game release filenames, renamed various cutscene files, localized files, etc.
• [bigtool] now supports aug 14th beta
• [gui] added XNF tab, can list XA files and play if jPSXdec exported wavs are placed accordingly in subfolders
• [gui] fixed missing cseq tab functionality
• [howl] now converts all cseqs to patched midi automatically
• [viewer] added kart mode - camera is attached to a controllable kart object. collisions are primitive.
• [viewer] can save settings now
• [viewer] can take screenshots (print screen, screenshots folder)
• [viewer] added the option to render in original 512x240, 16 bits
• [viewer] replacement textures can now be toggled on the fly
• [viewer] can select level type now (1p, 2p, 4p, relic race)
• [viewer] looks for bigfile.big in settings, root folder, root of every disk in OS (can use mounted CD now)
• [viewer] added in-game console (~), added fps counter in the titlebar
• [viewer] improved model rotation angles, scale finetuning. some models rotate now (letters, wumpas)
• [viewer] some extra models are spawned now (start grid chars, warppad beams etc)
• [viewer] fixed magenta outline for alpha channel
• [viewer] can now load levels from demos
• [bash] can export textures, expanded filename list a bit

CTR-tools r12

• [hotfix] fixed model textures export logic
• [framework] now able to import untextured obj/ply and convert to ctr model
• [framework] changed level scale to 1%, which loosely coincides with blender scaling
• [framework] vram code improvements, only final png textures are dumped now
• [framework] packed all text data in dll now
• [framework] can partially export hi res textures
• [viewer] added mipmap generation
• [viewer] settings are loaded from settings.xml file (not saved automatically yet, edit defaults manually if needed)
• [viewer] added stereoscopic 3d mode
• [viewer] improved mouse controls
• [viewer] added alpha sorting
• [viewer] can toggle between full vistree and leaves only
• [viewer] expanded level menu
• [viewer] can toggle vertex lighting
• [bigtool] multiple filename syncs between different versions
• [howl] bank names are available now for ntsc-u
• [howl] samples are converted to wav now
• [lng2txt] optimized the code, added charswap support for foreign translations
• [gui] levTool was converted to a general purpose gui tool, now includes previously released cseq and vram_packer
• [general] formats progress, ksy updates
• [general] uniform changes to cmd tools
• [general] multiple bug fixes and parsing improvements (now support demo mpks)

CTR-tools r11prev

viewer overhaul:

• can load all levels from bigfile now (ntsc-u/j supported, pal won't work for cutscenes)
• can preview visdata
• can toggle skybox and vertex colors
• can load some settings from file
• features a side by side stereoscopic 3D mode
• features "time of day"
• optimized texture loading process, doesn't dump zillions of textures to disk anymore
• able to generate mip maps
• implemented basic alpha sorting and depth test for full alpha
• minor usability improvements (input ignored in the background, can show camera position, window will now always take 3/4 of the screen instead of fixed 1280x720)
• minor UI improvements (text scaling, positioning, etc.)
• new icon, woah.

bigtool - more filenames, different file reading approach.

CTR-tools r10

• [bigtool] all known bigs are supported now, big code is moved to CTRFramework now
• [cseq] midi mapping overhaul, most level tracks have one now
• [cseq/howl] vag sample export with correct frequency
• [cseq/howl] most samples for ntsc-u version now have a name
• [model_reader] now using shared code for OBJ export, separate textures instead of texture pages, clamp friendly UVs
• [mpktool] now exports models (animated are not supported yet, some models are ruined, no textures)
• [viewer] major viewer update: added textures and basic model support based on HoRRoR's spec, added menu system and added keyboard controls

CTR-tools r9

• [general] now using nuget packages
• [general] added x86 build
• [lng2txt] lng code moved to ctrframework
• [lng2txt] fixed a padding bug, preventing the game to boot on real hardware
• [modelreader] fixed "space in path" bug
• [modelreader] now exporting best available mid lod texture
• [modelreader] additional texture export in TIM format
• [modelreader] now exporting skybox
• [viewer] loads both low and mid quality meshes
• [viewer] loads skybox now
• [cseq] more midi mappings
• [cseq] demo cseqs with 4 tracks are detected automatically now

CTR-tools r8

• [model_reader] Textures support for low and mid quality mesh
• [bigtool] File list updates
• [CTRFramework] Lots of format updates

CTR-Tools r7

• [CTRFramework] Moved shared code in a separate DLL with a CTRFramework namespace.
• [bigtool] Added folders support
• [cseq] Custom MIDI mappings support
• [levTool] Added levTool for minor LEV scene editing
• [viewer] Added Monogame scene viewer

CTR-Tools r6

• [bigtool] building is now byte perfect (rebuilding without changes will end in same md5).
• [bigtool] zero byte files are not exported.
• [bigtool] missing files now interpreted as zero byte files.
• [bigtool] better paths handling.
• [bigtool] more entries in filenames.txt
• [cseq] Various changes to the tool, reads all known cseqs (ntsc demo requires a flag in options).
• [cseq] MIDI export supported.

CTR-Tools r5

• Added HOWL tool - exports CSEQ files from KART.HWL.
• Added CSEQ tool, opens and plays tracks from CSEQ files (Warning! Requires NAudio).
• Added PAL Demo detection.
• Implemented ability to convert txt back to lng.