Overview
Modding tool for unpacking/repacking the game files and converting many of the files within them.
Description
Arctool lets you unpack and repack all the ARC files in the game (these are container files containing all the game assets). And it can also convert some specific file formats used by the game such as TEX (textures), XFS (used for defining various gameplay variables and scripts), LOT (used for defining enemy positions and related enemy information), and GMD (text).
Download and usage
Download links:
[link] (tool itself)
[link] (batch files with game presets)
Basic usage:
– Drag and drop arc files onto pc-dd to unpack, or drag and drop directories onto pc-dd to repack.
– Use command prompt, and write “pc-dd [arcfilename]” to unpack, or “pc-dd [dir]” to repack.
You can enable functionality for converting additional file formats. Edit pc-dd.bat with a text editor and add these arguments to it, or add them in your command line syntax when using command prompt:
- -tex (converts textures to and from DDS)
- -xfs (converts gameplay variables/scripts to and from XML)
- -lot (converts enemy definition files to and from text)
- -gmd (converts binary text files in the game to editable text files)
Note that there are variants of some of these formats which are not yet fully supported by arctool.
You can find more information about the tool and updates for it in this discussion thread in modding forums: [link]
Other modding resources
You can find more information about modding the game through these links:
- [link] – Model conversion script for MT Framework games (not fully compatible with Dragons’ Dogma yet, but hopefully will be soon)
- [link] – Modding forum with mod releases and discussion (forum was taken down, but the link works thanks to archive.org)
- [link] – A hub for mod releases
- [link] – Various notes about Dragon’s Dogma modding.