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Modding => Help! => Topic started by: Aqueous on July 31, 2012, 06:27:40 pm

Title: EvtChr Editing - EvtChrView Increasing File Size?
Post by: Aqueous on July 31, 2012, 06:27:40 pm
Hi Guys,

I've been mucking around with my FFT for awhile now thanks to alot of help on these forums and so far been fine on my own but I've hit a bit of a wall.

I'm currently trying to edit Ramza's sprite in various events in the game. I've made all the edits, the files are ready and in the correct formats etc. The issue I have is that when using EvtChrView, when saving the file it increases the filesize from the normal 4110KB to 4500KB. This happens even when I don't edit the images contained in the file. So if I simply open up the default EVTCHR.BIN and resave it using the program, it increases the file size to 4500KB?

I tried inserting this back into the ISO using MagicISO (since I couldn't do it with CDMage as it would truncate the file) and the ISO is now unreadable.

Could anyone help with how I can save this file without inflating its size?

Thanks!
Title: Re: EvtChr Editing - EvtChrView Increasing File Size?
Post by: 3lric on July 31, 2012, 06:39:31 pm
this is normal, the EVTCHR.BIN size does increase, but I import it all the time without issue, try CDProg, or CDMage R5. Also, don't reimport the battle.bin  ONLY reimport the EVTCHR.bin
Title: Re: EvtChr Editing - EvtChrView Increasing File Size?
Post by: Aqueous on July 31, 2012, 06:50:34 pm
Aaargh!

Yeah I just found that the program adds about 10-15 sheets at the end that are blank so if you truncate the file it simply trims it back down to size. Unfortunately, I didn't find this out until after I bricked my old ISO *weeps*.

Thanks for the quick reply though and the help :)
Title: Re: EvtChr Editing - EvtChrView Increasing File Size?
Post by: 3lric on July 31, 2012, 07:12:57 pm
lol, I've lost many iso's this way. But that's why we are here.

If you've any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!