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Robert Jordan edited this page Sep 23, 2020 · 3 revisions

Category: Tools

Tools for use with CatSystem 1 and CatSystem 2.

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Standard programs

Standard programs included with CatSystem games.

Program Description
cs.exe CatSystem(1) Game engine binary
cs2.exe CatSystem2 Game engine binary. Often renamed and given icon of game, sometimes changed to .bin extension
cs2conf.exe
cs2conf.dll
cs2confx.dll
Game engine settings. Always an .exe underneath, even though all newer games use .dll extension. "cs2confx" name seen in much newer engine versions
BootMenu.exe Optional launch window. (Un)Install, Launch, Config. Often renamed and given icon of game. Not always same location as "cs2.exe"
Install.exe
Uninst.exe
(Un)Installer programs. Validates registration key, performs decryption for .int.FWP files, and generates "key.dat"
emotedriver.dll Cel-shaded character graphics "E-Mote" library. Excluded by games not "E-Mote", "cs2.exe" will not support its' functions. Games using "E-Mote" seem not to support standing character graphics, i.e. cg Tchar,1,5,3

Unrelated programs

Miscellaneous programs occasionally included with CatSystem2 games. Usually created by VN developers.

Program Description
Generic Launcher.exe Grisaia (English localization) wrapper. Changes font settings in setup.xml after being generated on first launch (due to bug not respecting "startup.xml" font). Hardcodes "cs2.exe" name to run

Official tools

Official tools for the CatSystem2 engine, made available in many of the publicly released CatSystem2 toolsets.

Tool Type Description
ac.exe CMD Compile ANM Animation (.anm) scripts
mc.exe CMD Compile CST Scene (.cst) scripts
fes.exe CMD Compile FES Screen (.fes) scripts
ztpack.exe CMD Create and extract ZT Package (.zt) files
MakeInt.exe CMD Create KIF Archive (.int) files
MakeCGList.exe CMD Create CG List Table (.dat) files
WGC.exe
WGCConf.ini
GUI Create and extract HG‐3 Image (.hg3), HG‐2 Image (.hg2), and other image formats
StView.exe
StView.ini
StView.set
GUI Sprite viewer for HG‐3 and HG‐3 images. Requires extracting graphics and extensive setup in "StView.ini"
wsd.exe GUI Compile WSS Particle (.kcs) (and other?) scripts, potential for reversing KCS Script format
pcmtag.exe GUI Create PCM TAGs (.tag) for positions in audio files

User-made tools

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