For those that may be interested in modding the XIII series (either using them, or making them) I am officially releasing a new program that I think might help simplify a lot of things for everyone involved.

The program is called Nova Chrysalia, and it is meant to be a modding suite with tools to handle the converting\unpacking\decrypting of various file formats. It also comes equipped with a built-in mod manager. (Think something roughly along the lines of what TES games have.) You can even pack your mods up into a single file and share them with others, where they can then add it to the mod manager's list with a click of a button! They can then install\uninstall as desired, or delete the mod entirely. (All without permanently altering the game files.)

Additional functionality includes being able to unpack all game files with a single click of a button and have all three games read from the extracted files instead of from the packed IMG containers. This makes modding and testing way easier, allowing a modder to hot-swap files in realtime and allowing for a relatively clean and simple install process for the enduser.

There is more as well, including things like debug mode options and some engine-level fixes for the first two games. (Experimental, and will likely be expanded on in future updates!)

Overall it's meant to be something that replaces the launcher for all three games, handles mods, modding, and offers a little extra on the side. It's been a long time in coming but hopefully you guys find it useful, or at least kinda interesting.

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Discord Server[discord.gg]

The program can be found on the Discord server linked above, under the announcements section. Hopefully if you're interested in modding the series, you'll stick around and help the community there get started. If not, that's cool too. The download will likely be made more publicly accessible at a later date for those uninterested in joining. For now, hope to see you there.

(Given that this is a first release, documentation is lacking. I'll be around on the server to answer any questions anyone might have. Feel free to inquire about anything you don't know about or might be curious about and me or someone else there will do their best!)