RE4ME-Toolbox

RE4METoolbox is a collection of lightweight command-line utilities tailored for modding, translating, and exploring Resident Evil 4 Mobile Edition.

Included Tools

Currently, the toolbox contains the following utilities:

1. RE4MEAcvTool

A tool specifically designed for ACV archive structures (.bin files).

• Unpack: Extracts files from .bin archives retaining filenames.
• Pack: Creates new .bin archives from folders.

2. RE4METextTool

A unified tool for extracting and repacking game text files.

• Multi-Format Support: Accurately handles both Mission texts and Resource text files.
• Format: Converts game .bin files to .tsv for easy editing.
• Safe Processing: Uses strict command-line flags to apply the correct binary logic and prevent accidental file corruption.

(More tools will be added in future updates)

Usage

Method 1: Drag & Drop (ACV Tool Only)

The archive tool supports Drag & Drop for maximum convenience:

• RE4MEAcvTool:
  • Drag .bin file -> Unpack
  • Drag Folder -> Pack

Method 2: Command Line (CLI)

You can run the utilities via the command line for precise control.

For Archives (RE4MEAcvTool):

RE4MEAcvTool.exe data.bin
RE4MEAcvTool.exe data_unpacked_folder

For Text (RE4METextTool): The text tool requires you to specify the format flag (-m for Missions, -r for Resources) followed by the action (unpack or pack).

Extracting (Unpack):

# Extract mission files
RE4METextTool.exe -m unpack "path\to\mission_files"

# Extract resource files
RE4METextTool.exe -r unpack "path\to\resource.bin"

Repacking (Pack):

# Repack mission files from TSV
RE4METextTool.exe -m pack "path\to\missions_extracted.tsv"

# Repack resource files from TSV
RE4METextTool.exe -r pack "path\to\resources_extracted.tsv"