Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
00:00 XCX modding
02:30 XC modding
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Notes & Tools:
If you want to 3D print these models, check this out: youtu.be/KlsHhOesofE
Emulators:
Dolphin (Wii): dolphin-emu.org
Has the option to dump and load custom textures (must be on dedicated folder [Load/Textures/SX4E01 for Xenoblade] and with the same name as the dumped ones)
Has Gecko codes (downloadable on the game properties tab) (cheats for speed, jump, etc. and level swapping, including Bionis' Shoulder)
Has a free camera option.
Cemu (Wii U): cemu.info
[Sadly lacks those features at this point]
#Modding notes:
#Xenoblade :
tcrf.net/Notes:Xenoblade_Chronicles
Shoutouts to Robotortoise and everyone on TCRF documenting everything.
The models list there is very useful for navigating the .brres
github.com/P4O4/Xenoblade-Modding-Notes
Just some quick notes from an old video's description, should be useful tho
#Xenoblade_X :
github.com/P4O4/XCX-Modding-Notes-by-P44
My updated notes on 'every' folder and file in XCX
tcrf.net/Notes:Xenoblade_Chronicles_X
A worse, less formatted and updated version of it (Com Device Texture and transcript included)
PredatorCZ's tools for exploring XCX proprietary files:
Kudos for making these and being one of the few exploring XCX
XenoMax: github.com/PredatorCZ/XenoMax
3dsMax plug-in for loading XCX's models/rigs/textures
XenoToolset: github.com/PredatorCZ/XenoToolset
multiple extraction tools for XCX
Tools for Xenoblade Models:
Both are simillar and can be used to view and export XC's .bress models
Brawlbox: github.com/libertyernie/brawltools/releases
Can be used to split models (e.g. Face Nemesis, in the video) by making multiple copies and deleting certain parts to reduce file size.
BRRESviewer: tcrf.net/images/4/41/BRRES_Viewer_1.3.1.zip
You can display animations (and also greenscreen them), as well as loading a ton of .bress at the same time (or the whole .pkb itself, but the models will have different names that way)
Tools for Audio conversion (XC & X):
VGAudio (.dsp to .adx): github.com/Thealexbarney/VGAudio
So you can listen to it on VLC Media Player or another program
MP3 to ADX: gamebanana.com/tools/download/6191
So you can easily insert your modded audio
SonicAudioTools(X): ci.appveyor.com/project/blueskythlikesclouds/sonicaudiotools/build/artifacts
Includes 'acbeditor', used for extracting and reimporting modded files, however, the extracted files have unintuitive names, on the other hand, vgmtoolbox exports files with their original names but cant reimport them
ahx extractor(XC): mega.nz/file/05FjVYKS#mHfafDXpCaaSsoR6a5Ah3v3mIsSQvHot6flNTLF_rGU
for ahx.pkb voice line folder
AFSexplorer(XC): moddb.com/downloads/afs-explorer-3-2
To be used alongside with the ahx extractor to swap voice lines (can't insert custom afaik)
You can import and export the 'char' files to swap them, but to listen to them you need the ahx extractor's version of them, they are in the same order.
Tools for Video conversion (X):
vgmtoolbox: github.com/larrykoubiak/vgmtoolbox
Used to extract audio and video from .usm
Scaleform: nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3505
So you can easily convert a modded .avi video to .usm
Program so you can replace multiple files with a single one: mega.nz/file/okdRmAJK#MUsXESZ8rMuLPwWLPcQS_cM7pLVB3JXDKdBpuArcJpg
Un/Repack tools for Xenoblade:
U8Mii: wiidatabase.de/downloads/pc-tools/wii-cs-tools
Used to extract pkh from static.arc
WiiScrubber: wiidatabase.de/downloads/pc-tools/wiiscrubber
Used to Rebuild .iso with modded .pkb
QuickBMS and scripts: Download from XC's TCRF pag. (Run pkb_extract_v2.bms instead of falo.bms)
Un/Repack tools for Xenoblade X:
CPK Tools: mediafire.com/file/osutzusowu5m6h8/Repacker_CPK.zip/file
Remember to uncheck ForceCompress and make backups of the original .cpk, because it'll be overwritten when repacking (can also unpack cpk)
CriPakToolsMaster: mediafire.com/file/q7tzrtb5o9giih6/CriPakTools-master.zip/file
Used in the video to unpack
CriPakToolsGUI: github.com/wmltogether/CriPakTools/releases
A more user-friendly version of it
Xenoblade Saves: mediafire.com/folder/9jdbd1xwmi6gw/Xenoblade
00:00 XCX modding
02:30 XC modding
---
Notes & Tools:
If you want to 3D print these models, check this out: youtu.be/KlsHhOesofE
Emulators:
Dolphin (Wii): dolphin-emu.org
Has the option to dump and load custom textures (must be on dedicated folder [Load/Textures/SX4E01 for Xenoblade] and with the same name as the dumped ones)
Has Gecko codes (downloadable on the game properties tab) (cheats for speed, jump, etc. and level swapping, including Bionis' Shoulder)
Has a free camera option.
Cemu (Wii U): cemu.info
[Sadly lacks those features at this point]
#Modding notes:
#Xenoblade :
tcrf.net/Notes:Xenoblade_Chronicles
Shoutouts to Robotortoise and everyone on TCRF documenting everything.
The models list there is very useful for navigating the .brres
github.com/P4O4/Xenoblade-Modding-Notes
Just some quick notes from an old video's description, should be useful tho
#Xenoblade_X :
github.com/P4O4/XCX-Modding-Notes-by-P44
My updated notes on 'every' folder and file in XCX
tcrf.net/Notes:Xenoblade_Chronicles_X
A worse, less formatted and updated version of it (Com Device Texture and transcript included)
PredatorCZ's tools for exploring XCX proprietary files:
Kudos for making these and being one of the few exploring XCX
XenoMax: github.com/PredatorCZ/XenoMax
3dsMax plug-in for loading XCX's models/rigs/textures
XenoToolset: github.com/PredatorCZ/XenoToolset
multiple extraction tools for XCX
Tools for Xenoblade Models:
Both are simillar and can be used to view and export XC's .bress models
Brawlbox: github.com/libertyernie/brawltools/releases
Can be used to split models (e.g. Face Nemesis, in the video) by making multiple copies and deleting certain parts to reduce file size.
BRRESviewer: tcrf.net/images/4/41/BRRES_Viewer_1.3.1.zip
You can display animations (and also greenscreen them), as well as loading a ton of .bress at the same time (or the whole .pkb itself, but the models will have different names that way)
Tools for Audio conversion (XC & X):
VGAudio (.dsp to .adx): github.com/Thealexbarney/VGAudio
So you can listen to it on VLC Media Player or another program
MP3 to ADX: gamebanana.com/tools/download/6191
So you can easily insert your modded audio
SonicAudioTools(X): ci.appveyor.com/project/blueskythlikesclouds/sonicaudiotools/build/artifacts
Includes 'acbeditor', used for extracting and reimporting modded files, however, the extracted files have unintuitive names, on the other hand, vgmtoolbox exports files with their original names but cant reimport them
ahx extractor(XC): mega.nz/file/05FjVYKS#mHfafDXpCaaSsoR6a5Ah3v3mIsSQvHot6flNTLF_rGU
for ahx.pkb voice line folder
AFSexplorer(XC): moddb.com/downloads/afs-explorer-3-2
To be used alongside with the ahx extractor to swap voice lines (can't insert custom afaik)
You can import and export the 'char' files to swap them, but to listen to them you need the ahx extractor's version of them, they are in the same order.
Tools for Video conversion (X):
vgmtoolbox: github.com/larrykoubiak/vgmtoolbox
Used to extract audio and video from .usm
Scaleform: nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3505
So you can easily convert a modded .avi video to .usm
Program so you can replace multiple files with a single one: mega.nz/file/okdRmAJK#MUsXESZ8rMuLPwWLPcQS_cM7pLVB3JXDKdBpuArcJpg
Un/Repack tools for Xenoblade:
U8Mii: wiidatabase.de/downloads/pc-tools/wii-cs-tools
Used to extract pkh from static.arc
WiiScrubber: wiidatabase.de/downloads/pc-tools/wiiscrubber
Used to Rebuild .iso with modded .pkb
QuickBMS and scripts: Download from XC's TCRF pag. (Run pkb_extract_v2.bms instead of falo.bms)
Un/Repack tools for Xenoblade X:
CPK Tools: mediafire.com/file/osutzusowu5m6h8/Repacker_CPK.zip/file
Remember to uncheck ForceCompress and make backups of the original .cpk, because it'll be overwritten when repacking (can also unpack cpk)
CriPakToolsMaster: mediafire.com/file/q7tzrtb5o9giih6/CriPakTools-master.zip/file
Used in the video to unpack
CriPakToolsGUI: github.com/wmltogether/CriPakTools/releases
A more user-friendly version of it
Xenoblade Saves: mediafire.com/folder/9jdbd1xwmi6gw/Xenoblade
