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ateam wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:44 am Nice, thanks for sharing!

If it interests you, take a look at Universal Dreamcast Patcher (https://github.com/DerekPascarella/Univ ... stPatcher/), which can streamline how you build and distribute your patch, as well simplify how users will apply it. Note that it supports TOSEC GDIs and Redump CUE/BINs as input, though it will generate a TOSEC-formatted GDI in either case. Furthermore, it does not support CDI for input/output.

It also has the added benefit of allowing you to prevent the distribution of copyrighted material, instead just utilizing xdeltas of each changed file. This also vastly reduces patch size overall.

For comparison, your patch is almost 470 MB in size, whereas the DCP patch (for use with Universal Dreamcast Patcher) comes in at just over 260 MB.

I've included a DCP version of the patch here, if you're curious. It's just a ZIP file with its extension renamed, in case you want to take a look inside.

Space Channel 5 - Part 2 ('Better' English - v20241204).dcp
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=down ... AnsckwiI4X

Side note, PkR's tool is great too

BTW, in your original instructions, you left out the step requiring users to create a "mods" folder in the same folder as "DreamcastImageBuilder.exe". That, or they have to manually create a mod on the "Mods" tab.

PS: I am not sharing patched GDI or CDI as I don't know if that goes against DreamcastKK's wishes. I will say this, though -- I could not successfully generate a CDI with PkR's tool. I did it via other means.

DreamcastKK wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:36 pm I'm not against it, it's just I'm worried I don't accidentally break the rules since this is piracy

mistamontiel wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:13 pm Oh and Derek you did make a CDI? I'm interested if you so like, another to the spindle collection

mistamontiel wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:21 pm Is this Audio/Data format so my VA0 accepts? As usual thank you so much

DreamcastKK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 3:08 pm Feel free to try this out on real hardware, tell me if you experience any issues or if anything is missing so I can fix them in an update.