Tales of Graces F for PS3 CFW 3.55 Guide and Repack Tools Out

40w ago - After over 60 pages of forum discussion, today I present a Tales of Graces F guide and repack tools for those interested in getting it running fully translated on PS3 Custom Firmware (CFW) 3.55, as follows:

What you will need:

• JP release of the game (BLJS10093)
  
• US release of the game (BLUS30903)
  
• 15GB of free space recommended
  
  
  
• quickbms (aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms, first link at the top)
  
• unpack script cpk_ndc.bms (attached)
  
• repack tools & fixed files - www.mediafire.com/?6p2gc473359l62v (~127MB)
  

Preparations:

• Make a new empty folder somewhere, for example C:/talesfix
  
• Extract the contents of gracesfix.zip to here.
  
• You can place quickbms and the script anywhere, they don't have to be in this folder. Extract the zip that contains the bms file too.
  
  
  
• Copy rootR.cpk from the japanese game (BLJS10093/PS3_GAME/USDIR) to here and rename it to rootR_JP.cpk
  
• Copy map0R.cpk from the american release (BLUS30903/PS3_GAME/USDIR) to here and rename it to map0R_US.cpk
  
• Copy map1R.cpk from the american release (BLUS30903/PS3_GAME/USDIR) to here and rename it to map1R_US.cpk
  
  
  
• Make these new folders in your talesfix folder : jp_files, us_files, map0r_files, map1r_files
  
• Your talesfix folder should now look like as on the attached picture
  

Unpacking:

• open quickbms
  
• select the script file (cpk_ndc.bms)
  
• select the japanese rootR.cpk
  
• select the jp_files folder
  
  
  
• open quickbms
  
• select the script file (cpk_ndc.bms)
  
• select the american rootR.cpk
  
• select the us_files folder
  
  
  
• open quickbms
  
• select the script file (cpk_ndc.bms)
  
• select the american map0R.cpk
  
• select the map0r_files folder
  
  
  
• open quickbms
  
• select the script file (cpk_ndc.bms)
  
• select the american map1R.cpk
  
• select the map1r_files folder
  

Repacking:

• Start FIX_ROOTR.BAT
  
• It will ask you for your preferred voices (jap/eng)
  
• It will make a new file called rootR_fixed.cpk
  
  
  
• Start FIX_MAP0R.BAT
  
• It will make a new file called map0R_fixed.cpk
  
  
  
• Start FIX_MAP1R.BAT
  
• It will make a new file called map1R_fixed.cpk
  

Transfer:

• Copy the japanese game to your PS3
  
• Rename rootR_fixed.cpk to rootR.cpk and copy over the original
  
• Rename map0R_fixed.cpk to map0R.cpk and copy over the original
  
• Rename map1R_fixed.cpk to map1R.cpk and copy over the original
  
• If you don't want japanese movies copy the american movie files (bink folder)
  
• Copy the latest translated EBOOT over the original
  
• Enjoy
  

Latest translated EBOOT:

• English chest passwords*
  
• Story Battles
  
• How-to Battles
  
• Title Abilities & Effects
  
• Food Effects
  
• Discoveries
  
• Typo fixes ("cloak fix")
  
• An important translation change of Bench EXP/SP/HP titles
  

*for English chest passwords be sure to use the latest chest fixed files (Aug.15)