08-08-2015, 07:42 PM
Hey, guys. I know I haven't posted much on this forum yet but I figured this would be the best place to get help with my problem. I want to use the assets from Puzzle & Dragons and figured I'd just easily take them from the .apk. No biggie, right? Well turns out it's actually a big...uh..."biggie" because the sprites themselves aren't actually stored in the .apk; or at least not in the same form as most mobile games.
See most mobile games seem to have similar file structures with sprites generally being stored in the "res" folder. Unfortunately in the case of P&D that folder is filled with Twitter, Google+ and Facebook icons with not a single monster sprite to be found. A bit of Hex viewing via HxD, however, has lead me to one of two conclusions:
1). The Sprites are stored within' the .bin files in the assets folder. The .nam folder refrences most of these files by name implying that they're on the .apk.
or the more likely scenario:
2). When the game is first booted up there is a mandatory in-game download. At first I believed this to simply be a patch but this may very well be where the sprites are actually stored. The trouble is that I haven't been able to find these files.
It's also entirely possible that the sprites are located in the resources.arsc file but nothing I've seen seems to point to that conclusion. I know I'm not the only one having this problem as I can't find them anywhere online and even the two wikis for the game only have screenshots. It would be too tedious to remove the background of each sprite one by one so I'm hoping someone with more mobile knowledge will be able to lend a hand here. Of course, I'm certain the internet would appreciate the resources.
See most mobile games seem to have similar file structures with sprites generally being stored in the "res" folder. Unfortunately in the case of P&D that folder is filled with Twitter, Google+ and Facebook icons with not a single monster sprite to be found. A bit of Hex viewing via HxD, however, has lead me to one of two conclusions:
1). The Sprites are stored within' the .bin files in the assets folder. The .nam folder refrences most of these files by name implying that they're on the .apk.
or the more likely scenario:
2). When the game is first booted up there is a mandatory in-game download. At first I believed this to simply be a patch but this may very well be where the sprites are actually stored. The trouble is that I haven't been able to find these files.
It's also entirely possible that the sprites are located in the resources.arsc file but nothing I've seen seems to point to that conclusion. I know I'm not the only one having this problem as I can't find them anywhere online and even the two wikis for the game only have screenshots. It would be too tedious to remove the background of each sprite one by one so I'm hoping someone with more mobile knowledge will be able to lend a hand here. Of course, I'm certain the internet would appreciate the resources.
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