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# The I of the Dragon — fan tools (localization + HD)
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Reverse-engineering and localization tooling for *The I of the Dragon* (Topware / Primal Software).
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This repository tracks **only our own tools and documentation**. It does **not** contain the game,
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its assets, or any cracked distribution — those are regenerated/produced locally from a legit copy.
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## Layout
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```
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tools/ Python tooling (unpack, repack, preprocess, font patch, decoders)
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docs/ DEVLOG, format specs, patch notes
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```
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Working data (not tracked): `original/`, `png/`, `report/`, `patch/`, `crack/`.
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## Tooling
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| `tools/res_unpack.py` | extract a `.res` archive (index + raw blobs, 16-byte aligned) |
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| `tools/res_repack.py` | rebuild a `.res` byte-identically from a directory |
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| `tools/preprocess.py` | convert textures to PNG + build classification report |
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| `tools/make_plan.py` | build an HD upscale plan from the report |
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| `tools/decode_dat.py` | decode/encode the XOR-obfuscated `Fonts.dat` / `*Description.dat` |
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| `tools/fontparse.py` | parse `Fonts.dat` into font blocks and glyph rects |
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| `tools/add_section.py` | add an executable section to the game PE |
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| `tools/apply_cjk.py` | apply the double-byte font-rendering patch |
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| `tools/build_cjk.py` | build the 2048x1024 UI font atlas + `cjk_glyph`/`cjk_metric` tables |
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| `tools/cn_strings.py` | simplified-Chinese translation table (`Id` -> text) |
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| `tools/make_cn_strings.py` | patch the `English` column of `Strings.dat` to GB2312 |
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| `tools/install_cjk.py` | deploy/restore the whole patch into the game folder |
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| `tools/xrefs.py` | find call/jmp xrefs in the game executable |
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See `docs/` for the reverse-engineered formats and addresses.
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Next steps, ordered by visible benefit and implementation effort:
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[Chinese tutorial, then a small 2x texture pilot](docs/superpowers/plans/2026-09-20-high-impact-simple-first.md).
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## Legal
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No game data is distributed here. Patches are produced by the user against their own copy.
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