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Many of the tools for these formats require [[wikipedia:Python (programming language)|Python]] 3.7+ ('''64 bit version''') to be installed.

On Linux, Python 3 is surely already installed. Just make sure you have a recent enough version (3.7+). Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian stretch are too old; the latest Ubuntu LTS (18.04) and rolling distros such as Arch and Debian sid have 3.7+ in their repos.

 

On Windows, follow the below instructions to install Python:

# Download the [https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.7/python-3.7.7-amd64.exe Python 3.7 installer] (latest version as of July 2019).

# Run the installer: do a ''system-wide install'' and tick the "''add Python to environment variables / PATH''" option. Note that if you install to the Program Files folder, you may occasionally run into permission issues with certain Python programs. To avoid this, install Python somewhere that does not require administrator permissions, such as <code>C:\Python37</code>.

# Verify that <code>py -3 --version</code> works and gives the correct version (3.7 or higher). {{CLI help}}

 

 

 

 

 

[[AAMP]] is used for configuration files, such as [[actor parameters]], the [[normal.bwinfo|world configuration (climate, lighting, ...)]], etc. Convert them to an editable format (and back) with {{ltool|aamp}}. {{ltool|Wild Bits}} can also edit AAMP files.

 

Note: Unlike most other files, AAMP files are exactly the same on both Wii U and Switch.

 

[[BYML]] files contain game parameters for [[actor]]s, [[map unit]]s, etc. Convert them to an editable format (and back) with {{ltool|byml-v2}}. {{ltool|Wild Bits}} can also edit BYML files.

 

[[BFRES]] files contain the game's animations, models and textures. The format is different on and on Switch and Wii U. These can be edited on Switch and Wii U using [https://github.com/KillzXGaming/Switch-Toolbox Switch Toolbox] (this tool is still under active development and receives very frequent updates, so expect some bugs in some features). Tutorials on another, older method of editing these for (Wii U only) can be found in [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z1_A3w0VvPHp22H_Yh_dSdzI5hr4OAv9 Fooni's Tutorials].

* <code>.Tex2.sbfres</code> files contain mipmaps for textures (Wii U). They can be edited with Switch Toolbox (when editing a Tex1 manually, it automatically edits any Tex2 in the same folder with the same filename). Alternatively, they can be disabled with [https://github.com/CEObrainz/Botw-AutoMipping Auto MipMap removal] (has the side effect of making the textures take a moment to load correctly).

 

Use {{ltool|EventEditor}} to edit event flowcharts.

 

[[ResourceSizeTable.product.rsizetable]] (known as the RSTB) contains sizes for almost every file in the game (calculated from the non-Yaz0-compressed file sizes). If you edit a file to make its filesize bigger, you'll need to edit this file to prevent errors. The recommended tool for manipulating the RSTB is {{ltool|rstb}}. {{ltool|Wild Bits}} also provides a GUI frontend for <code>rstb</code>.

 

 

Use {{ltool|sarc}} to create or modify archives. {{ltool|Wild Bits}} also provides a GUI frontend for <code>sarc</code>.