Scripting, Inputs & Nifty Eldritch Secrets is a curated compendium of useful links, tools, references, and write-ups for RA developers.
This repository collects unofficial knowledge, strange edge cases, dev made knick-knacks and practical techniques for retroachievements; the kind of stuff you usually only learn after summoning the wrong dæmon once or twice.
Retroachievements is a website dedicated to add achievements to games, all for retro consoles. Yes, all of them, even that one. You are old.
How to add stuff to the list or ask for changes? If you're a super advanced power-user, make a pull request (it's not that hard to learn) or else ping / DM Sines on discord.
- RATools - Alternative RA Logic scripting tool
- cruncheevos - [suXin] Alternative RA Logic scripting tool using Javascript
- Modular Logic Generator - [BigDonRob] Online tool to quickly generate modular cheevo logic
- BigDonRAM - [BigDonRob] Pointer Analysis tool
- PointerFinder2 - [CySlaytor] Pointer finder Electric Boogaloo. PS2/PSX/Dolphin/PSP advanced pointer finder. It even has a video guide
- RARPEditor - [CySlaytor] Desktop app RP Script editor
- AutoCR - [AuthorBlues] Logic compliance and general set feedback tool.
- ELF2Heap Toolbox - PS2 ELF Debugging toolbox
- Collager - [BigWeedSmokerMan] "Official" recommanded tool to make Art-Gauntlet collage
- Badges-Be-Done - [BigDonRob] Big Brain edition - Border / Background generator for badges, can be used for quick badges assembly if you have the necessary assets ready
- Badges-Be-Done-Simple - [BigDonRob] Simple edition - Same as above but streamlined and less modular
- Image-Mixer - [Maximdraco] Another quick badges assembler
- Libretro Thumbnails - Asset ressource
- Spriters Ressources - Asset ressource
- Math is the Answer - [BigDonRob] Maths writeup for logic optimisation and tricky edge cases
- RATools Tutorials [Etron] RATools tutorial repo.
- Ghidra Pointers - [suXin] Explanation on how to use generic debuggers and Ghidra to track down PlayStation pointers (PSX/PS2/PSP)
- PureDOS DAT Guide [Greyfalken] Extensive guide on how to build and test DOSZ and DOSC for DOS
- RATools Wiki - Syntax explanation for RATools
- RAScorer - [orangepeelbeef] Quick rescoring overview tool
- RAHashes - "Official" hashes database to make sure you're linking a proper file to your game's page
- DoDAT - File builder for DAT. Rumors says it could be useful for DOS rollout
- Frame Calculator - Time to Frames / Frames to Time converter tool. Useful for pesky time attack calculations
- Capitalize My Title - For cheevo names writing compliance
- Rebane's Discord Colored Text Generator - For fancy set release announcement
- Jr. Developer Tutorials Playlist - Compilation of useful RA related tutorials for beginner devs
- CodeFrontier - Misc JP Memory digging dive, sometimes you try to hit that deeply unknown territory and turns out that someone else did the work 20 years ago on the other side of the world. JP Knowledge or a good translator app required
- DSCheatBoy - Same as above, overall more choice (and more up-to-date). Don't let the name fool you, it is not only for DS games