Community Tools

Curated archival & modding utilities for the DarkAges ecosystem.

Active Toolsets

Tools for developers and archivers to modify, preserve, and convert game assets. These may also be used in fan-based projects and websites.

Macro Toolsets

SleepHunter
SleepHunter v3 (SiLo) — v3.1.0 (Revived Edition) SleepHunter v4 (SiLo) — v4.10.3 (Cleanup & .NET 9 Update)
SleepHunter v3 (SiLo) — Latest Releases SleepHunter v4 (SiLo) — Latest Releases

Multi-Tool

Chaos Manager (Sichi) — Archive, Conversion, Editor, Creator Arbiter (SiLo) — Network Analyzer

Dats & Compilers

Hades Archive Tool (wren) — Decompile/Compile .dat files EPF/MPF Compiler (wren) — Compile EPF/MPF from BMP/PNG (565/555 palettes) SPF Converter (Sichi & FallenDev) — SPF ⇄ modern image formats

Maps

Map Editor (SiLo) — Open, modify, compile .map files DarkAges Mapper 1.2.a (SiLo) — Extract .map to PNG/BMP (tricky setup)

Viewers

DADataViewer — Items, NPCs, sounds, animations, body anims, icons (view-only) Dress Me Up (Lustra) — Preview character appearance with gear DAL — View & extract MPF/EPF to PNG

Flat Files

Kiomi’s Maps (Kiomi) — Large .map database

Legacy Toolsets

Some may not work on newer clients.
EPFTool — EPF Viewer/Exporter 1.0a (SiLo) EFA Viewer/Exporter (Saraet) SPF Viewer/Exporter (Saraet)
Sapphire — Nexon Data Archive Editor 1.0a (SiLo) DarkAges Dat Extractor DarkAges Music Editor Faceshop — Read the included README for setup