Introductory Tutorial

What everyone needs to know for any mod, but repeated here for completeness. This section will be short because the information can be found in other tutorials on the wiki.

Preliminary Information File Formats / Tools

File Format	Description	Tool	Examples
.iso	GCN game file	Dolphin - for extracting a filesystem that can be played directly Gamecube Rebuilder - for extracting / recompiling a .iso MKDD Track Patcher - for easily creating a modded .iso Nintendont - for playing recompiled .iso files on the Wii
.arc	Related files compressed together (like a .zip or a .rar)	arcextract/arcpack - for extracting / recompiling .arc files GameCube File Tools - for extracting / recompiling / viewing .arc files RARClib - for extracting / recompiling .arc files	Each file in Filesystem/Course Various files in Filesystem/SceneData/English

Breaking Open an .iso
See Breaking open an ISO for more information.

Dealing with .arc files
See Extracting and Packing .arc Files for more information.

Dealing with Crashes
See Dealing with Crashes for more information.