User blog:Akhime/Asset and Audio ripping guide

Introduction
These methods have been used by the Touken Ranbu Wiki since the beginning. This guide was written in mind for other people interested in contributing and uploading files. Media files can be retrieved from either PC or Pocket. However, this guide will only be covering retrieving files from your PC client.

There are two ways to retrieve media files. One is through looking through your cache. The other is getting these files in real-time using the Network Tab.

Most of the content here has been copy+pasted from the guides I've written over at Discord.

This guide will become outdated when Touken Ranbu transitions from Flash to an HTML5 platform. When that time comes, this post will be updated accordingly. I expect that the ripping process will be a lot less complicated when this transition happens since sprite assets will be delivered to your client as image files already.

Requirements

 * Browser (Preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox)

Optional: Do take note that these two programs are only available for Windows.
 * wget
 * JPEXS Flash Decompiler
 * There are several other alternatives for this program. However, this one is free of charge and is adequate enough for what you need to do.

Installing wget
 * 1) From the download link, choose the .exe file that fits your OS specs (32-bit or 64-bit).
 * 2) *Don not run the .exe file as that's not how it works. It only works when you run it from the command prompt.
 * 3) Once you've downloaded the wget.exe file, move it to  (if you don't have this folder, just move it to   instead)
 * 4) *If you've downloaded the file with the name  or   you must rename it to wget.exe otherwise it will not work.
 * 5) To test if it works open command prompt (shortcut is, then type cmd and enter) and type  . If it returns a list of commands, then you've successfully installed it on your computer.

Procedure

 * 1) Open the Network Tab on your browser
 * 2) *For Chrome > press  (Developer Tools) and go to the Network tab
 * 3) *For Firefox > press
 * 4) Press ctrl+F and enter the file extension of the file you need. You can also sort the files according to the time they are being received. On Firefox, there's a bar on top that lets you filter data according to file types.

Note: You need to keep the tab open before and during the time the media is being played in the game for it to show up on the list.

Pros and Cons
Pros: Cons:
 * Real-time response, files are available to you as the game uses them
 * Easier to keep track of files.
 * Needs constant refreshing to avoid clutter.
 * Accidentally closing the Network Tab resets your list.

Downloading Flash content
In some cases, clicking the link that directs you to the .swf file will automatically download it to your computer. If it does not, then you might need to use wget or another method.

This portion only covers downloading flash files using wget.