Pikmin disable archives trick

If for some reason the game is unable to find a file it is looking for in a Paired ARC+DIR Files archive, it will instead look for the un-archived version elsewhere in the Data Directory. This can be exploited to allow the un-archived copies of files left on the disc to be edited and recognized.

The setup is simple. First, the DIR file must be replaced with a dummy 8 bytes long containing nothing but 0s. Then, optionally, the ARC file may be replaced with a completely empty file of the same name. Repeat this for as many Paired ARC+DIR Files archives as you would like.

It is unknown if this works for pikiSeq.arc, as its DIR file equivalent is located in the DOL header. BUN files have not been tested. I see no way they could work anyway.