Tutorial: JSON via Bluestacks

The following tutorial describes how to access the game JSON data through Bluestacks. (Note: This was done on Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit)

1. Download and install an Android File Manager app on Bluestacks (I used the simplistic ADAO File Manager found here http://download.cnet.com/Adao-File-Manager/3000-2064_4-75681692.html_

2a. Open the file manager app and navigate to the /sdcard/.ngmoco/{latest time-stamp folder from your recent update}/ directory
2b. Copy the bb_game_data.json file from this directory (no this is not a typo, it really is called bb_game_data)

3a. While still in the file manager app, Navigate to /mnt/sdcard/bstfolder (this is where bluestacks connects to your public documents folder in the windows file system)
3b. Paste the previously copied file (This copies the file to your computer)

4. Navigate via your computer to the C:\Users\Public\Public Documents folder and you will have your bb_game_data.json file

Optional:
5. Download and install a JSON Viewer program to easily read that info. I use JSON VIEWER from http://jsonviewer.codeplex.com/

That's it! Enjoy your new JSON data!

Edit: To pull figure images from the GV servers, use the following links (substituting the character ID for the {ID} field)
Figure: http://prod.na.fatalfrontier.gameviewstudios.com//DownloadContent/common/card/figure/{ID}l.png
Boss: http://prod.na.fatalfrontier.gameviewstudios.com/DownloadContent/common/card/boss/10361l.png

Ohh thanks for posting this. Bluestacks confuses the shit out of me and now I can pull it from there instead of having to plug my phone in.

Make sure you paste the json in /mnt/sdcard/bstfolder/PublicDocuments

OR

/mnt/sdcard/bstfolder/Documents

Second one is faster to navigate to in Windows js

i clicked the link above and it seems to be broken, it take you to the first site then when you click download and it redirects you then it says the requested url was not found on this server

Wow you're right. Google Play store took the Adao File Manager app down. Any file Manager app will do though, so find one that works for you. As long as you can browse your phone's file structure with it, it should be fine.

What is this used for?

Primarily for discovering new mercs that have been added to the game. It has their stats, skills and damage modifiers that we use to get a sneak peak at what we'll be seeing in the upcoming event.

In the latest update, Dakota has moved the location for their json file. It's now in the DATA directory which requires your phone to be rooted to view....


Android/data/com.mobage.ww.a873.fatalfrontier_android_Android/cache/.ngmoco/some crazy alpha-numeric string

I was able to view the DATA directory by using the on-board file management software on my RAZR M while connected to my computer.

If viewing requires rooting by others, I'd be happy to periodically post/email the JSON.

Thanks sphynx. If you use my FF JSON Parsing tool, you can just pull directly from their live servers so you can avoid that messiness all together: http://www.m-webs.com/FF