Use archive tool to build a mod instead of using asset manager

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I have a working folder with the source files for the mod using the standard /mod-name/database/records/…dbr files. I can build the mod using the asset manager and it works normally

I cant build the same mod using the archive tool, the game crashes after selecting a character.
These are the commands I tried to use to create a mod using the archive tool:

.\ArchiveTool.exe “C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn\mods\test\database\test.arz” -add
“C:\Games\grim dawn\mods\mod-name\database” “database” 9

.\ArchiveTool.exe “C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn\mods\test\database\test.arz” -add “C:\Games\grim dawn\mods\mod-name\database” “.” 9

I even tried running it from the source folder directly like

.\ArchiveTool.exe “C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Grim Dawn\mods\test\database\test.arz” -add “./database” “.” 9

Nothing works and I cant find any documentation anywhere on how to build the mod using the archive tool

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Archive tool doesn’t build .arz files from command line. You need to use asset manager for it.

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