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

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

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

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