apktool d target.apk -o extracted/ # or simply unzip target.apk -d extracted/ Locate Lua-related files: find extracted/ -name "*.lua" -o -name "*.luac" -o -name "*.lua.bytes" Use luac ’s header inspection or luadec ’s version detection.
java -jar unluac.jar extracted/assets/scripts/main.luac > main_decompiled.lua
Run the decompiled script through a Lua linter + rename patterns manually or use an LLM to suggest renames. 4.3. Custom Lua VM (e.g., WoW, Roblox, Mobile games) Some studios modify Lua opcodes. Standard decompilers will fail.