Hacking [HOW-TO] Use Scene Dumps with GW 2.2 Online

[Herobroski]

What is a header?
Is a valid gateway dump of a game mean that I have to actually get the retail cart?
What is a rom cleaner?
What is "(number) Hex?", or whatever people say when they say something similar to that?

What is a hex editor and what is an exchangeable ID?

 

[y03usw6e]

Dude... read the thread.

 

[gamesquest1]

Dude... read the thread.

forgive him he just really really likes to ask questions

 

[Herobroski]

Im on 4. of the ROM patcher instructions version 0.5. Step 4 tells me to use "Clear" to clear the header content, but im cofused right afterward where it brings up a window and the highlighted file in "file name:" says BravelyDefault_backup.3ds. When i click "save", it just says do you want to replace the file. What should I do? Hey, at least I got somewhere.

Oh. Am I supposed to rename the highlighted .3ds file to .3dz file at this point?

NVM I completely forgot the 3ds rom editor thing with the hex numbers. I opened it and I have a noticeable question. I noticed that when I "opened rom", it showed that I have no card id. uh is this natural?

Just inject a 4GB header for all roms, it will work There is one on a page somewhere, it works fine with all scene roms, well so far so good for me! My only concern at the moment is using a header that everyone is using at the same time, I can see problems on the horizon with that. I'm going to purchase myself a cheap 4GB copy retail version just to be sure and use that .BIN file. I just don't feel safe using online headers at all!!!

May I ask what such game could a cheap 4gb game? That I could possibly buy too

 

[Queno138]

nah dog... better lookin

That reply is so off topic.

Anyway, forum is not a fan of multiple postings.

Need to multi-quote another user or new points to make, please edit back into your old post,
unless your old post isn't latest post in thread.

 

[Sicklyboy]

Herobroski, next time just press the edit button at the bottom of your post. Please, no need to make six posts in a row.

 

[Twinuts]

the first post and pages are explaining lot of things... my answers in this quote :

What is a header? >> A part of your rom, at the beginning of the file. In our case, values around 0x1200.
Is a valid gateway dump of a game mean that I have to actually get the retail cart? >> yup. Or get a dump somewhere which has been done using gateway dumper.
What is a rom cleaner? >> a software name ? i'm not sure
What is "(number) Hex?", or whatever people say when they say something similar to that? >> in a hexadecimal editor everything is displayed in... hexadecimal. If you don't know what hexadecimal notation is, just google it. Here our finds are all related to hexa edit on roms.

What is a hex editor and what is an exchangeable ID? >> hex editor = hexadecimal editor software. Many are freewares. Exchangeable ID is probably referring to the Cartridge id. 16 bytes long value that you can import/export on any game, if the value is valid.

Step 4 tells me to use "Clear" to clear the header content, but im cofused right afterward where it brings up a window and the highlighted file in "file name:" says BravelyDefault_backup.3ds. When i click "save", it just says do you want to replace the file. What should I do? Hey, at least I got somewhere.
>> it was not a "step", just the listing of all actions you can do and the detail of what they do. Check the windows titles, if your filename got "_backup" in it i'm pretty sure that the soft is asking you "where do you want to create a backup of your rom?". After the backup, the soft will work on your original file.

 

[MYFW]

Mario Kart and Pokemon headers?

 

[gamesquest1]

Read the thread, you don't need headers for every specific game they can be adjusted to work.

 

[MYFW]

Read the thread, you don't need headers for every specific game they can be adjusted to work.

Thanks, I thought it does not work.

Fixed.

 

[Reecey]

Im on 4. of the ROM patcher instructions version 0.5. Step 4 tells me to use "Clear" to clear the header content, but im cofused right afterward where it brings up a window and the highlighted file in "file name:" says BravelyDefault_backup.3ds. When i click "save", it just says do you want to replace the file. What should I do? Hey, at least I got somewhere.

Oh. Am I supposed to rename the highlighted .3ds file to .3dz file at this point?

NVM I completely forgot the 3ds rom editor thing with the hex numbers. I opened it and I have a noticeable question. I noticed that when I "opened rom", it showed that I have no card id. uh is this natural?


May I ask what such game could a cheap 4gb game? That I could possibly buy too

Anything 4GB, Bravely Default, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater, Donkey Kong Country, Resident Evil Revelations there all 4GB and cheap second hand! Then soon as you have your own header run your roms through Gateway Rom Patcher v0.6 with your new header and its all done for you. Happy Days!!! I've been hammering online over the past few days with many different titles with this method and had no issues up to now, fingers and toes crossed!

 

[Twinuts]

So... to make it simple for all the new arrivals on this thread, the complete method to go online is :
1) Just do a cartridge backup with the Gateway dumper, whatever title OR get a ROM which have be done with a Gateway
2) load this dump with Gateway Rom Patcher v0.6. Check that the cartridge ID of the ROM is present (value different than FFFFFF...). Press Export to save a .bin file.
3) get a ROM you want to play online with. Open it with gateway rom patcher v0.6
4) Press import button and load the .bin you just saved. If the .bin not match your rom, an auto fix will be offered. Accept.
5) Press inject to apply the fixed header to the ROM
6) rename your rom .3ds as .3dz and let's try it online with your gateway !

Bonus step if you did all the steps above and the game still can't connect :
7) reload the ROM into gateway rom patcher, change the Manufacturer ID by another one.
loop to step 5.

Maybe first page should be edited.

 

[Reecey]

So... to make it simple for all the new arrivals on this thread, the complete method to go online is :
1) Just do a cartridge backup with the Gateway dumper, whatever title OR get a ROM which have be done with a Gateway
2) load this dump with Gateway Rom Patcher v0.6. Check that the cartridge ID of the ROM is present (value different than FFFFFF...). Press Export to save a .bin file.
3) get a ROM you want to play online with. Open it with gateway rom patcher v0.6
4) Press import button and load the .bin you just saved. If the .bin not match your rom, an auto fix will be offered. Accept.
5) Press inject to apply the fixed header to the ROM
6) rename your rom .3ds as .3dz and let's try it online with your gateway !

Bonus step if you did all the steps above and the game still can't connect :
7) reload the ROM into gateway rom patcher, change the Manufacturer ID by another one.
loop to step 5.

Maybe first page should be edited.

I agree, the 1st page lacks major content, if you don't want to read through 36 pages to find out what you need!!! These sort of questions will go on forever and ever if its not changed soon!

 

[soaresden]

So... to make it simple for all the new arrivals on this thread, the complete method to go online is :
1) Just do a cartridge backup with the Gateway dumper, whatever title OR get a ROM which have be done with a Gateway
2) load this dump with Gateway Rom Patcher v0.6. Check that the cartridge ID of the ROM is present (value different than FFFFFF...). Press Export to save a .bin file.
3) get a ROM you want to play online with. Open it with gateway rom patcher v0.6
4) Press import button and load the .bin you just saved. If the .bin not match your rom, an auto fix will be offered. Accept.
5) Press inject to apply the fixed header to the ROM
6) rename your rom .3ds as .3dz and let's try it online with your gateway !

Bonus step if you did all the steps above and the game still can't connect :
7) reload the ROM into gateway rom patcher, change the Manufacturer ID by another one.
loop to step 5.


Maybe first page should be edited.

Thanks for this sum up !

I just tried :
- Street Fighter (There is still people doing Hadoken's online ^^)
- Need For Speed (nobody ?! hello there ?!)
- Tekken (only PGM's with 999V online)
- Mario Kart (like you all I think !)

All these with my only RE Mercenaries header

The 0.6 Patcher is Awesome

 

[Devin]

So... to make it simple for all the new arrivals on this thread, the complete method to go online is :
1) Just do a cartridge backup with the Gateway dumper, whatever title OR get a ROM which have be done with a Gateway
2) load this dump with Gateway Rom Patcher v0.6. Check that the cartridge ID of the ROM is present (value different than FFFFFF...). Press Export to save a .bin file.
3) get a ROM you want to play online with. Open it with gateway rom patcher v0.6
4) Press import button and load the .bin you just saved. If the .bin not match your rom, an auto fix will be offered. Accept.
5) Press inject to apply the fixed header to the ROM
6) rename your rom .3ds as .3dz and let's try it online with your gateway !

Bonus step if you did all the steps above and the game still can't connect :
7) reload the ROM into gateway rom patcher, change the Manufacturer ID by another one.
loop to step 5.

Maybe first page should be edited.

Just a note that when I dumped my copy of Resident Evil: Revelations (4GB game) that it was dumped into two 2GB files. (3d0, and 3d1.) Just rename the .3d0 file to .3ds and the Gateway Rom Patcher should be able to read the header off of it.

Now I've got a folder with prepatched headers for all my games.

 

[soaresden]

Just a note that when I dumped my copy of Resident Evil: Revelations (4GB game) that it was dumped into two 2GB files. (3d0, and 3d1.) Just rename the .3d0 file to .3ds and the Gateway Rom Patcher should be able to read the header off of it.

Now I've got a folder with prepatched headers for all my games.

the 3d0 and 3d1 split is due to FAT32 limitations

just do this command on CMD to make a 1 file again

copy /b file.3d0 + file.3d1 outputfile.3DZ

 

[tjexp]

Rom patcher 0.6 is out?

 

[Herobroski]

Yes tjexp, it is out.
OH is anyone willing to share their private headers with me

 

[JinbuKami]

Yes tjexp, it is out.
OH is anyone willing to share their private headers with me

the first post has like 3 headers you can use. Use that! xD

 

[Herobroski]

Yeah I know but since its a shared header I might get banned
Hmm I was thinking, maybe there should be a like free market of buying private headers. Just a thought. The market could be held in some other website, or on ShopTemp.