Hi GBAtemp. User @shutterbug2000 has found a way to merge two badge datas to essentially give yourself the badges of another player that has made their files publicly available. In this tutorial, we'll be using @Februarysn0w's badges (he/she has collected over 900 badges).

Februarysn0w's badge data: https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=b6305612e3c95fbd&id=B6305612E3C95FBD!694&authkey=!ANwz34EVEYjGARc

1. Open the target's BadgeMngFile.dat and yours in a hex editor of your choice. (HxD is preferred)

2. Copy from 0x0 to 0xc (ctrl+g "C"; hex checked) from the target and then pastewrite the strings onto your file.

3. CTRL+G to "3E8" and select everything starting from there to the end of the file and pastewrite it to yours once again. (Alternatively, you can copy from 0x1C to 0x20 from your file and then pastewrite the strings onto the target. Using this method, you can skip step 2 and 3. Then simply copy the target file to your 3DS)

4. Save the edited BadgeMngFile.dat.

5. Copy the modified BadgeMngFile.dat and the target's BadgeData.dat onto your SD card and import them.

Please reply to this thread if this worked for you!

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EDIT: A lot of people don't know what to use. If you're a CFW user, use SaveDataFiler. If you're a *hax user, use ext_data dump tool or Sunshell by Rinnegatamante.

 

[Deleted member 373223]

Sorry for being a bit off topic, but what should I do if I only want to import Februarysn0w 's badge data?

without merging them nothing because if you import it without doing the stuff above it just delete your badges.

 

[ImCarlosGG]

that's because OR the name is wrong OR wrong sunshell installation. at me is 25 sec.[/QUOTE]

for dumping is y, and the file must be in the root of sdcard named 14D1_Badgewhateveryoudumped.dat

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thas because OR the name is wrong OR wrong sunshell installation. at me is 25 sec.

I want to restore them. Should I press X or Y?

 

[Deleted member 373223]

I want to restore them. Should I press X or Y?

x. you NAMED THE FILE IN THE RIGHT WAY AND PUTTED IT IN THE ROOT OF SD? ah and badgewhateveryoudumped is a placeolder name i inserted (14D1_BadgeData.dat or 14D1_BadgeMngFile.dat)

 

[SomeGamer]

without merging them nothing because if you import it without doing the stuff above it just delete your badges.

How should I import them?

 

[ImCarlosGG]

x. you NAMED THE FILE IN THE RIGHT WAY AND PUTTED IT IN THE ROOT OF SD? ah and badgewhateveryoudumped is a placeolder name i inserted (14D1_BadgeData.dat or 14D1_BadgeMngFile.dat)

Yes, I did. I'm going to check it now.

 

[Deleted member 373223]

How should I import them?

if you don't have badge arcade than you can't. you need to dump them wit extada_dump or sunshell and then merge them, then restore them with extdata_dump or sunshell and done! (you need to merge only badgemngfile.dat, for the badgedata.dat just download the februarysnow one and then import it.

 

[dimmidice]

here's the badgedata i was talking about... https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-release-merging-badge-data.403767/page-2#post-5820913

another quick question, what badgemngfile goes with that one?

 

[Shadowtrance]

another quick question, what badgemngfile goes with that one?

Badge2File.dat don't know why it's named that but that is the BadgeMngFile i used with it.

 

[dimmidice]

Badge2File.dat don't know why it's named that but that is the BadgeMngFile i used with it.

kay thanks! reason i ask is i did the whole procedure for my bro too and his badges are weirdly sorted and has pokemon badges. i apparently didnt use that one for my own 3ds i'l redo it see if that fixs the sorting.

 

[ImCarlosGG]

I did it, but the badges are invisible...

 

[Deleted member 373223]

I did it, but the badges are invisible...

you need to restore both edited badgemngfile.dat and the other people (not your) badgedata.dat

 

[aos10]

how to extract my save ? i tried SVDT but can't do it

 

[Deleted member 373223]

how to extract my save ? i tried SVDT but can't do it

BADGE ARE NOT A SAVEFILE ARE EXTDATA!

 

[aos10]

BADGE ARE NOT A SAVEFILE ARE EXTDATA!

so i should use 3ds_homemenu_extdatatool v1.1.1 ?

 

[Deleted member 373223]

so i should use 3ds_homemenu_extdatatool v1.1.1 ?

that's the custom themes one... just download sunshell or extadata_dump and nerd with them.

 

[ImCarlosGG]

you need to restore both edited badgemngfile.dat and the other people (not your) badgedata.dat

Do I need to restore two BadgeMngFile.dat? One must to be FebruarySn0w's file and the other one must to be the file I edited?

 

[Deleted member 373223]

Do I need to restore two BadgeMngFile.dat? One must to be FebruarySn0w's file and the other one must to be the file I edited?

no you must restore badgemngfile.dat and badgedata.dat (two different files.)

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Do I need to restore two BadgeMngFile.dat? One must to be FebruarySn0w's file and the other one must to be the file I edited?

the file you edited and februarysnow badgedata.dat (not badgemngfile.dat)

 

[ImCarlosGG]

I restored them... xD.

 

[Deleted member 373223]

I restored them... xD.

the badgemngfile.dat you edited and februarysnow badgedata.dat? (not mngfile) (not your badgedata..dat)if yes it will work

 

[ImCarlosGG]

I restored that files but the badges are invisible.