Hacking World of Final Fantasy Hacking Thread (discussion)

[Gootah]

Hey guys,

I've been racking my brain on hacking this game.

SaveData has a CRC and memory editors don't boot with it.

I've been trying every thing I can think of, but nothing works.

Looking for some more creative/capable minds.

Let me know what you guys have been experimenting with.

Thanks.

 

[liomajor]

1. There is only a part protected from the file because everything after 4577F (284544 Bytes) is filled with FE
2. Cutting off the dummy part, save still works loading
3. There are always 15 differences after saving, there might be more than one crc inside.

1. Offset 0 > 4 Bytes
2. Offset 14 > 1 or 2 Bytes
3. Offset 16 > 1 or 2 Bytes
4. Offset 18 > 1 or 2 Bytes
5. Offset 1A > 1 or 2 Bytes
6. Offset 1C > 2 Bytes
7. Offset 35 > 2 Bytes
8. Offset 570 > 4 Bytes
9. Offset 34A24 > 3 Bytes
10. Offset 3B2B0 > 4 Bytes
11. Offset 3B448 > 3 Bytes
12. Offset 3B44C > 2 Bytes
13. Offset 3B450 > 3 Bytes
14. Offset 3B458 > 4 Bytes
15. Offset 3B460 > 3 Bytes

There might be a falsepositive bcuz i guess i catched playtime too.

 

[Gootah]

2. Cutting off the dummy part, save still works loading

Wow, nice find. What do you mean by the above?

I can make edits then delete a certain portion of the save and it will still load?

Edit: Or do you mean that if you delete the protected part without editing it will still load? So that part is not included in any CRC?

 

[ness151]

The latter, Gootah.

 

[Gootah]

The latter, Gootah.

Got it.

Well the game releases worldwide tomorrow/today depending on timezone.

I think we'll get more collaborators then.

 

[gvargas]

1. There is only a part protected from the file because everything after 4577F (284544 Bytes) is filled with FE
2. Cutting off the dummy part, save still works loading
3. There are always 15 differences after saving, there might be more than one crc inside.

1. Offset 0 > 4 Bytes
2. Offset 14 > 1 or 2 Bytes
3. Offset 16 > 1 or 2 Bytes
4. Offset 18 > 1 or 2 Bytes
5. Offset 1A > 1 or 2 Bytes
6. Offset 1C > 2 Bytes
7. Offset 35 > 2 Bytes
8. Offset 570 > 4 Bytes
9. Offset 34A24 > 3 Bytes
10. Offset 3B2B0 > 4 Bytes
11. Offset 3B448 > 3 Bytes
12. Offset 3B44C > 2 Bytes
13. Offset 3B450 > 3 Bytes
14. Offset 3B458 > 4 Bytes
15. Offset 3B460 > 3 Bytes

There might be a falsepositive bcuz i guess i catched playtime too.

You right, there's a checksum right before the text name of each section, hopefully the checksum fixer they release will fix them all...

 

[wurstpistole]

You right, there's a checksum right before the text name of each section, hopefully the checksum fixer they release will fix them all...

Who releases a checksum fixer

 

[gvargas]

Who releases a checksum fixer

Hopefully the creators of GoHAN, I also know a couple of people working on one so keep your fingers crossed...

 

[wurstpistole]

Oh well money hack would be nice.

 

[niche2k]

sorry for off topic but work the game on PS TV with whitelist`?

 

[gvargas]

Has anyone tried to fix the checksum using the Generate Checksum Tool in Hex Workshop? I found this on internet:

Recalculating Checksums (Hex Workshop Tutorial)
1. Select the whole file except the first 4 bytes.
2. Go to Tools > Generate Checksum > Selection & CRC32 > OK.
3. The checksum will appear at the bottom-right.
4. Select the first 4 bytes and type in the checksum as you see it on the bottom-right. Copy-pasting could paste the values in the opposite order, so just type them in.
5. Save, and you should be done.

 

[Gootah]

Has anyone tried to fix the checksum using the Generate Checksum Tool in Hex Workshop? I found this on internet:

Recalculating Checksums (Hex Workshop Tutorial)
1. Select the whole file except the first 4 bytes.
2. Go to Tools > Generate Checksum > Selection & CRC32 > OK.
3. The checksum will appear at the bottom-right.
4. Select the first 4 bytes and type in the checksum as you see it on the bottom-right. Copy-pasting could paste the values in the opposite order, so just type them in.
5. Save, and you should be done.

This looks like it can create a checksum, but there's not guarantee that it will be the same algorithm as the on square is using.

Unless we've confirmed CRC32 and there is only one formula for it.

I'm not that deep on checksum.

 

[liomajor]

No it's not a simple CRC32 unless it protects unknown areas and
differs from complete file except the first 4 bytes + dummy part.

 

[gvargas]

GUYS I FOUND A WAY TO TRICK THE CHECKSUM!!! You already know each section has it's own checksum right? well what I did was copy all my items section offsets including the checksum of course, sell everything, save in a different slot, hex edit the save and paste the previously copied offsets over the new ones overwriting all the empty slots including the new checksum of course! Here is an example of my current items offsets:

You can try and copy EXACTLY the offsets in the image, it should give you the following:

38 Potion
12 Phoenix Down
7 Antidote
10 Eye Drops
4 Mega Phoenix
8 Hi-Potion
19 Ether
14 Wobblestopper
1 Phoenix Pinion
3 Remember Herbs
8 Gold Hourglass
3 Fish Scale
2 Remedy
2 Fire Spellstone
1 Elixir
1 Smelling Salts

Total Cost: 42,650

If it works then that means the checksums are really independent of other sections regardless of the save file owner, if it doesn't then you'll have to work with your own items but at least is a start to solve the money problem, right now I'm the happy owner of 140,596 Gils and I only did the operation twice so it really works!

EDIT: Tomorrow I'm going to try to do the opposite and spend all the money and see if I can get it back...

 

[wurstpistole]

Really nice idea! Would be a way to at least cheat some money.
I did not figure out though, how do I save to a different slot? It only loads and saves in the same slot for me.

 

[liomajor]

GUYS I FOUND A WAY TO TRICK THE CHECKSUM!!!...
If it works then that means the checksums are really independent of other sections regardless of the save file owner...

No thats not going to work, sections might have their own crc, BUT changing one section will break the main crc > corrupt save data.

At least you can export / import save files decrypted from US > EUR and vise versa (tested it).

 

[wurstpistole]

No thats not going to work, sections might have their own crc, BUT changing one section will break the main crc > corrupt save data.

At least you can export / import save files decrypted from US > EUR and vise versa (tested it).

But it worked for him, didn't it?

Nice that you can confirm that region swapping is possible, thinking about switching to EUR version too... Not sure yet, don't really need German texts, played 5hrs on English now. Maybe it just confuses me if I switch to German now

 

[thinhvnn]

I dont know. It corrupt my save data

 

[gvargas]

No thats not going to work, sections might have their own crc, BUT changing one section will break the main crc > corrupt save data.

At least you can export / import save files decrypted from US > EUR and vise versa (tested it).

What part you say is not going to work? using my offsets in another save file? If that's the case then each of you should copy YOUR OWN offsets BEFORE selling everything because believe me it works! (tested it). The ITEMS offsets start right at 0x37580 as seen in the picture so you should copy from there to right where the FF FF FF FF starts.

Really nice idea! Would be a way to at least cheat some money.
I did not figure out though, how do I save to a different slot? It only loads and saves in the same slot for me.

You need to use Vita Save Manager or whatever method you want to dump save files:

1. Dump the first save file where all your items are and transfer it with VitaShell to your PC in slot1 folder.
2. Open that save file with hex editor and take note of the offsets where your items are (See my Image as a reference).
3. Play the game and sell everything and save again.
4. Dump that new save file in slot2 folder.
5. Hex edit the new save file and replace the items offsets with the offsets in step 2.
6. Save your file and copy it back to your PS Vita with VitaShell.
7. Import the save file with the Save Manager of your choice and play!

If someone can send me his save file (gamedata0000.sav) I can try and mod it for you with my offsets...

 

[Gootah]

So if this works the best things to do is to build a maxed item set.

Perform this method, buy all your items to max and repeat.

That way it kind of takes less time to maximize gil and items.