NDS SAV FILE NOT BEING READ

[packattack77]

Hello! Just wondering if anyone out there understands how to make twilight menu on the DSi read my .sav file. it won't read it. the sav file is for Pokémon pearl. The sav file is in the correct place, so that's not the problem, it just ignores the sav file and starts the game like if I hadn't even touched it yet. does anyone know how to fix this? please and thank you. if you need to see the sav. file, i'll send a screenshot. thxs and have a great day!!!

 

[RocketRobz]

Where did you get the .sav file?

 

[Kwyjor]

The sav file is in the correct place, so that's not the problem, it just ignores the sav file and starts the game like if I hadn't even touched it yet

What makes you so sure the .sav file is in the right place?

If you start a new game, catch a Pokemon, move the save file, start another new game, catch a different Pokemon, and then copy the first save file back again, does the save game have the first Pokemon you caught?

 

[packattack77]

Where did you get the .sav file?

http://archive.pokedit.com/editor/#box

 

[packattack77]

What makes you so sure the .sav file is in the right place?

If you start a new game, catch a Pokemon, move the save file, start another new game, catch a different Pokemon, and then copy the first save file back again, does the save game have the first Pokemon you caught?

1. When starting a game in twilight menu++, it makes a folder called saves where all saves should be. also, should put this out there, but the emulator doesn't read sav files that doesnt include ".sav" at the end so i copied the name of the og save and deleted that save and then i put that name on the new save i plan to use

 

[Kwyjor]

Fair enough.

http://archive.pokedit.com/editor/#box

Does that .sav have the exact same size as the .sav you are trying to replace?

 

[packattack77]

Fair enough.

Does that .sav have the exact same size as the .sav you are trying to replace?

no, a bit smaller

 

[Kwyjor]

no, a bit smaller

Then you have a problem. It is almost certainly not going to work unless the files are exactly the same size.

Try using the .sav file with a rom in an emulator on your PC. Some emulators have export functions that might allow you to convert the .sav to a format usable with TWiLight Menu.

 

[godreborn]

maybe I'm not understanding, but I got the save to work (it's for pokemon platinum, not pearl):

 

[packattack77]

ok, well thanks anyways, i'll try that and if it dont work i'll reply. thx!

 

[packattack77]

Also on an unrelated note, if you delete your Pokémon save, does that affect the Pokémon you've collected on your pc?

 

[packattack77]

Ps, this is talking about deleting the file through the game itself, not through files or any of that

 

[godreborn]

Ps, this is talking about deleting the file through the game itself, not through files or any of that

I don't really know anything about pokemon, but I tried the save on my 3ds when I was trying to figure out why it didn't work. it seems to ignore the save if it's "corrupted" or something. that's probably what was happening to you. I even lumped the save into a hex editor. it may have been due to being at the very beginning of the game, but the initial save was padded heavily at the beginning while the save you provided was not, so they looked nothing alike.

 

[Kwyjor]

Also on an unrelated note, if you delete your Pokémon save, does that affect the Pokémon you've collected on your pc?

It deletes everything. (How would you delete that information otherwise?)

 

[packattack77]

I don't really know anything about pokemon, but I tried the save on my 3ds when I was trying to figure out why it didn't work. it seems to ignore the save if it's "corrupted" or something. that's probably what was happening to you. I even lumped the save into a hex editor. it may have been due to being at the very beginning of the game, but the initial save was padded heavily at the beginning while the save you provided was not, so they looked nothing alike.

It deletes everything. (How would you delete that information otherwise?)

Ok, thanks for the info

 

[packattack77]

Hey guys! I keep having problems, but just wanted to know what to do if i try to launch twilight menu From the dsi camera app but it ignores the hack and makes a new file management

 

[packattack77]

Hey guys! I keep having problems, but just wanted to know what to do if i try to launch twilight menu From the dsi camera app but it ignores the hack and makes a new file management

It completely ignores the sd card hack

 

[RocketRobz]

It completely ignores the sd card hack

There is no point in using Memory Pit to launch TWLMenu++, if you can already open TWLMenu++ to begin with.

 

[packattack77]

There is no point in using Memory Pit to launch TWLMenu++, if you can already open TWLMenu++ to begin with.

Wdym by "you can already open TWLMenu++ to begin with"? This is all sorta new to me as i just found out bout all this a month ago.

 

[RocketRobz]

Wdym by "you can already open TWLMenu++ to begin with"? This is all sorta new to me as i just found out bout all this a month ago.

I mean you can already use TWiLight Menu++, or else this thread wouldn't exist.