ROM Hack Pokemon Emerald - possible clock fix -NOT WORKING-

Destructobot · May 31, 2008

Edit: Never mind, the patch doesn't work.

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riginal Post]I decided to see if I could hack together a clock fix for Pokemon Emerald. To do this, I looked at the clock fixes for Ruby and Sapphire and tried to apply them to Emerald. I may have created a working fix, but I don't actually play Pokemon (never have), so I'm not sure if it really works. It does at least stop the game from giving the "dry battery" error when you start it.

I need people that actually know how the clock based events work to test the patch for me. Specifically, I need to know if A), the clock fix actually works for enabling the various clock based events, and B), does the game still work properly when patched (i.e. does the patch introduce unacceptable glitches or errors).

The patch is for Pokemon Emerald (U), and the rom I used to make the patch has a CRC32 of 1F1C08FB.

You can download the patch here: http://www.zshare.net/download/128671970e17313c/

Edit: In case it matters, this patch is based on GBATA's Ruby/Sapphire clock fix.

Please do not distribute this patch until it is verified as working properly.

Frederica Bernkastel · May 31, 2008

First reply!!
I'll test it in VBA...
*EDIT*
Works on shoal cave. finally thanks to you I have the shoal bell thing. its a pointless item but still thanks.
I'll post later full results. now to get an Evee...

IndianGangster · May 31, 2008

wow thanks, ill try it out in my ezflash4 for gba sp

btw: do i have to know what this means: "rom I used to make the patch has a CRC32 of 1F1C08FB."

Awdofgum · May 31, 2008

If I my M3 Perfect worked, I'd would gladly test it.

arctic_flame · May 31, 2008

Seems a good time to ask.

How does the "Clock Fix" work? How does it know the time? Or am I completely wrong?

Frederica Bernkastel · May 31, 2008

arctic_flame said:
Seems a good time to ask.

How does the "Clock Fix" work? How does it know the time? Or am I completely wrong?

I think it uses the internal clock?

DarkCrudus · May 31, 2008

got a white screen of doom on the VBA

IndianGangster · May 31, 2008

ok i tested it on my gba sp ezflash IV and it did not work

the clock stayed the same even after 20 mins of game play
lol the game keeps tracks of how you have played but it doesn't keep track of the time

note: the game does not say that the internal battery is dry

thedicemaster · May 31, 2008

darkcrudus said:
got a white screen of doom on the VBA

that means you didn't select the 128k save type, this is required for pokemon games.
or you didn't use the right rom to patch.

Destructobot · Jun 1, 2008

I'm not actually sure how the clock fix works. I thought it allowed you to change the time with a button combination, but I don't know what it is (I don't think it magically adds a real working clock to the game). If someone that knows how GBATA's clock fix works could clear this up it would be very helpful.

Destructobot · Jun 1, 2008

According to GBATA's readme, the clock fix should make the clock run during gameplay (obviously, it won't run when the game isn't running). Here is the exact quote:

QUOTE said:
10.Clock fix
With this funtion you can make the Real Time Clock runs during play time, it is for the hardware that doesn't support RTC.

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IndianGangster said:
btw: do i have to know what this means: "rom I used to make the patch has a CRC32 of 1F1C08FB."

The CRC32 lets you tell if you have the same exact rom file that I used. WinRAR will tell you what the CRC32 of a file in an archive is.

If the patch doesn't work, check the CRC32.

Frederica Bernkastel · Jun 1, 2008

It worked for me...

They way it works is, the GBA pokemon games have a built in battery that lasts just over a year that is used to power the internal clock.
They installed a failsafe to turn the clock off at exactly a year. the battery can be recharged by linking to pokemon stadium on the gamecube, but if it ran to 0% it would die
so that is a problem in roms as no battery in hardware = no internal clock, so the patch overrides the internal thing that turns the clock off at a year which means;
Working clock!

DarkCrudus · Jun 1, 2008

tried again on supercard ds one with ezflash 3in1 still got white screen

HolmesNumba187 · Jun 10, 2008

tried it on VBA. when i try to save it just stays at "Saving...don't turn off the power."

D-Trogh · Jul 13, 2008

Why would you want to perform a Clock Fix on Emerald, Nintendo fixed it there..
Only Ruby and Sapphire need a Clock Fix.. You can fix R/S by linking Emerald to it and do something on load..

This thread is pointless..

Frederica Bernkastel · Jul 13, 2008

I never tried saving...
Tried and... well... nothing...

Tell me more about fixing emerald..?

Scytheandsickle · Jul 18, 2008

D-Trogh said:
Why would you want to perform a Clock Fix on Emerald, Nintendo fixed it there..
Only Ruby and Sapphire need a Clock Fix.. You can fix R/S by linking Emerald to it and do something on load..

This thread is pointless..

We're talking about fixing the rom so that the clock events still work when you run it in something that doesn't have an internal clock (i.e. VBA/EZFlash 3-in-1)

Please read before idiotically posting next time.

D-Trogh · Jul 18, 2008

Ah, I see..
Hmm, I'm curious how you could fix this then.. How could you 'emulate' a clock =S
Or, do these fixes .. ufff, whatever XD

xerces · Jul 18, 2008

D-Trogh said:
Why would you want to perform a Clock Fix on Emerald, Nintendo fixed it there..
Only Ruby and Sapphire need a Clock Fix.. You can fix R/S by linking Emerald to it and do something on load..

This thread is pointless..

The clock fix is to make the game work on flash cards where there is no Real Time Clock battery. It makes the clock run only during gameplay.

Dan U · Aug 29, 2009

Hey. So ya. Been playn Emerald on a GBA Emulator. Having issues with this whole time clock fix. Main Issue is im not the smartest when it comes to computers. So just wondering if someone could explain a solution.

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