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Paper Mario Sticker Star - Missing Tablet Pieces Fix

Just got my first 3DS! Where do I begin with the modern scene?

nkpad · 2026-04-21T22:48:34+00:00

Hallo everyone! A friend of mine gifted me his Polar White O3DS, and sincerely don't know what to do, I know about CFW but I don't know where to start... (For those who don't know me, I never owned a console, less alone a 3DS) So, If anyone knows an idiot-proof way to mod my 3DS, please tell me, also the 3DS came without an SD Card, which I thought was normal, but then I realized what the SD card did and I was like: Ohhh... Im super screwed, this thing uses an SD card for everything! It's on 11.17.0-50U, and like I said, I don't understand anything... arihax? MSET9? ntrboot? Hardmod? Any help will be welcomed! :3

I've experienced a glitch playing Paper Mario Sticker Star on my 3DS:

After collecting a Tablet Piece Scrap in W2 and fighting Kamek afterwards, the tablet piece disappeared from my Scraps Inventory.

Others have reported the piece from the oasis disappearing from their Scraps inventory after leaving the Oasis.

This post is for you to Hex Edit them back into your save.

!WARNING!
Make sure you don't have any Scraps in your inventory as this replaces the scraps on page 1.
This was done with USA saves. I have not tested this on EUR or JAP saves. Hex values for items "should" be the same but don't take my word for it.

I'll be using HxD on Windows for this tutorial.

1. Export your save from your 3DS.
2. Copy it to your PC.
3. Open the desired save file with HxD (pm4_0.bin is file 1, pm4_1.bin is file 2 and pm4_2.bin is file 3)
4. Navigate to Offset(h) line 000006E0.

We'll be changing the values on Offsets 000006E0 to 00000700

5. Replace the highlighted portion (Blue) of the 3 Offset lines with the provided values:
[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TD]Offset (h)[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]02[/TD]
[TD]03[/TD]
[TD]04[/TD]
[TD]05[/TD]
[TD]06[/TD]
[TD]07[/TD]
[TD]08[/TD]
[TD]09[/TD]
[TD]0A[/TD]
[TD]0B[/TD]
[TD]0C[/TD]
[TD]0D[/TD]
[TD]0E[/TD]
[TD]0F[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]000006E0[/TD]
[TD]1C[/TD]
[TD]02[/TD]
[TD]EE[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]1A[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]000006F0[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]B1[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]00000700[/TD]
[TD]6A[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]7D[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
For those wondering what the values mean:
1C 02 EE FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 = Scraps Inventory Page and state
1A 01 E4 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 = Tablet Piece from W2-1 (1A 01) with inventory placement E4 FF (Top-Left) of Scraps Inventory
19 01 B1 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 = Tablet Piece from W2-4 (19 01) with inventory placement B1 FF (Bottom-Left) of Scraps Inventory
18 01 E4 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 = Tablet Piece from W2-2 (18 01) with inventory placement 6A 00 (Top-Right) of Scraps Inventory

6. Save your edited Save file.
7. Copy back to saves folder.
8. Import with 3DS Save Manager App.
9. Complete the Puzzle with the hacked pieces in W2-5.
10. Exit after cut scene to save.
11 Repeat steps 1-4. This is to avoid a fatal crash next time you pickup a Scrap.
12. Replace the highlighted portion (Blue) of the 3 Offset lines with the provided values:

[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TD]Offset (h)[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]02[/TD]
[TD]03[/TD]
[TD]04[/TD]
[TD]05[/TD]
[TD]06[/TD]
[TD]07[/TD]
[TD]08[/TD]
[TD]09[/TD]
[TD]0A[/TD]
[TD]0B[/TD]
[TD]0C[/TD]
[TD]0D[/TD]
[TD]0E[/TD]
[TD]0F[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]000006E0[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]

[TD]F9[/TD]

[TD]FF[/TD]

[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]000006F0[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]00000700[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Repeat Steps 6 to 8.

Other item examples (Placed in slot 1 of Scraps inventory):
[TABLE=full]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]Scrap Name[/TD]
[TD]Level used in[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]72[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]97[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Unusable Rainbow Foil item[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]72[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]97[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]3F[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Tree Stump Piece from W3-5[/TD]
[TD]W3-3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[TD]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Green Warp Pipe[/TD]
[TD]W1-5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Wooden Bridge[/TD]
[TD]W1-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]White Gate[/TD]
[TD]W1-5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Comet Piece[/TD]
[TD]W1-?[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Block Switch[/TD]
[TD]W1-6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]01[/TD]
[TD]E4[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]00[/TD]
[TD]Block Switch[/TD]
[TD]W1-6[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Last edited by MrFreshLaundry, Oct 6, 2024

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BlusterBong

Well-Known Member

Member

Level 10

Oct 25, 2024

#2

...Or you can just use the save editor to cheat in the missing tablet piece?

PowCards

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Newbie

Level 1

Mar 30, 2026

#3

what save editor did you use for this? i tried using a ss save editor but it doesnt have anything for adding back scraps, only stuff from my regular sticker pages