Hacking Acekard 2 Cheat Functions.

Topfragger · Jun 12, 2008

How can anyone make heads or tails or it?

it sucks! it's not intuitive and the manuals don't say anything....

i suggest we build a thread for people who need help figuring out the bullshit and chips cheat system.... this one should do.

Minox · Jun 12, 2008

...what?

What do you not understand?
Please explain your problems.

It's not hard to understand...

Topfragger · Jun 12, 2008

Apparently you don't have an AK2 so lemme put it this way.

the manuals says F all about using cheats, and theres no cheat database inbuilt
you enable Action replay on the AK2 which doesn't do anything except affect rom compatibility.

and theres no obvious way to implement or use them.

Minox · Jun 12, 2008

Topfragger said:
Apparently you don't have an AK2 so lemme put it this way.
I have an Acekard 2, Scds1 and an EZ Flash IV Lite Deluxe.

Instructions from Acekard's website:
QUOTEAcekard 2 support Action Replay cheats in .dat, .xml and .cc format. You can select how to use AR cheats by using the build-in editor.
1, Copy AR cheats in .dat or .xml format to /__ak2/cheats. Copy .cc format file to the same directory of ROM.
2, Press "Y" to popup the editor.
3, Select "Cheat DB file".
4, Select the cheat file.
5, Select "Rebuild".
6, If you have the cheat code of the game then a list window will be shown. You can use "X" and "Y" to enable or disable them.
7, Press "A" to save your changes and enter game for fun.

Bri · Jun 12, 2008

First of all, I'd recommend you use the Bliss menu. It has several enhancements to the cheat system that make it easy to use. Find it here: http://bliss.hanirc.org/ndsl/ak2/ak2_407_bliss_k09p1.rar

Then grab Narin's excellent cheat database and put "CHEAT.DAT" into the correct folder (replacing the one that's there). Find it in Narin's signature at the bottom of the first post of this thread: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=84991

Then you need to enable cheats for all games (start -> patches -> Cheat/Action Replay -> enabled), then hilight the game you want (click on the name of the game, not the icon), and turn on the cheats you want for a particular game (start -> properties -> Rom Info -> Cheat Menu -> *).

It's really not that difficult (and it's pretty much the same for nearly every cart).

-Bri

Topfragger · Jun 12, 2008

Oh excellent!

but why couldn't i find this when i searched GBAtemp and google?

Bri · Jun 12, 2008

You tell me.

You could have just looked on the Acekard site. If you didn't know the site, there's a link in the review here on GBAtemp: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=79371

-Bri

Topfragger · Jun 13, 2008

acekard.com doesn't have anything helpful either and the forum is a cluster mess

the Kard is good in all aspects except build design quality and cheats.

gratefulbuddy · Jun 13, 2008

Topfragger said:
acekard.com doesn't have anything helpful either

But it did have the info you were looking for.

Bri · Jun 13, 2008

Again, if you use the Bliss menu and CHEAT.DAT from http://cheats.gbatemp.net the cheat database works perfectly.

-Bri

Topfragger · Jun 20, 2008

I prefer the original firmware

Swip · Jun 20, 2008

Topfragger said:
I prefer the original firmware

For what reason do you prefer the original menu (other than official a14 has a couple of good things) but bliss might update his menu soon to use the a14 loader. The original firmware doesn't have any advantage over bliss'.

Topfragger · Jun 20, 2008

the software made by the makers of the card is more likely to have better stability,
thats why PS1 emulation on PSP is a hack of Sony's emulator and works perfectly.

also i tried putting the cheats onto the Proper folder on the AK2 called cheats, nothing happened.
didn't work can't detect cheat file says AK2 when i press Y

oh wait, i got it, by selecting cheats.xml from Narin and then i have to rebuild the cheat file....for every game oh dear this will be a bit of a pain.
it would be nice if the AK2 had a cheat database that gets updated in every firmware update.
that would simplify it and make it more user friendly.

thanks for letting me know about Narins cheat database Bri.

Maikel Steneker · Jun 20, 2008

Topfragger said:
the software made by the makers of the card is more likely to have better stability

That's not true. Bliss has acces to the sourcecode of the AK2 software, so it doesn't really make any difference.

Swip · Jun 20, 2008

Topfragger said:
the software made by the makers of the card is more likely to have better stability,
thats why PS1 emulation on PSP is a hack of Sony's emulator and works perfectly.
Comparing those PS1 emulation on the PSP and this custom firmware of the AK2 is useless
QUOTE(Topfragger @ Jun 20 2008, 09:35 AM) also i tried putting the cheats onto the Proper folder on the AK2 called cheats, nothing happened.
didn't work can't detect cheat file says AK2 when i press Y

oh wait, i got it, by selecting cheats.xml from Narin and then i have to rebuild the cheat file....for every game oh dear this will be a bit of a pain.
it would be nice if the AK2 had a cheat database that gets updated in every firmware update.
that would simplify it and make it more user friendly.

Well if you listen to Bri and get bliss' firmware it'll build the cheat file the first time you access it.

Btw, Anyone tried what they changed to the cheat engine in the official a14 update?

Topfragger · Jun 20, 2008

y'all finished being sniffy?

I don't think i will have an AK2 for long anyway i'm going to see if i can sell it to my friend, and i'll be getting a SCDSone when i buy a new DS

Bri · Jun 20, 2008

Topfragger said:
oh wait, i got it, by selecting cheats.xml from Narin and then i have to rebuild the cheat file....for every game oh dear this will be a bit of a pain.
it would be nice if the AK2 had a cheat database that gets updated in every firmware update.
that would simplify it and make it more user friendly.

thanks for letting me know about Narins cheat database Bri.

You're welcome. But use the Bliss menu along with CHEAT.DAT (remove CHEATS.XML and replace it with CHEAT.DAT) and you won't have to manually rebuild the cheat database at all! You'll just have to change the menu option that specifies which cheat database format you're using from CHEATS.XML to CHEAT.DAT (you only need to do this once). From that point on, you can update the cheat database by just replacing the CHEAT.DAT file with a new one.

-Bri

Topfragger · Jun 21, 2008

I really wish dealextreme had direct deposit payments instead of paypal

i'm not 18 yet, and right now paypal is under fire from the ACCC about ebay and forcing people to use paypal.

Swip · Jun 21, 2008

First of all, Off topic much?
Use your parents credit card or if they don't let you buy a prepaid credit card.

Topfragger · Jun 21, 2008

my thread hence i can go off topic.

And no i don't trust credit cards because of the fact Xbox live can milk you for all your fucking worth once you give them your credit details.

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