Hacking CHT Files for GBA Games

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I have an M3 DS Real with a GBA expansion pack. I've been playing Pokemon Fire Red lately and (call me a cheater) I've been feeling lost without my rare candies! I've been experimenting with instructions found on this site here, but haven't had any luck. Does anyone know of a way to make a working cheat file for the M3 DS Real? I'd also take a pre-made file for Fire Red if anyone has one.
 

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im also having trouble with this. the m3 cht files you can download from their sites dont have any cheats i want. PharaohsVizier, by sharing the same cht files, will i be able to use a cht file from a supercard on the m3 ds with the gba expansion?
 

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I tried using AR2CHT, and my cheat showed up in the menu (a good sign) but when I choose it and load up the game, it just doesn't work. Here's the cheat I'm trying to use: 77db5497 d7ee8c96. It should give me 99 rare candies in my PC, but it doesn't. I know the code works because I've used it in VBA. Any suggestions?
 

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PharaohsVizier said:
Ummm do you know specifically what type of code that is? AR, CB, GS, etc?
Its an AR code
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PharaohsVizier said:
Hmmm lol then I honestly have no clue. XD I literally just messed with some cheats for Golden Sun today, and everything worked well with the codes....
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Sorry
You don't use the (m) code right? I'm pretty sure you're supposed to exclude that, so that's what I've been doing. If that's wrong then someone tell me. Really the only code I care about is the one I put a few posts up. It just doesn't want to work for some reason. Any ideas?
 

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PharaohsVizier said:
Ummm I included the (m) codes.... You aren't supposed to?! I mean it does say... always leave it on...
You're probably right since you actually got it working! I'm going to experiment with it a little more later tonight, but I probably won't get any results!

EDIT: PharohsVizier, when you got it working, was it on an M3 or Supercard?
 

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Sportsmaniac1322 said:
I tried using AR2CHT, and my cheat showed up in the menu (a good sign) but when I choose it and load up the game, it just doesn't work. Here's the cheat I'm trying to use: 77db5497 d7ee8c96. It should give me 99 rare candies in my PC, but it doesn't. I know the code works because I've used it in VBA. Any suggestions?

ar2cht only handles decrypted AR codes. Decrypt it with ARcrypt and try again.
 

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cracker said:
Sportsmaniac1322 said:
I tried using AR2CHT, and my cheat showed up in the menu (a good sign) but when I choose it and load up the game, it just doesn't work. Here's the cheat I'm trying to use: 77db5497 d7ee8c96. It should give me 99 rare candies in my PC, but it doesn't. I know the code works because I've used it in VBA. Any suggestions?

ar2cht only handles decrypted AR codes. Decrypt it with ARcrypt and try again.
I didn't know I had to decrypt it first. That may be the problem. I'll try that and see if it works. And I don't need (m) codes correct?
 

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Sportsmaniac1322 said:
cracker said:
Sportsmaniac1322 said:
I tried using AR2CHT, and my cheat showed up in the menu (a good sign) but when I choose it and load up the game, it just doesn't work. Here's the cheat I'm trying to use: 77db5497 d7ee8c96. It should give me 99 rare candies in my PC, but it doesn't. I know the code works because I've used it in VBA. Any suggestions?

ar2cht only handles decrypted AR codes. Decrypt it with ARcrypt and try again.
I didn't know I had to decrypt it first. That may be the problem. I'll try that and see if it works. And I don't need (m) codes correct?

No they are useless for built-in cheat engines.
 

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Still no luck. Here's what I did this time. I put my cheat code into raw format using ARCrypt. Then I saved the code it produced in a text file in the format AR2CHT requires. AR2CHT then converted it, giving me a CHT file. The code shows up in the code list, but it just doesn't work! Any other ideas?
 

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why don't you post the codes, and i'll convert them for you, if they are convertable to the code typ cht files use (since some are not yet convertable i think)

edit: nvm, i see you posted the code already will try to convert that

edit 2:here ya go: cht file for rare candies
 

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freakazaa said:
why don't you post the codes, and i'll convert them for you, if they are convertable to the code typ cht files use (since some are not yet convertable i think)

edit: nvm, i see you posted the code already will try to convert that

edit 2:here ya go: cht file for rare candies
FINALLY! It's working great! Thanks! Can I ask though what process you went through and what programs you used to do this? It would be useful in case I want another code
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well, i only used two programs: arcrypt and notepad

arcrypt, for decrypting codes (you don't need this if the codes you need is in unencrypted codebreaker format or raw format)
notepad, for making the cht file

as for the process, i just followed what was in m3wiki:
1. get codes
2. if codes are in unencrypted cb format or raw format, skip to step 4, otherwise continue to step 3
3. use arcrypt to convert the codes to raw format
4a. convert them like so

a. unencrypted cb

8200xxxx yyzz -> 0xxxx,zz,yy (just delete the first 3 digits then invert the places of yy and zz separated by commas)
or
8300xxxx yyzz -> 4xxxx,zz,yy (same as above except replace the 4th digit with a 4)
or
3200xxxx 00zz -> 0xxxx,zz (same as code type 820 except there is no yy) (those with code type 3200xxxx yyzz aren't supported i think)
or
3399xxxx 00zz -> 4xxxx,zz (same as code type 830)
b. raw
0220xxxx 0000yyzz -> 0xxxx,zz,yy (same as above)

4b. for multiline codes, just separate them by semicolons

0xxxx,zz,yy;0xxxx,zz,yy

5. type them up in notepad like so:

[name of code]
ON=0xxxx,zz,yy

6. save it up as "filename.cht"

note: either some code types are not supported or are not yet known how to be converted
note 2: ON can be anything actually, it's just a convention (ON, OFF)
note 3: somebody correct me if i made mistakes

edit: added "the process"
 

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freakazaa said:
well, i only used two programs: arcrypt and notepad

arcrypt, for decrypting codes (you don't need this if the codes you need is in unencrypted codebreaker format or raw format)
notepad, for making the cht file

as for the process, i just followed what was in m3wiki:
1. get codes
2. if codes are in unencrypted cb format or raw format, skip to step 4, otherwise continue to step 3
3. use arcrypt to convert the codes to raw format
4a. convert them like so

a. unencrypted cb

8200xxxx yyzz -> 0xxxx,zz,yy (just delete the first 3 digits then invert the places of yy and zz separated by commas)
or
8300xxxx yyzz -> 4xxxx,zz,yy (same as above except replace the 4th digit with a 4)
or
3200xxxx 00zz -> 0xxxx,zz (same as code type 820 except there is no yy) (those with code type 3200xxxx yyzz aren't supported i think)
or
3399xxxx 00zz -> 4xxxx,zz (same as code type 830)
b. raw
0220xxxx 0000yyzz -> 0xxxx,zz,yy (same as above)

4b. for multiline codes, just separate them by semicolons

0xxxx,zz,yy;0xxxx,zz,yy

5. type them up in notepad like so:

[name of code]
ON=0xxxx,zz,yy

6. save it up as "filename.cht"

note: either some code types are not supported or are not yet known how to be converted
note 2: ON can be anything actually, it's just a convention (ON, OFF)
note 3: somebody correct me if i made mistakes

edit: added "the process"
Wow! Sounds complicated! Think I'll just stick to my rare candies for now!
 

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