ROM Hack GTA FIXED

[darkgantzer22]

thanks to everybody involved in producing this fix and making it available. you guys rock. thanks.

 

[CatScam]

What’s funny is all the fixes from the ARM9 to the save file makers all work great with the R4. I had some problems getting it to work with some other cards but despite all the haters the R4 was the easiest, & still keeps cranking.

 

[HopOnRocks]

Anyone get this working on a Slot 2 M3 SD Slim? I tried all the fixes out, and various ways to put it on my SD card (4x, safe mode, etc) I just can't get this to work.

 

[meerkatman]

Where is dir on mi computer?

 

[BurlyEd]

How to ARM9 patching so it works on EDGE/CycloDS Evolution (and some other)

- Download patch *REMOVED
- Place in a directory (lets call it "c:\gtactw")
- Copy your original scene release file in "c:\gtactw"
- Unpack "Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars_USA_SAVEFIX_V2_NDS-iND.zip" in "c:\gtactw"
- Start "xpa-gtac.bat"
- A new file will be generated, called "xpa-gtac-patched.nds"
- Get DSLazy (Download here)
- Unpack in "c:\gtactw"
- Start DSLazy
- Load your patched rom (xpa-gtac-patched.nds) in DSLazy
- Click NDS Unpack icon
- Copy the ARM9.bin file from the NDS_UNPACK directory to a seperate directory (lets call it c:\arm9_backup)
- Delete your NDS_UNPACK directory and current.nds
- Load original non patched GTA rom in DSLazy
- Click NDS Unpack icon
- replace your ARM9.bin from the NDS_UNPACK directory with the ARM9 from c:\arm9_backup (Overwrite original arm9.bin)
- Click on the NDS Packer icon in DSLazy
- Give a good name to it
- Copy this patched rom to your EDGE / CycloDs Evolution or R6 Xtreme, or any other card not working with Grand_Theft_Auto_Chinatown_Wars_USA_SAVEFIX_V2_NDS-iND.zip
- Done

- (Tested myself on EDGE / CycloDs Evolution and the R6 Xtreme 64G)

Thanks,
Great instructions, it works on my EDGE OS 1.44.

 

[Blake1710]

dir = directory

so the rom has to be in the folfer along with the other files.

 

[blu9987]

Where is dir on mi computer?

Is today your first day using a PC?

Dir means directory
directory is a folder
a folder is that yellow thing that looks like a folder

simple explanation - put the rom in the same folder as the patch, rename it to xpa-gtac.nds then click the .bat file.

 

[RoD131]

What’s funny is all the fixes from the ARM9 to the save file makers all work great with the R4. I had some problems getting it to work with some other cards but despite all the haters the R4 was the easiest, & still keeps cranking.

And the game worked flawlessly on DS-X without any patch. Does it make it a good cart?

 

[TyRaNtM]

meerkatman, just use the xdelta *REMOVED a few minutes ago or the cheat code. Replacing arm9 isn't really an option, the suggested replacement comes from using v1 or v2 of the ind patches.

Well, i tried your Hex Fix for GTA (with a Hex Editor) and don't work, at least in R4.
That can be because you only fix ARM9 problem, no? R4 need also a ARM7 patch. Can you do anything similar for the ARM7 problem?

Of course, I can tell you to get V1 or V2 patches that do have a donor arm7 embedded, or better yet find your own donor arm7 (seems a lot of people don't know it's not the devs of the game that supply arm7 but Big-N themselves which is why many arm7's are interchangeable while arm9 never will be) and use dslazy or similar to do the arm7 fix as it has always been done.

Any rate, have fun you all - this game is definitely worth a purchase if you are into the genre at all.

Ok. The problem with ARM7 is that the wifi is broken.
Maybe it need other donor arm7 that doesn't mess with that?

 

[davhuit]

sorry im a noob. how do i use xdelta

In a command line windows (Start => Execute => then type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) and then "OK".

If your rom, xdelta.exe and the patch are in the root of C: for example :

CD C:\
xdelta patch name-of-the-patch name-of-the-original-rom name-of-the-newly-created-patched-rom.

But yeah, it's pretty useless to do it manually, download Savefix V1 (if you need both arm7 and arm9 patch) or Savefix V2 (if you only need arm9 patch). If you don't know which one you need, take the V1 (as it works for most cards).

Extract the .zip file in a directory.

Copy the original rom in the same directory and rename it "xpa-gtac.nds", or just "xpa-gtac" (depending if your Windows show the extension of the files or not), then double clic on the .bat file and here you go.

Savefix V1 : http://www.sendspace.com/file/qyxjon
Savefix V2 : http://www.sendspace.com/file/iarjbd

(Links from GBAtemp homepage)

 

[rommy667]

Worked first go on ezi flash vi thanks to all involved

 

[CheatingSoi]

Is anyone experiencing the game freezing every once in a while? Its only done it to me twice so far out of the few hours that I've been playing, but thats 2 times more than iv had with previous DS games. It can be very annoying because I could loose a lot if I dont save often.

 

[HoTsHoT89]

I've been following the GTA:CW threads since page 1 and I'm trying to understand this.

Since the problem's solved (thanks guys!), can anyone explain how does replacing the arm9.bin in the package .nds fixes the game? Better yet, others discovered by editing the game content, not the arm9.bin they could overturn the whole mystery without swapping the .bin files.

I'm using the Savefix version, after verifying that the arm9 and arm7 swap works with the R4 but not necessarily WiFi. If the arm7.bin needs to be replaced for the R4 (like most previous games), how did they fix it with a mere hex edit? Also why does replacing the arm7.bin break WiFi connectivity for the game?

Hope someone could explain this.

 

[meerkatman]

I finally got it working thanx to u guys!!!

I LOOVE U GBA TEMP

 

[cheeo]

What’s funny is all the fixes from the ARM9 to the save file makers all work great with the R4. I had some problems getting it to work with some other cards but despite all the haters the R4 was the easiest, & still keeps cranking.

And the game worked flawlessly on DS-X without any patch. Does it make it a good cart?

RoD131 If GTA works on your card why are you even posting here, the name of this thread is “GTA FIXED”. Catscam says out of all the cards he tried the patched GTA on the R4 was the easiest to get working. You sound like another wining R4 hater with your over priced DS-X comment.

 

[toh_yxes]

hey for some reason, my multiplayer is not working. me and my brother's r4 works with the game but neither the wifi, or the ds offline multiplayer works. got any ideas why?

 

[JoyConG]

There are two versions of this patch. Someone uploaded both. The second upload fixed wifi, but not multicard. Multi card freezes for me.

 

[toh_yxes]

damn i wanted to play some games with my bro! like one called "gang bang". but its not what u think it is rofl.

 

[Xcyper33]

Does this work with m3lite?

 

[davhuit]

There are two versions of this patch. Someone uploaded both. The second upload fixed wifi, but not multicard. Multi card freezes for me.

It depend of the flashcard I think because I also used the v2 patch and wifi don't work, although it's not a loss.