ROM Hack Question How do you edit saves by yourself?

[Rabbid4240]

I was just wondering how do I edit saves by myself? Like via Notepad++ or something idc.

 

[aos10]

any hex editor, i use HxD.

 

[Ricken]

I was just wondering how do I edit saves by myself? Like via Notepad++ or something idc.

Like said above you'd use a hex editor
You would make multiple save file backups to find offsets that change, then you could change the offsets and restore the modified save file to see what they change. Loads of trial and error but there's really no better way

 

[Rabbid4240]

Like said above you'd use a hex editor
You would make multiple save file backups to find offsets that change, then you could change the offsets and restore the modified save file to see what they change. Loads of trial and error but there's really no better way

Oh ok

 

[Entoptical]

Typically you change integer values which are stored as hex in the save file. You can search for money or lives and change the hex to be a different number. Start with something easy like money which is a specific number (1 life will appear a lot in hex). Google 'float to hex' and change money from something like 32,000 to 33,000.

Some editors like HxD have good search options. Set code to little endian if it asks, all hex is stored backwards. So if you need to write 33,000 it's saved on the gamesaves as 008e0074 (hex reads correctly 4700e800). Or maybe it's 00e80047, dunno

 

[wizra]

any hex editor, i use HxD.

Is it possible to make a 400% (200% in original Wii U mode and 200% for Funky Kong mode) complete savefile with that for Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze?

I have 2 switches, 1 legit, 1 hacked. I have a 400% save for DKCTF on my legit one, took me about 160 hours to play through back in May this year before SX Pro was released. I would really love to bring it over to my hacked 1, but I can’t get my save off the legit one.

 

[aos10]

Is it possible to make a 400% (200% in original Wii U mode and 200% for Funky Kong mode) complete savefile with that for Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze?

I have 2 switches, 1 legit, 1 hacked. I have a 400% save for DKCTF on my legit one, took me about 160 hours to play through back in May this year before SX Pro was released. I would really love to bring it over to my hacked 1, but I can’t get my save off the legit one.

the only way is to enter homebrew in the legit one and take the save out, even if your switch is offline in that time, i can't guarantee you are 100% safe.

 

[wizra]

the only way is to enter homebrew in the legit one and take the save out

How come hex editor isn’t possible?

 

[aos10]

How come hex editor isn’t possible?

Hex edit the file from th SD card? Not gonna works, you must use hombrew to extract the save file.

 

[wizra]

Hex edit the file from th SD card? Not gonna works, you must use hombrew to extract the save file.

Yeh but isn’t it possible to edit it after I extract it?

 

[aos10]

Yeh but isn’t it possible to edit it after I extract it?

Yes, it's possible.