Hacking I got the basics of the the AK2 but still.......

[Licardo7]

Well I got the basics down, you know stuff like playing/downloading roms.

I need to know how to do things like:\

• using/ getting cheats
• using moonshell (I got it but I don't know how to use it)
• Other important stuff that you think I should know, Plez tell me or explain.

I had my AK2 for about a week and I haven't had any problems with it. Please post.

 

[dib]

using/ getting cheats
Depends if you're using a first party or third party loader. First party you need to write your own .cc file corresponding to the file name, and other tedious legwork because it must conform to a certain format. I'm sure you can find an FAQ on acekard.com or the like. Third party like AIO auto manages these for you by reading from a cheat database (cheats.gbatemp.net) then generating a .cc file for you.

using moonshell (I got it but I don't know how to use it)
Read the Moonshell readme? Pretty sure it involves patching DLDI, then you place the /moonshell directory on the root of your card and the moonshell.nds binary wherever you want.

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Other important stuff that you think I should know, Plez tell me or explain.

Don't wear white after Labor Day.

 

[Licardo7]

1. I didn't understand any of that but I'll try finding a FAQ.

2. Thanx, I'll cheak it out.

3. lol, I'll remeber that.

 

[dib]

1) the Acekard RPG loader is open source. The AK2 not so much, although the AKAIO loader will work with both. AKAIO is currently the only maintained third party loader--to my knowledge--since Bliss and whichever other one ceased development.

So to recap, if you are using the first party loader from Acekard then it lacks a cheat database function. You will have to write your own .cc files, and there is probably an FAQ on the Acekard site explaining how to do that. I believe the Acekard review on this site also explains it.

Meanwhile a third party loader (like AKAIO) has an automatic database manager. You download the .dat file from cheats.gbatemp.net, place it on the card, then the UI has a menu for selecting the cheats and will automatically generate the .cc file for you. That's the method most people prefer, although Acekard has yet to officially adopt+support the feature.

 

[Licardo7]

Ok, I got it but where can I download the AKAIO? I searched the GBAtemp's cheat database section but nothing.

Edit: Never mind, I found it. Thanx for the helpful posts guys.

Another edit: Well, I got the cheats menu to show up but one problam, THE CHEATS DON"T WORK, I don't know what happend but they didn't work. Oh and thanx for the links Heyyouguys.

 

[heyyouguys]

For moonshell there is a couple of tutorials

http://www.scdev.org/forum/index.php/topic,11437.0.html MoonShell Tutorial: install, customize, and more (ver. 1.7.1)

and one here at a little different, mostly on making the movies with batchdpg

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=35547 Videos on Moonshell with BatchDPG Guide