Hacking Monster Hunter 4 Anti-Piracy

[rurifan]

I have a question. Why is everyone so sure it's checking for that extra file?

According to this post http://gbatemp.net/threads/monster-hunter-4-anti-piracy.354640/#post-4773827

Monster hunter comes with 5.1. The extra file was added with 6.X. So checking for that extra file would stop the legit game playing on the firmware it came with.

So why does everyone seem so sure that it's that extra file?

Agreed, people jumped to that conclusion far too quickly. It's way more likely that MH4 simply requires something that's in OFW 5.1 so it naturally doesn't work on OFW 4.5. You would expect that to start happening.

The most obvious fix is for GW to step up their exploit to work on newer FW. (Eventually they'll have to get more fancy than that, once Nintendo patches the DS profile overflow.)

 

[tiki22]

You can not change anything in the game? There were also games for DS AP patches.

Or this file can not be emulated somehow? I've bought a 3DS 4.5 and a Gateway for future games like Pokemon or Zelda to play it and now will probably not be possible with a Gateway 3DS.

Hopefully the 3DS gateway is built so that you can update it well.



(Sry for bad englisch ---> Google Translator)

 

[Huntereb]

You can not change anything in the game? There were also games for DS AP patches.

The problem is that no one knows how to patch 3DS games (Yet!).

 

[Quicksilver88]

You can not change anything in the game? There were also games for DS AP patches.

Or this file can not be emulated somehow? I've bought a 3DS 4.5 and a Gateway for future games like Pokemon or Zelda to play it and now will probably not be possible with a Gateway 3DS.

Hopefully the 3DS gateway is built so that you can update it well.



(Sry for bad englisch ---> Google Translator)

Just relax in that these games are not even out yet so who knows what they will implement in the way of AP schemes. The Gateway hardware itself is not updateable per se, but the 3DS launcher file is which is what modifies the 3DS hardware to allow things like letting the Gateway work in the encrypted cartridge slot and the handling of the save file backup/restore features. It is also how they are tricking the region and firmware version checks....So in otherwords the Gateway is very updateable by modifying both the DS overflow exploit and the 3DS launcher exploit.

It is only a matter of time before we get the ability to run unsigned code and then things like rom and save patching will be an option. Remember Gateway is a 1st generation product and has only been out less than 2 months. So things will continue to evolve and improve and we just need to wait and see what Pokemon and Zelda implement....but with them both being such high profile releases Gateway and even scene hackers will be working hard to make them run.....I am just as interested in Sonic, Batman, and Fairly Brave myself and hope they get them all running by years end.

 

[fanda.f]

sneak peak of 2.0 is out. Still no sign of MH4 compatibility. Im still waiting patiently GW team.

 

[Quicksilver88]

sneak peak of 2.0 is out. Still no sign of MH4 compatibility. Im still waiting patiently GW team.

I am guessing they will prioritize getting it working as that game is like the biggest thing going in the Asian regions.....do you read japanese?? Not sure it matters that much as Monster Hunter isn't really much on story...you build characters, you hunt monsters, you upgrade weapons and armor.....probably pretty playable for those of us that are language challenged

 

[fanda.f]

I am guessing they will prioritize getting it working as that game is like the biggest thing going in the Asian regions.....do you read japanese?? Not sure it matters that much as Monster Hunter isn't really much on story...you build characters, you hunt monsters, you upgrade weapons and armor.....probably pretty playable for those of us that are language challenged

I can only read hiragana/katakana, kanji is very difficult for me. Yes that's true. Even if you dont understand the language, you can still play this game as long as you used to play this game series. MH story is not interesting anyway.

 

[Quicksilver88]

I can only read hiragana/katakana, kanji is very difficult for me. Yes that's true. Even if you dont understand the language, you can still play this game as long as you used to play this game series. MH story is not interesting anyway.

Agree but the grafx always look fantastic....even on limited systems....the PSP ones blew me away and same with Wii and 3DS....that team at capcom can get more out of a system graphically than almost anyone.....never been a big fan of the series even though I like JRPG and the occasional dungeon crawler like etrian series....still hope they bring this to the west for those that love the series.

 

[MichiS97]

They do not work.

 

[tiki22]

I hope the Gateway Update 2.0 fix this

 

[tofu]

Has anyone gotten this to work after gateway 2.0?
I made sure to exit via home button once so the file is saved on SD.
When I create a character, then select save slot, the game says now loading, and then i get a "an error has occured. hold down the power button to...."

I'm running 4.4. Also, Im thinking a character save file might do the trick

 

[JonnyMohawk]

I'm also running 4.4 but am playing the game on 6.3 emunand without any problems.

Have you tried using a new micro sd card or reflashing MH4 onto it?


Are save files allowed to be posted on the forum? If so I don't mind but I do have my reservations that it will fix your problem.

 

[tofu]

I'm also running 4.4 but am playing the game on 6.3 emunand without any problems.

Have you tried using a new micro sd card or reflashing MH4 onto it?


Are save files allowed to be posted on the forum? If so I don't mind but I do have my reservations that it will fix your problem.

I obtained the save file from 'someone' and funny thing is, it worked. I don't even understand how seeing as both on mine and the working one all i did was just press continue.
I've been getting strange problems when I use emunand 7.0, doesnt detect MH4 and hangs when i access system settings, but detects Zelda(rom) fine. MH4 is working with non emulated 4.4

 

[ninditsu]

I obtained the save file from 'someone' and funny thing is, it worked. I don't even understand how seeing as both on mine and the working one all i did was just press continue.
I've been getting strange problems when I use emunand 7.0, doesnt detect MH4 and hangs when i access system settings, but detects Zelda(rom) fine. MH4 is working with non emulated 4.4

You weren't supposed to update emunand from 6.3
Gateway was updated to only support up to emunand 6.3