Homebrew [Question] What Can we do Now That we have access to the Bootrom?
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Maybe repartitioning the internal storage (very maybe, depending on how the ncsd header = partition table is signed)
Dumping the bootrom (only possible because the bootrom has further bugs than sighax alone)
Modding any console on any firmware, even if bricked, as long as you know what is in the kernel partitions (which is the case if you're on a stock system)
And every cool thing that was already possible with A9LH; sighax is a big discovery but not that big of a deal
Dumping the bootrom (only possible because the bootrom has further bugs than sighax alone)
Modding any console on any firmware, even if bricked, as long as you know what is in the kernel partitions (which is the case if you're on a stock system)
And every cool thing that was already possible with A9LH; sighax is a big discovery but not that big of a deal
Last edited by Ryccardo,
I dunno, being able to get the decryption keys for everything is a pretty big deal if you ask me. PC based decryption tools ftw
OP didn't ask about installing sighax, he asked about what is possible now that we HAVE sighax/bootrom accessYe but it's unrelated to whether you install sighax or not
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TwoSpikedHands:
yall im torn... ive been hacking away at tales of phantasia GBA (the USA version) and have so many documents of reverse engineering i've done -
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TwoSpikedHands:
I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer
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TwoSpikedHands:
Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one -
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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