Hacking [Release] NDS VC INJECTOR

[markehmus]

Actually it's pretty simple, you just need edit vcmenus.lua under content/0010/data/scripts and change this block:

function openManual()
    local manual_url
 
    if titleId == "title_id_to_change" then
        manual_url = "http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/JPN/AYIJ/AYIJ_J.pdf"
    else
        local language = VC_getPlatformLanguage()
        local language_suffix = ""
 
        if language == LANGUAGE_JAPANESE then
            language_suffix = "J"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_ENGLISH then
            language_suffix = "E"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_FRENCH then
            language_suffix = "F"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_GERMAN then
            language_suffix = "G"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_ITALIAN then
            language_suffix = "I"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_SPANISH then
            language_suffix = "S"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_DUTCH then
            language_suffix = "D"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_PORTUGUESE then
            language_suffix = "P"
        elseif language == LANGUAGE_RUSSIAN then
            language_suffix = "R"
        end
     
        if not manual_languages[language_suffix] then
            language_suffix = default_language
        end
     
        manual_url = "https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/" .. platformId .. "/" .. regionId .. "/" .. titleId .."/" .. titleId .. "_" .. language_suffix .. ".pdf"
    end

    --print('opening manual '..manual_url)
    VC_openBrowser(manual_url)
end

To this:

function openManual()
    local manual_url = "https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Pokemon_SoulSilver.pdf"
    --print('opening manual '..manual_url)
    VC_openBrowser(manual_url)
end

manual_url is just a string that loads whatever url you put in there, though Wii U Internet Browser applet.

works for wii vc too ? can you give a bit more info ?

 

[cucholix]

works for wii vc too ? can you give a bit more info ?

Sadly no, Wii VC use a similar method to get the url:
http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/USA/SK3E/SK3E_E.pdf

@Tatooine did discover that the id (in red) is stored in the meta.xml in hexadecimal (tricky Nintendo), but we don't know where the rest of the url is... The most we can do is set a fake game id in the flag_reserved1 and flag_reserved2 so it doesn't load the same base manual everytime.

 

[markehmus]

Sadly no, Wii VC use a similar method to get the url:
http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/USA/SK3E/SK3E_E.pdf

@Tatooine did discover that the id (in red) is stored in the meta.xml in hexadecimal (tricky Nintendo), but we don't know where the rest of the url is... The most we can do is set a fake game id in the flag_reserved1 and flag_reserved2 so it doesn't load the same base manual everytime.

what file in the NDS VC needs this changed ?

 

[wicksand420]

Sadly no, Wii VC use a similar method to get the url:
http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/USA/SK3E/SK3E_E.pdf

@Tatooine did discover that the id (in red) is stored in the meta.xml in hexadecimal (tricky Nintendo), but we don't know where the rest of the url is... The most we can do is set a fake game id in the flag_reserved1 and flag_reserved2 so it doesn't load the same base manual everytime.

I'll probably look into this aswell and see if i can figure it out

 

[NicoAICP]

what file in the NDS VC needs this changed ?

I would want to know that too.

 

[cucholix]

what file in the NDS VC needs this changed ?

vcmenus.lua under content/0010/data/scripts

You can use a lua IDE like ZeroBrane to edit the .lua

 

[Chakratos]

Any possibility that you make this opensource?

I would like to learn from it.

 

[markehmus]

I'll probably look into this aswell and see if i can figure it out

vcmenus.lua under content/0010/data/scripts

You can use a lua IDE like ZeroBrane to edit the .lua

found a way to make NDSvc force a local pdf as mannual ?

 

[wicksand420]

found a way to make NDSvc force a local pdf as mannual ?

I'm going to look into it, but don't get your hopes up, i'm very busy at the moment.

On a side note, can the pdf be downloaded from nintendo's webpage?

 

[Cygis]

Can you patch DS games with Wiimmfi?

 

[NicoAICP]

Can you patch DS games with Wiimmfi?

I dont think so, cause it works only in wii/vwii

 

[depaul]

A question please: How to change the game title by default : "Injected Game" ? Thanks.

 

[NicoAICP]

A question please: How to change the game title by default : "Injected Game" ? Thanks.

do you mean the folder name or the icon file?

 

[depaul]

icon file (in the Wii U menu). Thanks and sorry NicoAICP!

 

[NicoAICP]

icon file (in the Wii U menu). Thanks and sorry NicoAICP!

This is the standard booticon made by me. It says you can put a tga or png in the files folder before injecting (it says the dimensions too), then it will change the icon at the new injected game.

 

[NicoAICP]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-n64-vc-injector.486445/

 

[Cha0sC0re]

I just have a few questions, I'm trying to convert Megaman ZX Advent, 1st no need to change the name to game.nds? No special characters in the name?
Title id in line 6 to ############ but on the notepad++ <title_id> is line 5, line 6 is <title_version> with 0000.
Please change the Product code (line 4) to what? the title name?
*Tip* on Notepad ++ use Ctrl+F and you can replace the long/shortnames all at once.

 

[doxzilla]

For some reason, the png files I'm using do not get imported correctly and I end up with the default icons.

 

[cucholix]

@NicoAICP have you managed to dissassemble the big .bin file in contents for GBA games? Or at least locate the offsets for the rom?

 

[NicoAICP]

@NicoAICP have you managed to dissassemble the big .bin file in contents for GBA games? Or at least locate the offsets for the rom?

I have to try another way of injecting, cause inject_GBA.py doesn't work anymore for me