Could it be related to that mandatory online patch that somehow read the first ID and then gives out an error when you change it? Did you wipe clean any trace of smash data / save file on your system and tried with the new header right off the bat?
nah, i downloaded the patch before even having the game on my microSD, then I downloaded the game itself I played one time without online, then i remembered that you need to import a header to go online, then i imported my header directly to the microSD, and then I played online normallyCould it be related to that mandatory online patch that somehow read the first ID and then gives out an error when you change it? Did you wipe clean any trace of smash data / save file on your system and tried with the new header right off the bat?
nah, i downloaded the patch before even having the game on my microSD, after I downloaded the game itself I played one time without online, then i remembered that you need to import a header to go online, then i imported my header directly to the microSD, and then I played online normally
Could it be related to that mandatory online patch that somehow read the first ID and then gives out an error when you change it? Did you wipe clean any trace of smash data / save file on your system and tried with the new header right off the bat?
header?? what is it?
extra data in the rom that lets you go online
wait I don't get it: what I need to do to play it online? (i've japanese 3ds)
u need to go to the Japanese eshop and get their 1.1 patch, then rename your rom to .3dz
what about the "header" etc.?
Still, just in case Ninty starts tracking header use, it's always a better idea to use your own custom header.what about the "header" etc.?
yeah, first of all i did what i usually do, apply the header with gateway rom patcher 0.6, a header i have dumped from my own pokemon cart.
the program reads the rom and tries to fix the chip id (the bit which differs depening on if the game is card 1 or 2, and what size the game is) .
the chip id needs to be fixed since most probably, it is different to the header.bin that i am importing in.
anyway, i let the program fix the header stuff for me but the chip id generated was slightly different to the chip id that was present in the downloaded rom (the one with the header that works online) it is different by 1 value.
the cart id (the long unique value), is completely separate from the chip manufacturer and the chip id??
you are right, i may be doing something wrong, but i'm pretty sure i'm not...
- yeah, i understand that if i just want to play online i can use the header that came with it, but, up until now, we have been able to use any header for a game. it is technically possible that nintendo could implement a white list, that the game will only go online using certain cart ids (only ones from smash bros games) - i'm not saying that is how it is, just how it might be... since i can't get this to work
The ROM everyone got was a .3DS one though, should I just rename it to .3DZ and it'll be good?
It may make a difference, if the eShop 1.1 release is dumped for everyone to use. Then people who already had their their ROMs as .3dz could just inject the header into the new ROM and be able to play online. Or alternatively when the EU/US release is dumped, we might be able to reuse our saves by injecting the JP header into the EU/US ROM (no guarantees on whether the game will accept the JP save though)Just keep it as .3ds it makes no difference unless you have a japanese 3ds you won't be able to play it online anyway. Upto you though.
I doubt that your save would be compatible with a different ROM, even if it has the same header.It may make a difference, if the eShop 1.1 release is dumped for everyone to use. Then people who already had their their ROMs as .3dz could just inject the header into the new ROM and be able to play online. Or alternatively when the EU/US release is dumped, we might be able to reuse our saves by injecting the JP header into the EU/US ROM (no guarantees on whether the game will accept the JP save though)
I doubt that your save would be compatible with a different ROM, even if it has the same header.