i take the save from my xbox, put it on my computer, modify the hex codes of what i want to change, and put it back on my xbox...right?

and to modify it, i use one of the many programs out there?

what's a recommended one to use?

IDA Pro is one option.
I hate the program so i'd instead recommend using cxbx to convert your xbe into an exe, & then dissassembling it

KM

Really? Game saves are in xbe format?

Or do you have no idea what you just said?

i read that tutorial, and im not entirely sure of where i would add the hex code for an item...would someone perhaps tell me where or something?

thanks for your help so far

There are some good tuts on maxconsole which should help you, like these ones:





Who said game saves are in xbe format?
If the topic is beyond your intellectual capacity &/or you have nothing helpful to say then don't chime in.

KM

alrighty then, ill look at those right now. im saving up for an AR to use with my xbox, so i wont be able to test it out right away and see if i understand. would it be possible for someone to give me like a random cruddy save to test it out on?

thanks again for your help

I'd recommend you start out by doing a simple trainer (Follow a tut), then doing one without any help.
Hacking save games is something you should attempt when you're more comfortable with your hexeditor/dissasembler.

The way i'd hack a save is by comparing different saves (from the same game).
I can't give a good example/more details as you havn't given me enough info.
i.e. what game save you want to hack, if you have managed to patch the xbe yet, what values you want to patch in the save.
Of course i've only hacked xbe's, not save games, so maybe there is an easier way (use a search engine).
Still, no harm doing things the hard way as it may build up your hacking skills much faster.

KM

well, as this is the PSO board, i wish to hack my save and make just an amazing cool weapon, that my character shouldn't be able to equip, but can anynway, i.e. a hunter using a rifle or a cane. or something of that sort....or making those devil wing mags would be cool too...

and im clueless on almost everything else you just said....>.< sorry

Have you read through the pinned topics? most all of what you are asking for help with is explained in there

yessir, i have looked through all of the pinned topics, but i havent been able to figure out where i need to edit the code and such, and i dont have a save to look at right now

Most of what i have ever done (as explained above) is not done through the save. Take another look.

okay, so im wrong...it's done, from what i can tell, throught the ItemRT.gsl file or a default.xbe file...

im clueless on how to even get those...sorry >.>

gamesaves are in E:UDATA on your xbox, or to mess with them use SAV3R or Savegame resigner you have to unzip them first though

You dont need an action replay you need a modded xbox, FTP ability and know-how, or you can make a usb to xbox memory cable, and you can get the ar software at codejunkies

alright, so i shal softmod via the SC way and ftp the xbe of the game to my computer and then edit it?

yep thats all you need to do. In the pinned topics section there are offsets for every character and it explains how to be able to start a new game with any item you want. You will need the AR so you can create a new character with the items you want and then be able to transfer those items to the character that you want to use them via a 2 player game. You will also need 2 controllers too.

What the pinned topics do not tell you is how to edit a hunter to be able to equip all weapons as far as I know. You may need to do some research around the web to see if anyone has found a way to edit the equipable items per character class.

Once you understand what an offset is in hex, you will be just fine. I suggest using Hex Workshop 4.2. It is extremely easy to use.

You implied it, telling him to convert the xbe which does not relate in any way shape or form to his original question. Yet you say the topic is beyond my intellectual capacity. What I said was helpful, it questioned the misinformation you gave him without being a complete dick and trying to flat out insult you like you tried to do to me. There is nothing wrong with admitting that you don't know something. Its part of how life is.

As to the original poster:

Editing the game saves is actually a bit complicated since they are encrypted to keep people from messing with them, even when they are unencrypted its hard to make sense of the data contained in them.

Depending on how much you play your xbox I would actually suggest a modchip and a larger hard drive. With this you'll be able to use cheats both myself and nop2k1 created back when this game was big. Your section option is a software mod but hardware mods have a bit more advantages.

For example, with a mod chip and larger hard drive you are able to run programs like XBMC which have a ton of cool features that the 360 based some aspects of the new xbox live off of. You can also back up any game disc you have to play directly from the hard drive (but you cant play online with that)

You can find a bit of useful information on my website : www.snowfox.biz if you have any questions I'll be more than happy to discuss it 1 on 1 with you. Good luck and happy modding

~snowfox

Not intending to correct snowfox here, but even without a modchip or bigger hdd you can run XBMC or any other application on an xbox. I do however suggest a bigger hdd purely because of the advantages extra memory offers. Like being able to back your most played games, especially if you have young children. Or backing up your movies, pictures, and music, without having to stream any of it if you want to watch, look, or listen to any of it.

I do offer one warning here, however. From personal experience, I loved PSO before I ever hacked it. But after hacking the game and no longer having to hunt down rares I lost interest in it. If you truly enjoy playing this game then I suggest just hacking the items that were online exclusives or better yet not hacking it at all. The most enjoyable part of PSO was the excitement of finding that uber rare item and if you hack that item instead, all the enjoyable factors of PSO will be lost. You have been warned.

Depends on the ammount of hard drive space left. Generally speaking most people that I've spoke to that have done the softmod run out of space and/or other issues come up. If the only game they wish to modify/have on their hard drive is pso, then the normal harddrive and evolution x will do just fine unless they have a ton of data stored.

I am big fan of the 120gb hdds myself. I have one in each of my 3 modded xboxs halo crystal and elcheapo clear case. You can easily attain one online for $60-$75 as well check our shopping forums for deals there but do use caution who you buy from. soft modding is not a bad idea either my halo has a chameleon chip the other two are soft modded and work just as good. I got the softmodded mbs from this site for like $65 shipped a few years ago. As snowfox mentioned you can back up your games and play directly from hdd without loading a disc everytime.

flame elsewhere

not sure who the post "flame elsewhere" was intended for, I must have missed it. But I would like to add that I was able to purchase 2 320 GB HDD's for my 2 modded xbox's for $80 apiece brand new. So if hacking PSO is your desire then I suggest looking around and getting the best bang for your buck.

Thats an AWESOME deal on harddrives. I can't imagine having that much disc space on my xbox though. I have a 120gb and still goin strong.

As to the flame elsewhere comment I believe the guy was flaming and his post was edited because of it.

If you live in the US, I found those hdds(Maxtor IDE) at CompUSA. But I periodically check the ads in my local paper just to see if Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, or CompUSA are having sales on hdd's with the hope of finding another great deal on them. Also, newegg.com is a wonderful site if you're not aprehensive about buying stuff online.