Saved Game editing

Is anyone else interested in hacking the saved games? Does anyone know if you can translate locations in the saved game file into ActionReplay codes? I'll post what I've found out...

My saved game appears to consist of two equal blocks, 0x0000-0x13FF and 0x1400-0x27FF. The gems are stored in a 16-bit value at 0x008E and 0x148E. The values are least-significant byte first, so 250 gems would be "0xF0 0x00" and 30000 gems would be "0x30 0x75".

The end of each block is a checksum, calculated by treating all other blocks as 16-bit unsigned integers and summing them, then adding them all together. Take the top 16 bit value from this total and add it to the lower 16 bit value to get the 16 bit total. Subtract that from 0xFFFF to get the result. For instance, my total from adding all 16 bit values 0x0000 to 0x13FC is 0x003A5E6E (treat all numbers as least-significant byte first). So I take the 0x3A and add it to 0x5E6E to get 0x5EA8. Subtract 0xFFFF - 0x5EA8 and you get 0xA157. The two bytes at 0x13FE and 0x13FF are 0x57 and 0xA1.

The two blocks at 0x0000 and 0x1400 seem to be identical, I don't know why they do that. If you want to change your money, you can add 256 coins by adding 1 to the values at 0x008F 0x148F, then subtract 1 from 0x13FF and 0x27FF. If you load the game and it says the saved game is corrupted, that probably means that total went past and added one to the third byte (i.e. 0x3A becomes 0x3B in my example) so simply subtract one more from 0x13FF and 0x27FF and try again.

Is anyone interested in helping me parse the saved game file or create an editor like pokesav for Pokemon?

That's a mistake, if it said your saved game is corrupted, I believe you would have to subtract one from 0x13FE and 0x27FE instead of 0x13FF and 0x27FF. Also, my name appears to be at 0x7E140 in the saved game file with two bytes per character (unicode?)

ahhhhh scary codes....there be too many

It looks like the second saved game's data is in two areas at 0x3f500 (gold is at 0x3f58e and 0x4098e)

don't hack in zelda games,it destroys the entire point of playing.when you hack,it's basicly buying a game for no reason,and wsting your on time and money,then going and screwing up the entire game.

Zelda games aren't meant to be cheated in or on.You play the games and you enjoy them for that exact reason.

I agree with lil thats a waste of time cheating plus when ya cheat you can get stuck on a part if you have all items cuz youll straight out ending up skipping the whole game.

I actually think of game hacking is half the fun. To each his own...

More locations:

0x0080: 16-bit short (low-order byte first) representing seconds on hourglass

0x0090: 1 byte max health and 1 byte health, in 1/4 hearts (0x1c is 28 decimal, or 7 total hearts), so "1c 0c" here would be 7 max hearts, with three hearts left

0x0093: Bombs (doesn't change your max though, but you can have 80/20)

0x0095: Arrows (also doesn't change your max)

0x0099: Three bytes representing green, red, and blue gems (for powering up spirits)

but it ruins the entire game.if you have to copies of the game,and one you got for free,then i wouldn't mind.but buying a game and then hacking is however a goo... nooo, excellent way to waste your money.

and another thing NO spamming.

« Last edited by lil animal on Oct 4th 2007 »

I use AR but all thats confusing, the only cheats I use on PH are 9999 rupies and max health, not infinet life but just all heart contaners

« Last edited by DS champ #2000 on Oct 7th 2007 »

i don't use cheats,they are a waste of my time and they destroy the entire game and make it no fun.

staight up. matter of fact, i almost got to beating the game not too long ago, but i coudn't stand the fact that i had cheated for most of it, so i've restarted. my new FC is in my sig.

good choice.cheating ruins the game.

you said it. that's the last time i use "action replay" and "zelda" in the same sentence

« Last edited by pokeking543 on Oct 16th 2007 »

Hey guys!

my parents wont let me on enymore I am posting with my DS inernet browser, this takes a long time, I will come on but I wont post that much, all my posts will be shot.

« Last edited by DS champ #2000 on Oct 16th 2007 »

ok DSC(i'll be calling you that from now on).i'll see you around.

Wait thats a nono you dont cheat in zelda period plus if you cheat in ww theres no point its easy to beat first beat the game at least 5 times before cheating someimtes you can only acess certain things with a cheat.

« Last edited by maxxy209 on Oct 17th 2007 »

jgoemat save this stuff for the cheats section or AR codes or GS codes section,not in the forums,no one benefits from cheating.

I am flustered by your diabolical notion of ruining the most important element in this game that draws many to it. Your mere cognition of such nature brings only ignominy towards yourself. Moreover, your repulse of following the most rudimentary law and nature of such fantasy in pixels is a repugnance.

« Last edited by ****** on Oct 28th 2007 »

Um...... what???? Way too wordy.

kinda lost me there