Game Saves collect project
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cafe-alpha
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Please try by filling start of internal backup memory (from address 0x00180000) with random values : start of backup memory contains "BackUpRam Format" signature and I suppose that it is recognized as corrupted if signature is not set there.
If this doesn't works, please try by settings random value after the signature area (= from 0x00180080), because (if I remember correctly) partition table for each memory blocks is stored there.
If this doesn't works, please try by settings random value after the signature area (= from 0x00180080), because (if I remember correctly) partition table for each memory blocks is stored there.
paul_met
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Nothing. I filled the blocks with random values from address 180000h to 1800A0h, but did not get the desired effect. At least Yabause does not react to this.
cafe-alpha
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There two different error codes for corrupted save on Saturn backup library : BUP_UNFORMAT and BUP_BROKEN.
And it seems that corrupting the backup RAM signature throws BUP_UNFORMAT, so if you want to trigger BUP_BROKEN error while reading a save data, modifying save data allocation table and/or save data size should do the job as detailed in the screen copy below :
Here is the save data file used for testing : http://ppcenter.webou.net/divers/20181006_bup_broken_bkram.7z
Acecssing the KAKYUSEI__2 file throws a BUP_BROKEN error code.
cafe-alpha
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My previous post was just to show how to trigger this BUP_BROKEN error. Which game needs theses corrupted save files ? And if possible, can you provide a working save file for it ?
If you provide theses informations, I would gladly corrupt the save files 🙂
paul_met
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Ok, here a save file for game Device Reign.
cafe-alpha
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I changed the save data size and allocation table are set to nonsense values, so it should trigger an error when reading.
It may take one day or two before I can test with the game, so if you are faster please keep me informed if it works or not.
It may take one day or two before I can test with the game, so if you are faster please keep me informed if it works or not.
paul_met
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Yes, the message about formatting the internal RAM is displayed, but only if you start the game on the SSF. For some reason this does not happen on the Yabause emulator - the game starts without any warnings. In this regard, I can not debug it.
cafe-alpha
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I tried here too, but I only get a black screen on startup; I'm using a slightly modified version of yabause, which have probably worse compatibility than vanilla version however.
Maybe you could try with forks of yabause (example : Kronos or Yaba Sanshiro), but since they usually don't memory editor or disassembler I guess theses are similar as SSF = "meh, what am I supposed to do with that ?" ...
paul_met
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So, by comparing the memory dumps of the SSF emulators and Yabause, I found the values that are responsible for warning messages. I solved this problem. Thanks for the help.
vbt
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the link to your homepage is added to the first post
cafe-alpha
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I have saves for Tengai Makyou 4
paul_met
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Oh, thanks, come in handy.
cafe-alpha
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Thank you for the information !
Is it possible to add these saves in Save Data Manager ? Adding the saves there will make them available for everyone by using "Save Data Import" feature in SDM.
Is it possible to add these saves in Save Data Manager ? Adding the saves there will make them available for everyone by using "Save Data Import" feature in SDM.
vbt
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yes you can add these saves to the SDM, i can't say how good they were.
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