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Cloutan |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 1/29 EXP: 5604 Next: 381 Since: 09-18-20 From: Earth Last post: 492 days ago Last view: 472 days ago |
I've been playing Pokemon hg on the Drastic emulator for quite a while now and was wondering if I could migrate my save file over from the in game save state on my phone over to the melonDS in my PC. |
poudink |
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Big melon Normal user Level: 28 Posts: 71/176 EXP: 118047 Next: 13291 Since: 03-30-17 From: Québec, Canada Last post: 539 days ago Last view: 324 days ago |
you can't transfer save states. you can transfer saves though ____________________ Nothing to say, so jadnjkfmnjamnfjkldnajfnjkanfjdksan jsdnvj m. |
Cloutan |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 2/29 EXP: 5604 Next: 381 Since: 09-18-20 From: Earth Last post: 492 days ago Last view: 472 days ago |
I mentioned "in game save states". Is there a need to modify the save file? |
PeeJay Bonobo |
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Member I Have Nothing That Cannot Be Portrayed as Inappropriate. Level: 9 Posts: 13/13 EXP: 2283 Next: 879 Since: 09-28-17 From: South Richmond Hill, NY Last post: 1287 days ago Last view: 111 days ago |
You should be able to transfer regular save files in .sav format or whatever DraStic does (probably .sav, I have it, but I never checked), but not emulator save states. |
Cloutan |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 3/29 EXP: 5604 Next: 381 Since: 09-18-20 From: Earth Last post: 492 days ago Last view: 472 days ago |
Drastic uses .DSV, so I change that to .sav? |
Arisotura |
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Big fire melon magical melon girl Level: 55 Posts: 600/876 EXP: 1311424 Next: 2765 Since: 03-28-17 From: France Last post: 18 hours ago Last view: 4 hours ago |
yeah, and you need to remove the extra crap at the end of the file with a hex editor, so that the size is exactly a power of two. ____________________ Kuribo64 |
Cloutan |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 4/29 EXP: 5604 Next: 381 Since: 09-18-20 From: Earth Last post: 492 days ago Last view: 472 days ago |
Can you please elaborate a bit more on it?
I've transferred and altered the file (into .sav) and it's already on my computer, how do I get the my save to be on the emulator? |
Rayyan |
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Big melon Administrator Level: 29 Posts: 51/237 EXP: 135202 Next: 12683 Since: 06-25-20 From: UK Last post: 289 days ago Last view: 17 hours ago |
Change its name to the same as the ROM, then place it next to the ROM. ____________________
How to write an emulator
1. throw code to be emulated somewhere 2. make memory system that allows accessing that code 3. emulate CPU 4. have fun implementing all the other hardware -- Arisotura, Tuesday 5th January 2021, 22:00:17 |
Cloutan |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 5/29 EXP: 5604 Next: 381 Since: 09-18-20 From: Earth Last post: 492 days ago Last view: 472 days ago |
I've figured it out, here's list of steps specifically for those who want to transfer saves from Drastic over to melonDS: 1. On your device with Drastic, look for Drastic's file itself (in my case it's Phone Storage > Drastic) and find the backup folder. Inside will be your in game save. It's in the .dsv format. 2. Transfer it over to your PC 3. .dsv files won't work for melonDS, so change the file into a .sav file by changing the ".dsv" into ".sav". 4. Make sure both your ROM and save file have the same name and are in the same directory. Example: game.nds game.sav 5. Still won't work just yet, use a hex editor to open up the file. 6. Now if it's your first time using a hex editor, you might get confused (I know I did). Here's where the cool part about Drastic helped me. If you scroll all the way down, there will be a decoded message besides the binaries, it's going to tell you which parts to delete in case you're using anything except a DesMuMe emulator. Delete that. 7. Save the file and open the game. |
Generic aka RSDuck |
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Big fire melon Administrator Level: 44 Posts: 150/589 EXP: 577104 Next: 34181 Since: 10-12-19 Last post: 48 days ago Last view: 10 hours ago |
if you use latest melonDS from git, you can just use the import save file option I added ____________________ Take me to your heart / never let me go! "clearly you need to mow more lawns and buy a better pc" - Hydr8gon |
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