ar max and maxcrypt

[jeremygarretson]

ok im a newbie at this but im not completely computer illeterate. first off i read the entire readme for maxcrypt. Heres what i was attempting to do...first i took the master code for rise to honor off codejunkies decrypted it which gave me the game id. then i found inf health and inf stamina/ and blocking and for arv2 put in the codes and encrypted it. wow it seemed so easy but i noticed if u clear it out and then encrypt again the first line of code changes everytime so which one is the right one? i tried the first ones for everything but they didnt not work. what am i doing wrong?

[Shawn1036902]

No, you're doing it right. Almost...

First of all, MAXCrypt only decrypts AR MAX codes. Pasting decrypted AR2 codes and attempting to encrypt them won't work without properly matching the code type respectively.

The AR Max Code Types resemble the GBA AR, so make sure you have the code in its correct type first.

[jeremygarretson]

so basically i cant convert arv2 codes to ar max?

[Pyriel]

No, you can, but with this tool it requires a bit of work on your part.

The first line of every code is verification information. Look at the readme for the format of the verifier. The reason it changes every time you encrypt is because MAXCrypt generates an extremely high and random (or perhaps it pulls a seed and increments, I haven't looked) value for the code ID. Code IDs MUST be unique for every code that shares the same Game ID. That's why it's high and random; it's less likely you'll butt heads with CJ's or anybody else for that matter.

If you want to see the first line stay fixed, turn off the Game ID option and create your own verifier code. Just remember that you'll have to change the Code ID value for every code you encrypt. If you don't, the AR Max will not allow you to input them. It'll think that code already exists.

Edit: Forgot to explain...The AR Max uses a different command structure than any of the other devices on the market today. It does provide the same functions that we commonly use, but you have to take the existing command and put it in MAX format. This tool doesn't do that part for you, it just encrypts and decrypts.

Here are the conversions for the basic commands AR2 - AR Max:

0 - 00, 01 (8-bit write)
1 - 02, 03 (16-bit write)
2 - 04 , 05 (32-bit write)

Really, the highest order 7 bits of the code are the command with these code types. I'm just posting this way for brevity. Basically, take the low command value when the address is 0xFFFFFF or less. Use the high value when the address is greater than that. Here's an example.

Raw AR2 format code:
202A9E8C 0001869F

Raw AR Max format code:
042A9E8C 0001869F

The address is less than FFFFFF so the 04 is used.

Raw AR2 format code:
212A9E8C 0001869F

Raw AR Max format code:
052A9E8C 0001869F

The address is greater than FFFFFF, so the 5 is used. (the least significant bit in the highest order byte is set to 1 when the code uses a high address value.)

[jeremygarretson]

ok that explains it alot more thanks alot...just one more question what happens with the raw code starts out with lets say de and the master code starts out with 0e, does this mean i just change all the codes to 01 to get raw max and then encrypt?

[Korupshion]

so this tool cant convert lets say like codebraker codes to armax?
or gs or anything else?

[SilverSephiroth]

jub.... but you have to use other Converters with it.

[KRISHNAMURTI]

hi! Hi! yup! yup! Is kind of weird but is you get it is easy later! = )

[jakerich114]

Hi all. I'm a total newbie at this and this is all greek to me. Tell me if i got this straight:
Baldurs gate dark alliance 2

CB code for max wisdom p1: 2ABF771D 00000063

I used ps2 code decoder beta to get the raw as this:
2056000C 00000063

i change the 20 to 04 and get this:
0456000C 00000063.

Do i now encrypt with maxcrypt 1.2?

I really appreciate some help. I'm a newbie at this.

Thanks

[KRISHNAMURTI]

DID YOU CREATE A ID FOR THE CODE?