Final Fantasy XII US Patches

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03-09-2007, 09:26 PM
dlanor

More info on non-english PAL FF12 versions

I have now tested some more FF12 release versions and found that the ELFs for the French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions are almost identical, except for the following 6 bytes that differ (all numbers in hex):

Code:

Offset: SLES_543.55 SLES_543.56 SLES_543.57 SLES_543.58 -------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 0000129C 02 03 04 05 Language index 003531BE 66 72=="fr" 64 65=="de" 69 74=="it" 65 73=="es" Folder path part 003531D3 66 72=="fr" 64 65=="de" 69 74=="it" 65 73=="es" Folder path part 0036F0B3 35 == "5" 37 == "6" 37 == "7" 38 == "8" Gamesave ID part

The two 'Folder path' entries above are part of the same string, starting at offset 0x3531B0, and looking like this for each version:

Code:

French: "p:/image/ff12/fr/bin/filelistmasterfr.bin" German: "p:/image/ff12/de/bin/filelistmasterde.bin" Italian: "p:/image/ff12/it/bin/filelistmasterit.bin" Spanish: "p:/image/ff12/es/bin/filelistmasteres.bin"

That string refers to one of the files that are 'invisible' to normal DVD TOC methods. Apparently Square uses a customized device driver for such.

The final differing byte is part of a gamesave ID string starting at offset 0036F0A8, which looks like this for each of these versions:

Code:

French: "BESLES-54355FF12/FFXIISAVE%03d" German: "BESLES-54356FF12/FFXIISAVE%03d" Italian: "BESLES-54357FF12/FFXIISAVE%03d" Spanish: "BESLES-54358FF12/FFXIISAVE%03d"

Note that the part starting with "/" will be replaced by a two digit number string representing the real gamesave index number ("00" for the first etc). The way this reference is encoded in that string indicates that there is an in-game script interpreter which can translate symbolic variable references to runtime value references. This could be extremely useful in further analysis of the program, if it turns out to be possible to extract those symbol definitions from one of the hidden files. Such symbol definitions could also be invaluable in designing new cheat codes.

Best regards: dlanor
03-09-2007, 09:33 PM
dlanor

FMV fix for French, German, Italian, and Spanish FF12

The ISO's for French, German, Italian, and Spanish FF12 versions have been found to be so similar that they can all use the same ISO patches and cheat codes that deal with HDL compatibility. That has now been tested for all of these versions.

The codes given below will thus work in all of the following versions:
SLES_543.55 == French version
SLES_543.56 == German version
SLES_543.57 == Italian version
SLES_543.58 == Spanish version

Note that these codes are intended for use with an unpatched FF12 ISO installed
for HDLoader (or ToxicOS).

Code:

Raw format for FR,DE,IT,ES FF12: -------------------------------- Master Code: 9044D7E0 0C1135A0 HDD support with R3 FMV unstutter: 003B1294 00000000 E001FFFB 0056FBDC 003B1504 00000001 E001FFFB 1056FBDC 003B1504 00000000 CB format for FR,DE,IT,ES FF12: ------------------------------- Master Code: 9A683BFF 18B7B847 HDD support with R3 FMV unstutter: 0AB74D33 00000000 EA5480B9 98F4BFE7 0A274D30 00000001 EA5480B9 68F4BFE7 0A274D30 00000000

Note that the codes are identical to the ones I posted earlier for the Italian release only, but I think the new finding that they also work in three more releases is reason enough to repost these codes now.

Best regards: dlanor
03-10-2007, 11:28 AM
dlanor

New cheats again, now including some non-HDL stuff

In this version of my codes I have added two 'normal' cheats to the HDL support stuff, and in so doing I discovered that I had to modify the master codes to avoid checksum problems in patching some variables. I've also dropped the habit of posting the CB version of the codes, as those are easily converted by others too, and they made the posts too bulky.

Of the two new cheats, the 'Max Gil' one needs no explanation, but the 'New Game+' cheat merits some more detail. That code simply resets the event system of the game so that the next storyline event will occur when you go into Migelo's tavern and speak to him, and the event triggered by that will be the same one that occurred when you did it early in the game, so he will again send you to fetch Kytes from the 'Sandsea' bar. You can thus replay the game, event by event, though with a few variations. For example, the tomato fiend will already be beneath the bluff where you first met it, as it jumped down there in your first battle with it. But the major variation is that you still have the same level and inventory that you had when you used the cheat. (You even have the same party for a while.)

Credit goes to a guy calling himself 'Trigin', who published a cheat FAQ for the US version containing lots of cheats from which I gathered some US patch locations, which I then translated for the PAL versions.

Codes for SLUS_209.63

Code:

Raw format for US FF12: ----------------------- Master Code: 904497A0 0C112590 21780C20 03E00008 21780C24 24020001 HDL support with R2+R3 FMV unstutter: 003AFDC4 00000000 E001FDFB 0056BADC 003B0034 00000001 E001FDFB 1056BADC 003B0034 00000000 Max Gil to 99,999,999: 20547F08 05F5E0FF New Game+ at L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Start: E001F0F6 0056BADC 10548100 0000002D

Codes for SLES_543.54

Code:

Raw format for UK FF12: ----------------------- Master Code: 9044D7E0 0C1135A0 21780C18 03E00008 21780C1C 24020001 HDL support with R2+R3 FMV unstutter: 003B129C 00000000 E001FDFB 0056FBDC 003B150C 00000001 E001FDFB 1056FBDC 003B150C 00000000 Max Gil to 99,999,999: 2054C008 05F5E0FF New Game+ at L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Start: E001F0F6 0056FBDC 1054C200 0000002D

Codes for SLES_543.55, SLES_543.56, SLES_543.57, and SLES_543.58

Code:

Raw format for FR,DE,IT,ES FF12: -------------------------------- Master Code: 9044D7E0 0C1135A0 21780C18 03E00008 21780C1C 24020001 HDD support with R2+R3 FMV unstutter: 003B1294 00000000 E001FDFB 0056FBDC 003B1504 00000001 E001FDFB 1056FBDC 003B1504 00000000 Max Gil to 99,999,999: 2054C008 05F5E0FF New Game+ at L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Start: E001F0F6 0056FBDC 1054C200 0000002D

Note that some *but not all* of the UK codes are identical to the corresponding codes of the other PAL versions. This is only because the variable areas of these 'two' versions are almost identical. But most cheats that patch program code sections, such as the FMV 'unstutter' cheat, will differ between the UK and the other PAL versions.

Btw: I no longer mistrust 'Raw' code usage for CB 9.2, provided that they are used with 100% consistency. If they are mixed with cheats using CB format, then they will malfunction, which is what caused me to doubt them earlier.

Best regards: dlanor
03-10-2007, 01:09 PM
perfectmaster

firstly I want to say someting to Dlanor : THANK YOU

secondly, I'm not a real cheater, just I'd like, is to get more money, not to have all the money of the game. I know in hexa the most powerful value is F (something like that) so in that case, could you just make a code that give you 10000(nearly) gils ?

here the code(pal version)
Max Gil to 99,999,999:
2054C008 05F5E0FF

you can add this code I've found somewhere.(it works)
EXP multiplicator
203b60cc 0002a XXX
xxx= 840 => 2x
xxx= 880 => 4x
xxx= 8c0 => 8x
03-10-2007, 05:43 PM
dlanor

Quote:

Originally Posted by perfectmaster

firstly I want to say someting to Dlanor : THANK YOU

You're welcome. I'm always happy to be of help.

Quote:

secondly, I'm not a real cheater, just I'd like, is to get more money, not to have all the money of the game. I know in hexa the most powerful value is F (something like that)

F is the highest hexadecimal digit, with the decimal value 15, just like the highest decimal digit is 9.

Quote:

so in that case, could you just make a code that give you 10000(nearly) gils ?

here the code(pal version)
Max Gil to 99,999,999:
2054C008 05F5E0FF

That code can easily be changed to give any specific amount you want, simply by changing the second word (05F5E0FF) to that amount. For the case of 10000 Gil, that hex number would be 00002710. But using the code like that would be a disaster, as it would prevent the amount of money from ever growing above that number, and the game contains many more expensive objects that you'll eventually want to buy.

You see, this code doesn't just give you the money as a one-time event, it actually locks your amount of money to that amount no matter how much you should have gained or spent. An entirely different and much more complex code would be needed to produce one-shot 'gifts' of money without locking the amount. And of course, if the amount is to be locked, then it needs to be at a slightly higher amount than the cost of the most expensive object you'll ever need to buy. Personally I'm not sure what that is, though I know some objects come as high as 250,000 Gil. And I don't think that's the limit...

Quote:

you can add this code I've found somewhere.(it works)
EXP multiplicator
203b60cc 0002a XXX
xxx= 840 => 2x
xxx= 880 => 4x
xxx= 8c0 => 8x

Thanks. But I can't quite check you on those values. For that address the ELFs I have contain the following values:
4B15043C in the JP version
6948000F in the US version
0000A812 in the UK version
02A0102D in the FR,DE,IT,ES versions

The one that comes closest to your pattern is the UK version. The value changes you gave would change a simple move instruction into a shifting instruction, which would account for the multiplier effect. It's also interesting to note that the multiplier is not limited to the values you gave but can be raised even further. The ultimate limit would be 2^31, but since zeroes are shifted in at the low end, this might result in a zeroed 32-bit value. But factors of 16, 32, or 64 should be both possible and useful, as might some even higher ones.

Please confirm what version this code is intended for, as each of the versions I mentioned will need to have the storage code (the 203b60cc part) changed to match the specific ELF. I believe that it is for the UK version as-is, but I'd prefer to have that confirmed.

Best regards: dlanor
03-10-2007, 10:11 PM
perfectmaster

well, I've got the Pal French version and it works.

okay then, if you can't make a 10000 gil jetable code, could you make an infinite item (in slot 1 for example)? Like this I can sell it into an item shop and make some money.

I tried your codes r3+r2 and I prefere to push R1 on FMV. I think it easier
03-10-2007, 11:11 PM
bunta126

Well I found the following codes from another site:

final_fantasy_xii_patch.txt <---- The Trigin codes
Final Fantasy XII US codes (completed version).txt

I've been using the RAW format codes with the HDL and FMV unstutter codes without a problem. These are the ones I'm using:

Code:

Master Code 9045C190 0C117A69 21780C20 03E00008 21780C24 24020001 HDL support with R3 FMV unstutter: 003AFDC4 00000000 E001FFFB 0056BADC 003B0034 00000001 E001FFFB 1056BADC 003B0034 00000000 Good Stat-Effects (Protect, Shell, Haste, Bravery, Faith, Regen, Float, Bubble & Libra) always on for all characters and espers 4054A144 00280071 567C0000 00000000 Quick Chain-Level Gain 20316070 24420064 Have MAX (99,999,999) Gil 20547F08 05F5E0FF

These are all working fine with an original unpatched ISO or with the Jevahose patched ISO using codebreaker 9.2
03-10-2007, 11:45 PM
dlanor

Quote:

Originally Posted by perfectmaster

well, I've got the Pal French version and it works.

So that EXP multiplier cheat was for french version. Ok, I'll take that into account in my experiments then.

Quote:

okay then, if you can't make a 10000 gil jetable code, could you make an infinite item (in slot 1 for example)? Like this I can sell it into an item shop and make some money.

Sorry but I don't see the point. You don't want infinite money because it would be too much cheating, and yet you do want an infinite item slot, which is a *much* worse form of cheating (as it allows duplication of unique objects).

Quote:

I tried your codes r3+r2 and I prefere to push R1 on FMV. I think it easier

Of course it's easier, but you will crash the game as the R1 button is frequently used outside of FMVs too, for in-game commands. That is why I insisted on a button combo that is *never* used in-game.

Btw:
I've discovered that a program called "CB2crypt" by a guy called "misfire" will decrypt encrypted Day1 codes properly. You just have to keep the first line from the master code as the first line in the input box, then add any other codes beneath it, next you just click the 'Decrypt' button and the 'Raw' codes will appear in the output box. This tool is also able to encrypt to the same format, and this way it may even be possible to add homemade codes to the cheat collections downloaded as Day1 files. I'll experiment with that next.

Best regards: dlanor
03-12-2007, 12:29 PM
perfectmaster

no I'm just saying with a infinite item use, I can sell it in a shop to make the money a want. Well the best code for this kind of things is a code like this one:
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Rogue galaxy us
Buying Items Increases Z (that the money) 2A131893 0050102F
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I think this code change the - and the + in the items shop.

anyway, good luck with your cb2crypt. Go here for more information about codes:
http://www.codemasters-project.net/

EDIT: with your new code, my game(pal fr) crash when I go to the "Permis"(liscense ?) (where you can choose what you wanna be able to wear).
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I tried your code for more money with my 10000 gils. It works fine, just that the 10000 are infinite, they renew when they go to 0. That's cool. Once you shut down the console, and reboot the game without the code, it still work fine too.
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I've found the post where a person gave some codes:
here
http://www.codemasters-project.net/v...ead.php?t=5531
Originally Posted by potty
SLES_543.54 = UK/Australian

(M) From Codejunkies
F02164DC 002164DF

<M> CB6+/Gs3+/Xp4+
9044D7E0 0C1135A0

<M> CB/Gs/Xp
F044D7E0 0000000E

Max LP (With License)
20316254 00000000

Gain LP 999 (After Battle)
202ED0AC 00000000

Speed Mod
Press R3 (Normal Speed)
Press R3 + R1 (Fast)
Press R3 + L1 (Super Fast)
D056FBDC 0000FFFB
1025CA8C 000042D7
D056FBDC 0000F7FB
1025CA8C 0000424B
D056FBDC 0000FBFB
1025CA8C 000041F7

Gain Chain X time
20316AF8 24420XXX
XXX =
005 = 5 chains
00A = 10 chains
032 = 50 chains
064 = 100 chains
3E7 = 999 chains

Gain EXP X times
203B60CC 0002AXXX
XXX=
840=2 times
880=4 times
8C0=8 times
900=16 times
940=32 times

Gain LP X times
203B6234 00031XXX
203B623C 00031XXX
xxx=
040=2 times
080=4 times
0C0=8 times
100=16 times
140=32 times
Note: You need to have at least one skill in your inventory

Potty would it be possible change these into AR V2 format please or ARMAX, which ever is easiest to change, ARv2 would be best tho.
03-19-2007, 07:38 PM
dlanor

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Yet another version of my FFXII cheats...

A week has gone by since the last post here, due to the server move, and in the meantime lots of things have happened with my FFXII testing.

One thing that should make all users of US FFXII happy is that I've confirmed the ability of CB2crypt to encrypt homemade cheats so that they can be added to a downloaded Day1 cheat set. I tried this myself by adding the HDL support cheat code to my downloaded FFXII Day1 set, which then worked fine when running the game from HDL.

Another thing that should make PAL users happy is that I've found a solution for the 'License board' problem that appeared when adding 'checksum patching' to the master code. Apparently it is ONLY the US version which will tolerate that patch in all (known) aspects of the game. With all other versions, including the japanese, patching the checksum calculator this way will cause problems in some parts of the game, including a total freeze when activating a new license. And yet the patch is needed if any unconditional patching has been made by cheat codes into the saveable RAM area (which includes all character stats, party Gil, etc). Otherwise loading gamesaves will always fail with those cheats active.

The solution is to only have that patch active when loading a gamesave, by pressing a button combo to activate it as needed, and having it turned off automatically, either when the load completes or after a suitable timeout. (I chose to do that after a delay of 2 minutes and 30 seconds.)

My current set of cheat codes is attached in the form of three text files, one for each of the significant western versions (US NTSC, UK PAL, and non-UK PAL). This code set is not intended as exhaustive (in fact it's tiny) because I have no interest in spending my time translating Day1 cheats, most of which I'll never use. Instead I've developed some generic tool cheats that will be useful for others who design new cheats in the future.

The most important cheats in the new set, apart from the new master code and the HDL support cheat, are two cheats that add improved gamepad support.

One of them is a gamepad debouncer which allows any other cheat to read gamepad input on a one-shot basis, so that the main work of such a cheat will only be executed once per button event, no matter how long the button combo is pressed. It will take a new pressing of that button combo to repeat the action again.

The other support cheat is what I call a 'data pump' which allows numeric entry of numbers in the range 0-31, which may then be used either as flexible choice flags, or simply to select patch amounts for various purposes.

Two 'demo' codes are provided that show how to use both the data pump and the debouncer. One of them allows adding a selectable amount of Gil to your purse, and the other is a new variation of the Exp multiplier cheat, allowing you to use any binary power multiplier from 2**0 through 2**31 (though only those less than 2**21 are meaningful to use).

All of the cheats in these files are heavily commented, so as to help others make use of their methods in cheats of their own. I've also documented some of the differences between the CB and ToxicOS cheat engines that all cheat coders should be aware of, so even if you don't want my cheats you may want to give one of these files a quick reading anyway, so as to pick up that info. (All three files contain the same info on this, so reading them all is not necessary.)

Best regards: dlanor

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