Help finding

[Blyss Sarania]

so basically i take each 8 digit grouping the +d54 to it? so the full code would be
"//Max Gold
//patch=1,EE,2040A594,extended,5F5EE53"? or do i leave the 2nd group of 8 alone?

No.

Don't add it to the second group of 8. Just the first one. The one after EE.

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And don't forget to change the CRC to match your game's!

[willkuer]

EACH game has a different conversion factor

Ah... reading your tutorial I thought it would be the same. How do you get those values? By finding the same cheat in both systems and substracting or is there a smart and easy way or some kind of conversion table?

[Saiki]

simple math.

What you need:
cheats you want to convert
a common code between 2 regions (MUST work for its respective region)
a hex calculator (for windows users: ALT + 3 when calulator is open. also choose HEX, not DEC)

money is ALWAYS the easiest one to find, so most people use that

[aclgrafix]

it's what I do

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patch=1,EE,address,(byte/short/word),value

you are ONLY changing the address, not the value

I posted the max money code to get you started:
patch=1,EE,2040A594,extended,05F5E0FF

ok so it should look like this

Code:

gametitle=Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the cursed King (E) [SLUS_212.07] [945FBF31]

//Max Gold
patch=1,EE,2040A594,extended,05F5E0FF

though i dont know what the [SLUS_212.07] part means

[Blyss Sarania]

a common code between 2 regions (MUST work for its respective region)

The magic. Revealed.

[Saiki]

ok so it should look like this

Code:

gametitle=Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the cursed King (E) [SLUS_212.07] [945FBF31]

//Max Gold
patch=1,EE,2040A594,extended,05F5E0FF

though i dont know what the [SLUS_212.07] part means

Dragon Quest 8 - SLES_539.74

people put SLXS numbers to identify the game, that's all

[Blyss Sarania]

ok so it should look like this

Code:

gametitle=Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the cursed King (E) [SLUS_212.07] [945FBF31]

//Max Gold
patch=1,EE,2040A594,extended,05F5E0FF

though i dont know what the [SLUS_212.07] part means

SLUS_212.07 is the name of the elf file(Stands for executable linkable format. Think of it like EXE on windows) on the disc as well as the games unique code. Just think of it as a unique identifier.

[aclgrafix]

thank you very much, i'll test it now to see if i did it right

[aclgrafix]

the max gold cheat doesnt work, but when i load the game it doesnt give any cheat errors, any idea what i did wrong (made sure to save file as the crc .pnach

[Blyss Sarania]

the max gold cheat doesnt work, but when i load the game it doesnt give any cheat errors, any idea what i did wrong (made sure to save file as the crc .pnach

Did you change the crc inside the pnach?

Does it say anything in the log like:

"1 cheat loaded"

or similar?

(BTW I don't use cheats, but widescreen cheats and I am assuming the readout is the same)