How pnach files work

[CichaWoda]

So is it possible to make the cheat Turn On with a button combination and then turn it off with other combination or make the cheat work only when you hold an button combination?

[tadatada]

Yes, those are possible.

[Shadow_boss]

Hi guys, I'm struggling here

i'm playing arc the lad twilight spirits, and I've gotten the money cheat to work out perfectly, now im testing other things out to see what i can do with Cheat Engine, and I can't seem to figure out how to nail this SP thing.

So for the SP, say right now I have 589, with each battle it increases depending on number of opponents, average is 24-30.

and the cost to use SP depends on the skill i want, so lets say
100 for slash
150 for cure
200 for fire

I've tried using exact values for when it increases, and decreases, ive tried using exact value of 589 and then selecting increased by '30' and when i hit next scan, nothing pops up...

Anyone know what I should do?

I've tried code breaker codes, Ive converted from codebreaker to RAW format using CB2Crypt, but no luck in getting it to work (followed same layout showed here).

any ideas?

[KeyToTruth12]

Try this Guide.

[tadatada]

I don't remember clearly, but I found like below.

// Money
2023CED4 000F4240 // Kharg
2023D010 000F4240 // Darc


// Kharg
1023D158 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D15A 00001388 // SP Total

// Paulette
1023D1E4 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D1E6 00001388 // SP Total

// Darc
1023D2FC 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D2FE 00001388 // SP Total

// Delma
1023D388 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D38A 00001388 // SP Total

[Shadow_boss]

I don't remember clearly, but I found like below.

// Money
2023CED4 000F4240 // Kharg
2023D010 000F4240 // Darc


// Kharg
1023D158 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D15A 00001388 // SP Total

// Paulette
1023D1E4 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D1E6 00001388 // SP Total

// Darc
1023D2FC 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D2FE 00001388 // SP Total

// Delma
1023D388 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D38A 00001388 // SP Total

sweet, i couldn't find these codes lol im in Darc's part of the story, so i was trying out his SP and this is how i wrote it out, but I still can't get them to work :/ and when I load the game I get a bunch of these

Code:

EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:80005EF8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:80006CF0) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:80006CB8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:80006B20) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [load]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d15a [store]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [load]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fc [store]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [load]
(EE pc:001E55D8) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d2fe [store]
(EE pc:001F2030) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [load]
(EE pc:001F2030) TLB Miss, addr=0x1023d158 [store]

comment=SP Darc
patch=1,EE,1023D2FC,extended,00001388 //Cur
patch=1,EE,1023D2FE,extended,00001388 //Total

as for the money, using cheat engine I was able to find this out the first time around, and it works perfectly.

comment=Infinite Money Darc
patch=1,EE,2023D010,word,0098967F


no idea what i'm doing wrong, I tried using word instead of extended, no go, and I am using USA version

ELF (cdrom0:\SCUS_972.31;1) Game CRC = 0xE7B6CFA2, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SCUS_972.31;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC

[Blyss Sarania]

Read tadatada's Cheat Problem Guide

Section 5 says a TLB miss is usually a non raw code. It can also just be an incorrect code.

[tadatada]

Here are all characters SP cheats I found before.

Code:

// Kharg
1023D158 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D15A 00001388 // SP Total

// Paulette
1023D1E4 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D1E6 00001388 // SP Total

// Maru
1023D270 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D272 00001388 // SP Total

// Darc
1023D2FC 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D2FE 00001388 // SP Total

// Delma
1023D388 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D38A 00001388 // SP Total

// Densimo
1023D414 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D416 00001388 // SP Total

// Ganz
1023D4A0 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D4A2 00001388 // SP Total

// Diekbeck
1023D52C 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D52E 00001388 // SP Total

// Volk
1023D5B8 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D5BA 00001388 // SP Total

// Camellia
1023D644 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D646 00001388 // SP Total

// Choco
1023D6D0 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D6D2 00001388 // SP Total

// Bebedora
1023D75C 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D75E 00001388 // SP Total

// Tatjana
1023D7E8 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D7EA 00001388 // SP Total

// Samson
1023D874 00001388 // SP Cur
1023D876 00001388 // SP Total

About TLB Miss, if it's difficult, upload the pnach file.

[Shadow_boss]

i looked over the guide, and i think my problem lies in the 00001388 as that results in non raw right? I dont know what to do with it, I've tried the cb2crypt to convert it, under the impression theses are codebreaker codes, but each time i convert it 00001388 changes to something else if there's a different address (and im assuming 1023d2fc would be the address in Darc's code).

here's my pnach file.

I'm starting to miss PEC emulation cheater for my EPSXE lol

[tadatada]

Try this.

Code:

gametitle= Arc The Lad 5 [SCUS-97231]

comment=Infinite SP Kharg
patch=1,EE,1023D158,extended,00001388
patch=1,EE,1023D15A,extended,00001388

comment=Infinite Money Kharg
patch=1,EE,2023CED4,extended,0098967F

comment=Infinite Money Darc
patch=1,EE,2023D010,extended,0098967F

comment=SP Darc
patch=1,EE,1023D2FC,extended,00001388 //Cur
patch=1,EE,1023D2FE,extended,00001388 //Total