PS4 Legit DLC and fpkg.. themes?

[Lord Sacras]

I wanted to ask whether fpkg installed official themes (those that come in 2 files) can in any way screw with legit licenses installed on the system?
Example: I have p5r disc version and legit free legacy bundle dlc obtained from psn pre-hack.
But today I've discovered that my old save won't load in "retail mode", but loads with Goldhen.
What changed between then and now? Aside from a few newly installed homebrews, I've got all those fpkg promo p5r themes that sony didn't send me back in the day for my 460+ hours platinum.
And now the game itself says: ""Selected data contains downloadable content you do not own, so the game cannot be resumed. Returning to title screen"...
So, is there correlation between licenses for themes and licenses for dlc?

 

[Berion]

Licenses are per user and all users can use contents of all users. If You afraid of licenses conflicts, do that on another user. Well, I'm based here on logic only. I don't have hacked PS4.

Keystone maybe has changed (it is involved in save's PFS encryption)? Fake packages using zeroed one.

Last error means license wasn't found.

 

[wigwrm]

Try removing the themes and see if you can run the game without using Goldhen.
Did you install any other fpkg DLC?

 

[Lord Sacras]

Try removing the themes and see if you can run the game without using Goldhen.
Did you install any other fpkg DLC?

No. I specifically avoided installing any fpkg games or fpkg dlc period to be able to use my games in "retail" mode.
In game's info it states last updated in 12.2022 (probably when dns was still sony's), and themes were installed like a week ago.

 

[wigwrm]

I looked at the eboot.bin and saw the message you were talking about. I didn't find anything pertaining to themes. I only saw it checking for IDs with the word bundle or addcontent in them.

I've used game themes (fpkg unlock) alongside retail disc games and have not had a problem.

I can only think that to solve you question you should uninstall the themes. If you can run the game without HEN, after doing that, then I think you'll have your answer. It's a strange problem for sure.

 

[Lord Sacras]

I looked at the eboot.bin and saw the message you were talking about. I didn't find anything pertaining to themes. I only saw it checking for IDs with the word bundle or addcontent in them.

I've used game themes (fpkg unlock) alongside retail disc games and have not had a problem.

I can only think that to solve you question you should uninstall the themes. If you can run the game without HEN, after doing that, then I think you'll have your answer. It's a strange problem for sure.

The game itself I can run without HEN, it's the saves that load only after activating hen. So culprit is expired or missing license to free DLC bundle, I think.
Hesitate (edit) to uninstall and reinstall themes, to be sure.
Could have sony invalidated licenses around 2022 due to some changes in psn? My account is still there last time I checked.

 

[wigwrm]

I doubt the licenses you have deactivated on their own. It does sound like it's linked to your save file. Can you use savemounter and grab your save files off of your ps4? It's possible there's some kind of check that links a particular trophy to whatever theme it's associated with.

If you can dump the save files and upload them somewhere, I could check it out for you. The idea being that if, somehow your save isn't configured correctly, maybe we can fix it and this allows you to run the game without HEN.

The trophies in question are
- "Castle of Lust: Seized" - linked to (joker, ryuji, ann, morgana) themes
- "Pyramid of Wrath: Plundered" -linked to (yusuke, makoto, futaba) themes
- "The Thorough Trickster" [complete the second semester] -linked to (haru, akechi, kasumi) themes
- "The Phenomenal Phantom Thief" [platinum] - linked to (caroline/justine, lavenza, maruki) themes

 

[Lord Sacras]

I doubt the licenses you have deactivated on their own. It does sound like it's linked to your save file. Can you use savemounter and grab your save files off of your ps4? It's possible there's some kind of check that links a particular trophy to whatever theme it's associated with.

If you can dump the save files and upload them somewhere, I could check it out for you. The idea being that if, somehow your save isn't configured correctly, maybe we can fix it and this allows you to run the game without HEN.

The trophies in question are
- "Castle of Lust: Seized" - linked to (joker, ryuji, ann, morgana) themes
- "Pyramid of Wrath: Plundered" -linked to (yusuke, makoto, futaba) themes
- "The Thorough Trickster" [complete the second semester] -linked to (haru, akechi, kasumi) themes
- "The Phenomenal Phantom Thief" [platinum] - linked to (caroline/justine, lavenza, maruki) themes

Regular backup will do or export one through apollo?
Edit: Sent you the link to both in PM.
Btw, once dlc showed properly in "information, add-on window", now it's like this:

 

[wigwrm]

Do the dlc items show properly, once you activate HEN?

Thanks for taking the time to dump the save files. Ill take a look at them when I get the chance.

 

[Lord Sacras]

Do the dlc items show properly, once you activate HEN?

Thanks for taking the time to dump the save files. Ill take a look at them when I get the chance.

I should thank you for the offer to look into them.
If Hen is disabled there's empty screen, like system is trying to process data. When enabled - what screenshot shows.. Same display with MGSV TP and GZ, Arkham Knight's DLC all have thumbnails, but with lock icon, with or without Hen I believe..
Only Shenmue 3 and Spider-Man have DLC shown properly and work without Hen.
I tried rebuilding database just in case - didn't help.

Edit: Curious thing is that after database has been rebuilt and all homebrews disappeared along with every single theme including legit ones, p5r promo fpkg themes showed up in the add-on list of p5r bearing "?", though named this time, unlike first two items. So themes are recognized as game add-ons during certain conditions.
After I restored backup of data base, everything went to the state of my initial post on this thread.