PS3 [Update] Apollo Save Tool v1.8.4 released

SoJustMe · Mar 12, 2020

@bucanero

Yes, the text above jars.

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report:

-on HDD it does not show resign option only Copy and Cheat
-Borderland 2 save file of the character , got error when resign -somehow the owner changed but no effect- .(i tried to copy my character on different user , so my little brother have the same character level as me). profile save file resigned succesfully but the charater is not. in game there is always new game not trace for my progress i copied and resigned

i am doing more test..

bucanero · Mar 12, 2020

SoJustMe said:
@bucanero
-on HDD it does not show resign option only Copy and Cheat
-Borderland 2 save file of the character , got error when resign -somehow the owner changed but no effect- .(i tried to copy my character on different user , so my little brother have the same character level as me). profile save file resigned succesfully but the charater is not. in game there is always new game not trace for my progress i copied and resigned

i am doing more test..

yes, resigning is currently only available on USB saves

About Borderlands 2 save, are you using v0.9.1 , right? the resign error is shown in Apollo, or you get an issue when you copy the file to the XMB (corrupt save)?
if it gets copied by the XMB with no issues, then the resign worked but the game might have additional security checks that detect that the save comes from a different user.

Java Brasil ps3 · Mar 14, 2020

@bucanero It would be like having an option to change the Apollo theme like a theme server to put game themes on the Apollo menu. Changing sounds would be top that super nostalgic top gear song too

Algol · Mar 14, 2020

@bucanero :

Comment expliquez-vous que le transfert des SAVEs et des Trophys soient si longs avec "Apollo" alors que pour les mêmes SAVEs et Trophys via mmCM-4.85.1 cela soit au moins 8 à 10 fois plus rapide (clef USB la même) ??? Avez-vous un moyen d'accélérer cela ???

In English via Google-trad :

How do you explain that the transfer of SAVEs and Trophies are so long with "Apollo" when for the same SAVEs and Trophys via mmCM-4.85.1 it is at least 8 to 10 times faster (USB key the same)? ?? Do you have a way to speed this up ???

bucanero · Mar 15, 2020

v1.0.0 has been released:
https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/releases/tag/v1.0.0

The new feature is the support for Bruteforce Save data (BSD) cheat patches.

Now you can apply cheats from Game Genie and BSD codes, including those cheats that need re-hashing (like crc32, md5, etc) to work properly.

note: only missing item from BSD is the support for compressed save data. (cheats that require [Decompress] first)

bucanero · Mar 15, 2020

Java Brasil ps3 said:
@bucanero It would be like having an option to change the Apollo theme like a theme server to put game themes on the Apollo menu. Changing sounds would be top that super nostalgic top gear song too

It would be possible to support themes and customize the GUI, provided that I have time to parameterize the code. A first simple approach could be just having a "UI" folder where the app reads all the .png image files and the .mp3 background music. Then the user could replace any file if desired.

Algol said:
@bucanero :
How do you explain that the transfer of SAVEs and Trophies are so long with "Apollo" when for the same SAVEs and Trophys via mmCM-4.85.1 it is at least 8 to 10 times faster (USB key the same)? ?? Do you have a way to speed this up ???

well, code hasn't been optimized; for the moment my focus was on supporting BSD cheat codes. I wouldn't be surprised if copying is slower that any other app. Regarding file transfers, implementing async read/write could be one solution.

Louis Garry · Mar 15, 2020

Ama

bucanero said:
v1.0.0 has been released:
https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/releases/tag/v1.0.0

The new feature is the support for Bruteforce Save data (BSD) cheat patches.

Now you can apply cheats from Game Genie and BSD codes, including those cheats that need re-hashing (like crc32, md5, etc) to work properly.

note: only missing item from BSD is the support for compressed save data. (cheats that require [Decompress] first)

Amazing, thank you.

Iustin_Theft-07 · Mar 17, 2020

@bucanero Would be nice to be able to change the Title ID/Region of the save file when appling patches

Awesome tool dude!

ashura · Mar 17, 2020

Hello guys i hope that you have a wonderful day i wanted to inquire about the resign saves It is because that this function is only available for usb saves but not for HDD saves, it will be useful because i am having issues trying to apply cheats to a HDD save for example on dead rising 2 after i apply the cheats the savedata got corrupted so i think that there is a way to fix that but will be neccesary to have the resign saves option available for HDD saves in order to try to reasign saves in order to try to prevent to that error to happen

Oldmanmoddz · Mar 18, 2020

It's a really great tool if ur having confusion u need to have a folder that says ps3 then save data in it then put ur save when u go in mark remove console I'd and the other thing then all u have to do is click resign and apply after that leave them all unchecked and do it again and it worked then move to home folder under save data

bucanero · Mar 18, 2020

ashura said:
Hello guys i hope that you have a wonderful day i wanted to inquire about the resign saves It is because that this function is only available for usb saves but not for HDD saves, it will be useful because i am having issues trying to apply cheats to a HDD save for example on dead rising 2 after i apply the cheats the savedata got corrupted so i think that there is a way to fix that but will be neccesary to have the resign saves option available for HDD saves in order to try to reasign saves in order to try to prevent to that error to happen

the save shows as "corrupted" on the XMB, or when you load it on the game?

I'll re-add the option in the next version, but actually when you apply cheats using v1.0.0 the save gets resigned too.
(tech note: I moved back to the custom encrypt/decrypt functions from pfdtools, so when you select a cheat, Apollo will decrypt > patch > encrypt > resign the save.)

it might also be a bug on Apollo... you could try to apply the same cheats using the original Bruteforce Save Data and see if the save loads properly or not.

For reference, I've tested with some games I have around and I didn't have issues applying patches. Here's a list of games I 'cheated' with Apollo and worked properly:

Alpha protocol
Far cry 3 blood dragon
Ultimate marvel vs. Capcom 3
Lollipop chainsaw
Guilty gear X sign

ashura · Mar 18, 2020

bucanero said:
the save shows as "corrupted" on the XMB, or when you load it on the game?

I'll re-add the option in the next version, but actually when you apply cheats using v1.0.0 the save gets resigned too.
(tech note: I moved back to the custom encrypt/decrypt functions from pfdtools, so when you select a cheat, Apollo will decrypt > patch > encrypt > resign the save.)

it might also be a bug on Apollo... you could try to apply the same cheats using the original Bruteforce Save Data and see if the save loads properly or not.

For reference, I've tested with some games I have around and I didn't have issues applying patches. Here's a list of games I 'cheated' with Apollo and worked properly:

Alpha protocol
Far cry 3 blood dragon
Ultimate marvel vs. Capcom 3
Lollipop chainsaw
Guilty gear X sign

hello bucanero actually does show in both on ps3 XMB and in the game, appears that savedata could not be loaded due to that is corrupted, it is also good to know that apollo does that on the moment of applying cheats, additional i tried on bruteforce but it gaves me a different thing jeje actually i managed to add the cheats through bruteforce savedata tool, then after that copy the savedata to usb and then i reassigned savedata then it let me copy to ps3 with no errors and then on the in game, does not appear the savedata corrupted message anymore, jeje so yeah my experiment worked jeje so it will be good to have once again the option available to reassign saves from HDD bucanero jeje thanks a lot

bucanero · Mar 18, 2020

ashura said:
hello bucanero actually does show in both on ps3 XMB and in the game, appears that savedata could not be loaded due to that is corrupted, it is also good to know that apollo does that on the moment of applying cheats, additional i tried on bruteforce but it gaves me a different thing jeje actually i managed to add the cheats through bruteforce savedata tool, then after that copy the savedata to usb and then i reassigned savedata then it let me copy to ps3 with no errors and then on the in game, does not appear the savedata corrupted message anymore, jeje so yeah my experiment worked jeje so it will be good to have once again the option available to reassign saves from HDD bucanero jeje thanks a lot

alright, if with Bruteforce Data it worked, then it seems there's a bug in Apollo that is corrupting the save.

since I don't have that game, could you share the original Dead Rising 2 save file that you tried patching, so I can run some tests and fix the bug? (the save file before any patching or getting corrupted)
also the working save patched by Bruteforce Data would be good to have too. Just upload a .zip and I'll check it, I bet the bug will show up. ( https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/issues )

btw, have you tried applying cheats with Apollo to other games? did you get errors or corruption issues there too?

thanks for the feedback

zeroofall · Mar 19, 2020

Not really a bug, just a UI suggestion. Long game names seem to cause a overlap in the next line of text and make them unledgable. Perhaps a limit if possible to just a certain amount of characters or allow the name to scroll.

BTW Thanks for all your contributions to the PS3 Scene!!!

bucanero · Mar 19, 2020

zeroofall said:
Not really a bug, just a UI suggestion. Long game names seem to cause a overlap in the next line of text and make them unledgable. Perhaps a limit if possible to just a certain amount of characters or allow the name to scroll.

BTW Thanks for all your contributions to the PS3 Scene!!!

could you provide an example (game title?), maybe a screenshot or a save-game file with a long name so I can check it on my side?

It seems my games don't have such long names so I haven't detected that behaviour during my tests

zeroofall · Mar 19, 2020

Metal Gear Solid 4 is the one I noticed

bucanero · Mar 19, 2020

zeroofall said:
Metal Gear Solid 4 is the one I noticed

oh I see, thanks for the picture. :encouragement:

It should be a quick fix, I'm pretty sure where I need to adjust the code.

edit: fixed and tested, it should be available in the next release

ashura · Mar 19, 2020

bucanero said:
alright, if with Bruteforce Data it worked, then it seems there's a bug in Apollo that is corrupting the save.

since I don't have that game, could you share the original Dead Rising 2 save file that you tried patching, so I can run some tests and fix the bug? (the save file before any patching or getting corrupted)
also the working save patched by Bruteforce Data would be good to have too. Just upload a .zip and I'll check it, I bet the bug will show up. ( https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/issues )

btw, have you tried applying cheats with Apollo to other games? did you get errors or corruption issues there too?

thanks for the feedback

Hello bucanero sure the original save data was the one that you have uploaded into the online db of apollo jeje and once i get to home i will upload the working modified savedata, best regards

aldostools · Mar 20, 2020

bucanero said:
alright, if with Bruteforce Data it worked, then it seems there's a bug in Apollo that is corrupting the save.

since I don't have that game, could you share the original Dead Rising 2 save file that you tried patching, so I can run some tests and fix the bug? (the save file before any patching or getting corrupted)
also the working save patched by Bruteforce Data would be good to have too. Just upload a .zip and I'll check it, I bet the bug will show up. ( https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-ps3/issues )

btw, have you tried applying cheats with Apollo to other games? did you get errors or corruption issues there too?

thanks for the feedback

Dead Rising 2 uses a custom checksum. Make sure that you use the following parameters:

m_Algorithm = CustomCRC
CustomCRC_BitsOrder = bits32
CustomCRC_Polynomial = CRC32_EDB88320
CustomCRC_InitialValue = 0
CustomCRC_XOR = 0
CustomCRC_reflect_input = True
CustomCRC_reflect_output = False

bucanero · Mar 20, 2020

ashura said:
Hello bucanero sure the original save data was the one that you have uploaded into the online db of apollo jeje and once i get to home i will upload the working modified savedata, best regards

perfect, I'll check the save file you already shared! :encouragement:

I totally forgot to check there!

I'll start by checking if Apollo is doing the custom CRC (mentioned by aldos) properly

edit: I did a quick check and it looks like the custom crc is calculated correctly.

@ashura: do you remember which cheats were you applying to the save file?

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