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**Demonic722** · 01-14-2015, 11:58:10 AM

Why not just write a pointer code? Does TempAR not support it?

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-14-2015, 09:56:40 PM

Yes, but pointer codes are quite complicated to make, at least to me. Besides, it's REALLY easy to home in on an infinte-HP code for each level (search for a value of 3, get hit, search for 2, et cetera).

Just found a moon-jump code for Spyro: Season of Ice, and am going to find one for Season of Flame as well. I read that Enhacklopedia thing you talked about, and found out that searching for a 16-bit unknown value, as opposed to 8-bit value, using the "GLEE" method (greater, lesser, equal, equal) works really well, and I was able to home in on the moon-jump value pretty quickly.

The Season of Ice moon-jump code is:

0xD0000000 0x10002000
0x004F96A4 0x000000CC

Season of Flame is the superior of the two GBA "main" Spyro games, IMO, as it also has a no-drowning/falling cheat code (easily Googled or found on GameFAQs).

Combine the infinite-HP codes I'm currently hacking, the no-drowning/falling cheat, and the moon-jump code I'm about to hack, this game will still take some time to complete, but dying will be nearly impossible to accomplish.

Just wondering why the infinite health codes on this site refuse to work on UO GPSP Kai 3.5 (the GBA emulator on my PSP).

UPDATE: Apparently, Spyro 2: Season of Flame does NOT want me to find a moon-jump code for it using TempAR! It has somehow survived every single trick I use to tease moon-jump codes out of games. I tried every single one of the following:

8-bit unknown value search
16-bit unknown value search
Exact-value search alternating between "00" and "FF"
8-bit and 16-bit "GLEE" method
Smash Bros. style multi-jump search (jump and search for "1", then land and search for "0", etc.).

I know that the jumping routine is located somewhere in the "0x004Fxxxx" area, but not sure where. That's still quite a large area, but it's how I found the info for creating a multi-moon jump code for SmashgPSP, which is actually about four times as large as Spyro Season of Flame (it's over 32 MB on my PSP).

Going to try one last search option (32-bit unknown search, using GLEE method). If this doesn't work, I'm going to have to ask someone else to try to find either a. a moon-jump CWCheat code, or b. a WORKING moon-jump code for either ARv3 or Gameshark v1.

UPDATE 2: Found out that the moon-jump codes are going to have to be hacked for each individual level, as well--each code, like the infinite-health ones, seems to only work on a single level. However, I did happen to find out where ONE of the moon-jump codes was. However, finding the others is going to be a chore. Yay...

**lee4** · 01-15-2015, 07:03:00 AM

Originally posted by xirtamehtsitahw View Post

Just wondering why the infinite health codes on this site refuse to work on UO GPSP Kai 3.5 (the GBA emulator on my PSP).

Because GPSP Kai does NOT support Codetypes

EXAMPLE:

Agent 9 Missions Minty Mines

Infinite Double Jump
D2036444 00000001 <---GPSP Kai does NOT understand the Codetype
12036444 00000000

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-15-2015, 03:42:38 PM

Having trouble creating a true moon-jump code for this game, but it isn't actually needed, per se (there's already a no-drowning cheat, so there's no fear of dying anywhere, if one uses the group of infinite-HP codes I found).

Also, it appears that Season of Ice uses a single address for Spyro's and Sparx's health meter, as well as for Spyro's jumping power. Season of Flame is a rather annoying game, in that it has individual HP meters for EACH level. That smacks of excessive complication, if you ask me.

Pointers were introduced into video games simply to try to thwart hackers' attempts to build codes for those games which have them. They seem to have been introduced some time just after 2001, as Season of Ice was released in 2001, and doesn't have pointer codes (that I know of).

Anyone have any idea what year the first video games featuring pointers were introduced?

Also, games featuring pointers are more likely to feature game-freezing bugs because of them (due to the more complicated and more error-prone code required).

**Demonic722** · 01-15-2015, 06:05:49 PM

Code:

[COLOR=blue]GBA - Spyro 2: Season of Flame (U)[/COLOR]

Moon Jump
2B6B57D5 62F748EF
6BE2DD52 A561B556
B9B66515 89E40025

Tested on VBA-H 1.7.2. It works on the levels that I've tried it on.

Originally posted by lee4 View Post

Because GPSP Kai does NOT support Codetypes

Is gPSP Kai 3.5 source code available?

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-15-2015, 07:09:36 PM

Just decrypted your moon jump code, and found a rather odd set of results:

783810AC 00000001
42382688 00A20200
42382688 00A30000

Spyro won't stop rising into the air once I make him jump (ergo, the code is locked on once activated).
I can see a way to reverse this by adding another conditional such that if Circle is NOT being pressed (the in-game A button), Spyro stops rising into the air (starts descending).

**lee4** · 01-15-2015, 07:19:11 PM

Originally posted by Demonic722 View Post

Is gPSP Kai 3.5 source code available?

unfortunately gPSP Kai is close source
but gPSP is open source

**lee4** · 01-15-2015, 07:26:48 PM

Originally posted by Demonic722 View Post

Code:

[COLOR=blue]GBA - Spyro 2: Season of Flame (U)[/COLOR]

Moon Jump
2B6B57D5 62F748EF
6BE2DD52 A561B556
B9B66515 89E40025

Tested on VBA-H 1.7.2. It works on the levels that I've tried it on.

can you write that code as subroutine pointer for GSSP/CBA?

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-15-2015, 07:29:33 PM

The code makes Spyro keep ascending uncontrollably once I jump. A way will be needed to make it so the code deactivates once I release the Circle/"A" button.

EDIT: I'm still trying REALLY hard to find a working moon-jump code, but there doesn't seem to be any way of finding one for this particular game. It's really irritating that I can't seem to make one myself, when I could make one so easily for Season of Ice.

EDIT (again): It seems the best I am capable of, regarding "moon jumps," is to create a code to make Spyro instantly "teleport" to a Y-position of 128, which coincides with the height of the highest platforms off the ground. This type of moon jump is pretty useful, as it also affects the post-glide hover, and is infinitely repeatable (making it much easier to get to certain places--just don't trigger that "fairy warp" should you have that cheat active--it could get in the way sometimes).

EDIT (number 3...

) I'm just going to leave the whole moon-jump thing alone, as they aren't 100 percent necessary. I just need to find out how to get to certain areas by actually exploring. Besides, that no-drowning/falling code is awesome by itself. Plus, there are a couple of codes for Agent 9 to make him invincible (except to spikes) and have infinite ammo.

**Demonic722** · 01-15-2015, 10:50:04 PM

Originally posted by lee4 View Post

can you write that code as subroutine pointer for GSSP/CBA?

Code:

Moon Jump
A3002688 0000
83000000 007E
A300268A 0000
83000002 EAC0
82000200 3301
82000202 E3A0
82000204 0007
82000206 E92D
82000208 0024
8200020A E59F
8200020C 0000
8200020E E590
82000210 0000
82000212 E350
82000214 0F51
82000216 1280
82000218 FF1E
8200021A 012F
8200021C 1130
8200021E E5D3
82000220 0001
82000222 E311
82000224 2C02
82000226 03A0
82000228 2000
8200022A 0580
8200022C 0007
8200022E E8BD
82000230 FF73
82000232 EA3F
82000234 2688
82000236 0300

I thought this would work for gPSP Kai, but not being able to use conditionals is troublesome. The first four lines are checking if the pointer isn't NULL and then it jumps to the subroutine. Without this check, the game freezes when it boots up. I haven't removed this check from my ASM yet, but the code works.

Note: For gPSP Kai users, you could probably remove the first and third lines then activate the code in-game.

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-15-2015, 11:12:14 PM

How do I input this code in my .CHT file? Do I simply put direct_v1 in front of the code name?

EDIT: Realized that the code should be encrypted, but it still does NOT work! Wonder if I should remove the codes starting with A, then re-encrypt it?

**Demonic722** · 01-15-2015, 11:19:44 PM

Try this:

Code:

PAR_V3 Moon Jump
9C6E8866 0A6592C1
BCBEC23D 50F6DE8C
5B9A89CA 522E3181
4CD54B2A 9C58A34C
2CD3A4D0 444D6F11
E523431F D4D611A8
A21F39E8 7D5426AE
2254C95A 3EAA229E
C712B939 D3A9C440
CF2D6C52 0E3A0A56
4E359D03 A05BFA71
DF753D7B 31A63712
9A7DA37D 83C9F4BA
CE31685A CEE783E2
6C45BB60 D6710886

**xirtamehtsitahw** · 01-15-2015, 11:54:27 PM

Going to try to actually patch the rom with the raw-address values, so that gPSP Kai will be FORCED to let me play with a moon-jumping Spyro! Take that, ye code-filtering piece o' bilge-pump filth! YARR!!...Just kidding! LOL

**lee4** · 01-16-2015, 12:12:27 AM

Originally posted by xirtamehtsitahw View Post

How do I input this code in my .CHT file? Do I simply put direct_v1 in front of the code name?

EDIT: Realized that the code should be encrypted, but it still does NOT work! Wonder if I should remove the codes starting with A, then re-encrypt it?

you can NOT use codebreaker format code in gPSP Kai

Originally posted by Demonic722 View Post

Try this:

Code:

PAR_V3 Moon Jump
9C6E8866 0A6592C1
BCBEC23D 50F6DE8C
5B9A89CA 522E3181
4CD54B2A 9C58A34C
2CD3A4D0 444D6F11
E523431F D4D611A8
A21F39E8 7D5426AE
2254C95A 3EAA229E
C712B939 D3A9C440
CF2D6C52 0E3A0A56
4E359D03 A05BFA71
DF753D7B 31A63712
9A7DA37D 83C9F4BA
CE31685A CEE783E2
6C45BB60 D6710886

gPSP Kai does support ARv1 and ARv3 in RAW format

direct_V3 Moon Jump
04300000 EAC0007E
04200200 E3A03301
04200204 E92D0007
04200208 E59F0024
0420020C E5900000
04200210 E3500000
04200214 12800F51
04200218 012FFF1E
0420021C E5D31130
04200220 E3110001
04200224 03A02C02
04200228 05802000
0420022C E8BD0007
04200230 EA3FFF73
04200234 03002688

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