Tomb Raider 3 nude code...

[Pattywick]

I am working on a ROMhacking project and I need to use Xploder with ePSXe. Before you tell me to use [pec], it won't work because [pec] does not support Xploder.

I'm using a method described here:

ePSXe / PCSX Cheating? - Ubuntu Forums

The only difference is that I am on Windows XP, so I am using P.E.Op.S. Windows Soft GPU Version 1.18b. I ignore the part about switching GPUs, because at this point I just want to make sure it works; looking pretty is my last priority.

I loaded ISOs of different versions of Tomb Raider III--both v1.0 (green) and v1.1 (white)--into Daemon Tools. I legally own both copies of Tomb Raider III, so don't freak out about piracy!

The codes included with Xploder don't work with either version.

I then started using codes found on the official Xploder website here:

Xploder Online | Playstation 2 | Cheats & Saves | Tomb Raider III: Adventures Of Lara Croft Cheats

Again, they don't work.

I'm at my wit's end. Can somebody help me? I need to specifically use Xploder for a ROMhacking project of mine.

And yes, I am testing out non-nude codes. Even they won't work.

[LiquidManZero]

Most Xploder codes are already encrypted. Like the ones posted on Xploder Online there. Most can be decrypted (except I believe the Super and Mega types), as well as being fairly easily converted to Gameshark compatible format. In a way it's lucky that the Xploder code engine was slightly broken in a few regards, since that makes porting from it easier. Unless the codes involve some of the fancier features. The nude code in specific both uses at least one of the special types and one of the ones that can't be decrypted... as mentioned by Misfire in another thread on these forums.


Kind of unrelated, but I give you photographic evidence that the code does indeed work. Note... There is virtual nudity with square pixels representing nipples. Look at your own risk. The first is a copy of the frame buffer corrected for aspect and size, and the second is a raw dump of the system VRAM while the code was enabled.

The colors may be inaccurate due to X-Link DOS. I'm not sure if it correctly converts from VRAM to PCX.

[Pattywick]

You got this with an emulator or a real PSX?

If it was via emulator, how did you get Xploder to work?!

[Mezmorize]

You could try this.

[LiquidManZero]

I did this with a real console. It's extremely unlikely to ever work right in an emulator, unless somebody at the very least breaks the encryption on the two high end code types.

[Pattywick]

You could try this.

Thank you so much! I'll give this a spin soon!

[Parasyte]

Most Xploder codes are already encrypted. Like the ones posted on Xploder Online there. Most can be decrypted (except I believe the Super and Mega types), as well as being fairly easily converted to Gameshark compatible format. In a way it's lucky that the Xploder code engine was slightly broken in a few regards, since that makes porting from it easier. Unless the codes involve some of the fancier features. The nude code in specific both uses at least one of the special types and one of the ones that can't be decrypted... as mentioned by Misfire in another thread on these forums.


Kind of unrelated, but I give you photographic evidence that the code does indeed work. Note... There is virtual nudity with square pixels representing nipples. Look at your own risk. The first is a copy of the frame buffer corrected for aspect and size, and the second is a raw dump of the system VRAM while the code was enabled.

The colors may be inaccurate due to X-Link DOS. I'm not sure if it correctly converts from VRAM to PCX.

[Re]Discovery of the Year 2010!

[Pattywick]

I just tested out this pSX Cheat Edition, and regular codes work with CodeBreaker!

I'm going to test the nude code myself. However, which one is the real nude code? The one LiquidManZero posted here, or the one
Womb€Raider posted in Google groups?

Also, LiquidManZero, can you upload your X-Key save so I can test it out? I will give you full credit for your work involving my ROMhacking project!

[Mezmorize]

I had read that you already tried pSX, was just hoping the disc was a different version than the one you had or something.
That was just something I put together for my personal use, it's not an official release or anything like that.
The direct link above has been downloaded 166 times now, and the one in my MegaUpload account has been downloaded 475 times!

[Parasyte]

The only difference between the two are the addresses. The values are identical. Possibly Womb€Raider's is for the PAL version.

[Pattywick]

I had read that you already tried pSX, was just hoping the disc was a different version than the one you had or something.
That was just something I put together for my personal use, it's not an official release or anything like that.
The direct link above has been downloaded 166 times now, and the one in my MegaUpload account has been downloaded 475 times!

Thank you very much for this!

I have the NTSC green version of Tomb Raider III. Actually, I own both versions, but am testing on the green version.

Also, how do you load other memory cards with pSX Cheat Edition? This pSX Cheat Edition seems like it is running virtual files that don’t appear on the hard drive. As if it were built into the .exe.

[Mezmorize]

That's exactly what it's doin'.

Just go to options and memory card and make a new one on your desktop or wherever with the button "...".

[Pattywick]

I tried loading a memory card from my ePSXe directory that contained the full nude code for Xploder CD9000. I couldn't load it into pSX Cheat Edition for some reason.

This isn't much to complain about, though. This program is exactly what I was looking for, even if the nude code has to be re-entered from scratch.

[Mezmorize]

Give this a go.

http://shendo.xtemu.com/memcardrex.html

[Pattywick]

What exactly do I need to change the save header to, in order for it to load in pSX Cheat Edition? I'll most likely be using CodeBreaker for this project from now on.

Thank you for all your help.