Request: Relics-Ankoku Yousai (Famicom Disk System)

[adaml]

This game seems pretty cool, but an infinite energy code would be awesome. I've had trouble making codes for some FDS games in the past and this game is no exception.

http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Relics:_Ankoku_Yousai

[Whipon]

Here you go ^^

Relics - Ankoku Yousai {FDS}

Infinite Stamina,
00AD04 3C

Sorry but can't make a GG code for it since the code that substract your health its in ram ($7EF7).

Enjoy.
Whipon.

[adaml]

Thanks Whipon, that's awesome!

[ReyVGM]

What does it mean when "it's in ram"?

And why are codes like that so dificult to find?

[Hybrid]

generally he means that the Game Genie can only write from 8000-FFFF
anything before that cannot be made into a Game Genie Code

[Whipon]

What does it mean when "it's in ram"?

And why are codes like that so dificult to find?

Its as Hybrid said, that address is out of the GG range.
You can't find these codes by searching the ram ($0000-$7FFF) because they are stored out of the ram (in this case $AD04).
How can you find them you may ask?.
First you will need to do some save state hacking. You will need two save states, one with full health and another one with you health decreased.
Then you need a hex editor (I use Hex Workshop) to compare both save states. Make a backup copy of the save state with the decreased health.
So open both savestates with the hex editor, make a simple compare and copy the first different data on the save state with full health on the savestate with the decreased health.
Load the savestate in the emulator to see if your health has increased. If not repeat the procedure again until you had found the correct offset. When you have localized the correct offset in the save state, copy the data in that offset and in the following five bytes. Then open the FCEU hex editor and search for that info. And voila you have the address you are looking for.
Let me know if you didn't understand something, I triying to explain it the best I can ^^.
Alternativelly you can google Save State Hacking, you will find lots of interesting docs.

[Hybrid]

he can how ever use a GG code to write like par in this instance
GLAZKS = AD04:3C

[Whipon]

Right ^^

That's right, great idea ^^.

[ReyVGM]

I've done some save state hacking before. I just don't get why put a value in such a weird place and why can't a cheat search function can't find it :P

[Whipon]

n_n

I've done some save state hacking before. I just don't get why put a value in such a weird place and why can't a cheat search function can't find it :P

Maybe because its a disk game so it writes values in the rom area.
A cheat search can't find it because it searches in ram only (0000-7FFF) and this value is in rom area (8000-FFFF).

[ReyVGM]

Ah, I understand now.