How do you convert PS1 Xploder Codes?

[bungholio]

I checked 3 threads here, and have no idea. I don't see a utility that can do it either. Does anybody know anything about converting PS1 Xploder codes? I'm just running the game on my pc with Epsxe and Playstation Emulator Cheater.

I saw there was a link here to http://www.hs-merseburg.de/~mlafeldt...-1.0-win32.rar , but that link is gone now. Does anybody have the utility?

[kh2k4]

I seem to remember when you put ar codes into ar cdx then press select it gives you the unencrypted equivalent with more digits I think you can do the same for xploder cd 9000 but can't be sure.

[Lazy Bastard]

I implemented the XPloder decryption schemes in Majestic Porter (though I never got around to adding encryption, just decryption). You can find MP in the GSHI Downloads section: http://gshi.org/index.php?s=downloads

misfire cracked most of the encryption schemes, with some help from Parasyte for the 7k scheme, if I recall correctly.

[bungholio]

I gave Majestic Porter a try with this before. It didn't work. I'm not 100% sure of what cheat device's encryption these codes use. I know lines like these don't work with Majestic Porter's Xploder decryption thing, but other individual lines seem to work:

70F7A544 DD5D

E35A925A 33FB

328FDDF4 6925

[LiquidManZero]

Those codes are encrypted. Unfortunately the code type conversion is not really straight forward.

Some of this info should be useful. Xploder's slide code/serial repeater type is worthless due to a bug. Though that only comes up when converting gs codes to xploder.

http://gshi.org/wiki/Code_Types_(Playstation)

[bungholio]

I was playing Tomb Raider 2 on my piece of junk pc. I just went and grabbed whatever codes from the BSfree database and used them with playstation emulator cheater, and then I just did a random tiny search and didn't find anything else I cared to bother with for codes. I'm done playing that.

Now I'm playing Tomb Raider 3 on my pc. I grabbed some codes from BSfree database, and did a random search. I found a nude Lara Croft code here, that led to another place. I have 3 sets of codes for the same thing, I don't know what is what. When my PS1 used to actually work, all I had was gameshark so I never knew a thing about encryption. I have no idea what encryption the sets of codes are for.

Unknown Encryption?
34FB3454 C45D
E3549254 27F6
34EF3440 BF69
E35A925A 33FB
34E3344C C275
E34F924F 3F06
34D73478 CD5E
70F7A544 DD5D
A700A734 2455
B9F4B9F4 1B55
34BB34AE 8455
34FF70E0 9B5D
448B440E 2B55
34FFD9EF 8F55
34F5A5C9 26E5
59945994 1B55
34FF347A 8D55
34FF55FF 1DC0
34FF346E 7F54
58FE6CFE 2479
547F547F 1F57
B98EB98E 1B55
40FF40FF 2C57
B98EB98E 1B55
BCDABCD8 3C7E
38FE59FE 1FC0
34FE346F 7C55
34FFC5FF 1DBA
34FF65FF 1B57
34FA34DA 3BDB
34F05EC0 C055
34FAC5FA 1EBB
5CDA94DA BC7A
34F964F9 223C
643D643D 2156
54395409 5B5B
34FB38DA 8655
70FEACFF 1B5E
4CEBEC46 1C55
70F51DED 2F5E
4CEF6442 1C65
E1F5E1BD 405A
80FFC8FF 247A
35DBE2C3 2B5E
7CDAC8DA 2255
34F634BE 405B
4CEF4C42 246E
34383400 2D55
6CBD6CBD 225A
441F441F 1B55
4CEF4B42 2C54
541868E7 1835
34FF33FF 1B54
56AD6C52 E595
34FF44FF 1BC9
D9EFD9EF 1B55
34FF3470 C359
C3565256 2300
34F3347C BC65
C35B525B 2FFA
34E73468 C171
C3585258 3B05
34DB3454 CC7D
C34DC64D 2335
34D334F0 D871
3300062E B745
2DFEE629 0F56
0C0FE9F6 1C45
EDFEE679 0B56
120FE836 1C45
2DFE2622 0B56
0E0BE7B2 1C45
2DFEE680 0B56
B103863A 1C51
6DFEA62A 0F56
BD0F0F36 1C51
6DFEA62A 0B56
3300BA00 2745
35FE3501 1A55
745EBB59 1CF6
3BFE42BE BE56
7B5C7A5B 1C54
4B00847E 1756
B30BB332 1C55
77C13F64 3534
5703A70C 735B
33033320 D855
E3401F40 2570
A4FF9CC8 965E
379F379F 1B55
34FB34D8 D855
C340C340 1B55
34FF34FF 1B55



Encrypted?
77C43C64 3534
57D14AD6 9537
34FF33FF 1B29
57420642 1BFD
34FB3454 C45D
E3549254 27F6
34EF3440 BF69
E35A925A 33FB
34E3344C C275
E34F924F 3F06
34D73478 CD5E
70F7A547 DD5D
A700A734 2455
B9F4B9F4 1B55
34BB34AE 8455
34FF70E0 9B5D
448B440E 2B55
34FFD9EF 8F55
34F5A5C9 26E5
59945994 1B55
34FF347A 8D55
34FF55FF 1DC0
34FF346E 7F54
58FE6CFE 2479
547F547F 1F57
B98EB98E 1B55
40FF40FF 2C57
B98EB98E 1B55
BCDABCD8 3C7E
38FE59FE 1FC0
34FE346F 7C55
34FFC5FF 1DBA
34FF65FF 1B57
34FA34DA 3BDB
34F05EC0 C055
34FAC5FA 1EBB
5CDA94DA BC7A
34F964F9 223C
643D643D 2156
54395409 5B5B
34FB38DA 8655
70FEACFF 1B5E
4CEBEC46 1C55
70F51DED 2F5E
4CEF6442 1C65
E1F5E1BD 405A
80FFC8FF 247A
35DBE2C3 2B5E
7CDAC8DA 2255
34F634BE 405B
4CEF4C42 246E
34383400 2D55
6CBD6CBD 225A
441F441F 1B55
4CEF4B42 2C54
541868E7 1835
34FF33FF 1B54
56AD6C52 E595
34FF44FF 1BC9
D9EFD9EF 1B55
34FF3470 C359
C3565256 2300
34F3347C BC65
C35B525B 2FFA
34E73468 C171
C3585258 3B05
34DB3454 CC7D
C34DC64D 2335
34D334F0 D871
3300062E B745
2DFEE629 0F56
0C0FE9F6 1C45
EDFEE679 0B56
120FE836 1C45
2DFE2622 0B56
0E0BE7B2 1C45
2DFEE680 0B56
B103863A 1C51
6DFEA62A 0F56
BD0F0F36 1C51
6DFEA62A 0B56
3300BA00 2745
35FE3501 1A55
745EBB59 1CF6
3BFE42BE BE56
7B5C7A5B 1C54
4B00847E 1756
B30BB332 1C55
77C43C64 3534
5703A70C 735B
33033320 D855
E3401F40 2570
A4FF9CC8 965E
379F379F 1B55
34FB34D8 D855
C340C340 1B55
34FF34FF 1B55 



Decrypted?
716EE50C E4DA
517DF782 44E7
32ABDCA9 C2D1
51ECB3EE C2AD
32A7DDFC 6B0D
E5FE3FFC D6A4
329BDDE8 6E11
E5043F06 DAA3
328FDDF4 6925
E5FB3FF9 EEB4
3283DD20 7C0C
76A352F1 8C0D
A1AA50DC CB05
BF9E669C C205
3267DD5A 2B05
32AB1988 420D
4237EDBA D205
32AB8699 3E05
32A15277 D595
5F3E063C C205
32ABDD26 3C05
32AB02A9 CC6E
32ABDD1A 2EFA
5EA815AA CB21
522BFD29 CE07
BF38663A C205
46ABE9A9 D307
BF38663A C205
BA846580 E32C
3EA806AA CE6E
32A8DD19 2305
32AB72A9 CC60
32AB12A9 C207
32A4DD86 E283
329A0B68 6F05
32A472A6 CD63
5A843D86 6320
32A50DA7 C9E2
62E90DEB C804
52E5FDB7 0203
32A7E186 3505
76A855A9 C20C
4A9795F2 C305
76A1CA9B DE0C
4A9B0DEE C315
E7A18E6B EF00
86AB71A9 CB20
33878F6D D20C
7A847186 C905
32A0DD6A EF03
4A9BF5EE CB1C
32E2DDA8 DC05
6A69156B C900
42CBEDC9 C205
4A9BF4EE D3FA
52C21191 C7E5
32ABDCA9 C2FA
505915FE 9445
32ABEDA9 C271
DF9B8699 C205
32ABDD18 6A01
C500FF02 CAAE
329FDD24 6315
C507FF05 DEA0
3293DD10 6819
C502FF00 E2B5
3287DDFC 732D
C5F973FB CAE5
327FDD98 8719
35AAB3DA 66F5
2BA893D7 BE04
0ABB96A2 C3F5
EBA89327 B204
14BB91E2 C3F5
2BA8D3CE B204
08B7905E C3F5
2BA89328 B204
B7AF33E6 C3F9
6BA853D6 BE04
BBBBB8E2 C3F9
6BA853D6 B204
35AA67A8 D6F5
33A8E2AF C105
72086407 C3A4
3DA8EF6A 6D04
7D062705 C3FA
4DAA2D2A C604
B5B75CDE C305
716EE50C E4DA
51AF50B4 1A03
35AFDCC8 8705
E5EAC8E8 D41E
A2AB4570 450C
314BE049 C205
32A7DD80 8705
C5EA6CE8 C205
32ABDDA9 C205

It probably wouldn't matter much. I'm having problems just trying to get the game to start on the emulator. I'd use my PS1 but the laser must have died because 6 months ago when I tried it nothing would start up, not even just a plain music CD. I don't know if my gameshark would work on my PS2, I've got the one that goes into the memory card slot. I tried it a long time ago when I first bought my PS2, and it seemed to go in mega slow motion. It took almost an hour to turn on codes and start the game, I can't even remember if it worked.

[Parasyte]

The Tomb Raider "Nude Code" only has a few addresses. The rest of it is a huge list of values to write into those addresses. I had a look at it at one time, but some parts of it did not make a whole lot of sense.

The third one is definitely not "decrypted" ...

[bungholio]

I'm digging for more than just that game. Too many games have codes that are encrypted in some way, but there is no way for me to get them to work. I was going to play Crash Bandicoot 2 again, but everything is encrypted. I stopped there, too many games with encrypted codes. I also wondered if any old PS1 cheat devices had pointer write cheat types, because there are individual codes for each level of Crash Bandicoot 2 that could probably be made into just one nice little code that works on every level.


I saw that interesting little FAQ at the codemasters-project forums to use an image of a XPloder disk image with and emulator and stuff to get the unencrypted codes, but I only own a gameshark version 3.3. I was even looking for an illegal download of one of those Xploder disk images, seems like those are gone too so I am screwed anyhow.


Codemasters-project also has the same link to XPCrypt that does not work. That is my luck.


http://www.willemssoft.be/index.php?main=22&sub=24
http://members.fortunecity.com/keshev/Cheatc.htm

[kh2k4]

You can dl xploder cd9000 from megagames.com or the likes of snesorama.us

I've heard GameShark V5, Action Replay 4.20 and onwards are best to use with the ps2 because it actually stops the disc from spinning so you can do disc swap for backups without scratching your discs.

When I tried my CDX V3.3 with my V7 PS2 it didn't work it stopped on the ps license logo screen so I don't think any of the old cheat devices that use the memory card slot work with it unless it's problem with reading the disc that v7 consoles have I know the european version of metal gear solid special missions doesn't work on it because it can't authorize the metal gear solid 1 disc properly.

[kh2k4]

double post.

[Lazy Bastard]

From what I recall, XPCrypt, a program written by misfire, encrypted and decrypted XPloder codes using the same method Majestic Porter now does (it would be more accurate to say that MP uses the same method XPC does, since the function in MP is based on misfire's work, heh).

[bungholio]

I've tried majestic porter. I keep getting errors that tell me the format is wrong or:

"Something has gone terribly wrong. If the problem isn't
that you entered something other than a hex number,
drop me a line, and let me know what happened.

- LB ([email protected])"

I don't see what I did wrong with all of these Crash Bandicoot 2 codes, the format is correct:
7E5CF0A0 5956
8660299C BC5A
8E6029A0 555A
8E6064B4 5B5A
8E602CC0 504F
8E602CE4 504F
7E5CF0A0 599A
86602CE2 5961

It only worked when I left only these two lines:
8660299C BC5A
86602CE2 5961

[Lazy Bastard]

Right; the function only decrypts codes with a second digit of 4, 5, 6, or 7. This was all that the scheme misfire laid out described, and I personally haven't used XPloder codes, so I honestly don't know what other types there are, and how they can be decrypted (if even applicable).

Two sources of reference are:

http://gshi.org/faqs/advancedexplorercodes.htm
http://gshi.org/wiki/Hacking_PlayStation

...and neither of them make mention of the possibility of a 7E code type. Only 7T, with ''T' representing on or off (8 or 0, respectively), is mentioned. The same goes for 8E. That's not to say that these definitely aren't XPloder codes; it's quite possible that they simply aren't documented anywhere. Indeed, XPloder documentation is scarce.

[misfire]

Lazy is right; those codes don't seem to be valid PSX Xploder codes.

Unfortunately, I never figured out how to decrypt the code types 5 (Supercode) and 6 (Megacode). They aren't supported by XPcrypt and Majestic Porter. IIRC, the nude code made use of the Supercode which explains your problem.

Also, I've uploaded the Win32 build of XPcrypt again for you:
http://s228914348.online.de/ps2/xpcrypt-1.0-win32.rar

[Lazy Bastard]

I guess I should mirror that in the GSHI Downloads section.