I need help with Xkas v06 please can some one help me get started

[xxphillips]

I've never used this Program before or done asm hack before. The rom is secret of mana.
all I have is this

1da #$00
sta $00
lda $7ee1f1

I'm trying to freeze this address 7ee1f1 at zero. Not sure how to patch this to the rom
please help.

I have loads of codes to upload please can you tell me how.

thank you

[Helder]

Can't patch ram codes into the Rom you need an ASM or rather Game Genie equivalent of that code.

[xxphillips]

Thanks for your reply my friend but Xkas v06 is a ASM patching Program. Is This Ok?

1da #$00
sta $00
lda $7ee1f1

I'm trying to freeze this address 7ee1f1 at zero. I love the bad guy. take care

[nolberto82]

Which game are you trying to do this for?

This is going to freeze the wrong address:

1da #$00
sta $00
lda $7ee1f1

What you need is this:

lda #$00
sta $7ee1f1

To freeze addresses like a gameshark or pro action replay you need to find the gameloop or something that executes constantly.
Put a breakpoint on address 004218 to find the joypad routine and then JSR or JSL to your custom routine. Example:

lorom or hirom

org $address of lda $4218
JSR or JSL MyRoutine

org $Freespace address
MyRoutine:
lda $4218
pha              - save joypad status
lda #$00       
sta $7ee1f1 
pla              - restore joypad status
rts or rtl       - return to gamecode

This only an example but that's how you freeze ram addresses. You need to find free space in the rom.

[xxphillips]

Secret of mana it should make you Invincible. it's a hirom. Par code 7ee1f100 is not compatible as a par code on most snes emulator but works on bsnes_v062r04 I think as asm patch it should work. thanks my friend take care

[xxphillips]

how do you find free space in a rom? how do you know if Xkas is set up properly for the patch to work?

[nolberto82]

With snes9x's debugger use the memory editor and look for a couple of lines of FF.

[Helder]

With snes9x's debugger use the memory editor and look for a couple of lines of FF.

Found it at C80050 to C800FF

[xxphillips]

ok thanks

[xxphillips]

Snes9X1.43.ep9r8 has stopped working I load a rom and it Freezes debugger doesn't come up. I've tried downloading it from different sites but still doesn't work. do you know how to reset the emulators settings? take care

[Helder]

Put it in a new folder and see if it works.

[xxphillips]

My friend I tried to do the asm hack today but couldn't work out how to memory edit I'm using Snes9X1.51.ep10r2 please can you explain where memory edit is I found the Lines of FF FF but couldn't asm edit. I found free space in the rom, address DFA7B0 I'm still trying to freeze address 7ee1f1 to zero on secret of mana. Do I need any other programs to asm hack? Please tell me if there is anything else I need to know. Thanks my friend

[xxphillips]

I put it in a new folder still the debugger didn't come up. Is it normal not to have a debug cfq file with Snes9X1.43.ep9r8? I have one with
Snes9X1.51.ep10r2. Is tracing a ram address better then putting it in to a break point if yes why? or is it the same I've never traced before not sure how to. I really want to work out a easy way of mirroring par code effect to game genie codes with out effecting more then par code effect. Are all the ram addresses in a rom? If yes why is it so hard to find out what writes/reads this ram address (7ee1f1) and not
what writes/reads all these 7ee1f1 7ee3f1 7ee5f1 7ee7f1 7ee9f1 7eebf1 it tells you all but you only want the 1st par code effect to game genie code how do you find the offset for game genie what only effects 7ee1f1? I Know I've asked you a lot please reply when you have time. Thanks my friend take care