Thursday, January 15, 2009

Savegame Deemer Troubleshooting

Something to say about the deemer.
Next patches will underline some problems often caused by this plugin.

Let's start from the "start".

Every psp game has an ID number that is unique for each game. It is a code that gives an identity to the game, so, for instance, it is used to make difference between two region versions of the same game.
In this case, two games have the same title, but different ID numbers.
I hope it's clear.

When you create a savegame (the normal way, without the savegame deemer), your psp creates a folder containing your data.
It's important to understand this: this name is composed of two numbers, the first is the ID number, the second is the savegame number.
Example: UCET00844DATA00. This is God of War savegame folder name.
UCET00844 is the ID number.
DATA00 is the savegame number.
When you make a savegame (having installed the plugin on your psp), sgdeemer creates another folder in /psp/saveplain that contains the data we use with our patches (the savegame file is sddata.bin).
This folder has a name too.
It's the same structure of the other folder (the one created by psp):
IDnumber and savegame number, for example, UCES00995_DATA00. This is Patapon's savegame folder name (created by deemer).
UCES00995: the ID number;
_DATA00: savegame data number.

Sometimes deemer works wrong and save the game into incorrect folder. So, it can occur that when you load you savegame by deemer, it don't find the save file and don't load it.

When deemer creates the savagame it gives a little bit different name to its folder. The difference consists in changing the SAVEGAME NUMBER.
To understand better look this example with God of war savegame:
while the folder created by your psp will be UCET00844DATA00
the folder created by the deemer will have this name UCET00844_DATA00 or UCET00844DATA01 or UCET00844DATA1 or who knows what?
In this case even if you customize your savegame with the patches the game will not load the changes.

WHAT TO DO?
Modify the folder name CREATED BY DEEMER in order to obtain the same name of the created by PSP folder.
In this way the game will load the data correctly.
Later, when you save your game, deemer will create its folder with the wrong name again...but now that folder contains your right going on in the game! Therefore you have two folders with two sddata.bin: the old one with the corrected name and the new one, just created, with wrong name and the last save. Now if you load the game you will restart from the first savegame not by the second, BECAUSE PSP LOADS ONLY DATA CONTAINED IN THE FOLDER WITH THE CORRECT NAME!!

WHAT TO DO?
So, once you have patched your save (or your last save) with the savegame editor, you have to copy it in the correct folder name, load it then save the game and quit. Now data are in your official savegame so you can go on without deemer. Go in recovery mode, turn off the deemer. Start the game and load your savegame.

enjoy :)

For every question, disturb or disorder.. ask.

20 comments:

  1. I have patched SG deemer but there's no file called saveplain in my PSP folder. Do ya know what's wrong?

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  2. sorry i meant i enabled the SG deemer but there's no file called saveplain in my PSP folder =)

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  3. does this work on 5.00 M33-6 CFW

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  4. Will this work on the game Dissidia: Final Fantasy? I'm planning to convert the Japanese data to the English version once it comes out.

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  5. Where to put those SEPlugin my psp had a
    (MP_Root)
    ISO
    PSP
    and etc.Where to put the files of sgdeemer
    in mproot i already have the SEPLUGIN because i use PS1 game on my psp
    answer please

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  6. i already see my edited character..but problem is,i cant save because of the deemer plugin,i think..but its also because of the deemer plug in that i can see my edited character,ryt?..i changed the name of the save game in the folder created by deemer,but i lose my edited char..and i get a new folder again..man,God knows ive done everything in the tutorial..pls help..its phantasy star portable

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  7. there was also no saveplain folder in the PSP folder. whats wrong?

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  8. when I go to load my game of pes 2009 is in the folder and find saveplain but when I load to see this error:
    Wrong save file!
    what is the problem plis help

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  9. guyz..i have a game save that has the same id number and data number. i overwrite the original game data that the psp created..when i tried to play the game and load the game save..it is corrupted data..what may have caused it?please answer me..i need help..you can email the answer on jhanah86@yahoo.com

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  10. To anyone who can't find SAVEPLAIN file, just start the game of the save file you want to edit, exit, and then see if it's there.

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  11. Okay, now I have the saveplain folder. Exactly how do I edit the values?

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  12. this tutorial is incomplete and hard to understand

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  13. I've been trying to get sgdeemer to work, installed the plugin, enabled it, everything is fine. Did not create the saveplain folder, I loaded up patapon 2, opened my save, resaved, closed, but the file has not been created.

    Using 5.55 Gen-D anyone know a solution?

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  14. I've been trying to get sgdeemer to work, installed the plugin, enabled it, everything is fine. Did not create the saveplain folder, I loaded up patapon 2, opened my save, resaved, closed, but the file has not been created.

    Using 5.55 Gen-D anyone know a solution?

    Damn I wish this site had an e-mail feature.

    Yosho.NIN@gmail.com

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  15. my psp freezes and shuts off after i edit and patch the save game.

    anyone know a solution?

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  16. lol for the people who don't know what to do after you get sddata.bin, you need to hex-edit the unencrypted file, and re-encrypt it.

    hex-editing is not a program itself. you edit the values in a hex editing program(there are loads), and it isn't exactly something you can do after reading a tutorial.

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  17. 1.) YOU HAVE TO ENABLE THE PLUGIN.
    2.) YOU HAVE TO GO IN YOUR GAME, AND SAVE IT.
    THAN YOU HAVE THE DATA IN ms0/PSP/SAVEPLAIN

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  18. Can Any Help Me About My problem i already patch a savegame of GOW When I Load It in game it says no data what should i do but i have saveplain folder and i see the savedata but it says in game no data what should i do plss help

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  19. So what name should I type in when I want to modify the folder namne created by the deemer????

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  20. guys its working on 5.XX something system version...i got psp 3000 5.03MHU and 3.60 CWFenabler..just follow the instruction i gave...-INKY

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