[PSX/PC] Save Editor - Black Chocobo (v1.16)

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All FF7 icons are from Team Avalanche so the colors are the same as in game its just really hard to see on the small icons . If you look a command materias stars in the materia editor you will see they are outlined with a light yellow and filled with a darker yellow, then when activated the star is shaded with the lighter color
 
Hi sithlord48, just wanted to say thanks for the continuous work on Black Chocobo.

It's been a while since I last played FF7 or used BC, so I'm glad to see there's been progress on the PSV/VMP front. I really hope to be able to edit my PSP saves effortlessly.
 
Shame that it (currently) doesn't work for the PS4 edition. I was kinda hoping (used Black Chocobo for years) but examined the files size (even though it's the PC Steam Port) but the files are 10 MB compared to the 64 KB. But fingers crossed for an update!
 
Shame that it (currently) doesn't work for the PS4 edition. I was kinda hoping (used Black Chocobo for years) but examined the files size (even though it's the PC Steam Port) but the files are 10 MB compared to the 64 KB. But fingers crossed for an update!
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yeah idk why sony insists on encrypting that stuff but much like the ps3/ psvita stuff its gonna be upto the ps4 dev community to figure out that format  im just not equipied to do it myself
 
Good.
I've been toying with the idea of doing a "perfect playthrough", not because I really care about getting as many FFs in my savefile as is legitimately possible, but because i intend on writing an extensive section in my walktrough on the PGC (Perfect Game Challenge), and it's important for me to experience what my readers will experience. I was hoping the PS4 save would currently be non-edit-able, as so that I can have a "perfect" save file which is unquestionably legitimate. Afaik, no other platform can claim as such... maybe ios/android? Not that I would even consider buying them, let alone running a perfect playthrough on them (could you imagine lol).
 
i ahve not tried but based on how the encryption works for other parts of the ps4 i would be a little surprised if you can even use the save between accounts on the same ps4
 
Hey just a minor thing,

Realised I hadn't jammed on the piano in the Cloud flashback and spent ages trying to find the right byte in the save file to edit before realising it was in the savemap... (z_36 for reference)

0x02 refers specifically to if you jam on the piano, if you choose the "play a bit" option or whatever it doesn't change. Then after I picked up the elemental materia it changed to 0x06 rather than 0x04. This was before getting Could back so not sure if it makes a difference - I imagine the idea is to add these options to the location tab eventually anyway, just as they weren't there had to do some digging.

Great tool though (y)
 
hi and thank you for that byte Can you check this data is correct on the save map if so i will add it as its now varified.
http://blackchocobo.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?title=Savemap#Save_Memory_Bank_D.2FE (0xEA5 is your offset)

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i tried those values . they seam like they could be correct. i can't find a save of mine that played piano  and some before the flash back show that i have final heaven picked up .. i think these bits could be used for tracking at least two different things in the game. (this does happen) .
 
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Yeah I had a look and the bytes there seem correct too. Interestingly now I'm further on it's become 07 so you could be right that it's also tracking something else, though I have no idea what!   :-[

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Scratch that, if you think of the binary values each bit could well represent the progress of the piano. Since Final Heaven can be retrieved regardless you can always get the value 0001. Assuming you play the piano that gets you 0010, although not sure about 0x04 for the materia since I ended up with 0x06 initally, so 0110 makes sense and then 0111 once I collected Final Heaven, 0x07.

Which means the savemap is right I guess! Just varying combinations of each bit.
 
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Yeah I had a look and the bytes there seem correct too. Interestingly now I'm further on it's become 07 so you could be right that it's also tracking something else, though I have no idea what!   :-[
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you can if your able build from github i have added these with a note that they are possibly used elsewhere. the items are in the fielditem list and the check for if you played piano in the flash back is currently in the test tab  . any other discoveries are welcome.. its mostly progression and the dual use varibles that are left
 
Hi all. Newbie here.

I was just able to download and play FF7 on my Kata M2L cellphone device (Android OS) thru Google Play.

I would like to know if this software will allow me to transfer my saves from my Kata device to my Macbook Air (& vice versa), as I have begun downloading this Crossover software to allow me to install FF7 on my mac air. Thanks in advance.

Sean
 
i don't think you need to do much of anything other them move the saves in to the correct folder the android version is the pc version wrapped in an emulator. You can use black chocobo to do this but i think the current build is not displayed correct on mac os .
 
Thanks for the quick reply man. Please bear with me as I'm not familiar with the term build. Anyway, I would just like to know if it is then possible for me to transfer saves in the correct folders via black chocobo and/or crossover, despite the mac not having the correct "build"displayed.  Thanks again
 
you don't need to use any program to copy your saves from the android version to the pc version the saves are the same.
 
Hi, Sith.  A few updates to the retranslation since the version I have here, which also contains a few errors.  I'll list the changes. This should be final:

Items:

Silence Mask > Mask
Holy Touch[sic in BC] > Holy Torch
203mm Shells[sic in BC] > 203mm Shell
Sylkis Greens [sic in BC] > Silkis Greens
Pipop Nut [sic in BC] > Pipio Nut
Pocket Tissue > Pocket Tissues
1:35 Solider [sic in BC] > 1:35 Soldier
Superalloy Sweeper > Super Sweeper
Silver Barette [sic in BC] > Silver Barrette
Longinus > Holy Lance
Wind Slash > Kazekiri
Marvellous Cheer > Marvelous Cheer [if using American spelling]
Champion Belt > Championship Belt
Thief's Gauntlet > Thieves' Gauntlet

materia

Flame > Fire
Cold > Ice [NOTE that Fire and Ice are now also the Property names. Not Cold and Flame.]
Comet [sic in BC] > Meteorite
Force > Property
Chocobo & Moguri > Chocobo
Deathblow [sic in BC] > Death Blow
Suprise Attack [sic in BC] > Surprise Attack
Consecutive Cut > Multistrike
Slash-All > Strike All
Diving > Aqualung


I will send another post later with further corrections.
 
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sure dan ill update the translation but ikd when it will release with a new version.
 
It's cool.  Here are the final corrections (Some of these apply to both retranslated and original [Marked red] ):

Party:

Runs > Escapes
Chime Hazard > Crime Hazard [both old and young Cloud]
Brand Of Fury > Brand of Fury


Materia:

Added Cut > Added Attack

Skills:

Withdraw > Escape (not to be confused with the materia name, which is Withdraw)
Re-gen > Regen
Dimension > Warp
Meteorite  > Comet (again, the materia is "Meteorite", but the spells are Comet and Cometeor.
Elemental 50% etc > Property
Suprise Attack 20% etc > Surprise Attack
Added Cut > Added Attack
2x Cut > 2x Atk
4x Cut > 4x Atk
Coins > Coin
DeathBlow > Death Blow
Onmi All > Omni All
Diving > Aqualung
Chocobo and Moguri x1 etc > Chocobo
KOTR > KoR
Slash-All > Strike All

Locations:

Beginner's Hall > Beginners' Hall
Upper Junon > Junon (Right)
Lower Junon > Junon (Left)
Corel Valley > Coral Valley
Corel Valley Cave > Coral Valley Cave

Game Progress:

Jesse > Jessie
Countdown timer out > Countdown reached 0.
Talked to Jesse before looking at map > Jessie
Team Avalanche > Avalanche (more than one of these here)
Sick Man > Scruffy Man (retranslated name)
ChruchProgress > Church Progress
DonProgress > Corneo Progress

Other:

SnowBoard > Snowboard
Number steps > Number of steps
Have seen Engmia > Have seen Enigma
Mystery Ninja > Mysterious Ninja

Game Options:

Cursor type - memory > Previous
Cursor type - initial > Default
Camera - initial > Fixed
Camera - memory > Auto

Test Data

Partally checked > Partially checked
Controling the sub > Controlling the sub
Choco Mog > Chocobo summon (retranslated) or Choco/Mog (original)
Ultimate Weapons Hp > Ultima Weapon's HP (retranslated) or Ultimate Weapon's HP (original)
Save Pont > Save Point
 
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Hi, noob here;

I tried to open my mcr save with Black_chocobo but the application crashes everytime I try (picture 1). Since then my ePSXe emulator does not recognize the save (all slots are "empty" as shown (picture 2)). The funny part is I can actually open it safely if Black chocobo isn't on the "team" tab (picture 3 and 4), but crashes as soon as I get onto said tab. The save itself seems to have the right infos (except on the team tab where numbers seem way out of place) I don't know why it suddenly can't be read by the game, can you help me?

 


 
First off be sure your using the newest release of black chocobo. If you are using the newest version and are still having problems please provide me with a copy of the save file you are having problems with and i will see what i can do for you.
 
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