What active memory addresses does the PC store it's save game data?

[nfitc1]

I'm doin' research for my new game+ option I mentioned months ago. I need to know what a "fresh" save looks like, but the closest thing I get is the first one inside Reactor 8. Where does the game get the save data from?

 

[Izban]

wouldn't that be all the base data in the kernal.bin so if it where me i would add a little hook or something to the new game + that loaded your end game save and made a temp Kernal.bin that had all the initial data set to your end game stuff but something like this would need to used in conjuction with something like secondadvent's leveling enemys

 

[Bosola]

I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you requesting the memory addresses the game reads from when it produces a savemap?

 

[halkun]

I'm pretty sure It's in Kernel.bin

 

[nfitc1]

*sigh*

No. I'm well aware that the game gets PART of the initial game data from there, but it's not near all the data. I need to know what virtual ACTIVE memory address the game stores all that information at. Where does it retrieve that information from? It's probably scattered throughout.

Akari might know.

 

[Aali]

The OpenGL driver takes the current savemap from 0xDBFD38 (US English 1.02) for the emergency save feature. However, this savemap is usually not updated unless you're at a safe location (save point or world map). Not sure if the initial data is ever written there.

 

[nfitc1]

Hmm. At least it's a place to start. Thanks Aali

EDIT:
That's exactly where I found the data. I was able to build a save game file from it and it passed the CRC check in the game....then crashed utterly. I suppose making a New Game+ app is impossible without modding the executable to allow for starting from the beginning. I saw other potential problems with it, but this was the worse-case, most-likely scenario. I'm officially abandoning the possibility of making a New Game+ app.
Sorry, everyone.