Captain Tsuba Vol. II - Super Striker

[Whipon]

Hi guys!!!.
I have a little problem with Captain Tsubasa Vol.II - Super Striker:
You know, I created a code for it that sets your level to 99 everytime you enter to the sub menu of the status of your character. I just had to change one LDA to a STA:
ABAE 46 62
2BBE 46 => 62 (ROM)

ABB6 B1 91
2BC6 B1 => 91 (ROM)

The code works perfectly in most emulators. But when I tried to enter the sub menu in VNES (a nes emulator for N-Gage and symbian cell phones), it refuses to enter the menu. Obviously is a problem of this especific emulator.
Sadly, VNES is the only emulator for my N-Gage, that runs almost flawlesly the game. I tried YewNES plus, but it has graphic issues with this game.

So I'm looking for an alternative method to set the levels of all my chars to 99 and boost all his stats. There's no RAM addresses to the stats, them are calculated directly from the number of your level.

I tried both with read and write breakpoints at the start of a new game, after entering a password, after finish a match...but everything I tried failed.

All the ram addresses for the game are here

I just need a code (it doesn't mather the amount, I'll hack them directly in to the rom) to set the levels of all my chars to 99.

Thanks in advance.

Whipon.

[ugetab]

Try this out:

ROM Patch:
2BC1 = A9
2BC2 = 62
2BC3 = EA
2BC6 = 91

Original:
2BC1 = 20
2BC2 = 05
2BC3 = AF
2BC6 = B1

[VisitntX]

Try this in VNES: SKUZVLOL

[Whipon]

Thank you very much to both of you for the ultra quick answer.
These are the results:

Ugetab codes: flawlessly. It set all my stats to the max. I'd love to be able to create such codes. I need a bit more of 6502 asm knowledge u_u. You rock for sure . The only problem appears when you use some passwords, and some of your chars doesn't reach the max stats.

VisitntX code: I don't know why, but your code sets my level to 71, but the stats remain in the original values. I must investigate further the way the game calculates the stats.

Anyway, both of you maked my day. I can't stop playing now. And I learned some new tricks. ñ_ñ

C U and thank u!!!.

Whipon.

[ugetab]

I just figured that the emulator was error intolerant in the PPU area, so I removed the routine that was running. No player names on the stat screen, but also no JSR to emulate with bad info. I tried to make a more friendly version than yours for GG, but I think your version is preferable in GG format for those emulators that are compatible.

[Whipon]

I apologize for not testing the code in Vnes first. While the code works perfectly in VirtuaNES in my computer, it doesn't work in Vnes in my N-Gage. It seems the code needs the submenu to work. If you don't enter to the submenu of the stats of your character, It doesn't change anything at all.
To enter to the submenues under the Status option in the main menu you must press the "A" button. None of the sub options under the status option works in Vnes. You can't modify nothing, because the A button doesn't work.
I tried also an unhacked version of the rom (only translated) and the original rom in japanese, but the submenues under status doesn't work at all in Vnes.
The only way to edit your team (swap positions, change formations) is entering in the Team Data menu after someone scores within a match. The "A" button works well in this menu.
Vnes is a very nice emulator, but it has some nasty issues u_u.
Anyway, thanks for the help again . If you can figure any other method, let me know, please n.n.

[ugetab]

ROM Hack:
2000: (9FF0)
A533
9134
C8
A962
9134
60

(2000 = A5339134C8A962913460)

3DBA3: (DB93)
20F09F
EA

(3DBA3 = 20F09FEA)

Original:

2000: (9FF0)
FFFF
FF
FFFF
FFFF

(2000 = FFFFFFFFFFFFFF)

3DBA3: (DB93)
A533
9134

(3DBA3 = A5339134)

[Whipon]

The code is perfect. It sets all your stats to the max from the beginning. I tested it in my N-Gage too.
Thank you very much.

[Whipon]

After playing a bit, I tried to undertand your method, Ugetab. Its very interesting. Here's the asm code:

$9FF0:A5 33     LDA $0033 = #$00
$9FF2:91 34     STA ($34),Y @ $0000 = #$15
$9FF4:C8        INY
$9FF5:A9 62     LDA #$62
$9FF7:91 34     STA ($34),Y @ $0000 = #$15
$9FF9:60        RTS

$DB93:20 F0 9F  JSR $9FF0
$DB96:EA        NOP

It seems you looked for a bunch of FF's in the rom to replace them with your routine. But I can't understand it very well. Can you please, explain a bit your method?. This technique is very usefull, and surelly will be usefull to anyone interested in rom hacking.

Thanks again for your help.

Whipon.

[ugetab]

Original Coding:
$DB93:A5 33 LDA $0033 = #$00
$DB96:91 34 STA ($34),Y @ $0000 = #$15

The set of FFs I found, I'd been planning to use as a last resort. Generally, they appear at the end of the bank, so I scan 8FF0, 9FF0, etc. until I find some to use. I prefer to find unused space in the bank of code I'm changing, but it's not always an option, so I stuck with the 9k range, because it was pretty consistent as being there when testing.

This is the code I replaced with a JSR, so I include it in the routine(The first time I did this sort of reprogramming was with Smash T.V. weapon codes in MAME)
$9FF0:A5 33 LDA $0033 = #$00
$9FF2:91 34 STA ($34),Y @ $0000 = #$15

This portion intercepts the player stat write-in routine, and writes their level in addition to what's been written already. The code at DB93 is fairly similar, but because there's only a specific value to write, I LDA #$62 instead of read an address. Because the above code writes the player's Y=2 stats, I increment Y. Simple tests in FCEUXDSP proved that there weren't any problems occuring, so I deemed it fit to post. Breakpoint 9FF0 on execute in FCEUXDSP to see it in action, with all the variables filled. Because it's a JSR, I can end the routine with just an RTS, and the game continues almost as though there had never been a JSR.
$9FF4:C8 INY
$9FF5:A9 62 LDA #$62
$9FF7:91 34 STA ($34),Y @ $0000 = #$15
$9FF9:60 RTS