God of War 1 and 2 Save Editor, work in progress

Update:  v0.600 released.
Now supports GoW2

Currently allows modification of:

[spoiler]
God of War 1
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Health
Magic
Rage
Red Orbs
Time Played
Health Bar Extensions
Magic Bar Extensions
Magic Regeneration per Second
Gorgon Eyes
Phoenix Feathers
Muse Keys
Swimming Status (Allows swimming in air)
Currently Selected Spell
Poseidon's Rage Unlocked / Level
Medusa's Gaze Unlocked / Level
Army of Hades Unlocked / Level
Blade of Artemis Unlocked / Level
Poseidon's Trident Acquired
Blades of Chaos Level
Athena's Blades Acquired
Difficulty Level
Costume
Kratos X/Y/Z Co-ordinates
Currently Loaded Levels
Current Camera Angle / WAD Containing Camera Info
Unlock All/Individual Treasures
Reset Save to Beginning

God of War 2
-------------------
Mark Individual Difficulty Levels as Beaten
Mark Individual Challenge Ranks as Achieved
Set Cyclops Eyes as Collection
Health
Magic
Item Bar
Rage
Infinite Health/Magic/Rage
Health Extensions
Magic Extensions
Item Bar Extensions
Time Played (Possible to be negative)
Red Orbs (Possible to be negative)
Magic Regen Per Second
Gorgon Eye
Phoenix Feathers
Cyclops Eyes
Costume
Difficulty
Toggle Bonus Play
Selected Subweapon
BoO/SoD/BH Unlocked / Level
Blades of Athena Level (6 = Starting Godly Blades)
Rage/Amulet/Fleece/Wings Acquired
Urns Acquired/Active (Even in non-Bonus Play)
CR/PR/EH/TB/AQ Level / Acquired / Selected
Kratos X/Y/Z Position
Active Levels Loaded
Current Camera / WAD Containing Camera Data (Very unlikely to be useful)
Force Subweapon Usage Only (Can be unchecked if already forced by game)
Force Kratos Freeze for Cutscene (Can be unchecked if forced by game, softlocks the game if you set when game won't unset it)
Stats - Times Saved (Other stats may be added in at a later date)
Reset Save to Beginning

  [/spoiler]

Downloads at the end of the post. My editor needs the .NET framework v4 installed before it will run.  If it crashes before opening, make sure you have that installed.

 

Step 1 - Get your GoW save to your PC.  Most easily accomplished by backing it up to a USB stick.  Make a backup copy of this, as my tool doesn't.  Changes are permanent.

 

Step 2 - Decrypt your GoW save.  Run the Bruteforce Save Data tool, type in the path to your saves (probably (USBDrive):\PS3\Savedata), select the GoW save, and click "Decrypt PFD", "Decrypt All Files".

 

Step 3 - Run my editor.  Type in the path to one of the data.bin files, or browse for one.  Data00.bin is save slot 1, Data03 is save slot 4, Master.bin contains unlock info for VH / treasures.  Click Open after typing/browsing.  Make your desired changes.  Click Save when satisfied and you can close the editor.

 

Step 4 - Back to the Bruteforce Save Data tool. Click "Encrypt PFD", "Encrypt Decrypted Files".

 

Step 5 - Copy the save back to the PS3.

 

 

 

Downloads:

Wulf's God of War Save Editor - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e0q3guu1c76dwk3/imhZleN9Ok/God%20of%20War%20-%20PS3%20-%20Save%20Editor/WulfGoWEditor.0.600.exe

Microsoft.net framework 4 client profile - http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=17113

Aldo's PS3 Bruteforce Sava Data - http://ps3tools.aldostools.org/BruteforceSaveData.rar

Winrar, to open Aldo's tool - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

 

 

Notes:

If a value turns red, that means it is outside of expected bounds.  Some will work anyway, some will crash the game.   Let me know of any unexpected behaviour and I'll try to resolve it.

Once again, backup your saves before editing them.

The numbers for units on HP, MP, rage, etc. are very odd, indeed.

>Deeb

I see you two are in for another make-out session.

>decimals rather than hex

That would be the first major concern for interface, I'd say.

> odd numbers

42 C8 = 100, according to GoW.  This is ignoring the fact that  42 C8 = 17096, according to math.  So I've got to sit down, put magic to zero and magic regen to the non-zero minimum, then see how the value changes as 1 is slowly added to it.  Should be easy enough to figure out, but until I actually do it I just don't see the logic of those values.

Red Orbs follow a sane system and would take me 5 seconds to convert to decimal, I just haven't yet.  They're not exactly a priority when you can just manually set any of your upgrades to the desired level.

>42C8 as 100

>math says otherwise

Very strange, indeed.

>the logic of the values

It just seems silly to me.

>Red Orbs follow sane system

I imagine petrification build-up and all that is troublesome to analyze in the code.  I have some of the information from the official guide to speed up the studying process (figuring out what the code is saying), but not all the information in concrete.  This study would matter more for GoS, GoW:A and GoWIII.

>not a priority

Right, right, right.

Oh.  A floating point value, because the regen can give it fractional values.  Duh.

 http://www.binaryconvert.com/result_float.html?hexadecimal=42C80000

Wulf: >values

Lovely.  Also, tyrhhjy whipped up a 25 minute mod-based run (short of just loading himself to the end).

>updated picture

I see.

>MP with 4 extensions

>175

"What treachery is this?" - Kratos

Just giving yourself less than the MAX while having all the 'extensions' checked off so they'll be HP/MP chests instead?

>regen per second

>2048

As in 2,048 units per second out of the 175 you have selected?

NOTE: Where is BoC/AB in all this?  I know why BotG isn't there, just not those two.

Deeb: >something

Maybe.

>25 minute mod-run

I'll have to check that out.

>4*25 = 75

You start off with 0 magic.  When you get Poseidon's rage, you get a free extension.

>2048 regen per second

Yes.  Kratos's magic bar doesn't lower at all when the number is sufficiently high.

Extensions and eyes/feathers are tracked separately.  You can have more eyes/feathers/keys than are allowed by the game without a problem.  Granting extensions above 4 health or 5 magic causes... oddities.

I think I'll add some logic to check if the values make sense.  I won't specifically disallow them, but I'll highlight them red if they're outside of expected bounds.

Edit:  Screenshot updated.  A bit more testing, then it should be ready for a limited release.  I haven't bothered to program in the PS3 profile encryption/decryption, so at this point you still need some sort of de/encryptor.  I'll write up a quick tut with release.

>0 magic

Silly.  It's still 200 units.

>free extension

To 100.

>sufficiently high

High enough to outpace casting costs.

>extensions beyond normal limit

>problems

I'm sure.  I was more curious about having the chests turn to HP/MP while not actually having any extensions.

>screenshot

 Looking good.  What's "Misc" intended for?  Infinite Jumps and other such antics?

>200 units

Hmm?  Not sure I follow.  Are you saying that with 3 earned extensions and the free PR extension, the math should work out to 200 units?  I suppose it's possible that the behind-the-scenes math doesn't work out as we'd expect, but I'm going to assume I'm just misunderstanding you here.

>Misc

Currently, nothing is in Misc.

Misc is my dreamland playground.  It will contain such magical things as:

Current in-game timer

Button to make everything turn red for no goddamn reason

Kratos Co-ords

Current level

Possess Boat Captain's Key

Port of Athens Level Data

--Reset Level Data

--Entities

----Save Point

------X/Y/Z co-ords

------Size

----Legionnaire #1

------X/Y/Z co-ords

------Size

------Health

----That stupid box

------Broken/Unbroken

----Elevator

-----Up/Down

Whatever I can fit in within reason, assuming all of that data follows a pattern that I can figure out.  I've touched most of it already, just not sure if it'll be easy to automate instead of modifying by hand where I can react to how it looks.

Edit:  Interesting sidenote, if health and magic are set to "infinite" (An actual value possible, not just cheating to get it really high), then Kratos takes no damage and does not flinch when hit.  However, he is unable to perform any offensive actions and thus gets stuck incredibly often.  This status also appears to get lost at random, but playing this way is too annoying to bother figuring out why.

Youtube demo:

http://youtu.be/J_U4Gt7GrF4

>free PR extension

That just defaults to the starting amount (100 units).  Each extension is 25 units.  The MAX bar (four extensions) being 200 units.  It was just curious to see 175 units for MP with four extensions (I suppose you're saying '1 extension' includes this first case to activate MP at all, so five extensions would then be needed for true MAX).  I'd had questions based on that.  In the video, you set your HP to 1 unit.  Is that a cap or just a starting point with the actual HP limitations left to number of extensions?  The previous question was more interested in the idea of leaving us with base units to work with, but using up all extensions so the chests (in GoW1) would be HP/MP types instead (despite not having extensions in reality).  Fooling the game.

>nothing in misc

>planned for 'various'

Not for the likes of Infinite MP, Infinite HP, Infinite Jumps, Speed variation for Kratos (or foes), size adjust for Kratos (or foes), visible hit boxes, debug mode, etc.?

>true invincibility takes away hit stun

Curious.  Well-

>and glitches us out

Lovely.  Not unlike previous demonstrations with you needing moves like Apollo's Offensive to get out of the air (on-landing animation wouldn't activate).

>demo

So I've seen. 

> saying '1 extension' includes this first case to activate MP at all, so five extensions would then be needed for true MAX

Indeed.

>cap or just a starting point with

Whatever is entered into the HP field becomes your current HP.  The max HP is determined solely by number of extensions, and will immediately lower current HP to max if it is above.

> using up all extensions so the chests would be HP/MP types instead

Should be do-able by setting eyes/feathers to max with 0 extensions.

>misc

>Not for the likes of Infinite MP, Infinite HP, Infinite Jumps, Speed variation for Kratos (or foes), size adjust for Kratos (or foes), visible hit boxes, debug mode, etc.?

Save editing gives the possibility to enter unexpected values into the existing code.  For most of the above, you would need to modify the code itself.  Whatever of that, and such like it, that is possible will go under misc.

> previous demonstrations with you needing moves like Apollo's Offensive to get out of the air (on-landing animation wouldn't activate).

I believe I've refined my code enough to stop that specific issue from happening.  That was modifying the code itself.  Giving 'infinite' health/mp enters a legitimate but unexpected value into the existing code.  It's difficult to phrase the limitations and features of each method, and they'll vary in every specific example.  My current infinite jumps code affects half the lines of code that it used to.

>indeed

Doesn't do that for HP, I trust.

>not a cap

Pity.

>should be doable

Neat.  For GoW1 that means loads more replenishment in an entry with super potent orbs.  For GoWII and others, lots of EXP for whoever gives a s*** about that.

>would need to modify the code

What a pity.

>current infinite jump bungles less

Progress. 

Save editor can now toggle swimming status, currently loaded WADs, and Kratos's X/Y/Z co-ordinates.

This won't be as convenient as modifying the code, but if somebody has the patience they can jump around and explore all they want.

Misc tab hasn't been fully tested.

>toggle swim

I'm sure AKheon will be overjoyed.

>jump around

"It's the only way to travel!" - Vegetto

NOTE: Saw 'Clash of Gods'.  Trash.  Worse than I thought even going in as negatively as I had done. 

Minor update, .470 didn't differentiate between just beating the game, and beating the game on VH.  Can now unlock those treasures individually if one were so inclined.

My interest in the project is waning now that the big stuff's done.  I think I'll add the ability to modify the playtime of the current save, then get back to some legit playing on my PAIN run so I can move on.

Can you think of anything worth adding before I move on?  Resetting the level data is do-able, but I'm not sure there's a benefit to doing so.  More likely to see use is adding a tab with all the various level variables (captain's key, Desert Gate status, etc), but there are dozens of the damn things and I doubt anybody would bother figuring out how to use them.  I'm not even sure if anybody's used the program once as it is.

>waning

To be expected.

>legit PAIN

There was a run still going?

>worth adding

Within reason? Not especially.

>used the program

Not I.  Not yet. 

> run ongoing

Yes.  As I recall, midway through the run I got interested in how the spawn trigger for the Desert Kings worked, since it wasn't obvious when editing the WAD file itself.  Yada yada yada, installed debug firmware, decrypted/modified/re-encrypted the game's executable, wrote a save editor....  And never actually gave another second's thought to the desert king spawn trigger.

...As mentioned before, I have focus issues.

Or it was all a clever ruse to avoid adding to your backlog of runs to review.  Because I'm considerate like that.

>focus issues

Don't we all?

>avoiding the adding of runs to my backlog of evaluations

How very considerate. 

New version released.  Allows reseting of save to very beginning of game, and can modify Time Played.

This now gives anybody the ability to start with 0 seconds played immediately after the opening FMV with any difficulty setting, costume, or equipment (and more).

>without the finer qualities

Bah. 

I'm spending more time converting my sloppy code to proper code than I am actually working on the editing portions of the editor.

Not that I couldn't just leave it sloppy, but if I'm gonna add 3 more games to this editor after GoW2 works then I probably want to be working from a decent base.

It had been a while since I'd done any real programming, so there's a lot of spots where I kept hacking at the code until it worked instead of taking a step back and just doing it right from the start.

>dressing up the code

Looking to score a sugar daddy?

>hacking at it

Crude, but effective.  A place to start, I suppose. Though, it does sometimes create more work in the end. 

You spoil us.

Quite so. Especially with things which I'm sure are useful, but I can't comprehend why.

I'm like Santa, without all the breaking and entering or child grooming.

How boring. Though I do question why I see so many hentais involving Santa. He's not very pretty.

>useful things with no use

PAIN+ Dairy Bastard Challenge of the Gods run.  Make it happen.

>Sexy Santa

It's to do with all the stocking stuffing.

Hotel: >can't see the use

Something come to mind quickly.  With GoW1:

-NG+

-NG VH DB PAIN

-NG VH Tyco PAIN

-NG/NG+ (AB instead of BoC) 

-Potentially 'BotG' outside Ares2

-Teleporting around levels and starting a 'game' at exact points (sort of a chapter select)

Regarding GoWII:

-NG+ with NER conditions (allowing GKPAIN+ to be with NER conditions like a proper PAIN variant should be)

-NG with all tools minus the NG+ extra benefits (BoO drain as refill, MAX extensions, Urns available, etc.)

-NG costume runs (like NG VH GKPAIN+) 

-Costumes in the Arena/Challenges *potentially*

-Having relics from the start (rather than having to progress) in a run *as an option*

-'Chapter Select'

These things besides a fresh save (corruption or whatever robbing you of what you had) being able to go straight into challenge runs.  No need to beat non-VH (to unlock it for VH challenge runs), then VH NUR to set-up NG+ NUR run variants.  No need to collect junk or do Challenges again to get costumes/urns.  That sort of thing.  Convenience.

>not very pretty

He's got the moves and the bulk in the right places to give the girls all the jollies and cheer they can handle.  Be they naughty or nice.

Wulf: >stocking stuffing

Quite.

>PAIN DB CotG

Ah, yes.  Costumes for the Challenges in GoW1.  DB shouldn't be an issue outside maybe CotG9.  CotG2 should have enough instant kill options to make up for the weak damage/collisions, but it would be rough.  Spells would help as they won't be affected negatively (AoH to the rescue), but infinite use would be cheap *and PAIN says no to all that*.  To be PAIN though, you would have to set the AB down to lvl1 BoC as well.  That might make CotG9 undoable by default.  CotG2 would likely become a real test of might too.  CotG8 to a lesser extent, I suppose.

-Potentially 'BotG' outside Ares2

Isn't the point to make the game MORE challenging?

-Teleporting around levels and starting a 'game' at exact points (sort of a chapter select)

Ah. Wonderful for testing, I'd imagine.

-NG+ with NER conditions<

Sweet.

-Costumes in the Arena/Challenges *potentially*

I can't say I've ever cared for costumes in any game ever.

He's got the moves and the bulk in the right places to give the girls all the jollies and cheer they can handle.

Perhaps, but it's not that fun to watch.

> Point, hard, MOAR HARD

The point is to create a tool.  Some will use it for good, some will use it for evil, some will use it to attach a virus to so they can hack into the PC's webcam in the hopes of seeing naked schoolgirls even if they have to sift through 999 feeds of GMG sexually assaulting an inflatable goat to do it.

If 1000 people download the editor to cheat, then maybe 5 of those 1000 will use it to do something interesting.  And I'm ok with that.  I've already had one guy message me saying that he bought the God of War Saga purely because of my editor.  Probably not the type of guy that would get into challenge runs, but hey, you never know.  More casuals in the grinder means more vets separated from the chaff.

>Not fun to watch

I won't judge your fetishes if you won't judge mine.

Unless not being judged is a fetish of yours.   Count me out of that one.

Hotel: >point is challenge

The point is doing fun things.  Challenges are fun.  Some of which are not possible due to restrictions.  Joke runs can be fun too (for novelty).  Using BotG on Easy with Tyco/Armor to one-shot everyone (more so with RotG) would be quite amusing to someone fresh out of even a H DB PAIN run (nevermind VH DB PAIN).  Also, using BotG only (if workable with the restrictions put on us through the usage in Ares2), might be a big challenge for staying alive if at all possible.  It's very likely we would be stuck at all navigation/platforming sections (in need of the infinite double jump and/or swimming activation hack among other things).

>wonderful for testing

It would certainly have its uses.

>costumes

A means to an end. Want a glass cannon?  Nerf tank?  Pure challenge attire?  You have to go through these things first.  Can't just assign the values/percentiles.

>not that fun to watch

Doesn't sound like Old Saint Nick's problem.

Wulf: >good and evil

How dramatic.

>inflatable goat

"Your mother, Trebek." - Sean Connery

>probably not

Almost certainly not.

>more vets seperated from the casuals

Suits me.

>won't judge

But I will.

>count me out

Second. 

Random update:  Mind = blown.

Two of the values in the Master.bin for GoW1 that I could never figure out are probably for having beaten Easy/normal difficulty.  This occurred to me while I was pondering why beating VH wouldn't count as having beaten hard.  It's not tracking the unlocks, it's tracking the difficulties beaten.

I stare at way too many numbers so the obvious answers sometimes escape me.  Also, I'll consider it a self-fellating compliment that it took so long for me to consider the possibility that Easy and Normal difficulties existed and could be tracked separately.

GoW2, any missed treasures?  The gap confuses me, but nothing seems to unlock when I set the ???s.

A2 - Treasures
  01 - Collect 20 Cyclops Eyes
A3 - Treasures
  01 - Beat Easy
  02 - Beat Normal
  04 - Beat Hard
  08 - Beat Very Hard
  10 - ???
  20 - ???
  40 - Achieve God Ranking in Challenge Mode
  80 - Achieve Titan Ranking in Challenge Mode

>God and Titan ranks

Mortal and Spartan ranks for CotT? 

I've already had one guy message me saying that he bought the God of War Saga purely because of my editor.

He's going to be waiting outside your house in a week or so. Then he'll kill you and have sex with your skull.

Unless not being judged is a fetish of yours.

I'm not sure how I'd know one way or the other.

Me: Dude!! Dude!...that old lady over there...I think she's not judging me!

Bro: How do you know?

Me: Well she's looking at a grocery list or something. She's clearly not looking at me. Which means she's not judging me.

Bro: Ooooookay....

Me: Oh, I'm so hard right now...

The point is doing fun things.

Fun? What is this blasphemy?

>won't judge

But I will.

If you don't want me hot and bothered, this is likely for the best.

> kill you and have sex with your skull.

Ah, to be young and in love again....

> blasphemic fun

Fun is that stuff you have while pretending to do SIRIUS BIZNESS.

> hot and bothered, do not want

...I may have the wrong impression about this forum, but I thought it was an erotic M4MMM personals site where everybody roleplayed that they like some game called "God of War".  Was I mistaken, or will I now be punished for breaking character?  

Plz answer quickly, the peanut butter is drying out.

Wulf: >you'd think

You would have to. Remembering such garbage doesn't much seem worth the effort though.

>punished

Depends how long I'm kept waiting outside. 

Hotel: >waiting

How patient.  I expected home invasion.

>hard

I don't understand.  Explain further.  Sensually.

>blasphemy

Madness, even?

>for the best

As expected of GMG, yes?