Yo Kai Watch 1 (Switch) - Intro Replacement Mod

[lyric hollow]

main specs that most people normally want to know: 32 gigs of ram Rtx 3080 and lastly a 13900k.

[unreal summit]

YOOOOO

we got similar pcs thats awesome

[lyric hollow]

very

lol

[unreal summit]

yeah no citra will dump shit in a flash

citra is very gpu tied

speed relies on cpu

[lyric hollow]

fair

[unreal summit]

emulation

but yet when ryujinx tries to dump a 4gb ykw 1 switch romfs

it takes 10 minutes

[lyric hollow]

xD

[unreal summit]

yeah the file system is different

but ryujinx slow

[lyric hollow]

well tbf switch games are well. different

[unreal summit]

as someone who tried to mod the intro for the switch version with karameru, i can confirm

[lyric hollow]

doesn't even dump ykw1 at all on steam deck

[unreal summit]

poor english mod devs couldnt even open like half the files 😭

[unreal summit]

LMFAO

the emudeck... i wouldve wanted one if my switch werent modded

dolphin on switch goes crazy

nintendo switch online who?

[lyric hollow]

it get's stuck on the first file for 3 hours straight

not joking.

[unreal summit]

wtaf

[lyric hollow]

like it runs the game fine

[unreal summit]

all that ps4 like power and it cant even dump a romfs 💀

[lyric hollow]

just won't dump files for it's life

[unreal summit]

oh yeah its a steam deck it will

i always wanted to feel one for myself

[lyric hollow]

it feels good

love the weight it has

and grip

i posted a yt video of pokemon playing on it

300+ views now iirc

working on a yo-kai watch video next

ykw4++ on steam deck

330 views... wow

[unreal summit]

alr i wont work on this project until tmrw because of all the work i have to do ecks dee

i hat e schol

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow @vast lynx progress is gong good so far

however ive hit a roadblock

[lyric hollow]

Oof

What is it?

Something wrong with the arm assembly theory?

[unreal summit]

im at school

dont have my switch with me

[lyric hollow]

xD

[unreal summit]

plus uh

i might need devkeys

or something

[lyric hollow]

What

[unreal summit]

idk if you can dump those from a regular switch

[lyric hollow]

Oh... no...

[unreal summit]

but nstool might need them, though it says prod keys is mostly required

[lyric hollow]

No dev keys L

Jokes aside

[lyric hollow]

Yep

As I thought

[unreal summit]

i mean again

like

the txt error said no prod keys

said NOTHING about dev keys

i can just do a fresh key dump of prod keys

sable was helping me w a lot of this today

Keys from dev.keys will always be loaded as dev keys. Dev keys may also be loaded from prod.keys, allowing both key sets to be in the same file. Because both key sets use the same key sources, only a small number of root keys are needed to derive each set.

Key names that have _dev after the main key name but before the key index will be loaded as dev keys.

e.g. (Not actual keys)

[lyric hollow]

Mhm

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow quick question

do you know how to dump the switch firmware

[vast lynx]

Doesn't a NAND dump do that? And doesn't the guide make you do that?

Or do you want it in one of those firmware zip files

Because then idk

Probably extracted directly from console storage or smth

[unreal summit]

yeah

i wanna keep my ryujinx firmware up to date

i think goldleaf had an option? or im schizo

[lyric hollow]

Iirc hekate allows you to do so

[vast lynx]

That's a NAND backup, isn't it?

Or am I supremely dumb

[unreal summit]

Mr 3DS learns about the switch

nand backups you can do w hekate, but firmware dumps im not so sure

oh wait nvm

@lyric hollow you use tegraexplorer

[lyric hollow]

oh wait firmware dumps, sorry i read that wrong

[unreal summit]

yah lmao

nand dumps are as big as 32gb

it dumps the entire system storage

[lyric hollow]

use tegraexplorer

lol

[unreal summit]

it sucks balls but its supposed to

its literally not even a switch program

[lyric hollow]

lol

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow i have aquired dev keys

thanks to lockpick rcm

[unreal summit]

Taking a break from projects this week: I will resume this in my free time however.

I got projects n shit to work on

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow @vast lynx ive been thinking

since im on the english dev mod team

and once i decompile the code today

imagine the shit i could potentially give the project

maybe custom timing :O

[lyric hollow]

true

[unreal summit]

for now tho im gonna halt any other projects i have bc i rly wanna focus on this one

No Why Watch and MMP will be paused

[lyric hollow]

no why watch?

[unreal summit]

rename for yo kys watch

aka the crappy rewrite

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow @vast lynx in the process of reverse engineering the main file

since i now have prod and dev keys i can use the decompiler

[unreal summit]

progress is halted for now, having some issues

[lyric hollow]

what type?

[unreal summit]

i have to wait for the next school day + free period i have w sable bc i genuintely do not know what to do next

[unreal summit]

project is resuming xd

[unreal summit]

Yo Kai Watch 1 (Switch) - Intro Replacement Mod + Custom Timing

[lyric hollow]

@unreal summit so, how's the custom timing stuff going?

[unreal summit]

im gonna work on it today, but finals are coming up

so it might be a bit slower

[unreal summit]

realized i had to transfer the romfs over as well

💀💀💀

[unreal summit]

as of now this project will be on hold again

im sick

plus i have a smash tourney to practice for

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx @lyric hollow im gonna decompile it tmrw most likely

as of now though, im gonna see if ghidra has any options, as i found a tool that lets ghidra view switch extensions

so maybe if it reads the exefs im in luck

getting somewhere

hmmmm

get watch rank...

hmmm

interesting...

[lyric hollow]

ooooo

[unreal summit]

so i did some digging

yknow the quests that you need to like

upgrade your watch rank

[lyric hollow]

yeah

[unreal summit]

if i know what to do exactly

[lyric hollow]

you found a way to edit it

[unreal summit]

i could potentially make the quest to upgrade to rank d

to rank S

like in one try

[lyric hollow]

daaaamn

[unreal summit]

HOWEVER i have not found a value that is for the opening

or i have

ie

idek

[lyric hollow]

hm

[unreal summit]

this controls the graphics im p sure

[lyric hollow]

well i would like to remind you

"devs change things to throw you off the scent"

[unreal summit]

this i dont know either

[unreal summit]

oh no yeah i def know that

[lyric hollow]

it was a reminder

check for code names

[unreal summit]

i know the filename for the opening is yw1_op

i havent even decompiled the code yet, so i dont really know exactly what is there

im only able to view it

nstool on lubuntu will probably do the trick once its finished

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow

bad news

nstool cant extract nso files

SO im gonna decompile the code with ghidra if i can

on windows

and hopefully change it there

[lyric hollow]

Rip

[unreal summit]

yeah 😭😭😭😭

but im determined im not going to give this up

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow

decompiling code

[lyric hollow]

Yoooo

Sick!

I'm just sitting back enjoying a hiatus xD

At a bar by the water

[unreal summit]

enjoy brah

you deserve it

in other words i found the bike thingy

[lyric hollow]

After this month? Hell to the fucking yeah I do

XD

[unreal summit]

i could make ykw1 harder by disabling the bike for the entirety of the game LMAO

[lyric hollow]

Oooo

[lyric hollow]

Just thought of a perfect idea

[unreal summit]

now that i think about it

how do people make those kaizo rom hacks

for the 3ds at least

[lyric hollow]

Yk how woganog has a yo-kaizo rom hack? Well he did it only by using mostly albatross and other tools

YOU could now update said mod and make it even harder

Perhaps yo-kaizo watch 2 +

XD

[unreal summit]

ah i see

[lyric hollow]

@vast lynx could also have you update the mod directly :3 (not to mention with longer terror time, no bike and much more that could be the perfect Kaizo hack)

[unreal summit]

i think these are npc cycles???

[lyric hollow]

Ye

Familiar looking

Tbh

[unreal summit]

itll just be another game of searching then i guess

i doubt in the code theres "intro start" lmao

ill try and search for codenames

[lyric hollow]

Ehhh

[unreal summit]

also for some reason theres "fun values"

undertale moment

[lyric hollow]

Btw, could you send me the stuff you've used to get this far? Lol

[unreal summit]

@eager hinge i got ghidra to decompile

[lyric hollow]

thinking about this has gotten me to realize you could help with something probably

[unreal summit]

we dont need lubuntu

or nstool

[unreal summit]

yah ill upload it in tools

not rn tho bc train wifi is ass\

when i get to my aunts new house i will

ironic how we are both on vacations

[lyric hollow]

Kk

Ikr

[unreal summit]

im going to maryland to see my aunts new house, and youre living the life in paradise or whatever

[lyric hollow]

WATER!!!

[lyric hollow]

XD

[unreal summit]

hide that from ign ples

[lyric hollow]

Heh 💀

[lyric hollow]

Ain't IGN a news outlet?

[unreal summit]

the joke is that ign gave pokemon omega ruby a 7/10 because of "too much water"

[lyric hollow]

LOL

I did not get that at all

XD

Lack of context of the Pokémon game tbh...

Anyway I wanna dm you something rq

[unreal summit]

grahhhh

[unreal summit]

i deadass dont know where to look

ive been tryna find this value for ages

[lyric hollow]

That isn't good

[unreal summit]

theres a ton of code

maybe i should look up a key value?

movie, audio,

like here too

and now code aint decompiling

im pressing d 😭

i might as well wait when im home

@lyric hollow idk why it aint decompiling anymore, so ill just use my home pc

[lyric hollow]

daaamn

[unreal summit]

yeah no the d key isnt doing shit anymore

probably bc im on my school laptop

but it worked b4 and this thing is fast

[unreal summit]

or maybe its taking ages idk

still i wonder what this could be

ah ok so maybe its the FUNCTIONS

itll only decompile functions

i see

@lyric hollow romfs reference???

[vast lynx]

That is indeed a romfs reference

Which actually means

We can swap stuff

Omg

@lyric hollow

We can swap files that get loaded without knowing ASM

[unreal summit]

thing is tho

how would this benefit us?

[vast lynx]

If it calls to a menu file, we can make it call a different one etc

[unreal summit]

FUN_71003559b0(param_1,lVar3,"data/menu/loading.xa",0,0,"Stationary",0);
lVar8 = param_1[0x5c4];
plStack_88 = param_1 + 0x117;

[unreal summit]

a menu file being the loading screen?

but couldnt we just edit the romfs to make a different loading screen?

[vast lynx]

I just mean in general

If it calls other romfs files

[unreal summit]

and im also tryna find the value that makes the intro 54 minutes remember

[vast lynx]

Wait what's in loading.xa? Is it that loading text that appears in the corner?

[vast lynx]

54 minutes

[unreal summit]

SECONDS

sDIOJ:VSNCJXKVLJXCKMV

[vast lynx]

Try searching for intro or opening

[unreal summit]

im opening kurrimu2 gimme a sec

[vast lynx]

Maybe start

Or uh

End?

intro_end

introEnd

[unreal summit]

unrelated

but sigpatches

[vast lynx]

why tf does my audioplayer plugin put a play bar below the zip file

[unreal summit]

LMFAO

[vast lynx]

Wait it's a person talking wtf

I SWEAR that just said "just dance"

[unreal summit]

bro this is ams sigpatches

for atmosphere

not lost media nickelodeon type shit

[vast lynx]

Ok reloaded discord it's fixed

I wonder what server the just dance came from

[unreal summit]

GRAHHHH

I NEED

.NET

TO OPEN KUYRRI MU 2

[vast lynx]

THEN GET

.NET

TO OPEN KRUJFFJKEEK 2

[unreal summit]

IM DOWNLADIJNG IT

[vast lynx]

GOOD JOB

[vast lynx]

THAT WILL NOT WORK

[unreal summit]

im signlehadeldy turning my college laptop into a doing machien

[vast lynx]

YOU NEED .NET CORE

NVNDKFNFWJDNFFNS

(I think)

[unreal summit]

BRUH

I THOUGHT THAT WAS NET CORE

NO

.klwiojrsdfjk

[lyric hollow]

Oh ok

[vast lynx]

We still need to write a code patch, but we simply copy the existing code and edit the directory

[lyric hollow]

WAIT IS IT HAPPENING?

Did you figure out the intro?!?!

[unreal summit]

i need fkn

[vast lynx]

No not yet

[unreal summit]

net core

but kurrimu2 aint downloading

[vast lynx]

But it's close to happening

[vast lynx]

wha

[lyric hollow]

Ooooo

[vast lynx]

I thought you had Kuriimu2 lol

[unreal summit]

yeah no kuriimu2 is like

[unreal summit]

remember im in maryland

on my school computer

not my main pc

[lyric hollow]

Works for me what exactly is being edited?!?!

[unreal summit]

im tryna open the loading.xa file to test if my theory was correct

since kukki cant open switch textures

[lyric hollow]

Hmmm

[unreal summit]

does anyone have a link to net.core

[lyric hollow]

Send the .xa maybe?

Even though last time I checked kurrimu2 didn't even open .xa

[unreal summit]

wait nvm

i found it

[lyric hollow]

Lol

[unreal summit]

( i extracted the xi from the xa file)

[lyric hollow]

Ah ok

[unreal summit]

maybe this controls what size the loading screen is???

[vast lynx]

Finally found it
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/3.1

[lyric hollow]

XD

[unreal summit]

LMAO

i already got it

[vast lynx]

It's out of support apparently so it stopped appearing

[unreal summit]

[vast lynx]

Oh lol

[lyric hollow]

...

[unreal summit]

that makes sense

goofy ass kurrimu2 using an out of service program

[lyric hollow]

Was probably in service during development of the tool

[vast lynx]

Kuriimu2 update when 😭 😭 😭

[unreal summit]

....

god dammit

[vast lynx]

Remember you can't say the name

Of the certain piracy tool

[lyric hollow]

what name

hmmmmm

[vast lynx]

[unreal summit]

I ALREADY INSTALLED IT WHAT DO YOU WANT

[lyric hollow]

WHAT PIRACY TOOL AHHHHHHHHHHH

LLOOOOOOL

[vast lynx]

It doesn't open the link half the time

[lyric hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/champoy-el-risitas-kek-issou-etu-gif-17837830

[unreal summit]

IT LITERALLY ISNT GIVING ME ANY LINK

[vast lynx]

Restart PC

[unreal summit]

GRAHHHHHHH

[lyric hollow]

Kuriimu2 be like

[unreal summit]

fuck it

ill wait until i get home

in the meantime

back to the code

hmmm

[vast lynx]

Wait you should search mov

Or movie

That'll definitely let you find it

[lyric hollow]

ur using Ghidra to decompile correct?

if so then i'll download that and try and search up stuff.

[vast lynx]

Also @unreal summit can you put the settings you used to decompile it here

I want to know

[unreal summit]

yeah thatd be awesome

ill send the exefs files

[vast lynx]

All ik is you used ARMv8 because I told you to

[unreal summit]

wrong

i didnt

[lyric hollow]

if you think about it a lot of games (at least in my experience) use .mov or .mp4 🤔

[vast lynx]

Wait it's not armv8

Isn't it 9?

[unreal summit]

nope

nope

[vast lynx]

Hmm

[unreal summit]

i used a custom build of ghidra

[vast lynx]

Oh cool

[unreal summit]

that opens switch nso files natively

[lyric hollow]

you don't need to use Linux anymore apparently

L for linux...

[vast lynx]

I just found this
https://github.com/Stary2001/ghidra-3ds

Omw to use

[unreal summit]

thats not what i used

[vast lynx]

These are technically the game files...

[unreal summit]

however if that works for 3ds

[vast lynx]

Ik

You use switch lol

I'm just noting that down for myslef

And I'll try it

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow it would be helpful if you looked too bc im technically on vacation as well

ill give you the custom build

[lyric hollow]

👍

[unreal summit]

basically what you wann do

[vast lynx]

I would look if I owned the damn game and a modded switch 😭 😭 😭

[unreal summit]

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_10.2.2_build

@lyric hollow download this

its an old build of ghidra but thatll be important

[lyric hollow]

alrighty

[unreal summit]

then download this

dont do anything with it, just keep it in your downloads

also you need java installed on your computer

[lyric hollow]

already do

[unreal summit]

ok cool

[lyric hollow]

1 i play mc java. two i've done virus development in the past with it

[unreal summit]

then once ghidra is open

file - install extensions

[lyric hollow]

then install the switch loader

[unreal summit]

and then

click the plus

[lyric hollow]

alright

[unreal summit]

click on the zip or rar of switchloader

restart ghidra

open the main file

and it should look like this

ignore the destination file name laready exists

[lyric hollow]

alr

and then it should start decomping. correct?

[unreal summit]

well youll open it

itll say anaylze

use switch ipc analyzer

and itll take a bit

[lyric hollow]

fair and expected

[unreal summit]

the functions in the symbol tree will be able to be opened in the decompiler

[lyric hollow]

and then the hunt will begin

[unreal summit]

precisely

and you have more experience than i do with this

so chances are you have a better shot

[lyric hollow]

btw

they're a lot of different video file formats. best to search up every single one

[unreal summit]

i mean it just uses mp4

for the anme cutscenes

[lyric hollow]

hm

[unreal summit]

this doesnt result in anything

[lyric hollow]

yuv?

(raw video format)

[vast lynx]

It does?

[vast lynx]

Try searching for the song file name

[lyric hollow]

and that is? lol

[vast lynx]

It's a .ayb file I think? Idk switch formats lmfao

[lyric hollow]

.purapura file when

[unreal summit]

you can then export the files to C+

[vast lynx]

Thadd should know, he made this very mod

[unreal summit]

i think thats how you'd edit them

[unreal summit]

well its yw1_op

[lyric hollow]

ofc

[vast lynx]

That's not how you edit

The C is inaccurate

It's just pasting the decomp code into a file

[lyric hollow]

maybe different for switch

[vast lynx]

And you can't use it for a patch

[vast lynx]

It's not

You can only patch it with ASM

[lyric hollow]

[vast lynx]

😭

[lyric hollow]

[unreal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/beempa-clan-opinion-angry-birds-red-rage-gif-21519124

[lyric hollow]

seriously though

kinda wondering how switch development kits will run with this kinda stuff

ordering one

nintendo probs gonna complain at me

[unreal summit]

now it wont fkn decompile anything

[lyric hollow]

💀

[unreal summit]

its just stuck on fun_710052f530

[vast lynx]

Just wait

Decompilation takes time

[lyric hollow]

true

[vast lynx]

And also the correct term is "disassembling"

[unreal summit]

it aint decompiling tho

OR i couldve decompiled the whole main file

[lyric hollow]

i love skyline for pc

[vast lynx]

OHHHHH THATS WHY IT LOOKED SO READABLE

You're looking at the C++

Or it's C idk

[unreal summit]

its decompiled

[lyric hollow]

wait

do you think perhaps the fps limiter will be able to be removed for ykw4++ using this ?!?!

[vast lynx]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"Decoder"???????????????

THE DECODING

WE CAN YOINK (ykw reference) LEVEL5'S CODE TO READ THEIR OWN FILES

[unreal summit]

shit aint decompiling tho for me

maybe i pressed d too much

[lyric hollow]

so probably at least 60fps ykw4++ coming soon

[vast lynx]

JFJJGKEJENFNELDMHMELQMGNWKFNDKSNFDJDJSJSI

[lyric hollow]

when there own code backfires

[unreal summit]

how so?

also @lyric hollow

this is what youll be using for analysis

[lyric hollow]

alright

[unreal summit]

idk what the other checked things do so i left them

since im so clueless with code

[lyric hollow]

my computer is taking it's sweet ass time :p

smh

[unreal summit]

my microsoft surface is fighting for its life here tryna do this lmao

[lyric hollow]

xDDD my vacation laptop is doing the same xD

[unreal summit]

deadass dont know what this means

[unreal summit]

[vast lynx]

You can find what FUN_710024ae40 is by using the symbol tree

Then it'll make more sense

[lyric hollow]

tbh this is a lesson for me

i now know how to not be level5

[unreal summit]

WHAT DOES THIS MEANN

[lyric hollow]

don't let my own games code show people how to edit said code

[vast lynx]

USE THE SYMBOL TREE

[unreal summit]

I BAVE BEEN

I HAVE BEEN

I CLICKED ON THE SYMBOL TREE

[vast lynx]

When you finish your game, disassemble it and see how much of your own code matches up

[unreal summit]

IT JUST REDIRECTS ME TO THE THING

[vast lynx]

PRESS THE +

[unreal summit]

that still dont do nothing

i cant understand any of this

sdfoajsvnkcxzmv,xckzvcx

[vast lynx]

OH

OK

THAT IS SAD

THIS IS UNFORTUNATE

[lyric hollow]

i'll make it super fucking annoying to read

how about that

[unreal summit]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[lyric hollow]

proceeds to encrypt everything and make it all into a new format

[unreal summit]

WHERES THE DAMN INTRO

@lyric hollow im taking a break for now

[lyric hollow]

xD

this is killing you ain't it

[unreal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/beempa-clan-opinion-angry-birds-red-rage-gif-21519124

this is literally me

[lyric hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/sml-brooklyn-guy-i-heard-somebody-wanted-to-get-shot-shot-gun-gif-23880737

https://tenor.com/view/kirby-gun-gif-25725458

[unreal summit]

deadass me

you know more abt this than me so once the code is up for you lmk how it goes

im resigning for now lol

[lyric hollow]

well

there is a few chances that the "intro" is codenamed to something completely different

let alone the chances of it being in bits and pieces

[unreal summit]

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT

plot twist: the value was in the romfs all along and we couldnt open it

[lyric hollow]

💀

[unreal summit]

me to my computer

[vast lynx]

[lyric hollow]

me omw to watch yo-kai watch news

[unreal summit]

bro

i dont have my microsd card to usb on vacation

is there any way to add files to switch via usb

the hekate shit aint working

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow any info?

[lyric hollow]

I didn't see much when looking around

[unreal summit]

arghhh

i mean im back from vacation so maybe ill take another looksee

[lyric hollow]

I'll have another look today but that'll be a few hours

[unreal summit]

ah

thank you tho 🙏🙏🙏

[lyric hollow]

Me who's still on vacation

[unreal summit]

deadass gonna blow up level 5 headquarters

[lyric hollow]

[unreal summit]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1063842860673290250/1063896458677461112/Sprite-0006.gif

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow if yr free could you look at the code again?

gonna take another shot at it soon

[lyric hollow]

not free atm sorry

[unreal summit]

no worries

[unreal summit]

SWEARING

@vast lynx @lyric hollow ok so

i converted some of the code

decompiled into C

do any of you know how to read C

[vast lynx]

How many times must I tell you
The C code is inaccurate and you can't use it for anything

[unreal summit]

ah right

there goes my strategy

wait so the decompiled code doesnt mean anything?

i thought itd be easier to read when decompiled

[unreal summit]

heya

gonna have another look at tha code tmrw

[unreal summit]

      FUN_710004b010("yw_sound");
      FUN_710004b010("sy_000");
      FUN_710004b010("yw_bgm");

note to thad:

if it plays the files from there, you should be able to just replace it with what you want and either keep it to play after or delete it for your own files

FUN_7100241b70

@lyric hollow

PROGRESSSSSSS

[lyric hollow]

YUS

[unreal summit]

it lieterally referenced the romfs

the yw a.fa file

[lyric hollow]

💀

[vast lynx]

Well yeah no shit, that's the files of the game 🗿 how else will it read the files without calling them

[unreal summit]

PKSDV:LXCJVKL:CXVc

i got rly excited when i saw that you have no idea

[unreal summit]

just thank @eager hinge personally

[eager hinge]

yes well of course it refernces them but you have to find where

it took a while and most of the code is still referenced as undefined or just not decocmpiled

[unreal summit]

grahhhh

[unreal summit]

idk why tho 💀

[vast lynx]

@unreal summit what did you use to learn ARM assembly (or at least try to)? I can't find any good guides

[unreal summit]

thats the funny thing, i didnt

[vast lynx]

whar

[unreal summit]

switch uses aarch64

actually wait lemme check ghidra again

[vast lynx]

It does? Damn

[unreal summit]

WTF

UPLOAD FIALED

BULLSHIT

there we go

this is what the switch uses

@vast lynx and ghidra converts the code into c so its able to be read

[unreal summit]

thats how i got this

only problem is i cant find that damn value yet

or even edit the code yet

[vast lynx]

Yes but the C code isn't accurate, it can only provide a general outline of what's happening and sometimes it can just be way off the mark
You also can't write a code patch in C so it's barely useful

[unreal summit]

then how would i even edit the code

[vast lynx]

Most reverse engineering guides advise you outright close the tab with C code

[vast lynx]

ARM assembly

Sorry lmao

Not ARM apparently

But yeah ASM nonetheless

[unreal summit]

hmmmmmm

[unreal summit]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/a-small-tutorial-on-asm-hacks-cheats-for-unity-games.606330/

hmmmmm

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-make-60fps-ips-patch-for-nintendo-switch-game-ghidra-tutorial.625675/

@lyric hollow this could be for ykw 4 or ykw 1

[unreal summit]

every day... a little more progress is made

[lyric hollow]

ooooooooooooooo

interesting

[unreal summit]

so if we use that unity method

for extracting the fkn

main

we can open the elf with ghidra

and possibly edit the code

[lyric hollow]

and make it 60fps?

[unreal summit]

no thats different, im talking about to find the intro

that value

[lyric hollow]

hm, well this is surely interesting 🤔

[unreal summit]

the value we so desperately have been hunting for

i aint giving up brag

[lyric hollow]

good

[unreal summit]

and once i find that

im going to blow up level 5 headquarters

[lyric hollow]

lmfao

can i help?

got nothing stopping me

:)

[unreal summit]

yeah PLEASE

[lyric hollow]

i fr know how to make a pipebomb

:p

[unreal summit]

WHAAAAAAT

minecarft in real life !!!!

[lyric hollow]

yeah

i know the recipe, does require a certain size of pvc pipe, and gunpowder access though :3

[unreal summit]

💀

💀 💀 💀 💀 💀

[vast lynx]

Only for Unity

il2cpp only works with Unity

And it says for unity games

[unreal summit]

im talking abt the elf file

[vast lynx]

This isn't entirely true but it's mostly true

[unreal summit]

nx 2 elf

[vast lynx]

Did you not know about that?

[unreal summit]

it just so happens to be with a unity guide

[vast lynx]

With 3DS modding you convert the code.bin to code.elf usually

[unreal summit]

erhem thats 3ds

eitherway just

maybe

maybe if we open the elf with ghidra

itll either be the same

or more readable

[unreal summit]

what if ykw1 uses unity?

it certaintly does look like it

[vast lynx]

It doesn't.

[unreal summit]

[vast lynx]

I'll prove it right now

[unreal summit]

on that note, im curious

what engine DOES ykw 1 use

is it just a game exclusive one

like with what smash bros does

[unreal summit]

?

whuzzat

[vast lynx]

APK Editor (the latest version is DOGSHIT don't download it)

[unreal summit]

bro thats apk

for the mobile port at least

hmmmmm

[vast lynx]

If the game uses Unity, it'll have Unity files
Android and Switch have the same version

[unreal summit]

the mobile and switch port ARE the exact same

alright

thanks for debunking that at least

either way i can at least use some of that

i just dont know asm or how to patch with it

@eager hinge knows a little iirc

god this is so annoying i just want ONE value

lowkey why does the switch have to use asm

[vast lynx]

Do you still not get it 💀 🗿 💀 🗿 💀 🗿 💀 🗿 💀

EVERY DEVICE EVER WILL DECOMPILE INTO ASM

[unreal summit]

wair

hang on

[unreal summit]

no im lost now

[vast lynx]

There's different types of ASM

[unreal summit]

...

wha

yuh oh

[vast lynx]

ARM ASM, x86 ASM etc

Depends on the architecture

[unreal summit]

oh wait but

hang on

x86

dont computers use that?

[vast lynx]

Yes but most use x64 nowadays

[unreal summit]

i mean my computer is x86

[vast lynx]

Is it really 💀

[unreal summit]

p sure

[vast lynx]

So you can't run 64 bit apps?

[unreal summit]

i have a windows 11

[unreal summit]

i can

lol

[vast lynx]

Well then it's x64

[unreal summit]

i have a modern day computer

[vast lynx]

Or x86_64 but ik nothing about that

[unreal summit]

ah

thats it

nvm

[unreal summit]

so basically like

every device

as in every console

???

but from what ive heard, no one codes w asm in this modern day and age

so why does this happen

hmmm

maybe this isnt so black and white

[eager hinge]

x86_64 and x64 are the same thing

[eager hinge]

we've been over this

a code file is just text

it means nothing to the computer

the compiler takes it and converts it to machine code

if you try and decompile machine code you can only decompile it to assembly and convert that to C

[unreal summit]

its still confusing

we cant edit it directly on ghidra and the c code is apparently "innacurate"

[vast lynx]

It's the lowest level language aside from raw binary

It's the raw instructions the device receives

[vast lynx]

Yes because it's a high level language and so you can't get an accurate decomp because it doesn't use proper functions that the PC can read and instead has its own functions

They then get converted to something the PC can read

With lower level languages, less conversion is required, therefore less obfuscation

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx

this is what my directory looks like

i just wanna convert the main to elf brah

i cant even do that 💀

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow heres something sable showed me

https://blog.1a23.com/2023/01/16/reverse-engineering-an-il2cpp-nso-binary-case-study-of-mojipittan-encore/#extract-contents

this could be different but this game is also from japan

while that may not have anything to do with it, maybe the guide will be helpful

Yo Kai Watch 1 (Switch) - Intro Replacement Mod (EXEFS Patching)

[lyric hollow]

maybe

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx

MY THEORY COULDVE BEEN CORRECT

IT COULDVE BEEN IN THE XQ

[unreal summit]

mod is progressingvv

??

me and kingu mightve found out it doesnt need the exefs afterall

[lyric hollow]

don't get your hopes up

lol

[unreal summit]

bringing this thread back

if anyone knows how xq's work please speak now

[vast lynx]

Hi hello hi
Nobody actually knows how they work but I know what some of them do and you can swap blocks of code or whole files to change the function

[unreal summit]

WOGGY NOGGY

OMGIR

when i grt home from work ill send you the xq

[vast lynx]

Usually I can decipher what they do by looking at where it's stored and the file name as well as the function names occasionally

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx

heres the xq and the one translated with xtractquery

basically we think the main theme bgm playing here is in here

we want to get rid of that completely

and have it only play at the title screen

[vast lynx]

So I'm assuming MO1_MAIN_THEME is the song?

@unreal summit holy shit I may be able to extend the time limit from here instead of just getting rid the song

What's the normal length before it automatically goes to the title?

[unreal summit]

OK OK THIS IS HUGE

[unreal summit]

yep

[unreal summit]

so i calculated it

for the SWITCH, the main theme plays at like 30 to 40 seconds in during the intro

bc the intro then goes to an animation w the japanese logo

coinciding w the inro

intro

[vast lynx]

Ok

[unreal summit]

i timed it on a stopwatch but ill time it again tmrw

[vast lynx]

And what's the length of the new intro?

[unreal summit]

well for the swampy marsh one its supposed to be like 58 seconds

but the whole purpose of this mod is to sorta get rid of that to lead way for custom intros that are longer

like it would be more convenient if we just made it like

9999 seconds until the main theme plays in the intro

[vast lynx]

So you can only skip with the button

I like that

[unreal summit]

ye

and when you skip

it plays like normal

once thats done

this 4 month project

will finally close

and i can look into making exefs patches for another mod

as i now know how to tamper with when you get a watch rank

yo kai encounters

possible lighting

Yo Kai Watch 1 (Switch) - Intro Replacement Mod

[vast lynx]

I found a number saying 30 as some sort of parameter before TitleStart and changed it to 9999, tell me if it crashed

You have to convert back

With XtractQuery

[unreal summit]

how do i convert it back

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx :ängry:

[lyric hollow]

@unreal summit hey, any news

?

[unreal summit]

nah, waiting for woganog to tell me how to convert it back

[unreal summit]

nvm i did it

@lyric hollow im gonna try what he did

@vast lynx yeah it doesnmt work lmfao

again, i think a better option would to remove it playing the main theme during the intro

and only have it play once you skip it

bc when the intro DOES end, the title screen music plays

[unreal summit]

@vast lynx

[vast lynx]

👍

[unreal summit]

yeah so idk what we gon do

[unreal summit]

plus i forgot to mention

what do xq's even di?

do?

i found them in the seq folder in the a.fa

bc i hope this is the solution

@vast lynx could you try and do another edit?

also does ykw use x32 or xseq?

[vast lynx]

xseq

Hence why the folder is called seq

[unreal summit]

....

maybe thats why???

hold on

@vast lynx

i kept formatting it to xq32

maybe your thing actually works

[vast lynx]

Actually idk which it uses

[unreal summit]

if i do it to xseq

nah but ill try that

thats a good idea

[vast lynx]

Just literally do it without specifying, it does it automatically iirc

It can detect

Or at least, I think so

[unreal summit]

im talking abt replacing it in karameru

[vast lynx]

Ik

[unreal summit]

it doesnt detect shit

itll replace any file w anything

thats still more hope tho

to try it

@vast lynx or what if i just got rid of the call function

maybe it wouldnt call the title bgm at all?

and then only play it when you skip itv

[vast lynx]

Stop worrying about the BGM

That's not what's important here

[unreal summit]

that's literally what the main cause is rn

[vast lynx]

How do you even know that 🗿

[unreal summit]

to not have the main theme play over the inteo

intro

thats the main issue at hand

[vast lynx]

It's a .xq file

It's a script

There's gonna be a pre-set timer somewhere

[unreal summit]

this project is abt rhis

*this

[vast lynx]

And even then, if you are sure the BGM is the issue, just replace the BGM 🗿
There are literally so many fixes to your problem

[unreal summit]

i cant replace the bgm for the main theme

bc itll always play

during the intro

i want to make sure that doesnt happen

[vast lynx]

Replace the intro theme (idk if you already have)

[unreal summit]

and delaying it w a sound editor doesnt work either

[unreal summit]

thats what i did

this custom intro wont work

unless we delay the main theme

during the intro

this project has been going on for months and a solution might just be here

[vast lynx]

It's a timer
Modify the timer, not the music

[unreal summit]

timer

sorry mb

[vast lynx]

The timer is in the .xq

[unreal summit]

yeah thats what i wanna know

like

where the fuck is the timer

so i can delay it

[vast lynx]

You've been trying to mess with the music the whole time when the real answer is right in front of you

[unreal summit]

but thats the real question

where the fuck is the timer

i cant understand this xq file

in readable text that is

liek

its not OBVIOUSLY gonna say that ik

[unreal summit]

sorry im just like

i want this to be done so bad

😭😭

[vast lynx]

Removed a TitleStart call

Try it

[unreal summit]

alr

again sorry for being stupid

[vast lynx]

May have been the A button one though

[unreal summit]

lowkey i just wanna like

finish this

[unreal summit]

the a button skips the intro

[vast lynx]

Yeah ik

[unreal summit]

~~ or any button~~

[vast lynx]

Try clicking it and see if I disabled it by mistake

[unreal summit]

alr

ill do that in a bit

rn i need a break

too stressed over this

sorry again

😭😭😭

[unreal summit]

@lyric hollow @vast lynx my original theory couldve been correct, but this guy doesnt know how xq's work

so im still gonna try the xq thing

[vast lynx]

As I said, a timer.

[unreal summit]

and youre like

100% sure its in that xq

bc i looked around the exefs for 2 months

[unreal summit]

ill import that thing you gave me

[unreal summit]

update: xtract query will not let me make seq files

xseq

[unreal summit]

adoesnt work lol

also the a button still works

[vast lynx]

Then what's the point of that line of code 💀

Try

[unreal summit]

again, its prob bc its xq32

i cant convert it to xseq tho

lets try this again

@vast lynx do you possibly know the creator of this program?

bc i deadass cant tell if the switch uses xq32 or xseq

aughhhhhhhhhhh it keeps playing

this is so annoying

[vast lynx]

Ok I got it

Just replace it with an empty file

And if it still does nothing, we are editing the wrong thing

[unreal summit]

?

wydm?

like could you send over the xq yourself??

or you did smn else

[vast lynx]

There

Use that

xq32

[unreal summit]

hmmmm

oke

if NOTHING happens

we are editing the wrong thing

you just wanna test that theory

[vast lynx]

Correct

[unreal summit]

understood

i will try not to be dumb next time lol