Gen 4 (Platinum): Looking for guidance on how to use Emulator and other RNG tools

[compact plover]

Hello!
I'm looking for guidance/assistance on how to setup and use an emulator for RNG in Pokemon Platinum.
I'm planning to search for a Square Shiny Spread (Roamer) with an specific TID/SID combo.

Details are shown below:
Spread that I want to relate with TID/SID combo.

Desired TID:

Seed to Time:

I also found the following link to download DesMume but I'm unsure if this is the version to use.
Thanks for the help in advance 🙂

[exotic violet]

https://www.pokemonrng.com/emulator-dppt-stationary

after you have your emu on point, you use tid sid and copy part the pid of the spread that you want to be shiny

[exotic violet]

then you paste your pid, input the tid you want and click search

gen 4 specific tid rng needs some time to search

increase max delay if you dont have a result

[solar oriole]

@compact plover let us know if you still need help!

[compact plover]

Hey! I will start working on this

[compact plover]

now working 🙂

I did a previous run for searching the TID/SID Combo

and this is what I found at that moment:

4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 720052
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 785588
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 851124
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 916660
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 982196
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1047732
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1113268
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1178804
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1244340
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1309876
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1375412
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1440948
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1506484
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1572020

Now, I'm not sure where to go or how to use the emulator lol 😦 @exotic violet @solar oriole

[exotic violet]

change mode to weather

do you have the hotkeys configured?

pause, frame advancement, save state

[compact plover]

nope, this is my first time using emulator and the script

[exotic violet]

get used to desmume

[compact plover]

right o.o

[compact plover]

what's change weather?

[exotic violet]

2

[compact plover]

state 2 selected?

[exotic violet]

mmm, use different keyboard

you change modes with 1-2

if you dont have another keyboard then change save states hotkey

[solar oriole]

Upper keys number

Press 2

You'll see the mode changing. Even with state 2 selected

[compact plover]

yes

I saw the change

[solar oriole]

Perfect

[solar oriole]

Try pressing 1

Do you have the numpad?

[compact plover]

I do

but nothing happens with num pad

[solar oriole]

This is strange

Mode stays always Normal?

[compact plover]

this happened

[solar oriole]

So it worked

[compact plover]

yes, but reloaded desmume and script

and it is now like that

[solar oriole]

Click A

It will fix

What are you trying to do?

[compact plover]

I'm trying to RNG my TID/SID

to have this number: 10492 and a shiny spread (Calm, 31/0/31/31/31/31)

this was the first search for the TID/SID with the shiny spread:
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 720052
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 785588
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 851124
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 916660
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 982196
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1047732
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1113268
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1178804
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1244340
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1309876
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1375412
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1440948
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1506484
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 1572020

I can do it once again

https://youtu.be/dyp1I6w6JVw

[solar oriole]

Don't use blisy guide

This is emulator

[compact plover]

sure u-u

so what guide may I use?

[exotic violet]

just paste your seed to seed to time and thats it

you can even right click and seed to time iirc

[compact plover]

Alright

It is searching for a Seed

[compact plover]

So these are the seeds:

4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 720052
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 785588
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 851124
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 916660
4621FCCB 10492 67 1303 982196

now I send these to seed to time?

[exotic violet]

whats the max delay? @solar oriole @fresh hawk

[fresh hawk]

wdym?

max delay for any seed?

[exotic violet]

like pokefinder checks corretly for this amount of delay?

[solar oriole]

Yes

Infinite research, new cool feature added for high delay

[exotic violet]

Awesome

[compact plover]

well

now that I have the seed

how can I RNG in emulator?

actually, I don't know how to proceed

[exotic violet]

https://www.pokemonrng.com/dppt-initial-seed

[compact plover]

when configuring this

should I enter in the date/time section

these values?:

4621FCCB 2023-10-04 23:30:00 720052

so it will look like this?

[compact plover]

Game is like this, should I leave it run until target frame?

not target frame

but taarget delay?

[compact plover]

So, target Delay is the following:

720052, Seed: 4621FCCB

checking the current process

this is the current state

not sure if that is ok, as I don't see the Seed changing that much

[compact plover]

:c

[solar oriole]

@compact plover you have to hit the correct init seed

Nothing more for ids

Calc the difference between hit delay - target delay

And apply it to your A pressing

[compact plover]

well

I did not hit the correct delay

I believe I hit that target delay, based on the image above

but I'm unsure on how to apply it to my A pressing?

also, I did some save states

I loaded one, but cannot see the current frame, nor the seed

[solar oriole]

the init seed seems to match

isn't it?

why you say you didn't hit the delay?

[compact plover]

oh, as the TID was not correct?

[solar oriole]

oh lol it was the adjustement

[compact plover]

LOL

well

I thought it was to be

[solar oriole]

you're 22 more

[compact plover]

this seed: 4621FCCB

[solar oriole]

try hit delay - 22

let me know

[compact plover]

well, problem now is

that I cannot see the current delay in Desmume

when I load the save state

I believe I should start runasdate again, then open rom and luascript

and finally load save state?

this is without save state

now with loaded save state:

still cannot see delay info nor next seed info

[compact plover]

Thanks @solar oriole & @exotic violet

we did it 🙂

[exotic violet]

Awesome man

[compact plover]

now, how do I save and inject the savefile?

😂 😅

[exotic violet]

You can use cfw to inject it

[compact plover]

well

do I need to save in game

later on

export backup memory?

[exotic violet]

Yes

Use pksm

Also, check export format

[compact plover]

should it be .sav file?

[exotic violet]

The save file size

[compact plover]

512 kb?

[exotic violet]

Iirc yes

Thats gen 4 save file size

[solar oriole]

nice!