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zaksabeast / DreamRadarCartRedirect

A patch for dream radar redirecting nds cart reading/writing to a file on the SD
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Dream Radar Cart Redirect

This patch now supports Pokémon Transporter!

Dream Radar is a game which allows getting level 5 legendary Pokémon in dream balls with hidden abilities, and sending them to a Black 2 or White 2 NDS cartridge. Pokémon Transporter allows transferring Pokémon from previous games to newer games.

This patch redirects saving from an NDS cartridge to a file on the SD card. Using this patch allows dream radar and transporter to use saves from TWiLightMenu and nds-bootstrap.

Usage

This requires having Luma3DS on your 3DS.

  1. Download and unzip the zip file from the latest releases
    • The zip will have two folders in it: radar and transporter
    • Each folder will have patches for each supported game
  2. Copy and rename the IPS Patch
    • Create the game patch folder on your SD card for the game you want to play:
      • All Regions Dream Radar: /luma/titles/00040000000AE100/
      • Japanese Dream Radar: /luma/titles/0004000000073200/
      • Transporter: /luma/titles/00040000000C9C00/
    • Copy the .ips file you need (e.g. radar/white2.ips) to the folder you created
    • Rename the IPS file you copied to code.ips
    • For example, if you're playing Dream Radar, you should now have a file at /luma/titles/00040000000AE100/code.ips
  3. Ensure you have a save file at /roms/nds/saves/white2.sav, /roms/nds/saves/black2.sav, /roms/nds/saves/black.sav, or /roms/nds/saves/white.sav
    • If you're using TWiLightMenu, this means having a game at /roms/nds/white2.nds, /roms/nds/black2.nds, /roms/nds/black.nds, or /roms/nds/white.nds
    • Note: Black and White are only supported by Transporter
  4. Ensure that game patching is enabled
    • You can enable it in the Luma3DS configuration menu by holding the Select button before starting the console.

Building the patches for custom save paths

Requirements

Dumping the .code

#### Requirements - The respective title (Dream Radar or Transporter) installed on your 3DS - [GodMode9](https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9) on your 3DS (should be installed if you followed [this guide](https://3ds.hacks.guide/))

Dumping

1. Boot into GodMode9 (if you followed the aforementioned guide, hold start while booting) 2. Open the title manager: - Navigate to `[Y:] TITLE MANAGER` and press A
or
- Navigate to `[A:] SYSNAND SD` and press R + A for drive options and select `Open title manager` on the bottom screen by using the D-pad and then press A 3. Find the entry of the title you want to dump and press A, it should have the same folder name as above: - Pokémon Transporter: `00040000000C9C00` - Japanese Pokémon Dream Radar: `0004000000073200` - All Regions Pokémon Dream Radar: `00040000000AE100` 4. Select `Open title folder` 5. Select the `.tmd` file 6. Select `TMD file options...` 7. Select `Mount CXI/NDS to drive` 8. Press A to enter the mount point 9. Select the `exefs` folder 10. Select the `.code` file 11. Select `Copy to 0:/gm9/out` 12. Press A to continue Success! The dumped `.code` is now stored on your SD card at `SD:/gm9/out`. Copy this file over to the repository folder on your computer using your preferred method, e.g. with [FTPD](https://github.com/mtheall/ftpd) or by plugging in your SD into your computer. Remember that on Unix and Unix-like environments files with filenames starting with a `.` are treated as hidden files, so make sure your preferred file browser shows them when trying to transfer the file.

Building the patch for Dream Radar (All regions)

1. Rename your obtained `.code` file to `radar.bin` 2. Open a shell in the folder containing the renamed `.bin` file and other resources. If you're using installed versions of the tools, omit the preceding `./`. 3. Execute the following command, replacing `$GAME_ID` with the ID of your game (check [the table](#version-table)) and `$SAVE_PATH` with the location of your save file on your SD card, so if using TWiLightMenu with a Pokémon Black 2 ROM stored at `/roms/nds/black2.nds`, use `IREO` and `/roms/nds/saves/black2.sav`. ```shell ./armips radar.s -strequ SD_SAVE_PATH "$SAVE_PATH" -strequ GAME_ID "$GAME_ID" ``` 4. Execute ```shell ./flips -c radar.bin radar_patched.bin code.ips ``` Congratulations! You now have an IPS patch for your save path and game. It is safe to delete the `radar_patched.bin`, since it is specific to the save path and game. Follow the instructions above under [Usage](#usage) to continue, keeping in mind that your save path will differ.

Building the patch for Dream Radar (Japan)

1. Rename your obtained `.code` file to `radar.bin` 2. Open a shell in the folder containing the renamed `.bin` file and other resources. If you're using installed versions of the tools, omit the preceding `./`. 3. Execute the following command, replacing `$GAME_ID` with the ID of your game (check [the table](#version-table)) and `$SAVE_PATH` with the location of your save file on your SD card, so if using TWiLightMenu with a Pokémon Black 2 ROM stored at `/roms/nds/black2.nds`, use `IREO` and `/roms/nds/saves/black2.sav`. ```shell ./armips jpn_radar.s -strequ SD_SAVE_PATH "$SAVE_PATH" -strequ GAME_ID "$GAME_ID" ``` 4. Execute ```shell ./flips -c jpn_radar.bin jpn_radar_patched.bin code.ips ``` Congratulations! You now have an IPS patch for your save path and game. It is safe to delete the `jpn_radar_patched.bin`, since it is specific to the save path and game. Follow the instructions above under [Usage](#usage) to continue, keeping in mind that your save path will differ.

Building the patch for Transporter

1. Rename your obtained `.code` file to `transporter.bin` 2. Open a shell in the folder containing the renamed `.bin` file and other resources. If you're using installed versions of the tools, omit the preceding `./`. 3. Execute the following command, replacing `$GAME_ID` with the ID of your game (check [the table](#version-table)) and `$SAVE_PATH` with the location of your save file on your SD card, so if using TWiLightMenu with a Pokémon Black 2 ROM stored at `/roms/nds/black2.nds`, use `IREO` and `/roms/nds/saves/black2.sav`. ```shell ./armips transporter.s -strequ SD_SAVE_PATH "$SAVE_PATH" -strequ GAME_ID "$GAME_ID" ``` 4. Execute ```shell ./flips -c transporter.bin transporter_patched.bin code.ips ``` Congratulations! You now have an IPS patch for your save path and game. It is safe to delete the `transporter_patched.bin`, since it is specific to the save path and game. Follow the instructions above under [Usage](#usage) to continue, keeping in mind that your save path will differ.

Version table

Game ID
Black IRBO
Black 2 IREO
White IRAO
White 2 IRDO