Post: editing patches for dummies (short version)
09-28-2010, 03:16 AM #1
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ok ive gotten about 10 PM requests from people just wanting to change names so it looks like someone elses patch is there own

i dont endorse this but i will provide the knowledge since i love to share what i know with others..

altho personally i think you should have read the full tutorials all over the place, here is short version to edit names....

IM USING DD B/C PPL MSGING ME JUST WANT TO REPLACE SOMEONE NAME WITH THERE OWN Smile there that should answer most post questions so far lol


i wont give you a fish tho i will teach you to fish

download packzip and offzip and put in a directory with your patch_mp.ff

create a folder called patch

run-> cmd (opens dos prompt)

now drag offzip onto dos promt and after it type -a -z -15 patch_mp.ff patch 0

then go into your patch folder and open 00014f51.dat with a hex editor and search for dd.gsc once you find it start at the x and copy down to thru the 00 00's in hex to the FF FF FF FF

now copy this section and create a new file and paste it inside and save as dd.gsc

now use offzip again but instead of using it on patch_mp.ff use it on dd.gsc

the file it extracts is 00000002.dat open this in notepad and search for what you want to replace. replace it and then close

now create a new txt doc and rename it from new text doc.txt to ddmod.gsc

now use packzip thru dos promt and type packzip -o 0x00000002 -w -15 00000002.dat ddmod.gsc

now open up ddmod.gsc in a hex editor and you'll see the first 4 hex values as 00 00 replace these with 78 DA

now go to end of file and see what offset your on.

open up the original unmodded dd.gsc and hit control G for goto and type in the offset you see at the end of your ddmod.gsc

now copy from this point down thru the FF FF FF FF (end of file)

now paste this into the new ddmod.gsc

anything in red thats not a FF FF FF FF you should replace with 00's

now save this ddmod.gsc

open up 00014f51.dat and find the section you copied out to create the dd.gsc and highlight it

open up ddmod.gsc and highlight and copy the entire thing

go back into 00014f51.gsc and right click on selected area and hit paste write and itll replace the info with your now modded gsc

now save and go back to your command promt and type packzip -o 0x00014f51 -w -15 00014f51.dat patch_mp.ff

now copy patch to your ps3 and you are golden Smile





if you have any questions then post here, please dont flood me with pm's.

thank you and goodluck,
jeff


UPDATE I TOTALLY FORGOT TILL NOW

CHECK THE FILESIZE OF YOUR 00000002.dat after editing and copy it.

now go to google and paste it followed by "in hexadecimal"

example: 56432 in hexadecimal

now you'll get something like f64a or 10f42

now go in above dd.gsc and look for the weird y's (in hex FF FF FF FF) right b4 those is a 4 digit hex of the old filesize, replace this with your new hex google gave you
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09-28-2010, 03:23 AM #2
Bradman
Bounty hunter
nicely done but shouldnt u search for the missions.gsc intead of the dd.gsc idk cuz im kinda new to this so i dont really no which gsc holds wat
09-28-2010, 03:30 AM #3
PS3LUV3R
Too Beast
Why did you use dd.gsc? I use missions. Mostly everyone does I believe.
09-28-2010, 03:30 AM #4
dd.gsc is the one people want if theyre reading the short tutorial b/c they obviously just want to change the flashing name on there screen lol


UPDATE I TOTALLY FORGOT TILL NOW

CHECK THE FILESIZE OF YOUR 00000002.dat after editing and copy it.

now go to google and paste it followed by "in hexadecimal"

example: 56432 in hexadecimal

now you'll get something like f64a or 10f42

now go in above dd.gsc and look for the weird y's (in hex FF FF FF FF) right b4 those is a 4 digit hex of the old filesize, replace this with your new hex google gave you
09-28-2010, 03:33 AM #5
PS3LUV3R
Too Beast
Originally posted by jeffadkins51 View Post
dd.gsc is the one people want if theyre reading the short tutorial b/c they obviously just want to change the flashing name on there screen lol


UPDATE I TOTALLY FORGOT TILL NOW

CHECK THE FILESIZE OF YOUR 00000002.dat after editing and copy it.

now go to google and paste it followed by "in hexadecimal"

example: 56432 in hexadecimal

now you'll get something like f64a or 10f42

now go in above dd.gsc and look for the weird y's (in hex FF FF FF FF) right b4 those is a 4 digit hex of the old filesize, replace this with your new hex google gave you


Yea add that to the first post too :p

And thats true, people download someone elses work and add their own name lol.
09-28-2010, 03:33 AM #6
MCEvan
Can’t trickshot me!
Dummies need videos. I believe its mission.gsc as well.

Teach a man to fish and he will kick your ass and steal your fishing pole.
Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak.
Teach a man to fish, and though he's fed for life, he'll call you a miser for not giving him your fish.
Give a man a fish, he owes you one fish. Teach a man to fish, you give up your monopoly on fisheries.
Teach a man to fish, and you can sell him a ton of accessories.
Teach a man to fish and you've fed him for a lifetime ... unless, of course, he doesn't like sushi -- then you also need to teach him how to cook.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Give a man a fish, and he can eat for a day. But teach a man how to fish, and he'll be dead of mercury poisoning inside of three years.
Give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, if you teach a man a fish he'll get drunk then fall out of his boat and drown.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach him to use the Internet, and he won't bother you for weeks!
Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, but give him a case of dynamite and soon the village will be showered with mud and seaweed and unidentifiable chunks of fish.
Give a man some fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll overfish, cause famine in the next three regions and pollute the atmosphere with his fish.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Give a man religion and he will starve to death praying for a fish
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you can get rid of him for a whole weekend.
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime. Enlighten him further, he owns a chain of seafood restaurants
If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; if you give a man a machine that makes fish, teach him to operate it, and enslave him, you feed yourself for a lifetime.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you will not have to listen to his incessant whining about how hungry he is.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you can sell him fishing equipment.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Unless he doesn't like sushi - then you also have to teach him to cook.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to sell fish and he eats steak.
Give a man a fish, and you satisfy his fish craving for a day. Give him fish aversion therapy, and you eliminate the craving for life.
Give a woman a fish and you'll be sleeping on the couch again.
Give a man a fish, and he'll wonder what you want from him.

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09-28-2010, 03:42 AM #7
no dd.gsc is the location where the doheart or w/e its called depending on patch functions are usually hidden

its just in missions that they use the remote call function to call it from dd:function

so if you want to replace someones name with your own. edit dd.gsc lol
09-28-2010, 04:03 AM #8
Mateen
pretty chill guy
fail for me
This is the bottom of my dd.gsc in 00014f51

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what did I do wrong
09-28-2010, 04:36 AM #9
EliteMossy
TheDigitalBoard.com
Originally posted by jeffadkins51 View Post
ok ive gotten about 10 PM requests from people just wanting to change names so it looks like someone elses patch is there own

i dont endorse this but i will provide the knowledge since i love to share what i know with others..

altho personally i think you should have read the full tutorials all over the place, here is short version to edit names....

IM USING DD B/C PPL MSGING ME JUST WANT TO REPLACE SOMEONE NAME WITH THERE OWN Smile there that should answer most post questions so far lol


i wont give you a fish tho i will teach you to fish

download packzip and offzip and put in a directory with your patch_mp.ff

create a folder called patch

run-> cmd (opens dos prompt)

now drag offzip onto dos promt and after it type -a -z -15 patch_mp.ff patch 0

then go into your patch folder and open 00014f51.dat with a hex editor and search for dd.gsc once you find it start at the x and copy down to thru the 00 00's in hex to the FF FF FF FF

now copy this section and create a new file and paste it inside and save as dd.gsc

now use offzip again but instead of using it on patch_mp.ff use it on dd.gsc

the file it extracts is 00000002.dat open this in notepad and search for what you want to replace. replace it and then close

now create a new txt doc and rename it from new text doc.txt to ddmod.gsc

now use packzip thru dos promt and type packzip -o 0x00000002 -w -15 00000002.dat ddmod.gsc

now open up ddmod.gsc in a hex editor and you'll see the first 4 hex values as 00 00 replace these with 78 DA

now go to end of file and see what offset your on.

open up the original unmodded dd.gsc and hit control G for goto and type in the offset you see at the end of your ddmod.gsc

now copy from this point down thru the FF FF FF FF (end of file)

now paste this into the new ddmod.gsc

anything in red thats not a FF FF FF FF you should replace with 00's

now save this ddmod.gsc

open up 00014f51.dat and find the section you copied out to create the dd.gsc and highlight it

open up ddmod.gsc and highlight and copy the entire thing

go back into 00014f51.gsc and right click on selected area and hit paste write and itll replace the info with your now modded gsc

now save and go back to your command promt and type packzip -o 0x00014f51 -w -15 00014f51.dat patch_mp.ff

now copy patch to your ps3 and you are golden Smile





if you have any questions then post here, please dont flood me with pm's.

thank you and goodluck,
jeff


UPDATE I TOTALLY FORGOT TILL NOW

CHECK THE FILESIZE OF YOUR 00000002.dat after editing and copy it.

now go to google and paste it followed by "in hexadecimal"

example: 56432 in hexadecimal

now you'll get something like f64a or 10f42

now go in above dd.gsc and look for the weird y's (in hex FF FF FF FF) right b4 those is a 4 digit hex of the old filesize, replace this with your new hex google gave you


There is alot easier way Smile
09-28-2010, 04:47 AM #10
Originally posted by EliteMossy View Post
There is alot easier way Smile


I know about this but I'm having a problem with the headers right before the start of a GSC.

yyyy.xx..xxyyyyui/maps/mp/_missions.gsc

I know how to get the filesize from them but how do I edit it properly to recalculate the filesize?

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