Golden Sun Save Game Editor (Version 2.0)

[Awec]

Well, the name rather implies that it is focused on cheating.

[Rolina]

Well, the name rather implies that it is focused on cheating.

[Roareye]

This just proves that you shouldn't judge the book by it's cover. It can basically edit any value at any adress, so it can be used for lots and lots of purposes. It can be used on any actual executable file that's visible in the process window when run. The name's just a name.

[powered_by_tux]

I made a major update to the Editor. The most notable change is that you can now edit Golden Sun (The Broken Seal/Book One) savegames, as a consequence the Editor was given a different title. Also you can now edit party members, i.e. to obtain members before you actually get them in game.

If you are interested at the source code, just open the jar archive with a zip file extractor, e.g. 7-Zip.

[Daddy Poi's Oily Gorillas]

Oh cool. So there's a way to view the source code? Okay. I ought to take a look a little later. Have you ever considered putting in pictures of your editor in the first post, just wondering.


@Cheat Engine: For what purpose Roareye uses it for... That's a lot like how Atrius uses gamemaker to build an editor. Except Cheat Engine fits the debugging concept a bit closer than how an editor fits as a game, though. P.S.: And guess what? Salanewt and my editor for the M&L series is called Yoshi Magic, and it has little to do about Yoshi and Magic.

[powered_by_tux]

@Teawater
Yes, I have wanted to do that for a longer time. I just updated the first post to include some preview screenshots. Thanks for reminding me!

[KaoDome]

I wonder if changing the names of characters not in the party would be possible in a GS save file. I gave Felix a custom name and now I think I prefer the original one better but I wouldn't like to start playing again since I'm already ~20h in the game.

If that's possible, could you consider adding it to the editor? Thanks anyway.

[Rolina]

Well, Felix, Jenna, and Sheba are character slots 4, 5, and 6 in the data, so that would indeed be possible.  Of course, that also requires that this still be in development, and I haven't personally seen tux on in a while.

[cai_miao]

that's great, but how could i get the source code? i want to add a chinese translation.

--posted by mobile tablet

[powered_by_tux]

Wow, I rarely visit this board. It's nice to see that there is still interest in this project.

I wonder if changing the names of characters not in the party would be possible in a GS save file. I gave Felix a custom name and now I think I prefer the original one better but I wouldn't like to start playing again since I'm already ~20h in the game.

It's definitely possible and shouldn't be too much work. You can expect to see this in the next release.

that's great, but how could i get the source code? i want to add a chinese translation.

Extract the JAR file which is possible with any archiving tool. The *.java source files are interweaved with the *.class files. Yes, this is not pretty but still better than not sharing the source at all, no? 

If you want to translate the application you have to extract the jar, locate all message.properties files and translate all english strings. Then you have to send those files back to me and I will include it in the next release. I will also have to make necessary adjustments to the application in order to use the translated messages. Another todo for the next release.

[Crystal Sonata]

I can handle translations if you like. I'm well versed in English (My Primary Language), Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese.