ZOMG!!

[Cottage Cheese]

Okay, I have yet another question about this whole process. I have two PSP's, one Slim and one Phat. The Slim is v 4.05, which virtually makes it unhackable. I just took a closer look at the Phat though, and the system software is 3.90 M33-2. Does that mean it's already got custom firmware on it?

[CidIII]

Yes.

And, the Slim is still hackable as long as it doesn't have a certain motherboard.

Also, you could soft mod your battery and try to downgrade the PSP Slim.

[Cottage Cheese]

Really? So I could hack the Phat?? And I tried to hard mod the Phat's battery, but I chickened out after a while. I was working on it with a box cutter, watching YouTube vids, and people commenting kept saying their batteries popped and smoked and leaked gas.... *shudders* I panicked.

[CidIII]

Your PSP Phat is already hacked.

Soft modding is easy, but is only possible if you already have a hacked PSP.

Just uses a program to make your battery into a Pandora's.

[Cottage Cheese]

Okay, so to get the two aforementioned characters (AC Cloud and Aeris) into my game, all I have to do is follow the steps you gave me in the other topic?

[CidIII]

I think so.

I made those instructions off the top of head, haven't hacked the WotL in a while.

[Cottage Cheese]

Okay, I've got the files extracted, and I've got the two sprites downloaded into a separate file. How do I overwrite two existing sprite slots? The BATTLE folder in the extracted files is "Empty".

[CidIII]

Hmm...Where did you get the .iso your using?

Are all the other folders empty?

Regardless, you could always use the new Shishi to directly patch the .iso

[Vanya]

There is a device you can buy on line that can turn any official Sony PSP battery, Phat or Slim, into a pandora (service) battery. It's fairly cheap too. You can also go to your local Game Stop and and ask to borrow a Pandora battery for a few minutes while you mod your unit. The dudes there are usually pretty cool. ^_^

[Cottage Cheese]

K, I've got another question. How, if possible, do I import the custom sprites on this site to Lioneditor?

[Vanya]

You don't. Lioneditor is for saves only. You have to insert the sprites into the iso.

[Cottage Cheese]

Darn . So, how do I do that? Again, I'm sorry for all the obviously uneducated questions. I'm extremely stupid when it comes to things like this, and those who try to help me are forced to take baby steps when explaining things to me.

[SentinalBlade]

Hehe, do not worry about it, cheese.

honestly, i have a few conversations going on atm that are basically dealing with the same stuff you are.

Quick analysis is to;

Open UMDGen

Extract FFTPack.bin to a new Folder
Open FFTPatcher
At the top of the Patcher is a menu called PSP
click it and go to Utilities --> Extract FFTPack.Bin
Go to the folder you created for FFTPack.bin, and hopefully you will ahve extracted its contents into the same folder.
Take the sprite you want to replace, name it EXACTLY what the sprite that you want to replace name is.
MAKE SURE IT IS THE EXACT SAME FILE SIZE. more or less, most are 42 kb.
Copy it into the Sprite Directory, or the Battle Folder, if i remember right

we are finished with inserting hte sprite, now to rebuild FFTPack.bin

Simply go back to fftpatcher, then go to Utilities --> Rebuild FFTPack.bin
vwalah...lol

Hard part = over

Open up UMDGen and select fftpack.bin
Right click it --> insert new file.
Browse to your edited fftpack.bin
now just save the iso and your done

HINT; If you freeze at the squaresoft screen...you most likely replaced a sprite that isnt the same size...or you replaced cloud, cloud causes this bug almost no matter what....although i did find a fix for it a long time ago

[SentinalBlade]

Well geez guys, lets not let me be stupid

/sarcasm

Open shishi, and select ISO from the top of the program
Select PSP --> import sprites form ISO
Select your FFT:WOTL ISO
double click whatever sprite you want to replace
select SPR --> import SPR
browse to new sprite
select it. make sure it changed in the list of sprites in Shishi's main window
go to PSP --> Patch ISO with sprites

your done :3

[Llednar]

Yeah, I am a bit of an ignoramous as well when it comes to this stuff, but I almost have it working!

[SentinalBlade]

TRUST ME

you are nowhere near as bad as some. at least your trying to learn it and catching on after one or two tries...

I had one kid, told me i was a prick cause i wouldnt attach FFTPatcher to a PM. After i had given him a direct link to it :/

I had another one want me to create a patch for him, cause he tried once and didnt like the look of FFTPatcher...

seriously, hackers are getting lazier with each generation. lol

[Cottage Cheese]

I don't even have it working yet . It took me two days to discover that one of my PSPs already had custom firmware on it!!

Okay, SentinalBlade, first question: what program am I supposed to open UMDGen with? I double click on it and it tells me "Windows cannot open this file" and asks me what program to open it with.

[Llednar]

Yeah, we need to instell proper...I would say morals, but that would ruin the point. <dunce|XD

[SentinalBlade]

I don't even have it working yet

[Cottage Cheese]

*Sigh* I'm glad I have someone here to help me with this. I'm in the UMDGen program, but where do I find the file to extract it?