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Modding => War of the Lions Hacking => Topic started by: izlud3 on February 20, 2013, 02:47:16 pm

Title: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: izlud3 on February 20, 2013, 02:47:16 pm
LIOS Editor version 1.0.0

LIOS Editor is a program I made with the source code of Lion Editor by fixing the code to enable edition of save files on an IOS device for Final Fantasy Tactics: WotL version 1.1.2 (you don't need jailbreak to hack the file!).

LIOS Editor can modify data of a FFTSAVE.BIN file from an iPhone/iPad/iPod (any version of FFT: WotL)
* Read BIN files directly (you don't have to rename your save file, also is worth saying: don't use this program for PSP files, its for IOS only!).
* Make modification to characters (Stats, Abilities, Equipment, Gender, Zodiac, Job JPs) same as Lion Editor.
* Select from multiple game files.

WARNING: Proceed with caution when making modifications, and remember to always keep a backup of your savefile!.

If you want to help improve the program or got any problem or bugs by using LIOS Editor, please post them on this topic. A good use would be to make small changes on your savefile and check if everything is fine before you continue editing/playing, so you can notice if you got any undesirable changes so you can post them here.

HOW TO USE:

You will need:
a) An explorer to read and write files from iPhone/iPad/iPod to PC (example: iExplorer, iFunBox)
b) A valid IOS save file (You need a save file on the world map, after the first battle on Chapter 1).

Step 1: (Skip to step 3 if you already have iExplorer or another program)
Download necessary explorer. I use iExplorer from Macroplant is free* and you don't need jailbreak.

Step 2:
Connect your IOS device to your computer and open up iExplorer or the program of your choice. (If you downloaded iExplorer, choose "Continue in Demo mode", you don't need to buy the program to modify your save file).
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2jb1wg.png)

Step 3:
Go to the "apps" folder and search for the folder or app "FFTWotL". Go inside the "Documents" folder, and extract the "FFTSAVE.BIN" file to your PC.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2w2o9ah.png)

Step 4 (BACKUP):
Create a folder an put inside a copy of your FFTSAVE.BIN file, remember to keep this file in case your save file goes corrupted.

Step 5:
Open the LIOS Editor and click on "Open", navigate through your PC to find your FFTSAVE.BIN file.
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2ypdzmg.png)

Step 6:
Choose your modifications, remember to do some logic changes so you don't mess up your save file a lot. A good practice would be to make small modifications (maybe to one or three characters) and see if you get the desired results. If you find any bug or problem please post on this topic so I can lookup for the solution.

Step 7:
Click on SAVE when you are done.
Navigate to the modified FFTSAVE.BIN file and drag and drop it on the "Documents" folder in iExplorer or your IOS explorer program, which will ask if you want to replace your file in your IOS device with the one modified. Click "Ok" to overwrite, disconnect your device and go to the FFT App.
(http://i50.tinypic.com/nz3dhd.png)

Step 8: (Enjoy!)
Choose continue, if you are on your main menu, and choose your modified game file*.
Or if you are on the map menu, choose from the menu "Data" then "Load" and choose your modified game file.
Enjoy your game!.

* You may get a popup asking if you want to resume your play, please touch "Cancel" to proceed to the Load Screen.
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2ij6z53.png)

Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: StrategicMishap on February 20, 2013, 09:11:12 pm
Currently there are two things I've noticed, the JP total affects ANY job you click on.
So if you set the value to 3000 while the Squire is selected, if you click on anything else afterwards it too will now have a value of 3000. This means that any class you accidentally click on will now be level 8, doesn't seem to major but its something I found lol. However the JP section works fine and changes when you click on each job according to your save file.

The job skills seem to be working as well, although the Dark Knight seems to have two movement skills, but in game it only shows 1, the jump +3 I think it was.

I've only attempted to alter one character at a time. I'll try three at once next time around.

I will continue messing with it seeing what works and what breaks. To the items!

I'm also using the iPhone v1.1.2 version of the game.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: bmroger2 on February 21, 2013, 01:51:10 pm
To anyone out there who may have decided not to back up their file, I have a save file to upload or maybe even email to you if you want. With the editor, you might be able to progress or degress to where you left off in the game.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: bmroger2 on February 21, 2013, 02:00:43 pm
Note that this does indeed work for iPad 3 iOS 6.1, I used iFunBox. I'm gonna do some crazy things later, but I did successfully change Ramza's level and the file was not corrupt. Big thanks to Izlud3.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: StrategicMishap on February 23, 2013, 03:27:12 pm
I tried messing around with the class option to change one of the recruits to be an assassin and it messed a lot of things - Agrias disappeared and the new recruit turned into a confessor and looked like Ramza - not sure what happened lol
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: OnionSquire on February 24, 2013, 11:17:06 am
This is awesome!  Bugfixes would be appreciated, but did I mention that this is awesome, yet?????

EDIT: I'm playing on iPad v 1.0.1 (iPad 2 WIFI iOS 6.1).
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: izlud3 on February 26, 2013, 09:30:46 am
Thanks for your support on LIOS Editor.
Some updates:
I updated a new version, no longer in beta, since seems it works fine  :mrgreen:.
I made some bugfixing, and some few changes on the equipment selection (now you get a proper list depending on the slot your are intending to change). And if you have any ideas to improve the program, let me know on this post.

StrategicMishap: Thanks for pointing the JP error, in this version I got it fixed. And about the Dark Knight two movement skills, its because the Dark Knight gets different movement skill depending on the character's gender (you get move +3 if your character is female and jump +3 if your character is male).

So for programming ease you see them both, but only get one, this is working as intended. About the messing with jobs, sometimes you get wrong sprites on the character roster screen but gets corrected in battlefield. This happens when you mess a lot with your savefiles  :lol:.

bmroger2: Thanks for testing out on iPad, glad it works for that version too!.
OnionSquire: Glad to hear you got it working also on an older version, Thanks!

Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: LocoChocobo on March 09, 2013, 03:08:20 pm
First if all thank u so much for lios editor I did a few experiments with it myself and found a series of issues

1. Whenever I add a character to my party from lios the game freezes and shuts down immediately after I try to view my roster, if not this the character is never what I set it

2. Class changing doesn't seem to work same with job altering

3. Whenever I make a series of changes the game shuts down

I LOVE what you did and I'm not trying to put down lios editor but I think u wuld really have something once u fix the tiny glitches

Besides that changing level and stats seem to work every time which was extremely helpful for getting cloud up to date thanks again!
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Chaos5061 on April 24, 2013, 12:29:14 am
Cheers for this. :D Hope your still working on this to add War Funds edit.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Alexb1425 on June 15, 2013, 01:20:53 pm
I got this to work for Mac users as well. Here's how.

1. I got Parallels Desktop for Mac (14 day trial).
2. Downloaded Window's 7. You can buy or download in a torrent or something.
3. Started Parallels Desktop and installed windows. It'll prompt you on what to do.
4. Dowanloaded LIOS editor from this page.
5. Found my FFTSAVE from my iPad and began to edit away.

My iPad is Jailbroken so I have iFile with Dropbox intergration. I can upload files directly in to the FFT folder within the iPad and vice versa. Email me if you have any questions. Hope this helps distraut Mac users like myself. Thanks
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Bakemonotone on June 20, 2013, 01:47:11 am
I would like to confirm that this seems to be working perfectly fine with the latest 1.2 update of FFT:WotL.

There are a few issues I have though. First, every time I edit my save file, "optimize equipment on job change" is reset to on in the settings, and I have to turn it back off. Every other setting remains as I set them. This is super annoying to me, but not really a big deal. Second, this really needs a way to edit war funds or your item inventory, rather than just what is equipped. I'm getting tired of replacing broken katanas, and they can be really expensive.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Kennethcuis on June 29, 2013, 12:53:33 am
I cant see the link of the lios editor.... :-(
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: jarrwlee on October 04, 2013, 11:07:12 am
Sorry for necro, but I'm not seeing any other official place to post for LIOS Editor where it will get the appropriate audience.

Is there a place to obtain the source code for LIOS Editor? I'm not seeing a location for obtaining it here or in any of the other posts about it on these forums. Lion Editor is a GPL version 3 project, and any modification or derived work must also be released under the GPL version 3 license or must be released with permission of all original authors if a different license is desired. One of the requirements of the GPL is source code must either be easily obtainable or included directly with any compiled binary.

Do you simply require a place to publish source? If so, GitHub (https://github.com), Google Code (https://code.google.com/), and SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net) are all popular project hosting sites capable of hosting both the source code and compiled binaries.

You could also file merge or pull requests for your changes against the original project, but that looks to be folly at this point due to the Lion Editor project appearing to be abandoned.

Please, if I can help in any way to get this published or offer any of my time to test, please let me know.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Jellion on October 18, 2013, 02:51:57 am
Hello, I love this game a lot, had it for a while, cleared it and just sorted stopped playing.  Well I've gotten the itch for it again.

This program is pretty awesome but it removed one feature that I absolutely loved.  Is there anyway you could post a version that allows to change party order?  Everything else is wonderful, but I forgot to create place holder characters and really don't want to start over just to re-order my group.

All in all this is an amazing editor  :)  thank you heaps
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: LucianBlackWolf on November 25, 2013, 02:40:43 am
Is there a way to change your max Gil, add items to your bag?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: azavier on January 04, 2014, 09:12:27 am
when i try to do this everything remains unchanged. idk whats the problem i did everything then dropped it back into the documents on iexplorer and nothing happend. help ?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: gagaddict on April 16, 2014, 03:22:39 pm
Great little tool you have here. There are a few limitations to it, however. Changing unit names, equipment, brave/faith values, and zodiac sign are the key features here.

However, Is there any way this can edit raw stats? The editor is glitchy when creating a unit from scratch and editing the base stats concurrently changes the raw stats, often in an unintended manner. It would be easier to edit the base stats by using raw stats (the raw value that the game uses for stat calculation), something that the editor currently doesn't allow. Can this be made to edit raw stats? This doesn't allow for proper scaling if I want, for example, a unit with the stats of being leveled up 10 or 20 levels as a mime or LV8 Onion Knight.

Also, changing the level of a unit is often pointless since the editor will not scale the stats accordingly.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: LaithXero on May 28, 2014, 11:01:34 pm
I must say, I find this quite useful. I was wondering though, is the save file that bmroger2 talked about available anywhere? Or can someone upload/email me an advanced save file?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Cantrip on June 18, 2014, 09:16:13 pm
This is quite an incredible tool.  Is there perhaps a way to make it so that is capable of changing a units base class and editing abilities of classes?  I'd love to be able to give Ladd, Lavian, and Alicia their own unique base classes on ios.  That and change Rapha and Marach's yucky abilities.  Big props on the work so far.  I'm having a lot of fun with this.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Hodgepodge on September 05, 2014, 04:05:56 am
Hi, newbie here. I'm loving the program so far. One problem, though. It seems like you can add, for example, Elmdor to your party, and make him a Sorceror. But he doesn't actually have the Sorceror job, despite being one. If I'm missing something, or if it isn't too hard to add, being able to do that would open up a lot of possibilities.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Hodgepodge on September 06, 2014, 11:45:23 am
As a follow-up, I figured out how to do a lot of what I'd like to be able to. It also seems like it shouldn't be hard to apply anything related to Hex editing in one game to another.

Also, some of the programs on the main site say "all," but I'm not sure if that's been edited since the iOS version was released. Would those be useable on the iOS save file?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Angel on September 06, 2014, 12:03:25 pm
I don't have anything iOS to run FFT on, but to answer the Sorcerer question, it sounds like you're only modifying his current job and not his base job. That may not even be an option, but that would be the only way it would show up in the job tree in the PSX game.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: ultima100 on October 12, 2014, 08:36:52 pm
hi im new at all of this and i can't find the LIOS Editor anywhere. is it something that i download?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: leohoshi on June 05, 2015, 11:13:08 pm
Hello Guys, now there is a FFT: WoTL for Android version!!!

I was wondering if i could use an editor like that on the Android version.. but for now seens like i have to have root acess on my phone to do such things.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: scabdates on June 07, 2015, 05:51:36 am
LiOS works fine for the Android version that was just released (see my post here: http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=10927.msg206376#msg206376). You will need root access in order to access the save file.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: doc_haz on June 08, 2015, 03:05:41 pm
Thank you for this excellent program. Is there any way to edit the inventory? I tried editing it first on the lion editor, and then re-save it on the lios editor, but it sends me an error while saving. Or anyone that could share a save file from the very beggining with max gil and all items in the inventory. (Using FFT Android Version). Thx. in advance.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: scabdates on June 11, 2015, 12:11:44 am
There is no way to edit the inventory nor add maximum gil using LiOS editor. Those features didn't make it over from Lion Editor. The best you can do is equip the priciest stuff to characters or the equipment you want to characters (can even create a ton of fake characters just to add the items, unequip them, and then delete the characters)
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: azavier on August 17, 2015, 05:09:16 pm
after using iexplorer i clicked the ftt app to extract the pack from it but it says after update 8.3 apps require itunes sharing to see whats in it. anyway to by pass that? im on 8.4 but reallllly want to use lion editor!
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: azavier on August 17, 2015, 05:19:29 pm
if anyone can make a save file for me where Alma is in the party renamed "Aeris" & Ramza has sword saint secondary then that will be awesome. i bought this game because it was on sale 50% but i have it on my psp , ps1, and an emulator for my laptop. the fact that my iphone is 8.4 and i CANT use lion editor really upsets me seeing as i bought this game to show support for me
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: FrozenDragon150 on November 01, 2015, 04:32:23 pm
Is there a way to use this on linux?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: mang on January 13, 2016, 01:16:53 am
Hi, I'm new here.

So, I finally got this to work in iOS 9.2 without jailbreaking. The gist is you need to download a program that can import/export files from your iOS device's backup.

0. Plugin your iOS device to your computer.
1. Open iTunes and do a full backup of your device to your computer.
2. Use a program that can export/import backup files (I use iBackupBot which I only found through google searching, so I can't guarantee its safety . . . my iPhone/Laptop seems to be okay so far. It looks like iExplorer can export files to your computer, but I don't see a way for it to import files back to the backup. If anyone can figure that out, please elighten us)
3. Using said program, open your backup files find your way to FFTSAVE.BIN. Depending on the program, look for the User Apps folder and find the FFT folder somewhere there.
4. Export FFTSAVE.BIN to your computer.
5. Use LIOSEDitor on FFTSAVE.BIN and edit your game away.
6. Go back to said program and import FFTSAVE.BIN back where you found it.
7. Restore backup files to your iOS device (iBackupBot has a feature to restore only one specific file, so you don't need to go about restoring the entire phone).
8. Viola!


Now a question of my own. Can LIOSEditor be used to change a character's base class? I'm not interested in making custom classes, I just want access to classes that some of the special enemies have. Thanks!
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Blitzball Pro on July 30, 2016, 04:49:53 pm
Just started using this on my rooted galaxy s3. Wanted to know if anyone has had success as far as changing the sprite and base job? It seems to work fine for me until I enter a battle, then wotl force closes. Also I dont use iexplorer or anything like that, just copy and paste from root to a pc accessible folder, import to pc, edit, save, and copy back into root folder. Could that be a reason for the force close issue or is there some kind of checksum that is causing it? Would love to see more added to the editor, willing to test etc. if possible, just bear in mind I have an infant and a 2 year old so may be excruciatingly slow to give results.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: cielthephantom on August 04, 2016, 03:46:43 am
i cant see any FFT folder in my ipad mini 2 when used iExplorer , any help ?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Blitzball Pro on June 22, 2017, 02:25:18 pm
Izlud3, not sure if you check this thread at all anymore, but since you created the editor I wanted to see if you could point me in the right direction for hex modifying the base job/sprites in the android wotl. The editor is great but I'm only able to edit one or two characters classes with it and only certain ones it seems . . . Using gamekiller I can edit a character's current job as the values for those jobs are the same as the original final fantasy tactics it seems. There really isn't many opportunities where a character's base job changes in the game aside from perhaps Ramza's in the various chapters and maybe Reis so narrowing down changed will be tough unless I play through the whole thing and save in some of those spots if that makes any sense. Basically was so wondering if you could save me a lot of that legwork or if anyone familiar with coding has a better idea to figure out where that data is?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: btmarcher on September 19, 2017, 12:48:43 am
Near as I can tell, there is no way to successfully restore the FFTSAVE.bin to your iOS device with the new FFTWotL update Square released. I thought at first it was just with the Clear Game status but with a fresh install it still didn't work. If anyone can figure out a way around this it would be appreciated. I'm using iBackupBot for file browsing, no issues there.

*edit* Also, my device is not jailbroken and I don't intend to go that route, at least for now. I'm looking for a non-jailbroken method if one exists. If not...well, cheating was fun while it lasted.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: VodkaNChip on January 29, 2020, 04:54:21 am
So.. I've downloaded FFT for IOS 13, but I can't find any file explorer for IOS 13, any suggestion?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Ramza9999 on February 09, 2020, 11:59:33 am
If LIOS works on parallels, it should work with a Boot Camp Windows 10 right? We'll find out really soon once I get Windows 10 in this USB drive i have.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: archilles89 on March 08, 2020, 10:25:31 am
Hi I'm a tad late to the party. I haven't bought FFT on iOS yet and I'm just wondering if this still works on iOS? If yes I would like to try it out. Thank you!
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: VodkaNChip on March 09, 2020, 05:32:25 am
Quote from: archilles89 on March 08, 2020, 10:25:31 amHi I'm a tad late to the party. I haven't bought FFT on iOS yet and I'm just wondering if this still works on iOS? If yes I would like to try it out. Thank you!

I bought it and played it, it's just as vanilla, as usual,  prefer adding some mods
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: archilles89 on March 09, 2020, 06:09:04 am
Quote from: VodkaNChip on March 09, 2020, 05:32:25 amI bought it and played it, it's just as vanilla, as usual,  prefer adding some mods

Does the lion editor work for ios?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: archilles89 on March 25, 2020, 09:16:14 am
I have made the dumb choice of buying the game first (on ios) and only figuring out that there is no app that can successfully find the FFTWoL folder and subsequently the save file. Can anybody help me with this?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: pierrot on May 28, 2020, 09:21:17 am
Hello! I found a way to get the save files out of IOS. It is necessary to put only the iMasing program, you will also be able to activate by finding the key on the Internet, as in the usual only 5 attempts to manipulate files are available. Immediately I will say tried on version 13.4.1, but updated on 13.5 and lost privileges to pull out preserves. Installing the program do not be afraid if you require a password from the account, also at the beginning there were doubts, but took risks and found what long sought. It 's almost the same customer as iTunes, only more can be done through it. On screenshots I hope it will be clear how to do it, nothing complicated. Successful breaking ^_^
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: pierrot on May 28, 2020, 09:24:29 am
Quote from: pierrot on May 28, 2020, 09:21:17 amHello! I found a way to get the save files out of IOS. It is necessary to put only the iMasing program, you will also be able to activate by finding the key on the Internet, as in the usual only 5 attempts to manipulate files are available. Immediately I will say tried on version 13.4.1, but updated on 13.5 and lost privileges to pull out preserves. Installing the program do not be afraid if you require a password from the account, also at the beginning there were doubts, but took risks and found what long sought. It 's almost the same customer as iTunes, only more can be done through it. On screenshots I hope it will be clear how to do it, nothing complicated. Successful breaking ^_^
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: FoxBat on May 31, 2020, 03:25:44 am
So I've tried that method but every time i got to documents it says the "file sharing" is not enabled and only the developer can enable it? Is there a way to get past this? Plz halp  :(
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: keenoycool on June 04, 2020, 08:46:59 am
Quote from: FoxBat on May 31, 2020, 03:25:44 amSo I've tried that method but every time i got to documents it says the "file sharing" is not enabled and only the developer can enable it? Is there a way to get past this? Plz halp  :(


Yes, I've tried it too, but it said "documents folder is not accessible, as of ios 8.3 bla bla ...... ", help me please
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: keenoycool on June 04, 2020, 09:56:48 am

I've done like you did, but how to copy again to my device?
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: Jnocide on February 01, 2021, 02:43:26 am
Pierrot is full of crap since you need an idevice older than may 2017.  The device shown in the screenshots is at least 2018.
Title: Re: LIOS Editor (IOS Save file Editor)
Post by: NervZero on May 01, 2022, 09:05:19 am
I know the new updates do not let us access the files... but can we access the icloud save? and edit that?