The__Lugonator Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hi, everyone! I'm new to SF and I have a question about ROM hacks. I downloaded one of the hacks and noticed it was a UPS file. I don't really know what program to use to actually open it and play the game. Is it something different or a regular DS emulator (like DeSmuMe, that's the one i use.) If there is anything I need to download, just say what it is! If there's like a special thread for this, don't block this thread or anything, just give a me link please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strunk Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 http://www.feshrine....g/patchers.html You need to use one of these patchers to apply the patch (the UPS file) to your game. It would probably be a good idea to create a copy of your game file first, as well, because the hack will overwrite it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The__Lugonator Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Just making sure, I should rename the UPS file after the exact game name, right? Also, it shouldn't matter which one of the programs I download? Or is there a specific one I should get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyron Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 make sure the one you use is an ups patcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The__Lugonator Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Ummmmm, It doesn't seem to be working. It says that my patch is corrupt. Has this ever happened to anyone? If you know what the problem is, please prescribe some solutions for me to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinKuma Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 What are you trying to patch? We can't help unless you break down what you did or is trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The__Lugonator Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Well, I followed the steps the previous member told me. I downloaded NUPS from that link, downloaded DoF from the ROMhacks page, and downloaded FE7, the corresponding game that DoF pertains to. Then I put them all in the same folder and activated NUPS. It asked whether I wanted to create a patch or patch an existing ROM in my folder. I chose to patch an existing ROM, and I entered in the correct files where it asked me to. I've got no idea why it doesn't work. It might be the exact ROM I downloaded or something, but I really don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Did you un RAR the RAR that DoF is in? Because that is probably the problem if you didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcerzak Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Don't emulators have the ability to autopatch with ups these days? I know for a fact my SNES emulator does, I would have assumed others did as well, but haven't looked into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstraLunaSol Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 VBA doesn't, I think only the SNES emulators are able to soft patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The__Lugonator Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've got no idea how to un-RAR a RAR file-- and it looked like the DoF file was a UPS file, not RAR. I don't know if that matters or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinKuma Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just follow the UPS part of this tutorial and you should be good. If you're stilll having problems then we'll take things a little different next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The__Lugonator Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Actually, I got a rush of determination and I started screwing around in my DoF folder again with all the files inside. Apparently, it worked. I still appreciate the tutorial you sent me-- I'll need that, since I have no idea what I actually did. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubby Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (VBA can soft patch for IPS but not UPS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcerzak Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Okay, yeah, I did more investigating. One of the branches of VBA (VBA-M) claims to have softpatching support for UPS, but it's flaky. It apparently works with one of the Mother roms/patches, but not FE6, and I just tried, not with Dream of Five/FE7. So, yeah, nups seems to be the way to proceed. Oh well, that was an entertaining, if not productive, hour or so. Edited October 5, 2012 by Balcerzak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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