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FF7 Tools / Re: [RELEASE v1.9.7]: Black Chocobo - FF7 Save Game Editor

« on: 2013-07-21 16:43:37 »

also play with the new BC let me know what you think before its to late and i release it....

I think I may have found a bug with the new version of BC. When editing the AP values of EQUIPPED Materia, it isn't saving them. For example, I'm using an Ice materia with 126/35000. Then I edit the value to 1200/35000. When I click Save, the value changes right back to 126/35000. This is not the case with the current version of BC.

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FF7 Tools / Re: [RELEASE v1.9.7]: Black Chocobo - FF7 Save Game Editor

« on: 2013-07-17 17:06:09 »

that last signature .. your user id is 2619999 ?
if so empty files should be signed with
4f8e83414b87011d970546d7b68fb70e
by my calculation.. if this is your correct user id then there is something wrong .

Sorry, I wasn't sure if we were suppose to keep our actual user ID private as it's tied to steam, but I don't really see any harm in it from what I can tell. My user id is 2649734.

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FF7 Tools / Re: [RELEASE v1.9.7]: Black Chocobo - FF7 Save Game Editor

« on: 2013-07-17 01:18:21 »

@Deamonpreast,
1. do you have saves that are in synced?
2. does your file(s) contain more then one slot of data?
3. after you edit, before starting the launcher can you check you metadata.xml file (wordpad) and see if it contains empty timestamps or signature for your valid files/slots.
4. if you have a file with more then one save, do the timestamps all match in metadata.xml for that file?

if you have file with more then one data slot can you test with a file with a single save also.

also play with the new BC let me know what you think before its to late and i release it....

1. I don't play with Cloud Save on; however, for the purpose of testing it, I did enable it and sync my saved game with it (before editing anything).
2. My files contain only one slot of data.
3. Sure thing, here are the results:

This is my original metadata.xml, before editing (since I only have 1 save, I'm only posting the first block, the rest are empty):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gamestatus>
  <savefiles block="1">
    <timestamp slot="1">1374019195919</timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="2"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="3"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="4"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="5"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="6"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="7"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="8"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="9"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="10"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="11"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="12"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="13"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="14"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="15"></timestamp>
    <signature>aedcc3f20a1eccddff6e81585ab17ff2</signature>
  </savefiles>
 

After editing and saving:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gamestatus>
  <savefiles block="1">
    <timestamp slot="1">1374023649491</timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="2"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="3"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="4"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="5"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="6"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="7"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="8"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="9"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="10"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="11"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="12"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="13"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="14"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="15"></timestamp>
    <signature>20b012946089aa48126689a2b660634b</signature>
  </savefiles>
 
Then after starting the launcher and watching my save disappear:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gamestatus>
  <savefiles block="1">
    <timestamp slot="1"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="2"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="3"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="4"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="5"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="6"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="7"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="8"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="9"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="10"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="11"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="12"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="13"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="14"></timestamp>
    <timestamp slot="15"></timestamp>
    <signature>63d8b5a2dfe7db7b5b9ab9771905a181</signature>
  </savefiles>


Hope that helps? If you need more of the file or the whole thing I'll be glad to post it.

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FF7 Tools / Re: [RELEASE v1.9.7]: Black Chocobo - FF7 Save Game Editor

« on: 2013-07-17 00:02:28 »

yes please try two things.
1 enable cloud save see if anything different happens.
2.download this copy of BC and try with and with out cloud save enabled.

1. I enabled cloud save, loaded my game, went into the game and saved, then exited all the way back out. Opened up BC (the original version), edited my gil, saved it. Soon as I started the launcher, it deleted my saved game again.

2. I downloaded your new version of BC. With Cloud Saving still enabled, I edited my saved game (game and launcher both closed), and saved it. Upon starting the launcher, my saved game is instantly deleted.

3. Still using the new version of BC, I disabled Cloud Saving, edited my saved game (game and launcher both closed), and saved it. Still deleted my saved game as soon as the launcher started.

4. With cloud saving enabled and the new version of BC OR the old version of BC, I CANNOT load an edited save, the cloud sync overrides it and deletes the save. I found this rather odd, as I expected the Cloud Save would simply override my edited save, but it instead removes the save entirely.

5. With Cloud Saving disabled, I can load a saved game edited with either or/both versions of BC as long as I edit the save with the launcher open. I literally edited my saved game (with the launcher open, cloud saving disabled) with the original version, then edited it again with the new version, and was able to load it up just fine.

If I need to clarify anything or you want me to try anything else please let me know!

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FF7 Tools / Re: [RELEASE v1.9.7]: Black Chocobo - FF7 Save Game Editor

« on: 2013-07-16 18:59:57 »

Let me see if I can help you shed some light on this issue. I just found this website after downloading FF7 from Steam yesterday, love your work!
I am using Windows 7 64 bit, Cloud Saving is NOT enabled.

I was having the same issue as most. Open Black Chocobo, select my save file in My Documents, Square Enix, FINAL FANTASY VII STEAM, user_2619999.   save00.ff7

I can open and edit the save just fine, and I save it back in the exact same location with the exact same name, no problem. For the purpose of simplicity, the only thing I edited was gil, I added 10 gil to my save, that's it, and saved it back in the original location.

With my save folder open (user_2619999), I have 4 files present: achievement.dat, avatar.png, metadata.xml, and save00.ff7.
Now, again with that folder open, as soon as I click on Final Fantasy VII, it starts the launcher. As soon as the launcher appears, my save00.ff7 file gets deleted from my user folder. Completely. Nothing else changes, but the launcher deletes my saved game file from my folder.

The only way I have found around this, is to open the launcher BEFORE editing a save. If the launcher is open, THEN you open and run Black Chocobo, you can edit anything to your hearts' content. Save it with the launcher still open, then run the game. Play it or immediately save it, doesn't matter, the launcher will not delete the file once you save in game.

Hope my first post helps, if you want me to play around with some settings let me know, I'd be glad to see what I can do.