Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (U) Anti Piracy Thread

A note: Most of the firmware versions listed below are obsolete. There are newer versions for most, if not all of the listed firmwares that can for sure play this game. Always make sure you're on the latest firmware for your cart before making a comment.

Spoiler: The AP in Detail

TeffyI can confirm the ladder can be bypassed - just save everytime you get the chance and restart the DS and there should be few to no freezing issues. Currently on the third dungeon, the first one right after the second town. Any freezes were bypassed by saving before entering any area and resetting the DS. It seems the AP only activates on transitions, and yes, they can occur in the middle of towns as well when entering/exiting buildings (as I found out the hard way).It seems to be based on event flags, after a certain number of consecutive events (5?) the game crashes and needs reset.Unfortunately, the Tanbel Mines exceeds the number of "allowed" event flags before it crashes, so it crashes after the first minecart room.

[spoiler=Clean ROM][url=http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=48578.0]XXXX - Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (U)(Likram)
[/spoiler]XXXX - Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (USA)(PATCHED v2) | Fileserve
Pass:romulationCredit goes to ZaertixHex edited:
XXXX - Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (USA)(Hex Edited) | Fileserve
Pass:romulationCredit goes to ZaertixFull credit goes to retrogamefan for the fix.

@EveryoneI am very sorry but I posted the wrong/incorrect hex code so please disregard my first post .....I was looking at the code for another game.....I am very sorry!!!!Here is the correct code:
0x000044A0
2C 00 9F E5 00 10 90 E5 28 20 9F E5 02 00 51 E1
24 10 9F 05 08 10 80 05 20 10 9F 05 A8 10 80 05
1C 10 9F 05 48 11 80 05 18 10 9F 05 E8 11 80 05
1E FF 2F E1 A4 41 17 02 D3 4E 5F E1 FD 8E AA 36
15 44 AA 36 B8 19 AA 36 60 9B AA 360x000049F8
A8 FE FF EANew patch with updated data for Lufia Curse of the Sinistrals (U) - Lufia Curse of the Sinistrals (U)Extract both files (OpenPatch.exe & GameList.txt ) to a new folder
Copy game into that folder
Drag the game onto the OpenPatch.exe
Click yes when prompted
Click OK to finshThe .nds file is the Patched game and the .bak is the original

Credit goes to retrogamefan
The hex edit in more detail:

1. Open the rom in a hex editor
2. Goto location 000044A0
3. Change the curent data from → to :
000044A0: 6E 15 70 D1 0F 29 84 9B 2A 6B 81 F3 C6 EC 33 53 → 2C 00 9F E5 00 10 90 E5 28 20 9F E5 02 00 51 E1
000044B0: 57 07 D9 8B A8 27 E3 A4 87 82 A1 8D 95 93 05 3A → 24 10 9F 05 08 10 80 05 20 10 9F 05 A8 10 80 05
000044C0: 57 3C A0 F1 4F D5 12 89 0A E4 AC 01 0E 4E BA E7 → 1C 10 9F 05 48 11 80 05 18 10 9F 05 E8 11 80 05
000044D0: D9 FE B6 3C 07 98 9F D6 93 ED 8D E8 97 18 33 3B → 1E FF 2F E1 A4 41 17 02 D3 4E 5F E1 FD 8E AA 36
000044E0: 86 BB BE 7D 33 28 5C 74 14 C8 5E 33 → 15 44 AA 36 B8 19 AA 36 60 9B AA 364. Goto location 000049F8
5. Change the curent data from → to :
000049F8: 1E FF 2F E1 → A8 FE FF EA

[color=green][b]Clean ROM Works[/color]
- Supercard DSTwo
- No$GBA
- Desmume
- EZ5i w/ firmware v101 + kernel 3.0ob2
- Ismart Premium w/ firmware v3 + kernel 1.02
- Original R4 w/ Wood R4 v1.14.2
- Acekard 2i w/ AKAIO 1.8.1
- YSMenu w/ latest loaders[color=red][b]Clean ROM Does Not Work[/color]
- Original R4 w/ Wood R4 v1.14
- Original R4 w/ Original v1.18
- Acekard 2i w/ AKAIO 1.7.1
- CycloDS w/ newest beta
- R4 SDHC w/ v1.34
- Edge w/ latest firmware[color=green][b]Patched ROM Works[/color]
- Original R4 w/ Wood R4 v1.14
- R4iDS Gold
- Acekard 2i w/ AKAIO 1.7.1
- M3 Real w/ latest Sakura firmware
- Edge w/ latest firmware (has sound issues)[color=red][b]Patched ROM Does Not Work[/color]
- YSMenu

Thanks Nathan I was just about to make this. I appreciate the work you do :] You sir, are a god among... Oh what the hell. You're just like me, another person. GO PEOPLE.But no seriously, thanks.

Haha, thanks. I figured I would go ahead and get this out of the way. This thread was bound to pop up eventually.

I can confirm the ladder can be bypassed - just save everytime you get the chance and restart the DS and there should be few to no freezing issues. Currently on the third dungeon, the first one right after the second town. Any freezes were bypassed by saving before entering any area and resetting the DS. It seems the AP only activates on transitions, and yes, they can occur in the middle of towns as well when entering/exiting buildings (as I found out the hard way).It seems to be based on event flags, after a certain number of consecutive events (5?) the game crashes and needs reset.Unfortunately, the Tanbel Mines exceeds the number of "allowed" event flags before it crashes, so it crashes after the first minecart room.

Awwwgghhhh my supercard hasn't arrived in the mail yet :(:( Watch it arrive on the day when the AP patch comes out.

100% works on Desmume! ;)

no$gba works 100% !

dont work on r4 karnel 1.18

Random freezes on CycloDS B.4.Battery saver and Stealth modes didn't help. Stealth mode wouldn't even let me get to the title screen.

wonder if a niche game like this will just become the next last window and we'll never get a patch

http://www.filefactory.com/file/b3eg1b7/n/Luf_rar
Mirror.

First post has been updated.

http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=48597.msg1107599SCENE DUMP SOON HERE!

A note for all looking, there is no difference between the Likram dump and the iND dump. They are both clean dumps and both have the AP firmly intact. The only difference is that the iND dump is an official scene dump, thus it will probably come with an NFO and all that.

Replying to #14

What's NFO?Still new to some of the terms.

Replying to #15

Kined of like a text file very same - but you need to install a nfo-viewer to view ithttp://home.gna.org/nfoview/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/DAMN-NFO-Viewer.shtmlIt's just credits mostly

I actually have no idea what NFO stands for. :3It's the document that comes with many scene dumps though that gives the info about the game and what the release group may have confirmed the game to work on flash cart wise.They are nothing too important. They are more just to give credit to the group who dumped it more than anything.

Replying to #17

Oh okay. Always wondered. Nice to know, although useless to me since I don't know how to dump or hack. :P

Replying to #18

Nothink to do with dumping at all - just a readme text file in anuther format link my about post ^

Jhon, have you ever read an NFO? They are nothing but credit to the dumping team. I've actually never seen an NFO used outside of scene game dumps.