Cheat file for Caetla/Xplorer/etc

[kruuth]

Is there a place I can get a cheat file to update my Xplorer with new codes? I haven't fired this thing up since 1997 and I'd love to get it going again.

[Administrator]

They are included within the firmware that you flash to the cartridge. Typically, the latest version they released would have the most up to date cheats. Otherwise, you can make your own cheats and it will save them to the internal EEPROM.

[kruuth]

I see. I was hoping there was some all encompassing file b/c I've got a slew of japanese and american games.

[sickle]

I think the XLink (DOS) software or something allows you do do a simple text file import/export.
Also XKiller (on this subforums somewhere) definitely lets you extract the file, but I'm not sure how to put it back on!

[kruuth]

I see, but are there files for Japan/US/EU floating around or would I have to just DL a whole mess of codes and stick them into a file?

[kruuth]

OK. I bit the bullet and installed XP on an older machine I had sitting here but for the life of me I can't get it to work. It gets as far as looking for the device in CAEFLASH but that's it. Right now I'm using the command:

CAEFLASH -P10 -T -XT

It just sits there.

[kruuth]

Anything?

I'm doing this on a Dell Optiplex 760. I'm not having much luck. It just hangs no matter what I do.

[Administrator]

Anything?

I'm doing this on a Dell Optiplex 760. I'm not having much luck. It just hangs no matter what I do.

- Use Windows 98.
- Set the BIOS to use SPP mode on LPT1.
- Make sure Windows 98 uses address 0x378 on LPT1.
- Make sure your cable is correct.
- Use CAETLA 0.34 on your Xplorer/Xploder.
- Use [PSXEXE.COM -P10 MAIN.EXE].

[kruuth]

Gagh. Ok. So no go on using XP?

[danhans42]

Caeflash doesn't work withas xp/2000 you need 95/98 or ME. Easiest way is to create a bootable CD/USB memory stick and stick the Caetla on there. Then you can flash your cart and cheats without having to do a full windows install

Then you can use Catflap on Windows XP for communication. You can't flash using Catflap.

I uploaded an ISO of somewhere years on on another forum. If youre interested in could try dig up the link.

[kruuth]

I see. I need to create a bootable cd I guess. Never done that before. Are there instructions floating around some place?

[sickle]

I see. I need to create a bootable cd I guess. Never done that before. Are there instructions floating around some place?

Yeah, like millions of results >.<

Anyhoo, here's Xplorer 4.52 PAL (UK) codes

[kruuth]

Awesome thank you. I managed to get CAETLA .38 flashed on there but I don't have any codes. What do I do in order to get codes on there now?

[sickle]

Here's a copy of Caetla 0.34 patched to PAL/English with cheats.

I assume your 0.38 is only about 100kb (vs 128kb) so flash this first, which will leave the cheats written onto the EEPROM and hopefully when you install 0.38 over it, it'll read the cheats.
If your 0.38 is the full 128KB... then either use this or chop it somewhere around the 0x0001C000 mark and paste the contents of this one in.
(Look for "---- New Game Record ---" in a hex editor)

[kruuth]

The one I have is the one that I pulled from here, the 120k size. I googled this and there's something called CAECODE that builds the file for the MC but no matter what I do I get a compiler error.

[sickle]

What cheat file are you using?

[kruuth]

I built one using that PSCODE program. What should I use?

[sickle]

Aaah cool, didn't realise the DOS version had example .BIN files.
I grabbed that one off the last 16kb of the .rom from yesterday and it decompiled fine with the windows tools (tick the decompile flag)..

The tool does seem to be a bit borked though if you're trying to compile for memory card and chose a small block size. "4" works for me for a full set of 16kb cheats.

Alternatively:


Go headerless, open your caetla rom, and paste in the headerless output (ur_mom.bin) at 0x0001C000

[kruuth]

OK...so what is the input file supposed to be then? Is it supposed to be a BIN file?

[sickle]

IT's a .BIN file if you're decompiling... it's a text-ish file if you're compiling =)