Apollo Save Tool changelog

Added

• Manage Dreamcast Virtual Memory Card images (VMU)
• Supports .BIN and external formats (.DCM, .VMU)
• List, import, export, and delete DC saves inside VMU images
• Import/Export - Supported formats: .VMI/VMS, .DCI
• Render PS2 3D icons properly (PS2 VMCs)
• Apollo Patch Engine v3.0.0
• MGS Peace Walker decryption support for PSP saves.
• Fletcher-16 and Fletcher-32 checksums.
• New [SW:], [BSD:], [LE:] and [BE:] title prefixes, which can be combined.
• Save Wizard lines inside BSD scripts.
• Fix Several BSD byte-order bugs.
• Fix MicroPython struct.pack_into bug on 32-bit targets.
• Parser fixes for tabs and for unreadable set pointer arguments.
• Custom save decryption support
• Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
• Goat Simulator 3
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
• Jump Force
• Custom save decompression support
• Dishonored 2
• Custom checksum support
• Digimon World: Next Order
• Dishonored 2
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Resident Evil 3 Remake
• Resident Evil 6
• Resident Evil Resistance
• Resident Evil Revelations 2
• Resident Evil Village

Fixed

• Fixed bulk save export on PS1 memcards.
• PS2 single save format fixes. (AR Max, CodeBreaker, PSU, XPS)
• Fixed minor PS1 memcard issues.
• Fixed a bug when reloading a virtual memcard after an update.

Misc

• Add missing translation strings.

Added

• Bulk FTP upload support for PS4 saves
• Upload multiple saves to FTP server in a single operation
• Improve param.sfo resigning process for PS4 saves
• Update PSID HMAC signature
• Localization support
• New languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean
• New cheat codes
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion
• Tales of Berseria Remastered
• Custom save decryption support
• Castle Crashers Remastered
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion
• Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
• Tales of Berseria Remastered
• Custom save decompression support
• Dying Light 2
• Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
• Custom checksum support
• Castle Crashers Remastered
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion
• Death Stranding
• Dying Light 2
• Far Cry 5
• Resident Evil 5 (PS4)
• Sword Art Online Full Bullet
• Tales of Berseria Remastered
• Tales of Symphonia Remastered

Thanks to @alfizari for sharing many decrypters and checksum fixes including Tales of Berseria.

Misc

• Apollo Patch Engine v2.0.4
• Add des3_ecb, hmac_sha256 support
• Fix offzip decompression bug
• Use mbedTLS library for cryptographic operations (AES, HMAC, SHA1, SHA256)
• Remove polarSSL dependency

Added

• Apollo Patch Engine v2.0.2
• Add Python scripting support
• Run custom Python scripts on the console (for save-game editing)
• Add `apollo` module for Python scripts to interact with Apollo's features
• Add Hex Search option to Hex Editor
• Localization:
• Add German translation
• Add Korean font
• New cheat codes
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
• Custom save decryption support
• L.A. Noire
• Monster Hunter World
• Nioh 2
• Custom save decompression support
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
• Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
• Custom checksum support
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

Added

• Localization support
• Auto-detect system language setting
• Languages: English, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
• Show save details window for items in Online DB (Triangle button)
• Improved ARMax PS2 save-game conversion to .PSV
• New cheat codes
• Bleach Rebirth of Souls
• Custom encryption support
• Dark Souls Remastered (AES CBC)
• Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2 (AES CTR)
• Resident Evil 4: Remake (Blowfish CBC)
• Custom checksum support
• Dark Souls Remastered
• Dragon Ball Z Xenoverse 2
• Resident Evil 4: Remake

Misc

• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.4.0
• Update custom mod tags
• Support multiple mod options per line
• Add AES CTR, Blowfish CBC encryption
• Add DBZ Xenoverse 2 custom checksum

Added

• FTP Server support (Saves Cloud Backup)
• Zip, Upload, and backup saves to a user-defined FTP server
• List, Download, and restore saves from a user-defined FTP server
• Backup PS1, PS2, and PS4 saves
• Bulk management support for encrypted saves (USB)
• Improved Copy save to HDD option
• Settings Menu:
• Added FTP Server URL option
• Added selector option (FTP/Online DB) for save-game downloads
• Improved .zip filename generation for save exporting
• New cheat codes
• Lunar 1 Remastered
• Lunar 2 Remastered
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Custom checksum support
• Lunar 1 Remastered
• Lunar 2 Remastered
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Fixed

• Fixed app.db rebuild process on 11.00+ FW

Misc

• Updated SSL library to mbedTLS v2.16.12
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.3.0
• Add djb2 hash function
• Add tag support for user-selected options on .savepatch files
• E.g., {ZZ}val=name;03E7=999 gold;...;270F=9999 gold{/ZZ}
• Support for SaveWizard and BSD codes with multiple options
• Updated save data mount process

Added

• Complete PS4 firmware support (works on all FWs) - thanks to @hzhreal / @Team-Alua
• Firmware agnostic
• No need for GoldHEN, PS4HEN, or ps4debug payload
• Trophy management
• List, mount, and export trophies
• Fake XMB trophies (lock/unlock)
• Trophy set export and backup
• Remove trophy sets
• Delete PS4 save-games
• Show date/time of last save-game modification

> ⚠️ Note: deleting a trophy set removes critical trophy files from the user account, and trying to play the game again won't populate trophies for that user.

> ⚠️ Note: Fake trophy unlocking does not modify secure trophy files; is only doing changes to the XMB database. If you play the game after applying modifications, fake results can be reset by the system.

Added

• Manage PS1 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)
• Supports .MCD and external formats (.MCR, .VMP, .BIN, .VMC, .GME, .VGS, .SRM, .VM1)
• List, import, export, and delete PS1 saves inside VMC images
• Import - Supported formats: .MCS, .PSV, .PSX, .PS1, .MCB, .PDA
• Export - Supported formats: .MCS, .PSV, .PSX
• Online DB: added PS1 saves listing

Fixed

• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.1.2
• Fixed SW Code search bug when bytes are not found

Added

• 7.0x/8.0x/8.5x/9.0x/9.5x/10.50/10.7x firmware support (thanks to @BestPig)
• GoldHEN, PS4HEN or ps4debug payload is required ⚠️
• Manage PS2 Virtual Memory Card images (VMC)
• Supports PS2 MemCard images, ECC and non-ECC (.PS2, .VM2, .CARD, .VMC)
• List, import, export, and delete PS2 saves inside VMC images
• Import - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV, .XPS, .MAX, .CBS, .SPS
• Export - Supported formats: .PSU, .PSV
• Online DB: added PS2 saves listing
• Save sorting option by Type (PS4/PS2/VMC)
• Add persistent Debug Log option in Settings (on/off)

Misc

• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.1.0
• Improve code parsing
• Improve SW Code Type 3 (Subtype 3/7/B/F)
• Improve SW Code Type 4 (Subtype 4/5/6/C/D/E)
• Add AES CBC encryption command (aes_cbc(key, iv))

Added

• 9.60/10.00/10.01 firmware support (thanks to @BestPig)
• GoldHEN payload is required ⚠️
• New cheat codes
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Custom save decryption support
• Shin Megami Tensei V (AES-ECB)
• Custom checksum support
• Shin Megami Tensei V (SHA1)

Added

• 11.00 firmware support (thanks to @LightningMods @SocraticBliss)
• New cheat codes
• Like a Dragon: Ishin!
• Unicorn Overlord
• Custom save decryption support
• Like a Dragon: Ishin!
• Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes
• The Last of Us: Part II
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• Custom checksum support
• Dead Rising
• Like a Dragon: Ishin!
• Strider
• The Last of Us: Part II
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Fixes

• Patch Code fixes
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

Misc

• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v1.0.0
• Add jenkins_oaat, lookup3_little2 hash functions
• Add camellia_ecb encryption
• Add RGG Studio decryption (PS4)
• Add Dead Rising checksum
• Fix SaveWizard Code Type D issue with CRLF line breaks
• Changed BSD command syntax to decompress(offset, wbits) and compress(offset)

Added

• Auto-detect X/O button settings (@illusion0001)
• Network HTTP proxy settings support
• New cheat codes
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
• Custom decryption support
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
• Custom checksum support
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
• Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
• Shantae: Risky's Revenge

Misc

• Include original keystones for 116 games
• Updated audio library to `libs3m`
• Updated Apollo Patch Engine to v0.6.0
• Add host callbacks (username, wlan mac, psid, account id)
• Add murmu3_32, jhash hash functions
• Add Patapon 3 PSP decryption
• Add MGS5 decryption (PS3/PS4)
• Add Monster Hunter 2G/3rd PSP decryption
• Add Castlevania:LoS checksum
• Add Rockstar checksum
• Fix SaveWizard Code Type C
• Fix right() on little-endian platforms

_in memory of Luna & Leon_ ❤️

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Added

• Network Tools
• URL downloader tool (download http/https/ftp/ftps links)
• Simple local Web Server (full access to console drives)
• Disable Web Browser history
• Hex Editor for save-data files
• On-screen Keyboard (for text input)
• Activate offline accounts with user-defined account IDs (on-screen keyboard)
• Improved internal Web Server (Online DB support)
• User-defined Online DB URL (Settings)
• Improved DLC rebuild (read content details from .pkg file)
• Explicit firmware check when importing encrypted saves

Misc

• Updated Apollo patch engine v0.4.1
• Skip search if the pattern was not found
• Improve code types 9, B, D
• Add value subtraction support (BSD)

Added

• Show PS4 IP address when running Apollo's Web Server

Fixed

• Copy SAVEDATA_LIST_PARAM value when resigning param.sfo
• _This fixes an issue when importing save-games from Horizon Zero Dawn, Gran Turismo Sport, Patapon, LocoRoco Remastered, and others._

Misc

• Download application data updates from `apollo-patches` repository

Added

• New Save Wizard codes
• Add save-game sorting options
• sort by Name
• sort by Title ID
• Add database rebuild tools (thanks @pharaoh2k for DB research and testing)
• Rebuild app.db
• Rebuild DLC database addcont.db
• Fix missing "Delete" option in XMB
• Add database backup & restore
• Download Online DB save-games to HDD
• Load external saves from HDD (/data/fakeusb/)

Changes

• Updated networking code to libcurl+polarssl (TLS 1.2) (thanks @lightningmods for cURL fixes)
• Improved Pad control handling

DB Rebuild Notes

IMPORTANT
Logging out and logging back in is normally required to see the changes.

EXTERNAL STORAGE
Note that to restore database of your extended storage content (not the internal) all you need to do is:

1. Go to Settings -> Devices -> USB Storage Devices
2. Click the listed external storage -> Stop Using This Extended Storage
3. Select Use This Extended Storage.

This should start scanning it and add the missing content within a few minutes, depending on the size, drive/cable speed and data you have.

Changes

• New Save Wizard codes
• Custom decryption support
• Diablo 3
• Changed background music
• Removed unused screen settings

Patch Engine

• Updated Apollo patch engine v0.3.0
• Improve patch error handling
• Save Wizard / Game Genie
• Improve SW code types 9, A
• Add SW code types 3, 7, B, C, D
• BSD scripts
• New commands: copy, endian_swap, msgbox
• New custom hash: force_crc32, mgspw_checksum
• Support initial value for add/wadd/dwadd/wsub
• Fix md5_xor, sha1_xor64 custom hashing
• Fix little-endian support for decrypters/hashes

Added

• Local Web server (Download saves as .Zip)
• RAR, Zip, 7-Zip archive extraction (place files on /data/)
• 50+ Save Wizard cheat-code files (collected by @OfficialAhmed)
• Custom decryption support
• Borderlands 3 - @hackersmacker
• Grand Theft Auto 5 (AES) - @chendochap
• Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Blowfish)
• Custom checksum support
• Alien: Isolation
• Resident Evil Revelations 2 (SHA1)

Fixed

• Fixed issue when cheat codes couldn't be applied

Added

• New firmware support: 5.07, 7.51
• Improved save-game listing (game names, saves count)
• Save-game selection (press Touchpad to select)
• Copy/Resign selected saves (Bulk Management)
• Detect if a save couldn't be unmounted

Fixed

• Fixed Trophy-set listing bug
• Avoid issue when removing mount patches on exit

Fixed

• Fixes Bulk resign and bulk copy from USB

Added

• Encrypted save-games support
• Offline Activation with user-defined account IDs (owners.xml)
• Export ownership data to .xml

Fixed

• Fixed inner file handling when a save-game has sub-folders
• Fixed SaveWizard write codes

Added

• Full-HD 1920x1080 UI rendering
• Enabled animations and screen transitions
• Import/export Keystone files

Fixed

• Fixed file attributes when creating .Zips
• Fixed Online DB links

Misc

• Project updated to Open Orbis SDK v0.5.2

Added

• 9.00 firmware support
• New Save Wizard codes
• Improved graphics library (SDL2 lib by @cpasjuste)

Fixed

• Fixed save-mount patches for 9.00 (thanks to @ac2pic)

Added

• Automatic Save-mounting patches for 5.05, 6.72, 7.x (GoldHEN or ps4debug required) (thanks to @sistr0)
• Offline Account activation
• Show Parental security passcode
• Save Keystone fingerprint dump

Fixed

• Fixed font rendering issue