TempAR Readme

Introduction

The reason for this mod is because I wanted a way to test PSPAR codes on CFW, for me it was easier just to implement the PSPAR code types into an existing cheat device rather then try and patch the PSPAR EBOOT to run on CFW so that is exactly what I have done.

Unlike the official PSPAR cheat device a more simple code file format is utilized for loading codes, the format is much like the CWCheat cheat database format but instead of code lines being preceeded with "_L " they are preceeded with "_M ".

I also got bored and decided to implement the CWCheat code types so hopefully most CWCheat codes should work with this cheat device.

Usage

Installation Instructions

Copy the seplugins folder to your Memory Stick (if not copying over game.txt and pops.txt be sure to manually add those lines to the files on the MS).

In-Game Controls

Show cheat menu: Press home twice followed by VOLUP+VOLDOWN).
Enable Cheat Engine: Press Note.
Screenshot: Press SELECT+VOLDOWN.

Differences to Other Cheat Engines

Differences to the official PSPAR cheat device:

General Differences

This cheat device does not work on OFW! (durr). However it does work on CFW which the official PSPAR does not.

Support for folders and in-game comments is not available to keep things simple.

Instead of using a complex binary file for the code a CWCheat-style file is used for simple code entry.

Code Engine Differences

Some button press codes from the official PSPAR database may not work because the code engine seems to write the button press value to a difference address for each game.

Fake addresses were added to allow button press code to easily be ported over to this cheat device.

Differences to the original NitePR/MKULTRA cheat devices:

General Differences

Codes are loaded from a single CWCheat-style file instead of using a single text file for each game. This will save a lot of MS space, depending on how the MS is formatted and the amount of code files on the MS it can save over 20MB!

Real addresses are used by default for the decoder and browser as PSPAR uses real values for the address.

Code Engine Differences

NitePR code type support was removed, lol a NitePR mod which doesn't support NitePR codes!

SOCOM related stuff was removed.

Off-code support was removed, with the complex code types of CWCheat and PSPAR keeping the off-code function was not a viable option.

Differences to the original CWCheat cheat device:

General Differences

A new line type _C2 has been added. Code names with this line prefix will be enabled regardless of the if the cheat engine is enabled or not.

Code Engine Differences

Code types 0xC and 0xB are currently not implemented. These code types may be implemented in a future revision.

Code Types

PSPAR Code Types
Type	Description
Constant RAM Writes
Type 0x00 32-bit 0XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Writes word YYYYYYYY to [XXXXXXX+offset].
Type 0x01 16-bit 1XXXXXXX 0000YYYY	Writes halfword YYYY to [XXXXXXX+offset].
Type 0x02 8-bit 2XXXXXXX 000000YY	Writes byte YY to [XXXXXXX+offset].
Conditional 32-bit Code Types
Type 0x03 Greater Than 3XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Checks if YYYYYYYY > (word at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0) If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of thecode list is reached.
Type 0x04 Less Than 4XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Checks if YYYYYYYY < (word at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0) If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of thecode list is reached.
Type 0x05 Equal To 5XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Checks if YYYYYYYY == (word at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0) If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of thecode list is reached.
Type 0x06 Not Equal To 6XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Checks if YYYYYYYY != (word at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0) If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of thecode list is reached.
Conditional 16-bit + Masking Code Types
Type 0x07 Greater Than 7XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Checks if (YYYY) > (not (ZZZZ) < halfword at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0). If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of the code list is reached.
Type 0x08 Less Than 8XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Checks if (YYYY) < (not (ZZZZ) < halfword at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0). If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of the code list is reached.
Type 0x09 Equal To 9XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Checks if (YYYY) == (not (ZZZZ) < halfword at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0). If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of the code list is reached.
Type 0x0A Not Equal To AXXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Checks if (YYYY) != (not (ZZZZ) < halfword at [XXXXXXX] or [offset] if [XXXXXXX] is 0). If not, the code(s) following this one are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false) until a code type D0 or D2 is encountered, or until the end of the code list is reached.
Offset Codes
Type 0x0B Load Offset BXXXXXXX 00000000	Loads the 32-bit value into the 'offset'. Offset = word at [XXXXXXX+offset].
Type 0xD3 Set Offset D3000000 XXXXXXXX	Sets the offset value to XXXXXXXX.
Type 0xDC Add Offset DC000000 XXXXXXXX	Adds XXXXXXXX to the current offset (Dual Offset).
Type 0xC6 Write Offset C6000000 XXXXXXXX	Writes the offset value to [XXXXXXXX].
Loop Codes
Type 0x0C C0000000 YYYYYYYY	This sets the 'Dx repeat value' to YYYYYYYY and saves the 'Dx nextcode to be executed' and the 'Dx execution status'. Repeat will be executed when a D1/D2 code is encountered. When repeat is executed, the AR reloads the 'next code to be executed' and the 'execution status' from the Dx registers.
Special Codes
Type 0xD0 Terminator D0000000 00000000	Loads the previous execution status. If none exists, the execution status stays at 'execute codes'.
Type 0xD1 Loop Execute Variant D1000000 00000000	Executes the next block of codes 'n' times (specified by the 0x0C codetype), but doesn't clear the Dx register upon completion.
Type 0xD2 Loop Execute Variant/ Full Terminator D2000000 00000000	Executes the next block of codes 'n' times (specified by the 0x0C codetype), and clears all temporary data. (i.e. execution status, offsets, code C settings, etc.) This code can also be used as a full terminator, giving the same effects to any block of code.
Data Register Codes
Type 0xD4 Add Value D4000000 XXXXXXXX	Adds XXXXXXXX to the 'Dx data register'.
Type 0xD5 Set Value D5000000 XXXXXXXX	Set XXXXXXXX to the 'Dx data register'.
Type 0xD6 32-bit Incrementive Write D6000000 XXXXXXXX	Writes the 'Dx data register' word to [XXXXXXXX+offset], and increments the offset by 4.
Type 0xD7 16-bit Incrementive Write D7000000 XXXXXXXX	Writes the 'Dx data register' halfword to [XXXXXXXX+offset], and increments the offset by 2.
Type 0xD8 8-bit Incrementive Write D8000000 XXXXXXXX	Writes the 'Dx data register' byte to [XXXXXXXX+offset], and increments the offset by 1.
Type 0xD9 32-bit Load D9000000 XXXXXXXX	Loads the word at [XXXXXXXX+offset] and stores it in the'Dx data register'.
Type 0xDA 16-bit Load DA000000 XXXXXXXX	Loads the halfword at [XXXXXXXX+offset] and stores it in the'Dx data register'.
Type 0xDB 8-bit Load DB000000 XXXXXXXX	Loads the byte at [XXXXXXXX+offset] and stores it in the'Dx data register'.
Miscellaneous Codes
Type 0x0E Patch Code EXXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Copies YYYYYYYY bytes from (offset+8) to [XXXXXXXX+offset].
Type 0x0F Memory Copy Code FXXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Copy YYYYYYYY bytes from offset to XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXX is fixed, no offsets are added to it).

PSPAR Enhanced Code Types
Type	Description
Conditional 32-bit Code Types
Type 0x03 Greater Than 3XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x04 Less Than 4XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x05 Equal To 5XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x06 Not Equal To 6XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Conditional 16-bit + Masking Code Types
Type 0x07 Greater Than 7XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x08 Less Than 8XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x09 Equal To 9XXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Type 0x0A Not Equal To AXXXXXXX ZZZZYYYY	Same as PSPAR engine except if lowest bit of address is set the offset is added to the address.
Data Register Codes
Type 0xD4 Dx Data Operation D400000Y XXXXXXXX	Sets the 'Dx data register' to Data = ? XXXXXXXX where ? is determined by Y as follows: 0 - add 1 - or 2 - and 3 - xor 4 - logical shift left 5 - logical shift right 6 - rotate right 7 - arithmetic shift right 8 - multiply

CWCheat Code Types
Type	Description
Constant RAM Writes
Type 0x00 8-bit 0XXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Writes byte YY to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x01 16-bit 1XXXXXXX 0000YYYY	Writes halfword YYYY to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x02 32-bit 2XXXXXXX 000000YY	Writes word YYYYYYYY to [XXXXXXX].
Increment and Decrement Code Types
Type 0x03 8-bit Increment 301000YY XXXXXXXX	Adds YY to the byte stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Type 0x03 16-bit Increment 3030YYYY XXXXXXXX	Adds YYYY to the halfword stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Type 0x03 32-bit Increment 30500000 XXXXXXXX YYYYYYYY 000000000	Adds YYYYYYYY to the word stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Type 0x03 8-bit Decrement 302000YY XXXXXXXX	Subtracts YY from the byte stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Type 0x03 16-bit Decrement 3040YYYY XXXXXXXX	Subtracts YYYY from the halfword stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Type 0x03 32-bit Decrement 30600000 XXXXXXXX YYYYYYYY 000000000	Subtracts YYYYYYYY from the word stored at [XXXXXXXX].
Conditional Code Types
Type 0x0D 8-bit Equal To DXXXXXXX 200000YY	Checks if YY == (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 8-bit Not Equal To DXXXXXXX 201000YY	Checks if YY != (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 8-bit Less Than DXXXXXXX 202000YY	Checks if YY < (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 8-bit Greater Than DXXXXXXX 203000YY	Checks if YY > (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 16-bit Equal To DXXXXXXX 0000YYYY	Checks if YYYY == (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 16-bit Not Equal To DXXXXXXX 0010YYYY	Checks if YYYY != (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 16-bit Less Than DXXXXXXX 0020YYYY	Checks if YYYY < (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Type 0x0D 16-bit Greater Than DXXXXXXX 0030YYYY	Checks if YYYY > (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the following line is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for 1 line).
Multiple Skip Conditional Code Types
Type 0x0E 8-bit Equal To E1ZZYYYY 0XXXXXXX	Checks if YY == (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 8-bit Not Equal To E1ZZYYYY 1XXXXXXX	Checks if YY != (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 8-bit Less Than E1ZZYYYY 2XXXXXXX	Checks if YY < (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 8-bit Greater Than E1ZZYYYY 3XXXXXXX	Checks if YY > (byte at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 16-bit Equal To EZZZYYYY 0XXXXXXX	Checks if YYYY == (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 16-bit Not Equal To EZZZYYYY 1XXXXXXX	Checks if YYYY != (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 16-bit Less Than EZZZYYYY 2XXXXXXX	Checks if YYYY < (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines).
Type 0x0E 16-bit Greater Than EZZZYYYY 3XXXXXXX	Checks if YYYY > (halfword at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the next ZZZ are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines).
Address Conditional Code Types
Type 0x0D Address Equal To DXXXXXXX 4YYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ 0000000W	Checks if value at [XXXXXXX] == value at [YYYYYYY]. If not, the next ZZZZZZZZ lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines). W = Address type; 0 - 8-bit, 1 - 16-bit, 2 - 32-bit
Type 0x0D Address Not Equal To DXXXXXXX 5YYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ 0000000W	Checks if value at [XXXXXXX] != value at [YYYYYYY]. If not, the next ZZZZZZZZ lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines). W = Address type; 0 - 8-bit, 1 - 16-bit, 2 - 32-bit
Type 0x0D Address Less Than DXXXXXXX 6YYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ 0000000W	Checks if value at [XXXXXXX] < value at [YYYYYYY]. If not, the next ZZZZZZZZ lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines). W = Address type; 0 - 8-bit, 1 - 16-bit, 2 - 32-bit
Type 0x0D Address Greater Than DXXXXXXX 7YYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ 0000000W	Checks if value at [XXXXXXX] > value at [YYYYYYY]. If not, the next ZZZZZZZZ lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for ZZZ lines). W = Address type; 0 - 8-bit, 1 - 16-bit, 2 - 32-bit
Boolean Code Types
Type 0x07 8-bit OR 7XXXXXXX 000000YY	Writes byte (byte at [XXXXXXX] OR YY) to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x07 8-bit AND 7XXXXXXX 000200YY	Writes byte (byte at [XXXXXXX] AND YY) to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x07 8-bit XOR 7XXXXXXX 000400YY	Writes byte (byte at [XXXXXXX] XOR YY) to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x07 16-bit OR 7XXXXXXX 000100YY	Writes halfword (halfword at [XXXXXXX] OR YYYY) to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x07 16-bit AND 7XXXXXXX 000300YY	Writes halfword (halfword at [XXXXXXX] AND YYYY) to [XXXXXXX].
Type 0x07 16-bit XOR 7XXXXXXX 000500YY	Writes halfword (halfword at [XXXXXXX] XOR YYYY) to [XXXXXXX].
Pointer Code Types
Type 0x06 8-bit ...	TODO...
Miscellaneous Code Types
Type 0x0D Jocker Code D00000YY 1XXXXXXX	Checks if (ctrl & XXXXXXX) == XXXXXXX. If not, the next YY+1 lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for YY+1 lines).
Type 0x0D Inverse Jocker Code D00000YY 3XXXXXXX	Checks if (ctrl & XXXXXXX) != XXXXXXX. If not, the next YY+1 lines are not executed (ie. execution status is set to false for YY+1 lines).
Type 0x05 Copy Bytes 5XXXXXXX ZZZZZZZZ 0YYYYYYY 0000000	Copies ZZZZZZZZ bytes from [XXXXXXX] to [YYYYYYY].
Type 0x04 32-bit Multi Write 4XXXXXXX YYYYZZZZ VVVVVVVV WWWWWWWW	Starting at address [XXXXXXX], this code will loop YYYY times. The next address is determined by the incrementing the current address by (ZZZZ * 4). The value written to the address is specified by VVVVVVVV+(WWWWWWWW * loop count).
Type 0x0B Pause B0000000 XXXXXXXX	Delays the code engine for XXXXXXXX cycles. Will delay the application of all following code lines. Simply performs sceKernelDelayThread(XXXXXXXX), hopefully this is what CWCheat does when this code type is encountered.
Type 0x0C 32-bit Equal To CXXXXXXX YYYYYYYY	Checks if YYYYYYYY == (word at [XXXXXXX]). If not, the remainder of the code is not executed (ie. execution status is set to false until the next cheat is reached).

Button Activators

User Mode Buttons
Button	Code
PSP_CTRL_SELECT	0x00000001
PSP_CTRL_START	0x00000008
PSP_CTRL_UP	0x00000010
PSP_CTRL_RIGHT	0x00000020
PSP_CTRL_DOWN	0x00000040
PSP_CTRL_LEFT	0x00000080
PSP_CTRL_LTRIGGER	0x00000100
PSP_CTRL_RTRIGGER	0x00000200
PSP_CTRL_TRIANGLE	0x00001000
PSP_CTRL_CIRCLE	0x00002000
PSP_CTRL_CROSS	0x00004000
PSP_CTRL_SQUARE	0x00008000
Kernel Mode Buttons
Button	Code
PSP_CTRL_HOME	0x00010000
PSP_CTRL_HOLD	0x00020000
PSP_CTRL_NOTE	0x00800000
PSP_CTRL_SCREEN	0x00400000
PSP_CTRL_VOLUP	0x00100000
PSP_CTRL_VOLDOWN	0x00200000
PSP_CTRL_WLAN_UP	0x00040000
PSP_CTRL_REMOTE	0x00080000
PSP_CTRL_DISC	0x01000000
PSP_CTRL_MS	0x02000000

Fake Addresses

Fake address are used to return system information which either can't be accessed from memory or does not have a static address. Presently these addresses can only be accessed using the exact address listed (ie. no 8/16-bit retrieval of the upper return bits).

Fake Addresses
Address	Return Value
0x0A000000	Pressed buttons.
0x0A000004	X-axis of analog nub.
0x0A000008	Y-axis of analog nub.

Hotkeys

Global Hotkeys
Button	Effect
VOLUP+VOLDOWN	Show cheat engine menu.
NOTE	Toggle cheat engine between enabled and disabled.
SELECT+VOLDOWN	Take a screenshot.
General Hotkeys
Button	Effect
CROSS	Execute selected function.
CIRCLE	Back/Exit cheat engine menu.
LTRIGGER	Switch to previous tab.
RTRIGGER	Switch to next tab.
Cheater Hotkeys
Button	Effect
DPAD	Scroll through cheat list.
ANALOG	Scroll through cheat list.
START	Rename selected cheat.
SELECT	Copy selected cheat.
CROSS	Enable selected cheat.
SQUARE	Enable selected cheat even if cheat engine is disabled.
TRIANGLE	Edit selected cheat.
Browser Hotkeys
Button	Effect
DPAD	Move cursor and edit value of selected address (in edit mode).
START	Toggle between decoder and browser.
SELECT	Toggle browser between 8 and 16 bytes per line.
CROSS	Toggle edit mode.
TRIANGLE	Show copier menu.
VOLUP	Change to next browser.
VOLDOWN	Change to previous browser.
SQAURE+UP/DOWN	Scroll through memory without moving cursor position.
SQAURE+ANALOG	Scroll through memory quickly without moving cursor position.
Decoder Hotkeys
Button	Effect
DPAD	Move cursor and edit value of selected address (in edit mode).
START	Toggle between decoder and browser.
SELECT	Toggle decoder between value and opcode view.
CROSS	Toggle edit mode.
TRIANGLE	Show copier menu.
NOTE	Toggle starting and ending addresses to use by the copier when copying to new cheat/text file.
VOLUP	Change to next decoder.
VOLDOWN	Change to previous decoder.
SQAURE+UP/DOWN	Scroll through memory without moving cursor position.
SQAURE+ANALOG	Scroll through memory quickly without moving cursor position.
SQAURE+RIGHT	Jump to address of the selected pointer.
SQAURE+LEFT	Return to pointer.

Useful Links

PSPAR.com: Updated PSP Action Replay codes.
GBAtemp PSP Cheat Database: Updated CWCheat codes.
GBAtemp Cheat Forum: Codes not yet in the PSP cheat database.
Kodinator (by Normmat): Analyzes a PSPAR format code (you must remove the 0x and _M from code lines).
CWCheat DB Editor (by Pasky): Modify PSPAR/CWCheat format database files.

FAQ

Q: Can we use both CWCheat and PSPAR code types in a single code?

A: Yes the cheat engine supports using both PSPAR and CWCheat code types within a single code however it is recommended to avoid this to offer best compatibility with the original CWCheat and PSPAR cheat engines. It should also be noted that when one of the cheat engines is set to inactive using a conditional code the other cheat engine still applies the codes.

Changes

Thanks

Thanks go out to the following people, without them this would not have been possible:

Datel: Defining a very simple to implement code type specification which offers a very complex level of functionality.
Davee: Giving me a simple sce function call to get the Game ID, no PARAM.SFO parsing!
EnHacklopedia Contributors: The very extensive and well written code type information (available at Kodewerx).
NoEffex: The corrupt PSID function as well as possibly some other code.
Normmatt: His great code type analyzer tool.
RedHate: Improving upon the NitePR code base.
The original NitePR Coders: SANiK, imk and telazorn are probably the most to thank for this as a large amount of the original code and ideas were theres from NitePR.
weltall: The CWCheat cheat device and all the great code types which were implemented into it... even if the non-standard pointer codes were a bitch to implement.
xist: Giving me a great name for the cheat device.