Dumping Games for pkNX ROM Editing/Randomization

I have tried to move the Folder "0100ABF008968000" into my Asmosphere/Content folder also tried to make a titles folder in my Atmosphere and neither of them are randomizing my game. Do you know why this is?

I don't have the option "01008DB008C2C000 v327680 (0.0.5.0) (UPD)" but only the option "0100ABF008968800 v393216 (0.0.6.0) (UPD) (eMMC)".

when i dump it and try to opne it pkNX gives me an error saying that the folder was invalid and it couldn't recognise game data. what can i do to fix it?

6 minutes ago, Alpha64 said:

I don't have the option "01008DB008C2C000 v327680 (0.0.5.0) (UPD)"

This option is for Pokemon Shield
 

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but only the option "0100ABF008968800 v393216 (0.0.6.0) (UPD) (eMMC)".

And this is for Pokemon Sword.

7 minutes ago, Alpha64 said:

opne it pkNX gives me an error saying that the folder was invalid and it couldn't recognise game data.

did you combine the files (obtained from Update dump) with the base game dump?
(as in use the base game dump as the main folder, then paste in the content from the update, and replace if the prompt appears)

1 minute ago, theSLAYER said:

did you combine the files (obtained from Update dump) with the base game dump?

no i didn't. do i have to?

2 minutes ago, Alpha64 said:

no i didn't. do i have to?

I would think so. The update doesn't contain the full game, does it?

Just now, theSLAYER said:

I would think so. The update doesn't contain the full game, does it?

NXDumpTool says that it dumped both the base game and the update though

Just now, Alpha64 said:

NXDumpTool says that it dumped both the base game and the update though

It's been a while since I used the tool, so I can't remember for sure.
One way you can confirm it, is to check the folder size of the base game, versus the folder size of the folder you have.

Another thing to consider, is to make sure you have the latest version of pkNX.

If you have the right folder, and it's not working, then I got no clue. Maybe gotta wait for a new version?

3 minutes ago, theSLAYER said:

check the folder size of the base game, versus the folder size of the folder you have.

the base folder is around 9GB if i remember correctly wwhile the folder i use is more than 12GB

3 minutes ago, theSLAYER said:

make sure you have the latest version of pkNX

i should but i'm not 100% sure about it. where can i find it?

1 minute ago, Alpha64 said:

the base folder is around 9GB if i remember correctly wwhile the folder i use is more than 12GB

i should but i'm not 100% sure about it. where can i find it?

yeah that seems like the right size.
 

Check the first post for download link, as well as a mini pictorial to download it

7 minutes ago, theSLAYER said:

Check the first post for download link, as well as a mini pictorial to download it

it worked! thank you so much!

Ive tried doing this multiple times with different ways of nxdump and no matter what i do i keep getting this error message

This is likely due to not having an updated dump. PKNX assumes you have 1.3.0, so if the ROMfs you're feeding it doesn't have it, it's gonna break.

Took me a while to figure that out.

18 minutes ago, Trelior said:

This is likely due to not having an updated dump. PKNX assumes you have 1.3.0, so if the ROMfs you're feeding it doesn't have it, it's gonna break.

Took me a while to figure that out.

I don't think that's the issue.

I have 2 dumps. Look at my gift IDs.

First dump's list ends at 26, second dump's list ends at 30.

If I'm not mistaken, first dump is only at IoA (1.2.0), and second dump is definitely 1.3.1
I can also open common on both just fine.

So the issue *probably* isn't due to patch versions. Probably.
@Trelior which update version of the game did you supposedly dump?

@theSLAYER I had a 1.2.0 dump that refused to open the Pokemon Tab. It would throw an error similar to @Tricksta, and just die. I have since deleted it, since I have no reason to keep it.

I just dumped 1.3.1 with a bit of jank due to disk space problems on my SD card, but that's an entirely different thing that I solved on my own. Everything opens as expected now, I can set the randomization to work on everything except Trainers. and I'm getting this error when hitting the Randomize button.

Everything else opens and randomizes as expected.

EDIT: Changed my attachment to show the full exceptions dialogue, sorry for the clutter.

i cant use pknx

Is it because my game is updated to ver 1.3.1?

38 minutes ago, F0rest19 said:

i cant use pknx

 

Is it because my game is updated to ver 1.3.1?

No. I can load my v1.3.1 just fine. Consider dumping the files from a Switch, as the tutorial shows.

Hello,

Followed guide and dumped the following directory called "Pok__mon Sword v458752 (0100ABF008968800) (UPD)" which seems to be a newer version than those listed in the guide.  When I try to open with PKNX I'm given an error saying "invalid folder loaded"  

I've tried dumping twice and both folders were identical at 12.1GB.

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks

Deleted update and then updated to 1.3.1 and I still get this same issue.  I was hoping the May2021 update wasn't supported because the tool is older than that, but that doesn't seem to be the issue.

Any help would be appreciated

I followed the tutorial and Dumped my pokemon shield v1.3.0, and the folder called "Pok__mon Shield v327680 (01008DB008C2C800) (UPD), when I tried to open with PKnx have this error "invalid folder loaded" , Dumped 3 Times and always have the error!!  Have the lastest version of PKnx!

Plz help!! 

Edit: sorry but the tutorial  says the update must be "(Ver. 1.3.0) Pokémon Shield - 01008DB008C2C000 v327680 (0.0.5.0) (UPD)" but the least 4 digits of the title id must be "c800" so idk it's the tutorial error or PKnx Code error

Edit 2: Proved with Pokémon sword. V1.3..0... Same error

I dumped everything but when I try to copy it over to my computer it said couldn't copy it all over when there was enough space. Is there anyway to fix that?, also do I need to dump both the base game and the update?

On 6/14/2021 at 5:31 PM, GreenLion said:

Hello,

 

Followed guide and dumped the following directory called "Pok__mon Sword v458752 (0100ABF008968800) (UPD)" which seems to be a newer version than those listed in the guide.  When I try to open with PKNX I'm given an error saying "invalid folder loaded"  

I've tried dumping twice and both folders were identical at 12.1GB.

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks

 

Deleted update and then updated to 1.3.1 and I still get this same issue.  I was hoping the May2021 update wasn't supported because the tool is older than that, but that doesn't seem to be the issue.

Any help would be appreciated

i figured out the problem as i had the same issue. What I did was make a romfs folder and put everything you got from the romfs section of the game you dumped into that folder and it should work

On 8/21/2021 at 6:41 PM, Moonakasoulieheart said:

i figured out the problem as i had the same issue. What I did was make a romfs folder and put everything you got from the romfs section of the game you dumped into that folder and it should work

Nope, I tried but the same error

so either im stupid or im missing something, followed every step of the tutorial. Still i get "invalid folder loaded unable to recognize game data". However my dump is "Pok__mon Shield v327680 (01008DB008C2C800) (UPD)"

and the id isnt the same as you listed, i tried 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 to no avail. the size of the dump is 12,1(13 on disk)gb.

Any ideas ?

So my shield is version 1.3.2 and when I randomize and put the file into my atmosphere/contents/ I start the game nothing has changed can you help 

I'm trying to dump the encounters from Pokemon Scarlet, and I'm assuming pkNX recognized it since the top of the windows says 'SV'. When I go to Master Dump I can dump everything fine, but the encounters goes right under Dump/encounters, not Dump\raw\world\data\encounters like I've red it's supposed to go. The only files in Dump/encounters are several text files that have some encounter information (but nothing for Area Zero) and two .pkl files that I can't open. if these .pkl files are the encounters I'm looking for does anyone know how to open them? or if they aren't the encounter files what buttons do i click to get them?

I am trying to edit pokemon in Sword 1.3.2 ((Ver. 1.3.2) Pokémon Sword - 0100ABF008968000 v458752 (0.0.7.0) (UPD)).  Got the dump made properly, and it loads fine. However, things are only fine at first glance.

When opening the pokemon editor and checking the evolutions, for example "Raboot - 814", the evolution shown is for another pokemon altogether. I have not randomized anything yet, this is from a fresh dump. Fine, maybe a weird quirk or whatever, so I go on and edit the typing and learnset for Raboot, click save, check that it remembered the changes, save again. I now have another folder called "0100ABF008968000" in my romfs and exefs directory, I am led to believe that everything worked just fine. The folder contains over 800 files though, which is kind of strange, considering that I made a single change to a single pokemon.

I copy over the folder to my Atmosphere/contents directory, reboot my switch, start up Sword, and nothing has changed about the pokemon. It's still only fire type (instead of fire / fighting), can't learn any of the new TR/Tutor moves I've added, and still evolves into the normal evolution. What's going on here? Am I missing something? Is there something wrong with my dump, or is it the program? Apparently PKNx tells me that a Liepard evolves into a Sharpedo at lvl. 30, and a Haxorus into Cherrim at lvl 30, for example. There's something pretty wonky, and I just double-checked that it's the same with a fresh dump, loaded up the first time. Help?