PKSM Versions Save

Gen I to GenVIII save manager.

8.0.0

4 years ago

What's New

Generation 8 (Sword and Shield) support has been added to core code. Sending a save over the network will allow you to edit it. However, no new sprites are included, so your Galarian Pokémon will be invisible.
- You will be able to send a Sword/Shield save file from your Switch running the next version of Checkpoint (time of writing this is 3.7.4, which will not work)
GPSS groups: "packages" of two to six Pokémon can be downloaded all at once
- Pressing Y in the GPSS viewer will take you to the GPSS group viewing screen.
- They are shown on the top screen in five rows, one group per row
- You can download a group by pressing A on any of the Pokémon in that group
- You can upload a group by pressing A on the Pokémon in your storage. Once you have 6 Pokémon selected, a prompt will pop up asking if you'd like to upload. You can also press X to bring this prompt up before selecting 6 Pokémon.
Auto Legalization: powered by @architdate's AutoLegality mod for PKHeX
- After checking the legality of a Pokémon, you can press the on-screen button to attempt to automatically fix those issues.
- Only works with an active Internet connection
Self-updating Mystery Gift Database: on startup, PKSM will automatically check with the FlagBrew website to see if there are new Wonder Cards to download
- This means that full application updates are no longer necessary to update the database

Changes

Storage is now accessible for both LGPE and SWSH saves
- Neither of these formats can be transferred to any other save type
DS game icons are now shown
Cart scanning should work more consistently
The wireless button on the game selection screen is now clickable without first selecting a game
Pokémon generated for X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire will not have legality issues referring to memories and geolocation by default
Generation four games will use UPPERCASE letters for their names, as the games would
Script APIs have changed. See their wiki for specifics
- All scripts should have been updated to use the new APIs properly. As always, report issues encountered while running scripts on the script repository
The QR scanner now blocks going to the home menu
- If this were not the case, trying to exit the application from the home menu would freeze the 3DS
An error is shown if a scanned QR code does not match the expected format
The QR scanner follows updated PKHeX Wonder Card QR specifications
The app icon now bounces around the screen as an indicator that the application is working
A bunch of changes to GPSS retrieval code will make the viewing experience much more seamless when switching pages
Editing real-world location bytes is now allowed by default
- The meanings of the values will be shown on the bottom screen

Fixes and behind-the-scenes changes

Internal changes to remove music dependencies happened. Playback of MP3 files should still work properly (thanks to @Oreo639 for this!)
Fix Korean fourth-gen games not being detected properly
Fix problems in setting some long OT names and nicknames when generating
Fix displaying incorrect BP data for fifth-gen games
Fix setting abilities that changed when transferring upwards
Fix fifth-gen games showing the wrong amount of Wonder Cards in the main menu
Fix fifth-gen games having a corrupted Wonder Card in the first slot
Fix transferring from fifth-gen games to fourth-gen games messing with the nature
Fix duplication behavior when multiple Pokémon are selected
In several places, text would overlap other things. This should now be fixed.
Fix and improve translations
General code cleanup and optimization

Other notices

As PKSM does have an auto-updater, you likely will not have to update manually
In the future, PKSM will make full backups of your ExtData when it updates itself. This is, unfortunately, impossible to make work during this upgrade.
Because of the storage now supporting generation eight and LGPE Pokémon, your storage file will be incompatible with earlier version of PKSM in very, very breaking ways. Do NOT downgrade from this release, even if you experience issues. I (@piepie62, Discord name piepie62#3412) will personally work with you in the Discord server linked below to solve your issues as well as I can. Downgrading as a part of your troubleshooting process is far more likely to break things more than help them.
Breaking API changes in the FlagBrew website have occurred. This means that PKSM 7.0.1 will likely crash when trying to access the GPSS.

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7.0.1

4 years ago

This is a bugfix release, addressing issues that I did not catch in 7.0.0. Updating is highly recommended. Bugs fixed include:

Accidentally showing the wrong game name in ExtraSaves config for ORAS
Not counting Pokémon with encryption constant 0 as valid
Creating a new storage group would instantly error
Storage group name character limit being too long, causing error 0xE0E046C7
Not saving changes to storage box names if no Pokémon were edited
Setting the max length Pokémon name for generations 6 and 7 cut off the last character

Remember, PKSM now has an auto updater! You likely will not have to download and install this manually if you already upgraded to 7.0.0

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7.0.0

4 years ago

GPSS, a cloud-based Pokémon sharing service! Easily upload your Pokémon to share with any other PKSM user.
- Think the GTS, except you don't have to get/give anything in return and you can't be sniped.
- Note: Once a month all Pokémon currently on the GPSS are checked for their monthly download count and are deleted if it's 0.
- You can browse the GPSS from within PKSM or your web browser.
- You can also upload Pokémon from your PC.
- This is the only planned servepkx replacement.
Cloud-based legalization! (replacement for serveLegality)
Add new Misc section to the editor which adds met location editing.
Add instructions: In many places PKSM now has simple built-in instructions that can be viewed by pressing Select.
Add multiple font support
- Shows Pokémon-specific characters
- Shows Korean characters on non-Korean consoles
Auto updater! Thanks to @joel16 for the CIA updating code
- You can disable the updater in the settings menu
Update scripts: thanks to @PKMWM1 for contributing another large batch of scripts.
- There are also new additions to the PicoC scripting API, for those interested in developing scripts. See the wiki for more info.
- A collaboration between @piepie62 and @FM1337 has also resulted in a script sending utility and a script receiving script! These can be used for easy script development during the debugging stage
Emergency Mode editor: if you have a Pokémon stuck in storage and it is untransferable to any game, talk to @piepie62 on the FlagBrew Discord for a walkthrough on how to use it (it is pretty dangerous, which is why the way to access it is unreleased).
Multi bank: You can now organize your collection into multiple banks, similar to Pokémon Bank's box groups.
- Yes, it is possible to pick Pokémon up from one bank and place them into another without temporarily storing them in the save
Multi clone: You can now clone multiple Pokémon at once, without going through a tedious workaround.
Filtering in Storage
- You can filter by species, form, and moves in the storage screen! More filter options to follow in later releases...
Show save info on main menu: The top screen of the main menu now shows some basic info pulled from the save:
- OT
- TID/SID
- badges/stamps
- Wondercards
- National Dex seen and owned counts
Remove default music: Music player is still there, but you'll have to provide your own music.
Second bank backup
Add setting to show all automatically generated backups
Redesign main menu
Show typing in the editor
Fix bug if 3ds folder doesn't exist
Disallow home button in scripts as it can cause issues
Add a screen to configure Extra Saves

Note: If loading slowly, try deleting some old backups! This helped a team member go from an about 10 second load time to 2.

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6.2.1

5 years ago

What's new

General: Fixed bug where a new install wouldn't be able to create ExtData
Scripts: Add/update new scripts (@SpiredMoth)
- Quick hatch
- DPPt Great Marsh
- All TMs has LGPE support
- DPPt Honey Tree Manipulator
Scripts: Fix possible display glitch
Editor: Tweak the EV editing logic (@SadisticMystic)

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6.2.0

5 years ago

What's new

Storage: Fix swapping multi-selected boxes and shrink the boxes when possible
Storage: Cursor now goes to the top-left of the multiselected box instead of moving the Pokemon to the cursor
Event Injector: Add wonder card filtering by language
Editor: Set origin game when setting save info
Scripts: Update to latest PKSM Scripts
- Fix dex scripts (@SpiredMoth)
- Update pkx-injector to match the API changes (@piepie62)
Scripts: New API (see here for a lot of documentation)
Scripts: Make error screen more legible
Title screen: Sort by release instead of alphabetically
Title screen: Better dynamic cart detection
Bag screen: Slight redesign, courtesy of @Mike007899
General: Add missing form names
General: Update Chinese translations (thanks @kuai18)
General: Show the origin mark for Crystal
General: Show different-gender Pokemon sprites
- This will require a new spritesheet to be downloaded.
General: ACTUALLY avoid PKSM crashing when bad configuration files are provided.
General: Use the current box value to open to the same box you closed last time (storage and editor)
General: Actually use LGPE personal data instead of reusing SMUSUM personal data
General: Refactor code to make it more organized
General: Get rid of C++ I/O streams and use C FILEs, saving 300 KB
General: Read the bank at the start of the application instead of loading and unloading on demand
Configuration: Get rid of the folder ExtraSaves option. It caused too much confusion
- The configuration file will automatically be updated
- Anyone with folders configured will have those settings deleted. Sorry, but it's better than the alternative.

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6.1.1

5 years ago

What's new

Storage: implement multi pickup. You're now able to use a three-way selector while in the Storage, like in the original games.
- The red selector is the default one, it lets you pickup a pokemon at a time.
- The blue selector lets you quickly swap pokemon locations.
- The green selector lets you multi-select arbitrary areas to pickup multiple pokemons at once and place them in different places with the same layout you selected them.
Storage: fix nickname handling during generation change.
Storage: added option to sort by shiny (thanks @PlasticJustice).
Storage: fix occasional crashes while cloning in the storage screen.
Editor: if the default generation date is 0, use current date when generating.
Editor: set OT gender when setting save info.
Editor: set nickname flag when a nickname is set.
Editor: add genderless icon and rework the gender changing feature.
- Note: PKSM doesn't check if you're giving a valid gender to what you're generating, so keep common sense when doing it.
Editor: allow Burmy form change.
- Note: this will require PKSM to download new spritesheets. An internet connection on your 3DS is suggested to easily update them.
Scripts: update to latest PKSM Scripts:
- Key System script for B2W2 (@SpiredMoth)
- Feebas Tile Finder for DPPt (@PlasticJustice)
- Honey Tree Manipulator for DPPt (@PlasticJustice)
- Munchlax Trees Checker for DPPt (@PlasticJustice)
- Mega Evolution Toggle for SMUSUM (@Gudf)
- All TMs (@SpiredMoth)
- Friend Safari unlocking for XY (@SpiredMoth)
Hex Editor: fix occasional crashes.
General: allow entering the QR Code scanner using the touch screen.
General: display Gen7 TID for Gen7+ games.
General: add Dutch and Korean translations and update them for most of the other languages (thanks @Rowcii, @felixlee0530, @BowFreak, @kuai18).
General: optimize text rendering functions to let the interface run smoother.
General: avoid PKSM crashing when bad configuration files are provided.

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6.1.0

5 years ago

What's new

Storage: Fix backwards transfer when a pokemon has an invalid move, item, form, species, ball or ability.
Storage: Allow moving between storage boxes with ZL and ZR.
Storage: Implemented storage sorting and filtering.
Storage: Implemented box jumping.
Storage: Fix storage size to match the old storage size while converting a pre-6.x storage file to 6.x+.
Editor: Default met location values added for generated pokemon.
Editor: Set pokemon language from the configurations while generating a new one.
Editor: Added default, non-zero PP value and fix relearn moves during generation.
Editor: Fixed bug with OT names during generation in old gen games.
Editor: Fix Gen4 Nature and shinyness editing.
Editor: Add check for impossible genderless.
Editor: Fix Vivillon chain form editing.
Editor: Add back the Use Save Info button (the yellow one).
Editor: Fixed a couple race conditions happening in the QR Code reader.
Events: Wondercard database updated and unreleased wondercards added as well.
Hex Editor: Button behaviour fixed when changing values.
Hex Editor: Added display of certain editable values (fixes regression from v5.1.4).
Hex Editor: Add Marking editing.
Bag Editor: Fixed item count limits during editing.
Bag Editor: Fixed search results.
Scripts: Added new C scripts API:
- A function to move between boxes to choose a box/slot. It works with both the save boxes and the storage boxes.
- A few functions to get pokemon data from save boxes and party.
- A few networking function to receive/send arbitrary amount of data through TCP and UDP sockets.
General: Added Citra compatibility (you need to compile PKSM with CITRA_DEBUG=1 to be able to use it on Citra).
Scripts: Increase C Scripts stack size and fix script loading/parsing for long scripts.
Scripts: Fix location of names and images for the pokemon choice script API.
Scripts: C Scripts now give feedbacks and return to the Scripts screen if they crash, rather than shutting down the console.
Scripts: Updated bundled scripts, servepkx_server script added.
- Note: the servepkx client hasn't been updated yet, check back in the future.
Configuration: Region and Country default values have been added to the configuration menu to be used during generation.
Configuration: References to bad sectors have been removed.
General: Translations have been updated to include Portuguese.
General: Added Gen7 TID displaying.
General: Fixed error message display when PKSM fails to launch.
General: Crypto operations optimized.
General: Optimized text rendering functions.

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6.0.1

5 years ago

What's new

Without a specific order

Fix crash when a flashcard was inserted. You can now plug your cartridge reader with whatever you want.
Fix various offsets used here and there in the application. This is critical and updating to this version against v6.0.0 is strongly suggested.
Fix storage renaming bug, which caused your storage to not be opened again.
Fix crashes on unsuccessful app exit.
Fix party generation.
Fix event injection for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl.
Fix transfer code from Gen4 upwards and a couple backwards transfer issues.
Disable nature edit screen for Gen4, as it is linked to PID.
Added a console displaying why PKSM doesn't boot up, with explanation and possible fixes.
Fix various Hex Editor offsets (thanks @SadisticMystic ).
Fix HG/SS ball issue in D/P/Pt
Storage transfers through boxes now automatically set dex data.
DS save recognition simplified.
Added JP translations (thanks @pass0418 ).
Added form changing for Arceus and Genesect, disable form changing for Xerneas.
Added Hyper Training flags to the hex editor.
Enable Hex Editor value changing with A/X buttons.
Fix empty ability after generating a Pokemon from scratch.
Added a search bar for the moves editor, item editor and bag editor screens.
Hex Editor now enabled for LGPE.
Backup bridged save to the SD card in case the bridge disconnects, so you can reinject it manually later.

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6.0.0

5 years ago

This is the first PKSM release that happens after the FlagBrew rebrand and it couldn't be a better one.

After exactly 11 months and 11 days of combined work, we finally reached this milestone.

PKSM 6.0.0 is the most intensive software update we've ever worked on, which required us to rewrite PKSM from scratch, from C to C++.

Before showing you the awesome features packed in this update, I would really like to thank all the people that have been involved in it.

Really thank you,

@piepie62 and @Admiral-Fish to have worked on the code with such perseverance and dedication
@dsoldier to have given this software a look that doesn't deserve it to be just called an homebrew
@SpiredMoth and @trainboy2019 for all the scripts that let PKSM do things that we couldn't have ever imagined
@Methylnaltrexone, @Y0ndaime, @Gudf, @forthepokemans, @CaptainBarnaklez for the work on translations
Subject21_J and all the people who submitted ideas for the new icon
Mewmore for the music background
Allen, piepie62, SpiredMoth and all the documentation contributors
All the patrons and the FlagBrew team

Sincerely, Bernardo and the FlagBrew team.

Upgrading from 5.1.4

This shouldn't require any operation from the user, but just to make really sure, backup your bank.bin file to a safe place. The storage will automatically be converted to the new format once you boot up PKSM.

There shouldn't really need to do anything

What's new

Game support has been extended to cover every functionality from Generation 4 to LGPE. This includes, among the others, Storage, Editor and Scripts.
- This means that Editor and Storage are now available for DS games. More on that later.
- This also means that Editor is available for LGPE.
- Storage is currently not available for LGPE. As of right now, we just don't have a good example of how it will work.
The title loader has been completely redesigned to highly improve the user experience.
- The user interface is now more Checkpoint-esque. PKSM will automatically retrieve any valid title (cartridge and digital) that is currently available in your console.
- Title loader now supports cartridge hotswapping. You can now remove the cartridge while in it and put another one. The title list will automatically reflect the changes in the interface.
- Title loader is now able to load the save file for a certain title from both the actual save archive and the SD card.
  - This means that you're now able to load any save file for a certain game, provided they're located in a folder specified in the configuration file (more about this later).
  - PKSM automatically adds Checkpoint's working path to the list of valid folders to look for save files. This means you'll be able to directly edit your save backups you made with Checkpoint.
  - While the main title loader interface lets you only work with save files you have games for, how do you work with save file you don't actually have games in your console? You're welcome, we thought about this too. Title loader now has an additional tab in which you can choose save files for not directly available titles, giving you the opportunity to edit whatever you want. What has already been said about SD card save backup loading also applies to this menu.
- It's now possible to return to the title loader once you're done making changes to a save file, instead of having to close PKSM and boot it back up.
- You can edit PKSM's configurations by pressing SELECT, which will let you enter the configuration menu before the main menu is even loaded. More about configurations will be said later.
- The title loader has now a wireless loading feature, with which you can load a save file from your local network, that can be sent back when you're done applying your changes.
  - This directly allows you to load LGPE saves over the network using Checkpoint for Switch.
  - Warning: once you enter the wireless loader (you'll be prompted before entering it, to make sure you don't misclick on it) you won't be able to return back without receiving a save file. If you're in this situation and don't know what to do, rebooting your console will be mandatory.
The Storage functionality has been completely redesigned. It's now possible to browse Storage for every game, from DPPt to USUM.
- It's now possible, among the already available functionalities, to clone from the Storage itself.
- Transfer through generations is available. This means you can perform a complete Gen4 <-> Gen7 swap in freedom.
  - Transfer through generations needs to be specifically allowed from the configurations, because it changes the original pokemon data. The option to allow is Edit during transfers (or the equivalent in the language you're familiar to).
  - Please note that conversions are still experimental and there will be edge cases not covered. Please always make a save/storage backup using Checkpoint.
- Box renaming is available for both save and storage boxes. PLEASE NOTE: THIS FEATURE IS CURRENTLY BROKEN. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO NOT USE IT
- Storage size expansion has been enabled once again. Default Storage size is still 150 boxes, but the upper limit is now set to 2000.
The Editor has been completely redesigned as well.
- Supports every game from DPPt to LGPE.
- Hex Editor and QR Code scanner are also available from DPPt to USUM.
- Party editing is now possible.
- Cloning is possible by pressing X.
- Box renaming is available here, too.
- You're now prompted if you're exiting a pkm edit session without saving.
A Bag editor has been included. You can now edit most sections of your bag, for every game supported by PKSM.
- You're allowed to change the item by tapping on the dedicated button, and increase or decrease the amount using the touch screen.
- Dynamic addition and removal of items is also available.
The Event database has been finally updated to include all the latest wondercards.
- New wondercards will be automatically fetched from the EventsGallery when you compile PKSM from scratch, or we push a new release. This means manual work is not required anymore to include wondercards.
- Dumping wondercards you own is possible by pressing X in the event list.
- QR code wondercard injection is available as well, and has been extended to support all wondercard formats from Gen4 to Gen7.
Scripts have been greatly enhanced as well. We'll be short but this describing the latest changes would require a dedicate changelog.
- Default scripts are now built-in. Thanks to the recent work by many scripters, there are now more than 800 scripts available for everyone to use.
  - This means every new PKSM update will always contain default scripts. Placing default ones in the SD card is not required anymore.
- Support for scripts written in C. PKSM now has a built-in C interpreter which will allow you to write more complex scripts directly in C.
  - This directly means you're allowed to use standard library functions in scripts, create variables, doing math operations and work with pointers. Good stuff.
  - Some APIs you can use in your scripts are directly provided by PKSM, and they focus on user interaction, keyboard access and utility functions.
  - You can always request some more if you're about to develop a new script which requires a functionality not yet available from PKSM.
- Support for folders. Scripts are now organized in folders, to make the UI more elegant and accessible.
- You're allowed to place your own scripts into the SD card and switch between built-in and your own from the UI itself.
The QR code scanner has been vastly improved to allow for a smoother experience. This will allow you to scan big QR codes faster then ever before.
The Configuration menu has been vastly redesigned to get rid of the unintuitive hex editor-like user interface.
- Interface language can be changed in real time.
  - This version of PKSM ships with English, Italian, Spanish, French and German already supported. Other languages haven't been contributed by native speakers yet, and we hope to support more languages in the next updates.
- Default values like the OT Name can now be edited through the keyboard.
- Some more options that affect all the other section of the application are available.
PKSM now relies on extdata to store important data, like the storage and configurations.
- This means you can now use Checkpoint to make a proper and easy backup of your relevant PKSM data, like the whole storage file and configurations. Sharing your data is now more convenient, too.
- You're also allowed to move the storage data to the SD card.
- Warning: proper extdata support for PKSM is only granted from Checkpoint 3.6.0 and above. Don't try restoring a PKSM save backup with a version inferior to the one suggested.
Support for *hax (also known as just homebrew) has been dropped. PKSM only works under a Luma3DS environment.
- Specifically, PKSM will check for the hb:ldr port, which is available, for example, through the Rosalina system module.
- If you try booting PKSM under *hax, it will return to the homebrew launcher.
- This also means PKSM will not work in Citra.
PKSM now supports audio playback. Audio will start once boot is completed.
- There actually is no way to stop the audio playback, so turn down the volume in case it starts getting annoying.
- It's possible to provide your own audio soundtracks by placing .mp3 files in the sdmc:/3ds/PKSM/songs folder.
- It's suggested to provide relatively small sized files. We generally suggest tracks with a length of no more than 4 minutes, single channel, with a sampling frequency of 44100Hz and a bitrate of 96kbps.
  - These characteristics are not actual constraints: you can throw whatever you want into the SD card and PKSM will mostly be able to work with it fine.
  - You can convert a track to get these characteristics through ffmpeg.
A search function for species has been implemented so you're now able to search a Pokemon with your keyboard rather than scrolling the entire list while generating one or changing the species.
Tons of other stuff. Really everything changed from the latest release.
Last but not least, a whole documentation in .html format explaining in details how PKSM works! The documentation will be bundled with every release, and the most up-to-date version will always be accessible through the *Github wiki for this project.

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5.1.4

5 years ago

NO SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN FOR THIS VERSION AND EARLIER

What's new:

Multiple bugs fixed into hex editor mode.

Notice

PKSM is in the process of being rewritten to a different language. This repo won't be actively updated for the time being and pull requests may get ignored.

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