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    Using SNES Hacks with .ips and .bps files

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    • freakEF
      freakE
      last edited by freakE

      So I sarted to get a big interest in Rom Hacks. But something is not working. Whatever I do, I only get a black screen. On youtube are so many having the same issue, but no real solution.
      Yes, it has to be a clean rom. I am trying to hack Super Mario World. But I can´t get it to work. The progam says it successfully added the file but only black screen on the Pi, Pc with snes9x and znes. I am using Floating IPS (Flips) v1.31 but because it didnt´t work I tried Lunar, BUT same problem. When I use .bps it worked with SMW but with .ips it doesn´t.
      I got all kinds of clean SMW Versions, but this f***!?'§%$ doesn´t want to work.

      Can someone please help?....this is really frustrating...Need someone to tell me what I am doing wrong here

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        • edmaul69E
          edmaul69 @freakE
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          @freakE just because its a smw rom doesnt mean it will work. You need the specific version/region rom it states with the .ips. I use lunar ips for all my .ips needs. It will say successful but if it isnt the correct specific rom it wont work.

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          • freakEF
            freakE @edmaul69
            last edited by freakE

            @edmaul69 I am trying to use a SMW co op hack. This one: https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=viewthread&t=73559
            But I can´t find infos to the correct SWM file

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            • ?
              A Former User
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              Maybe try a different program like Lunar IPS.

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              • freakEF
                freakE @A Former User
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                @itsnitro that is what I tried. Also didn´t work. Wrote that in my first post
                HElp?!?

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                • ?
                  A Former User
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                  Sorry, didn't read that.

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @freakE
                    last edited by edmaul69

                    @freakE i took only the smw.ips used lunar ips and dragged the smw.ips onto the lunar ips.exe and then chose the smw.smc file and patched and it worked. I only have one US smw rom so no clue which version it is. You didnt try adding the other 2 ips files in the download did you?

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                    • freakEF
                      freakE @edmaul69
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                      @edmaul69 nope, I only used the smw.ips file. Not working. Only black screen.

                      This is before the rom is patched:
                      0_1493249979446_mario.JPG

                      and after:
                      0_1493249997859_after.JPG

                      Game has bigger size. But I don´t get was is done wrong.

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                      • edmaul69E
                        edmaul69 @freakE
                        last edited by

                        @freakE well i know it is a U.S. rom of super mario world.smc that works. So find a place that has more than one u.s version and try them all. Usually people use ones that are (U) [!] and possibly [prg 0]

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                        • freakEF
                          freakE @freakE
                          last edited by freakE

                          @freakE Well, it seems that my roms were messed up.
                          I found the solution: use ROMclean to clean the rom.
                          After that I could patch the file with Lunar IPS and it worked. So if someone else maybe has the issue, use this tool. I am happy now.

                          @edmaul69 Thanks for your time and help

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                          • edmaul69E
                            edmaul69 @freakE
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                            @freakE thats good. I will leave my last post i just posted as it is because it too can help people.

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