Tecmo Secret of the Stars: Decatus Guard Bug Fix is a patch for the Super Nintendo game Secret of the Stars. This patch addresses a memory initialization bug in the US version, where a guard improperly deducts a random amount instead of the intended 1000 Gold. The fix restores the correct behavior, ensuring players experience the game as originally intended. Users should apply the patch to the ROM without a header.
This fixes a small memory-initialization bug in the game.
When speaking to this guard who requests 1000 Gold, the value actually deducted from the player's account is random.
While the buggy behavior is in the player's benefit, I made a patch that restores the proper behavior.
(with a tiny text change because I'm too lazy to repoint the message)
Secret of the Stars Decatas Government Office bug fix
by KingMike, 2/27/08
Usage:
Apply this patch to A ROM WITHOUT A HEADER.
Description:
This fixes a tiny bug in the US release.
Normally, there's these guards preventing you from
entering the town of Decatas.
When you find a way inside, you can bribe this guy
at a government office 1000 Gold to make the guards go away.
Or at least you're supposed to pay 1000 Gold.
However, due to a missing control code in the US version's
script, this 1000 Gold fee is not entered into a certain
memory location.
So, when it comes time to adjust Kustera's account, the
game will subtract whatever value was in that memory location.
(this memory location is affected by resting at an inn,
buying stuff in shops, etc.
You can even exploit this by winning a battle and coming.
You may end up with 9,999,999 Gold.
However, for those who want the proper behavior while playing
this (fairly unpopular) game, :D
I have made a patch that restores the missing code.
(I had to take out a couple words to make the code fit, since
I didn't want to do too much work inserting the missing five
bytes)
Tecmo Secret of the Stars (USA).sfc - NOINTRO
CRC32: EF968ED1
MD5: D26BABB046182E3A564FB1BDDDCE7E42
SHA-1: 958A0A835E2E39F382CB37A99098A3CDD4812CF7
SHA-256: 7DA4A3CFA5DE4BB4722A6E2A42C26AAE322B5E668F1645D8C870FB99E6080600
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