Apollo Save Tool Vita

Apollo Save Tool
File:Apollosavetoolvita.jpg
General
Author	bucanero
Type	Utilities
Version	1.1.0
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2022/10/23
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Apollo Save Tool is an application to manage save-game files on the PlayStation Vita.

The apollo-vita homebrew app allows to download, unlock, patch and resign save-game files directly on your Vita.

Comments, ideas, suggestions? You can contact me on Twitter and on my website.

Features

• Easy to use: no advanced setup needed.
• Standalone: no computer required, everything happens on the PS Vita.
• Automatic settings: auto-detection of User ID, and Account-ID settings.
• Multi-user: supports multiple user accounts.

Save Management

• Save files listing: quick access to all the save files on USB and the internal PS Vita memory (+ file details)
• Save param.sfo updating: allows the user to update the param.sfo User ID and Account ID information.
• Save files patching: complete support for Save Wizard and Bruteforce Save Data cheat patches to enhance your save-games.
• Save import/export: allows the user to decrypt and export save files, and import decrypted saves from other consoles.
• Save downloading: easy access to an Online Database of save-game files to download straight to your Vita.

Setup instructions

No special setup is needed. Just download the latest apollo-vita.vpk package and install it on your PlayStation Vita. On first run, the application will detect and setup the required user settings.

Screenshots

Data folders

PS Vita

PS Vita	Folder
External Storage saves	your saves must be stored on <uma0/imc0/xmc0/ux0>:data/savegames/.
User Storage saves	save-games will be scanned from ux0:user/00/savedata/.

PSP

PSP	Folder
External Storage saves	your saves must be stored on <uma0/imc0/xmc0/ux0>:data/savegames/.
User Storage saves	save-games will be scanned from ux0:pspemu/PSP/SAVEDATA/.

Note: To decrypt PSP save files, game-specific save keys are required. You can dump the required keys using PSP plugins, such as:

• SGKeyDumper
• SGDeemer

1. Install the plugin on Adrenaline (ux0:pspemu/seplugins)
2. Enable it using the recovery menu.
3. Start your PSP game and let it load/save so the plugin can dump the key.
4. Once the key has been dumped, Apollo will detect it, and use it as needed to decrypt, encrypt, apply patches, or rehash the PSP save.

Tip: if you have PSP save keys, use Apollo's Dump Key fingerprint option on your PSP save, and then share the fingerprints.txt file so all these keys can be added to the next release.

Usage

Using the application is simple and straight-forward:

• Move UP/DOWN to select the save-game file you want to patch, and press X button. The patch screen will show the available fixes for the file. Select the patches and click Apply.
• To view the item's details, press Triangle. It will open the context menu on the screen. Press O button to return to the list.
• To reload the list, press Square.
• Press L1/L2 or R1/R2 trigger buttons to move pages up or down.

Online Database

The application also provides direct access to the Apollo online database of save-game files for PlayStation Vita games. These usually offer additional features such as completed games that can save you many hours of playing.

Currently, the list of available games and files is limited, but the project aims to add more save-games shared by the community.

Note: Downloaded save files must be resigned using Apollo before loading them in your games.

FAQs

1. Where I can get a save-game for XYZ game?

   You can check sites like Brewology.com, and GameFAQs. Also, searching on Google might help.

2. I have a save-game file that I want to share. How can I upload it?

   If you have a save file that is not currently available on the Online Database and want to share it, please check this link for instructions.

3. Why is it called Apollo?

   Apollo was the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Since this project was born using the Artemis-GUI codebase, I decided to respect that heritage by calling it Apollo.

Changelog

v1.1.0
Added

• Support PSP save-game encryption mode 3
• Bulk management for PSP saves
• VMP PS1 memcard resigning
• Export VMP PS1 memcard to MCR
• Import MCR PS1 memcard to VMP
• Trophy Set data backup
  • Copy trophy folders to External storage
  • Export trophy files to .zip
• Online DB: new PSP saves for +300 games (by @OfficialAhmed)
• New PS Vita save patch codes
  • Metal Gear Solid 2 HD: custom encryption
  • Metal Gear Solid 3 HD: custom encryption
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2: unpack
• Custom checksum support
  • Metal Gear Solid 2 HD
  • Metal Gear Solid 3 HD
  • Resident Evil Revelations 2

Patch Engine

• Updated Apollo patch engine v0.3.0
• Improve patch error handling
• Save Wizard / Game Genie
  • Improve SW code types 9, A
  • Add SW code types 3, 7, B, C, D
• BSD scripts
  • New commands: copy, endian_swap, msgbox
  • New custom hash: force_crc32, mgspw_checksum
  • Support initial value for add/wadd/dwadd/wsub
  • Fix md5_xor custom hash
  • Fix little-endian support for decrypters/hashes

v1.0.2
Added

• Download Online DB saves to ux0
• New PSP cheat codes (thanks @OfficialAhmed)
  • BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable
  • Criminal Girls
  • Summon Night 3
  • Summon Night 4
  • Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • The 3rd Birthday
  • Goku Makai-Mura Kai
  • Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded
  • Samurai Dou 2 Portable
  • Grand Knights History
  • Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble
  • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
• Custom checksum support
  • BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable

Fixed

• Fix PSP save copying to User Storage (ux0:pspemu/)
• Fix bug with "Raw Patch file" view
• Fix PSP cheat code values

v1.0.0
Release notes

⚠️ To decrypt PSP save files, game-specific save-game keys are required. You can dump the required keys using PSP plugins, such as:

• SGKeyDumper by qwikrazor87
• SGDeemer by Hellcat

Install the plugin on Adrenaline (ux0:pspemu/seplugins), and enable it using the recovery menu. Next, start your PSP game and let it load/save so the plugin can dump the key. Once the key has been dumped, Apollo will detect it, and use it as needed to decrypt, encrypt, apply patches, or rehash the PSP save.

Tip: if you have PSP save keys, use Apollo's Dump key fingerprint option on your PSP save, and then share the fingerprints.txt file so all these keys can be added to the next Apollo Save Tool release.

Added

• PSP save-game management
  • Decryption/Encryption (Game Key required) (code from @cielavenir)
  • PARAM.SFO hashing
  • Cheat code patching
  • Backup/Restore/Export to .Zip
  • Built-in Web server support
• Added External Storage selection (Settings)
• More Vita and PSP cheat codes (thanks @OfficialAhmed)

Misc

• Changed background music
• Updated UI with proper storage names
• Updated networking code to libcurl with TLS 1.2 support

Fixed

• Improved save-game detailed information
• Improved Settings menu
• Fixed "new version check" download

New cheat codes

• PS Vita cheat codes
  • Rainbow Moon (USA)
  • Crazy Market (USA)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (USA)
  • Terraria (USA)
  • Mind 0 (USA)
  • Disgaea 4 - A Promise Revisited (USA)
  • Titan Attacks (USA)
  • Ultratron (USA)
  • Tales of Hearts R (USA)
  • Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds (USA)
  • Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (USA)
  • Dead Nation (AUS)
  • Looney Tunes Galactic Sports (AUS)
  • Eiyuu Senki (JPN)
  • Gundam Breaker 3 (JPN)
  • Genkai Tokki: Moero Chronicle (ASN)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Force (ASN)
  • Digimon: Next Order (ASN)
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
  • Criminal Girls: Invite Only
  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late(st)
• Custom checksum support
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
• PSP cheat codes
  • R-TYPE Tactics II
  • Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki
  • Gundam Memories - Memories of Battle
  • Mobile Suit Gundam New Gillen's Ambition
  • Akiba's Trip
  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Cosmic Drive
  • Armored Core 3 Portable
  • Armored Core Last Raven Portable
  • Armored Core Silent Line Portable
  • Valhalla Knights 2 Battle Stance
  • ClaDun x2
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
  • Crisis Core: FINAL FANTASY VII
  • Ace Combat X2 Joint Assault
  • The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki
  • Gundam Assault Survive
  • Another Century's Episode Portable
  • SD Gundam G GENERATION WORLD
  • Onechanbara SPECIAL
  • Valhalla Knights 2
  • Students of Round: The Eternal Legend
  • Ace Combat X Skies of Deception
  • Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles
  • Assassin's Creed Bloodline
  • Kingdom hearts Birth by sleep
  • R-TYPE Tactics
  • Ys: The Oath in Felghana
  • Ys VII

v0.8.0
First public release:

• PS Vita save-game import/export/resigning
• save data decryption/encryption
• Save Wizard (Game Genie) cheat codes support
• Bruteforce Save data (BSD) cheat scripting support
• save-game cheat patches (based on rinCheat codes)
• simple web-server to download and backup saves as .zip
• misc tools: RAR, 7-Zip, Zip archive extraction

Cheats:

• Sly Cooper & the Thevius Raccoonus (USA)
• Dungeon Hunter: Alliance (EUR)
• Ridge Racer (EUR)
• MUD: FIM Motorcross World Championship (EUR)
• Let’s Fish ! Hooked On (EUR)
• Alien Breed (EUR)
• Jetpack Joyride (EUR)
• Nun Attack (EUR)
• Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God (EUR)
• Tales of Hearts R (EUR)
• Akiba's Trip Undressed & Undead (EUR)
• Project Root (EUR)
• Croixleur Sigma (EUR)
• Digimon Cyber Sleuth (EUR)
• Attack on Titan: Wings of Liberty (EUR)
• Army Corps of Hell (USA)
• Asphalt: Injection (USA)
• Silent Hill: Book of Memories (USA)
• Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen (USA)
• Dragon's Crown (USA)
• Ragnarok Odyssey (USA)
• Valhalla Knights 3 (USA)
• Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (USA)
• Damascus Gear (USA)
• La-Mulana Ex (USA)
• Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (USA)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Re
• Heroes of Loot (USA)
• Croixleur Sigma (US)
• Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (USA)
• Gal*Gun Double Peace (USA)
• Criminal Girls 2
• Everybody's Golf (AUS)
• Hustle Kings (AUS)

Credits

• Bucanero: Project developer

Acknowledgments

• Dnawrkshp: Artemis PS3
• Berion: GUI design
• flatz: SFO tools
• aldostools: Bruteforce Save Data
• Nobody/Wild Light: Background music track

Donations

My GitHub projects are open to a sponsor program. If you feel that my tools helped you in some way or you would like to support it, you can consider a PayPal donation.

External links

• Official Website - https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-vita
• Github - https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-vita
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/831