Import of Savegame data doesnt work

[Sora08]

Hi,

started to play Skyward Sword again but forgot to keep my savegames.
Downloaded Savegames on GameFaqs for the American Version (SOUE). Checked my game, it says SOUE01.
When I start Skyward Sword it says that the savegame is corrupted. I used the Import Wii save function.

Any Ideas what it is I am doing wrong? Is there maybe a SOUE and a SOUE01 version?

[JosJuice]

SOUE and SOUE01 are the same. Some places only write out the four-character game ID, whereas some other places add the two-character publisher ID too. It's just a matter of how it's written.

Did you create save data in the game before trying to import save data? Otherwise I don't think it'll work.

[Sora08]

(01-01-2019, 01:17 AM)JosJuice Wrote: SOUE and SOUE01 are the same. Some places only write out the four-character game ID, whereas some other places add the two-character publisher ID too. It's just a matter of how it's written.

Did you create save data in the game before trying to import save data? Otherwise I don't think it'll work.

Yes I did. Dolphin created a folder for each version. 

[3effo]

I'm in the same exact boat Sora08.
I tried saving at a bird statue to see if that would make a difference but it still won't work.

I downloaded several North American (SOUE) and European (SOUP) save files from GameFaqs but they all end up giving me the same message after I import them into Dolphin (Tools -> Import Wii Save -> **Save.bin**).

As soon as the game loads up, I get a prompt saying that the save files are corrupt and that the system has to create new ones.

I can see the files being generated in the Wii Save folder every time I import the .bin save file
"...\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Wii\title\00010000\534f5545\data" has the following:

- banner.bin
- skip.dat
- wiiking2.sav

But as soon as I start the game emulation - after the wiimote calibrates - the game has to recreate the save files as the ones that were imported are said to be corrupt.

I tried loading the save state (the one that was generated through the Import Wii Save tool) through Dolphin (Emulation -> Load State -> Load State From File -> wiiking2.sav), but I get a message saying:

"State belongs to a different game (ID SOUE)"

The backup .iso that I am running with Dolphin has the SOUE01 ID.

I tried fiddling with the .bin file and the .sav file through a Hex Editor and replaced SOUE with SOUE01, but that does not work (crashes Dolphin).

Not sure what to do as I really don't want to replay the entire game after my long break from it. I remember stopping my play-through somewhere around the Lanayru Mining Facility 3 or 4 years ago.

Help is appreciated! Happy New Years!

[JosJuice]

(01-02-2019, 02:19 AM)3effo Wrote: I tried loading the save state (the one that was generated through the Import Wii Save tool) through Dolphin (Emulation -> Load State -> Load State From File -> wiiking2.sav), but I get a message saying:

"State belongs to a different game (ID SOUE)"

That won't work at all. Import Wii Save deals with normal save data and Load State deals with savestates – the two are incompatible and cannot be converted into each other.

[3effo]

(01-02-2019, 03:07 AM)JosJuice Wrote: That won't work at all. Import Wii Save deals with normal save data and Load State deals with savestates – the two are incompatible and cannot be converted into each other.

Thanks, I figured I'd give it a shot since the "Save State to File" under Emulation creates a .sav file.

Any ideas as to why the save files won't import?  Are the saves on GameFaqs indeed corrupt?  I've tried all of them with the same results.

[3effo]

I figured it out!

I downloaded the 7zip file posted by moosehunter in the following thread:
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-i-need-zelda-ss-save-file-i-m-begging-you?highlight=sam_yo

Then I copied a save file into my "...\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\Wii\title\00010000\534f5545\data" directory and renamed it to wiiking2.sav

It worked! Hallelujah!

Thankfully moosehunter has several save files, so whoever is running into the same issue I was can hopefully find a solution.

I am open to help those who are in need of assistance