ZSNES ZST Save State Hacking Guide for "Brain Lord" Written & Researched by Ragnarosen (ragnarosen@hotmail.com) "Brain Lord" and all character names therein are trademarks of the Produce/Opus/Enix Coropration of America. "Save State Hacking Guide" is a trademark of Ragnarosen. To alter the statistics of your characters through hacking into your save state (or *.ZST file), you'll need to go to Break Point Software (http://www.bpsoft.com) and download a program called "Hex Workshop." Once you're finished downloading and the program is finished running SETUP.EXE automatically, open Hex Workshop and use it to open any ZST files you may have. ***OFFSETS*** To learn about HEX WORKSHOP and hexadecimal hacking in general, refer to Jason Timmon's "Hexadecimal Coding And Hacking Primer," which I included at the beginning of my save state hacking guide for "Dragon Warrior III." You can find it at GameFAQs. Money: 0F8A, 0F89, 0F88 (For the maximum 9,999,999 G, input "7F9698" at Offset 0F88) Current HP: 14D5 (Input "FF" at this offset, and you'll be invin- cible!) Maximum HP: 14D7 (Input "FF" at this offset, and you'll have a total of 255 maximum HP!) Power: 14DD (Input "FF" at this offset, and you'll be able to kill any enemy in only 1 hit!) Magic: 1523-1532 (You can hold up to 16 spells, even though there are only 13) Items: 1533-1592 (You can hold up to 48 items. Unlike most RPG's, item values are 4 digits instead of the usual 2.) ***MAGIC SPELL DIGITS*** 00- Blank Space 02- Magic Shot 03- Magic Shield 04- Flame Ring 05- Fireball 06- Impulse 07- Lightning 08- Magic Missile 09- Bound 0A- Ice 0B- Phaser 0E- Slow 0F- Stop 10- Ghost ***ITEM DIGITS*** Conventional Items: 0100- Apple 0200- Cheese 0300- Warp Gate 0400- Master Key (see next section) 0500- Cape Herb 0600- Antidote Herb 0700- Dragon Scale 0800- Barrier Capsule 0900- Speed Capsule 0A00- Heart Container 0B00- Source of Power 0C00- Drop of Protect 0D00- Debug Warp Gate (see next section) 0E00- Magic Wallet 0F00- Silver Bullion 1000- Gold Bullion 1100- X-Ray Scope 1200- Drink 1300- Sapphire 1400- Scrap of Paper 1500- Silver Plaque 1F00- Ancient Coin 2000- Crystal Piece 2100- ??? (Looks like a faucet, sells for high price) 2200- Mushroom 2300- Meat Weapons: 0101- Copper Sword (Sword, 1 Attack) 0201- Iron Sword (Sword, 2 Attack) 0301- Steel Buster (Sword, 5 Attack) 0401- Golden Sword (Sword, 7 Attack) 0501- Platinum Sword (Sword, 10 Attack) 0601- Battle Axe (Axe, 5 Attack) 0701- Tomahawk (Axe, 10 Attack) 0801- Rock Breaker (Axe, 15 Attack) 0901- Great Axe (Axe, 20 Attack) 0A01- Boomerang (Boomerang, 5 Attack) 0B01- Chuckler (Boomerang, 9 Attack) 0C01- Morning Star (Flail, 7 Attack) 0D01- Heavy Mall (Flail, 15 Attack) 0E01- Long Bow (Bow, 2 Attack) 0F01- Silver Bow (Bow, 6 Attack) 1001- Lightning Bow (Bow, 10 Attack) 1201- Fire Sword (Magic Sword, 5 Attack) Helmets: 0102- Leather Helmet (1 Defense) 0202- Iron Helmet (3 Defense) 0302- Cross Helmet (6 Defense) 0402- Blackgold Helm (8 Defense) 0502- Warrior's Helm (10 Defense) 0602- Platinum Helm (12 Defense) 0702- Nameless Helm (14 Defense) 0802- Nameless Helm (16 Defense) 0902- Nameless Helm (17 Defense) Body Armor: 0103- Leather Armor (1 Defense) 0203- Chain Mail (3 Defense) 0303- Banded Mail (5 Defense) 0403- Bone Mail (8 Defense) 0503- Plate Armor (10 Defense) 0603- Royal Armor (15 Defense) 0703- Cape (0 Defense, +Speed) 0803- Nameless Armor (20 Defense) 0903- Nameless Armor (10 Defense, +Speed) Shields: 0104- Buckler (30 Endurance) 0204- Round (50 Endurance) 0304- Kite (60 Endurance) 0404- Bone (70 Endurance) 0504- Warrior (80 Endurance) 0604- Battle (99 Endurance) 0704- Shield (Use in the Arena) Accessories: 0105- Reviving Mirror 0205- Debug Mirror (see next section) 0305- Wind Shoes 0405- Spike Shoes Jade Helpers: 0106- Life Jade 0206- Crimson Jade 0306- Foundation Jade 0406- Power Jade 0506- Lightning Jade 0606- Anger Jade 0706- Water Jade 0806- Deceased Jade 0906- Light Jade Keys to use in Tower of Light: 0107- Key to the Seal 0207- 3rd Floor Key 0307- 4th Floor Key 0407- Puzzle Key 0507- Crossroads Key 0607- Sky Room Key Keys to use in Abell Ruins: 0707- Cave Room Key 0807- Dark Room Key 0907- Basement Key 0A07- Detour Key 0B07- Bottomless Key 0C07- Distance Key 0D07- Office Key 0E07- Flyer's Key 0F07- Steel Sky Key 1007- Invisible Key 1107- Underground Key 1207- Control Key 1307- Preparation Key 1407- Laboratory Key 1507- Power Room Key 1607- Oblivion Key Keys to use in Ice Castle: 1F07- Western Sky Key 2007- Ocean Key 2107- Under Ice Key 2207- Waterfall Key 2307- Flood Gate Key 2407- Wave Key 2507- Ice Key 2607- Water-Air Key 2707- Red Wing Key 2807- 1st Gate Key 2907- 2nd Gate Key 2A07- 3rd Gate Key Keys to use in Dragon Cave: 2B07- Sky Dragon Key 2C07- Land Dragon Key 2D07- Sea Dragon Key 2E07- Dead Dragon Key Keys to use in Platinum Shrine: 3307- Silence Key 3407- Castle Key 3507- Endless Key 3607- Spirit Key 3707- Destruction Key 3807- Platinum Key 3907- Night Key 3A07- Afterworld Key 3B07- Entropy Key 3C07- Fountain Key Keys to use in Toronto: 3E07- Duplicate Key 3F07- Duplicate Key ***THE THREE "MASTER" ITEMS*** There are three phenomenal items that Enix put in so their programmers could freely and easily debug the game without fear of dying, getting stuck, having to WALK from one place to another like idiots, and having to constantly solve those tedious puzzles. They are the Master Key (0400), the Debug Warp Gate (0D00), and the Debug Mirror (0205). Any save state hacker would want to put these three items in their bag. The Master Key can open ANY DOOR IN THE GAME when equipped, and it can be used an infinite amount of times. The Debug Warp Gate is like a normal Warp Gate, but it can warp to any place in the game (even the Restaurant, where the ending sequence takes place) and it can be used an infinite amount of times. The Debug Mirror is like the Reviving Mirror, but it can be used an infinite amount of times. Very useful for fighting those pesky bosses. ***GREAT PLACE FOR BRAINLORD MIDI FILES*** If you have a MIDI player like WinAmp (get it at http://www.winamp.com) and you want to listen to the disco/techno/metal soundtrack of "Brain Lord," go to the Video Game Music Archive at http://www.vgmusic.com. This website has MIDI's for almost every single game in existence. The best songfiles for "Brain Lord" are made by someone named "SinclairC."