Bypassing the tutorial mode completion requirement (with hex editing)

[ejh1990]

Greetings all. Sharing this bit of knowledge in case it is of any use/interest to anyone.

Normally, you'd have to go through the 3 or so hour story mode before you can play the proper mode. However, unlocking it is as easy as changing a single byte in one file.

It goes without saying, but always make a backup of your entire save directory in case things break.

The Lazy Method

If you are willing to trust an internet rando, I have provided a prepatched vanilla System.sav that enables the proper Deep in Abyss mode. Everything here is defaults, so I would not recommend using this unless you are starting fresh (or willing to start fresh). Though that said, this is really only useful for people who are only just starting the game (so I don't believe anything would be lost, apart from any custom configured settings).

Download link here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q92mzoik66yirdf/System.sav?dl=0

and VirusTotal scan result here, for reassurances:-

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ac5da9cd2cfb2f149528eda2e0b763adb21d93a63381611ed81e9cf524a55e19

This replaces System.sav (in %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\MadeInAbyss-BSFD\Saved\SaveGames by default).

The Manual Method

Don't trust an internet rando? Or don't want to lose any of your settings? Don't blame you. Here's how to do it yourself...

(Once again, always back up your saves! I can't stress that enough).

You'll need a hex editor for this. HxD is a good, safe, and free one.

The file we're interested in is System.sav (in %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\MadeInAbyss-BSFD\Saved\SaveGames by default).

The offset of the byte that stores the "is the tutorial mode completed?" flag is 0x4B7. If it isn't (or if the offsets change with an update), set your graphics quality so that everything is "Epic". The byte pattern will look like this:-

03 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 xx xx xx xx xx xx [00]

You will need to change that byte with a value of 00 (at offset 0x4B7, as mentioned earlier) to be 01.

You might also need to disable Steam cloud save temporarily (or edit the file while the game is running, then relaunch).

Hope that was of some use to someone, somewhere. And again... make a backup of your entire save directory in case things break.

[Heatnixx]

Any chance you can disable the hidden spawn timer on the .exe?

[Kirkis]

Originally posted by ejh1990:

Greetings all. Sharing this bit of knowledge in case it is of any use/interest to anyone.

Normally, you'd have to go through the 3 or so hour story mode before you can play the proper mode. However, unlocking it is as easy as changing a single byte in one file.

It goes without saying, but always make a backup of your entire save directory in case things break.

You'll need a hex editor for this. HxD is a good, safe, and free one.

The file we're interested in is System.sav (in %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\MadeInAbyss-BSFD\Saved\SaveGames by default).

The offset of the byte that stores the "is the tutorial mode completed?" flag is 0x4B7. (The bytes preceding it should be something like:-

F0 44 00 00 87 44 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx [00]

You will need to change that byte with a value of 00 (at offset 0x4B7, as mentioned earlier) to be 01.

You might also need to disable Steam cloud save temporarily (or edit the file while the game is running, then relaunch).

Hope that was of some use to someone, somewhere. And again... make a backup of your entire save directory in case things break.

I tried two different hex editors including yours.. I am unable to locate 0x4B7 with the code "F0 44 00 00 87 44 01 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx [00]" any further help would be appreciated. Perhaps maybe share the file on discord? Thanks

[Kirkis]

got it nvm. thanks!

[ejh1990]

Originally posted by King Emmanuel:

got it nvm. thanks!

Awesome. Glad you got it working. :D

I included a download link for a prepatched file in OP as an option for anyone else who stumbles across this in future. Though I probably should have done so from the outset. My bad!

[ejh1990]

You're welcome! :)

I've updated the original post's instructions for manual patching. The original preceding bytes I listed were, I have discovered, to do with screen resolution so wouldn't be the same for everybody; the new instructions will now work for everyone.