FFX2 Edit Save Calm Lands Guide

[Slynk]

I don't know if anyone else wanted this, but the FFX2SaveEditor by Meth962 is missing functionality for a lot of things like the Publicity minigames for FFX2 in the Calm Lands. So I edited the code locally to do so. I may fix up the ui that they had already created for this and make a PR, but here's a quick and dirty way to edit your calm lands publicity and credits.

1) Install Visual Studio
2) Clone the project: https://github.com/Meth962/FFX2SaveEditor
3) Open the .sln file in the project root
4) You'll probably get a prompt about updating the .NET Framework, say yes and let it do its thing.
5) In the Solution Explorer pane on the right, open the "Saves" folder and open the "Ffx2Saves.cs" file.
6) Add the following function, I put mine underneath the "WriteGil" function:

public virtual void WriteCalmLands()
{
    bw.BaseStream.Seek(0x4b4, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    bw.Write(SlCredits5);

    bw.BaseStream.Seek(0x2ec, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    bw.Write(OpenAirCredits);
    bw.Write(ArgentCredits);

    bw.BaseStream.Seek(0xde4, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    bw.Write(OpenAirPoints);
    bw.Write(ArgentPoints);
    bw.Write(MarraigePoints);
    bw.Write(SlCredits);
}

7) This is the quick and dirty part. Open the solution explorer and find "MainWindow.xaml" file and click the dropdown arrow to find and open "MainWindow.xaml.cs". Locate the " private void SaveFile()" function. At the top of the function add (and edit if you prefer) the following:

save.OpenAirCredits = 2000000;
save.ArgentCredits = 2000000;
save.OpenAirPoints = 400;
save.ArgentPoints = 400;
save.SlCredits = 2000000;
save.SlCredits5 = 2000000;
save.WriteCalmLands();

8) Build and run the solution. Load your save and then save it again to update the values (I'd recommend backing up your save first and/or incrementing the save file number)

NOTE: Most of these values are self explanitory except for "SlCredits". These are the credits you use after getting episode complete in chapter 5. I've set all the credits to plenty high enough to buy w/e you want. If you just want the publicity score change, feel free to delete the `save.*Credits` lines form step 7 (BUT NOT STEP 6! Keep the write function the same.)

Hope this saved someone else a bunch of time on the slots!

[Silverwing]

I don't mean to downplay your hard work, but there is already a working save editor to allow the very thing you mentioned not being supported with this one. There's even a guide on here detailing how to use it. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=688582874