I'm aware of the checksum that Billy listed on the page, but the hash for the nointro rom of the game is different. Multiple sources also show the hash for the game shows CRC-32: A5D29735. So it might be that Billy has listed an incorrect hash for the rom.
The online patcher on romhacking.net has those features; hash checking and checksum fixing. Is there a way to get those features into the online patcher here? The checksum errors usually happen when you try to combine hacks for MD/Gen games. They'll sometimes redscreen unless you fix the checksum after applying subsequent hacks after the first one.
Ben is right about the hash and the correct ROM being applied to the correct patch, but in some cases the author is unaware or lazy and doesn't realise that after they make there changes to a ROM, the ROM knows it's been tampered and alarms the checksum routine that something is different and displays that red screen. This is why all authors and hackers should make sure the checksum is fixed before they release their work so the downloaders only need to download and patch.
The online patcher (unless it's a BPS file) doesn't check the hash, so it's up to you to pay attention to the hash of your ROM compared to the one provided by the author. The online ROM Hasher allows you to check your values. There should be no red screen problems if the ROM is identical.
It seems like the Online ROM Patcher doesn't do checksum fixes for MegaDrive/Genesis games so it sometimes causes the games to have a red screen after patching. Also, the hash check doesn't seem to display whether or not it's the correct hash according to the hack's page.
This is the base that Sarah Shinespark used in her current mod. This was done to assist her initially and I decided to release it as a standalone patch! :)
For some reason all 3 don't work on GenesisPlusGX core but do somehow on picodrive with only Japanese and European versions not having graphical issues
Check the hash of the release compared to the hash of your iso (use the rom hasher tool under tools)
i cant patch it :( will be online patching available ? or my version is worong ? i think its us or eu .
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Had no idea that it was also an issue of the author as well. Thanks for the input!
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