PS3 [Update] Apollo Save Tool v1.8.4 released

ashura · Feb 12, 2020

hello everybody good morning i want to ask you guys how can i import my saves to the online DB because i am interested to upload some of my savedata for a couple of games into the online DB from apollo pkg, thank you in advance

bucanero · Feb 12, 2020

ashura said:
hello everybody good morning i want to ask you guys how can i import my saves to the online DB because i am interested to upload some of my savedata for a couple of games into the online DB from apollo pkg, thank you in advance

Hello @ashura , thanks for wanting to share your ps3 saves!

Some general notes to begin; the online save database is hosted on GitHub, everything is open-sourced there:
https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-saves

The structure is simple:

Each game has a folder, named with the TITLE-ID. (e.g. BLUS12345)
game saves are stored in .zip files inside the game's TITLE ID folder.
The Zip filename must be XXXXXXXX.zip , where "X" can be a number from 0 to 9. (zip extension lowercase).
The Zip file must contain the save-game folder and data. (e.g. MYGAME-DATA/*)
Each folder has a "saves.txt" file that lists the available saves, with the description.
On the root, a file "games.txt" lists all the games/title-id's available.

note: if the explanation is a bit confusing, please browse the link and it will be much more clear.

Exporting the save-game

to start, I'll assume you already have the latest version of Apollo installed. You'll also need a USB drive (FAT32) to save the exported Zip file.

Within the app, browse your HDD/USB saves
Select the save-game you want to export.
From the options, select "Export save game to Zip".
Next, select to which USB port you want to save (USB 0 or 1).
Wait for the .Zip export file to be generated.

If everything went well, you'll have the exported .zip file ready on your USB storage device here:
/PS3/EXPORT/

in the folder you'll also find a saves.txt file, listing the exported .zips with the title-id and the save-game names.

Uploading

Now regarding the upload:

The simple way is to create a Github issue with the provided template, then you can write down the save description and upload the .zip file directly here (just drag&drop the .zip): https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-saves/issues/new/choose

if you're an experienced GitHub user, you can also:

Fork the project https://github.com/bucanero/apollo-saves
Add the "12345678.zip" to the BLES01081 folder
Edit "saves.txt" in the folder, adding 12345678.zip with a short description
Submit the changes with a Pull Request
Then I merge the changes and the saves will be available to every user.

If you don't know about Github (forks, pull requests, etc), don't worry. Just upload the .zip file you created to mediafire.com or any other web, then just send me a message here with the link and information/description so I can add it.

Let me know if you can follow the process, I'm hoping to make it as simple as possible

edit: the document can also be found at http://apollo-dl.psdev.tk/

DeViL303 · Feb 12, 2020

This looks great. I wonder could a "upload save" or "dump save" options be built into the application to make it easier?

bucanero · Feb 12, 2020

DeViL303 said:
This looks great. I wonder could a "upload save" or "dump save" options be built into the application to make it easier?

A "dump save" should be simple enough, I'm already using the zip lib in the app, so I could build the .Zip from the selected user save and leave the zip file in the USB drive.

Uploading would require some real work. The app would need to add on-screen keyboard support (so they can type the description), and I'd need to have a web-server backend (maybe some PHP script?) to "receive" the upload and information. It can't be done directly to Github though.

In any case, there are a ton of ps3 saves floating around the web already, (gamefaqs.com, brewology.com, etc) if someone has time to browse and download them, they could be easily uploaded and shared too.

ashura · Feb 12, 2020

Bello bucanero thanks jeje sure i will upload my saves to a mega Link as soon as i can in order to share this info jeje

Md Hesam · Feb 12, 2020

I couldn't understand anything about Apollo?
Can anyone explain this
Exactly,What can I do with Apollo?

Berion · Feb 12, 2020

@Md Hesam Currently You can download (?), import and resign PS3 saves - but more will come in future:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/new-ps3-save-tool-testing-wanted.27964/page-3

ashura · Feb 14, 2020

hello guys if anyone is interested on the saves info that i uploaded, you can see the issue info directly on github where the bucaneros thread is created, best regards

pinky · Feb 15, 2020

@bucanero , I don't know if xenforo has this plugin, but there's one for vb to change the order of posts via time stamps, so you could then have as many reserved spots as you needed by making a new post, then modifying its time stamp. I don't know if that would be helpful or not, just a suggestion if you run out of space in your posts or they become too verbose or confusing.

edit: I'm not sure if there's a character limit. I think temp has one of 100,000 characters per post, so I had to split my ps3 tutorials into two. I don't have that problem here, so I'm assuming there is no limit.

bucanero · Feb 15, 2020

ashura said:
hello guys if anyone is interested on the saves info that i uploaded, you can see the issue info directly on github where the bucaneros thread is created, best regards

all the saves that you've shared have been published to the online database.

So if anyone checks the DB now, they should see ~60 new games and saves.

ashura · Feb 16, 2020

thank you very much bucanero for uploading my saves information that took me so much time to develop i hope that this one will help a lot to everyone who like to have an advantage on most games, the only advice that i will do for the nfs the run savedata that one requires a dlc fix that you can download from a website of *** PlayStation Store *** there you will find this one that says ALL DLC FIX (Included all smaller packs) try to download that one it should be working fine that savedata by installing that fix

bucanero · Feb 17, 2020

I've just released Apollo v0.6.5, see the changelog for details.

btw, current users should be able to download the latest version directly from the app

ashura · Feb 17, 2020

ohh thank you very much bucanero for this new update, that will help us a lot

bucanero · Feb 17, 2020

ashura said:
ohh thank you very much bucanero for this new update, that will help us a lot

now you should be able to "export to zip" and "copy to usb" easily from the Apollo app

ashura · Feb 18, 2020

Thank hoy very much bucanero that one worked for me just fine

Jin799 · Feb 19, 2020

So I want to use a save for Gta5 that skips the introduction/prelude so I can jump straight to the online. How do I go about using this on a HEN ps3 ?

SoJustMe · Feb 26, 2020

i tried on Dark Soul With Lock flag , i could not remove the lock qnd when i copy save to usb it takes longer time . i may used it on the wrong way? so what to do after selecting Remove option and "select" icon appears ?

bucanero · Feb 26, 2020

Jin799 said:
So I want to use a save for Gta5 that skips the introduction/prelude so I can jump straight to the online. How do I go about using this on a HEN ps3 ?

install the app, then you can use Apollo to resign the GTA save-game so it can be loaded on your ps3.

SoJustMe said:
i tried on Dark Soul With Lock flag , i could not remove the lock qnd when i copy save to usb it takes longer time . i may used it on the wrong way? so what to do after selecting Remove option and "select" icon appears ?

after you select the "remove copy lock" option, you need to select "Apply patch & resign". Then the copy-lock should be removed on the XMB.

The copy to USB might be a bit slow (the app hasn't been optimized yet) but it should work with no issues, no matter if the save has a copy-lock or not.

SoJustMe · Feb 26, 2020

bucanero said:
install the app, then you can use Apollo to resign the GTA save-game so it can be loaded on your ps3.

after you select the "remove copy lock" option, you need to select "Apply patch & resign". Then the copy-lock should be removed on the XMB.

The copy to USB might be a bit slow (the app hasn't been optimized yet) but it should work with no issues, no matter if the save has a copy-lock or not.

thanks . i did as you told me again qnd got succesfull message. But the lock flag still there + on XMB saved Data utility "i connot copy save file "DarkSoul" , the copy lead me to "online plus" no usb option.

i check my usb flash memory and the save file is there!! with Extention " *user.dat ".

GREEDY PESOS · Feb 26, 2020

...umm...still says "not owner"....
......Wish ,Apollo could also
Convert Game Disc Regines..
..or that would have to be the Son of apollo....Orpheus...

PS3 [Update] Apollo Save Tool v1.8.4 released

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