Okay, 2 things I want to know is:
1. How are you copying your save game?
2. Can you provide more info on the error your received? (Like a screenshot or by copying and pasting the entire error here)
3. Can you share your save game here please?
I am not too sure what’s happening here, but I fear something is going wrong when copying your save and the loading it into the editor.
A-Ha! I figured it out! The problem was that in my save file I was currently suspending a championship event. The reason why I could actually modify my file when first decrypting in Apollo was not because of Apollo but because in that file, during testing in RPCS3, I had cancelled out of the championship.
Just to help troubleshoot this for future users, to answer your first question I was using the inbuilt copy function in my stock, un-jailbroken PS3.
A-Ha! I figured it out! The problem was that in my save file I was currently suspending a championship event. The reason my attempts at decrypting my save file in Apollo was because I had tested the file in RPCS3 and canceled out of the event.
Just to help troubleshoot this for future users, to answer your first question I was using the inbuilt copy function in my stock, un-jailbroken PS3.
I have not encountered anybody before who tried to install the DLC during a suspended championship, so this is news to me. I am glad you figured this out and thanks for the info! 👍
If you still have your save game from the suspended championship, I’d appreciate it if you can attach it here. The creator might be able to update the editor so it can work with saves during suspended races. (No guarantees though)
I have not encountered anybody before who tried to install the DLC during a suspended championship, so this is news to me. I am glad you figured this out and thanks for the info! 👍
If you still have your save game from the suspended championship, I’d appreciate it if you can attach it here. The creator might be able to update the editor so it can work with saves during suspended races. (No guarantees though)
for the very good tutorial, installation was made easy thanks to your thorough write-up. I haven't played GT5 for almost 14 years, now I can enjoy it again !
So I made some much-needed changes to the OP today. Those changes being:
1. I provided a new, much closer-up screenshot for step #6 and deliberately made it larger than the others, so it's easier to see. I also made some changes to the text to highlight its importance. The reason for this change is that I've seen FAR too many people neglect to follow this step for some reason, and I wanted to make it abundantly clear it's the most important part of the tutorial.
2. Added colored text to the points I made in the "With all the tutorials on the internet already, why follow this one?" section, "What you'll need", the hint in step #2, the important parts in step #6, the things I want people to provide if they have issues, and lastly the FAQ's. This was done because I wanted to make the important parts of the tutorial a bit easier to see, as I found even with just bold text, it blended in a bit too much. So I made it more visible to contrast with the rest of the tutorial.
3. In the "With all the tutorials on the internet already, why follow this one?" section, I added more to the 3rd point. Namely, to point out that even if you don't mind deleting the game data and reinstalling the updates, you end up wasting a lot of time just to get to 2.11 to follow these old tutorials.
4. Added a 5th reason to the "With all the tutorials on the internet already, why follow this one?" section. That reason being is that these old part swap tutorials don't activate the DLC, and you cannot buy them in the dealer if you ever wanted to. I don't know why I didn't mention this sooner, but I strongly felt this was worth noting.
5. Added a warning at the start of the tutorial telling people not to load your save if you have a suspended championship or endurance race, since the editor cannot yet open them in this state.
Hello, I am having a problem when using a clean save with the DLCs. The cars I am buying or earning after are not appearing in the garage.
I am on version 2.17.
Hello, I am having a problem when using a clean save with the DLCs. The cars I am buying or earning after are not appearing in the garage. I am on version 2.17.
You're welcome! Razerman is the one who truly deserves the credit for making them available, since he made the editor, and all I did was make the tutorial. Glad it helped you!
Ever wanted the DLC in GT5, but can’t get it due to it being pulled from PSN, or maybe you had it once and lost it, and have been unable to get it back again? Well, look no further than this tutorial, literally. Thanks to some recent discoveries, it is now possible to get them just by editing your save game. No need to install them into the game data, no need to connect to PSN, no need for a jailbroken console, and best of all, what you get is the actual DLC cars and not some fake part swap that you’ll most likely lose if you update beyond 2.12. This even includes cars like the XJ13 and Edge Camaro that were only available in certain countries! That said, this can also be done on the latest update without issue. (good luck finding another tutorial like that)
I’ve been playing GT5 for nearly a decade now, and I can honestly say this is the fastest, easiest, and best method of getting the DLC I have ever seen. I could not find a better way if I tried. (no joke) With this tutorial, you can get everything from DLC cars, tracks, paints, and gear with ease! Before I begin, I need to address the big elephant in the room here because I feel like this needs to be said:
With all the tutorials on the internet already, why follow this one?
Over the years, I have seen a lot of tutorials on the internet telling you how to get the DLC cars via save editing. Most of which telling you to add a donor car and then swap its parts to what the DLC cars use, this being the most recent one I have seen. Honestly, don’t follow these types of tutorials. I have a lot of problems with them, and here’s a list of good reasons why I discourage following them. I’ll use this thread as a point of comparison:
1. They’re not the “real deal”. While they may look and perform as they should, when you change the view in your garage and look at the white text box, you’ll notice it will still display the name of whatever donor car you used. For example, I followed the tutorial I linked above and used the Shelby Cobra as a donor car and then swapped its parts for what the Chromeline used like it said, and this is what it says when I change the view in the garage: View attachment 947782
As you can see, it still displays the name of my donor car (Cobra 427 ‘66), even though I swapped all of its parts, and it is therefore not what it should be. Whereas if it was, it would have the car's real name (Cobra 427 S/C Chrome Line) and it’d be asking you to reinstall it. Internally, the game still knows you used a donor car for this and how this is so, is because theirs a car code in the save data that controls this, and since it doesn't change when following these old tutorials, that means it is still using the donor cars car code. This is what I mean by it not being the “real deal”, it’s literally just a series of part swaps and nothing more, you could say it’s “fake”. And no the name changer in GE 1.3.1 will NOT fix what is in the white text box. The name changer alters the car's name elsewhere and not what you see here, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
2. You’ll most likely lose them if you go to update 2.12 and beyond. Since the game still displays the name of whatever donor car you used and internally still recognizes it as that donor car due to the unchanged car code, it knows you swapped parts to get it. If you update beyond 2.12 and then view the car in the garage, there's a chance you will lose that car. I say “most likely” because I have had some instances where I didn't lose them, but it’s hit or miss as to how it occurs. However, even if the car does survive after the update, I have had times where the car would be invalidated if I messed with it at all in a save editor.
3. You cannot do this on updates 2.12 and beyond. Due to the nature of how updates 2.12 and beyond will reset whatever cars you do part swaps to, you can’t really follow tutorials like the one I linked above as a result. This can be a problem if you updated beyond 2.12, want the DLC, but don’t want to delete your game data since you have stuff you don’t want to lose. And even if you don't mind deleting all of that to downgrade to 2.11, you still end up wasting a lot of time redownloading the updates to get there, especially if you have slow internet.
4. They’re pretty time-consuming. Having to add the car ticket(s) and edit the course available, go into the game and redeem the ticket(s), and then load your save game into a save editor again to swap parts and change the name and such can be very time-consuming, depending on how many cars you add. In fact, upon following the other tutorial I mentioned, it took me over an hour to get all the cars and tracks together that the tutorial offered, when my tutorial only took about 12 and a half minutes.
5. They don't activate the DLC, and you can't go and buy them in the dealership. Old tutorials like the one I linked above don't actually activate the cars, and it also leads to what I mentioned in #2 and #3 happening. That said, if you ever wanted to go into the dealership and just buy another DLC car, you wouldn't be able to since it's not activated. As such, you would pretty much have to follow the tutorial again just to get it, which I said in #4, is a bit time-consuming, not to mention very inconvenient.
So with all these reasons I have listed not to follow these part swap guides that have been around for years, why should you follow the one I have here? Simply put, you won’t have any of the issues I mentioned above. This tutorial is way easier, way less time-consuming, the cars you get are actually the real deal, you won’t lose them on 2.12 and beyond, and you can even get them on the latest update. And that means all the DLC, cars, tracks, paints, gear, and everything that was available before can be obtained here, and it’ll be as if you actually own it, but with even fewer inconveniences. Even better, since it provides entitlements for the DLC cars, that means you can buy them again from within the car dealer in the game if you want to!
To be fair, though, I understand why these old part swap guides exist because, for a long time, that was about as much as you could do with save editing. However, it's such a flawed and outdated strategy that it's no longer worth following since the relevant area to activate the DLC has been found in the save data. Unless you can't run this new save editor, there's little reason to follow these old guides anymore.
With that out of the way, here’s what you need to get started.
What you’ll need PS3
GT5 2.10 or above. (I highly recommend 2.11 though) USB flash drive (one in FAT32 format is preferred since the PS3 supports it, most flash drives are FAT32. As long as the PS3 can read it, you should be fine) GT5 save game with at least one car in the garage (Not the backup save, but the other) GT5 Save Editor (latest version is v0.0.11.1)
Once you get what you need, let’s get started! While this tutorial is long, my goal with this thread is to help you get all the DLCs you want and to break it down enough so even those who have never done this sort of thing can do it. It’s really and truly not hard, though. I have tested this method on both 2.10 and 2.17 prior to posting this, and it works just fine.
Warning: Please do not attempt this tutorial if you have a championship or endurance race you currently have suspended! The editor does not currently work with save games that have a suspended race and you will get an error if you try to load it!
Now here’s where we begin!
1. Plug your USB flash drive into your PS3, under the "Game" section, go to save data, find your GT5 save game, press triangle on it, and copy your save game to your flash drive. There are two save games, one is the regular save, and the other is the backup. We only need the regular one; you can’t copy the backup anyway.
2. Plug your USB flash drive into your computer.
Hint: I recommend copying and pasting your save game somewhere on your computer before opening it in the garage editor, that way if something goes wrong, you have a backup. This will also help the creator fix whatever issue you may encounter.
3. Open the save editor you downloaded earlier. If it's your first time using it, you might get this message if you’re on Windows 10: View attachment 947789
Just click “More info” and then “Run Anyway”. Don’t worry, this program is not malicious or dangerous. You shouldn't receive it again afterward unless you decide to download the editor again.
Note: If you can’t get it to open, download the latest version of .Net Framework, and it should work then. If that doesn’t work, you may have to disable your virus protection. (I haven’t had to do this, though)
5. Now navigate to your USB drive and find your save game. It’s a folder labeled “PS3” and then inside that folder, there is another called “savedata” and finally inside the save data folder, theirs your save. Mine is in a folder labeled “BCUS98114-GAME”, but yours might be named differently if you live outside the US. Once you have found it, click on it and then click “Select Folder”.
6. Once your save has loaded, click the DLC tab and then click on “Persist DLCs without license files (vou)". This is the most important part of the entire tutorial, and it must be done in order for the DLC to work! View attachment 1523323
7. Pick your DLC! Just click on whichever DLC on the list you want, and it will come up with this: View attachment 947783
You have two options here: "Install" or "Mark as installed". Which ever one you pick is up to you, but I recommend picking one or the other.
Clicking "Install" will install the DLC and give you the tickets for the cars, and the editor will give you a message saying it has been installed.
Clicking "Mark as installed" will install them without giving you the tickets for them.
Now you don’t have to pick the DLC I chose here; it can be one of them, it can be all of them, you can pick any DLCs you want here, really, the choice is yours. I should note the Stealth cars, Chromelines, Gamestop Camry, and that Edge Camaro are NOT in the DLC tab, but you can find them in the tickets tab though, and they will work just fine if you followed step 6.
Chromelines
Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro Chrome Line
BMW M3 Coupé Chrome Line
Jaguar XJ13 Chrome Line
Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Chrome Line
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe Chrome Line
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Chrome Line
Stealth Cars
Audi R10 TDI Stealth Model
Honda NSX GT500 Stealth Model
Mazda 787B Stealth Model
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Stealth Model
McLaren F1 Stealth Model
Nissan GT-R GT500 Stealth Model
Etc.
Chevrolet Camaro SS "Edge Special"
2010 Joey Logano #20 GameStop TOYOTA CAMRY (Fantasy)
Note: The “Special Racing Gear” pack is currently disabled, but it may be available in a future update.
Warning: The Red Bull Charity C gives the Red Bull X2010 JP Flag Color, which was removed after 2.12, so you will not be able to use it if you’re on 2.12 and above. (the function does work though)
10. Plug your USB drive back into the PS3 and copy your save data back to your PS3.
And if you did everything here, the following things should happen:
1. If you installed DLC cars by clicking "Install" they will be waiting there in “Car Delivery” and you'll be able to buy them in the dealership in game if you ever want to. If you chose "Mark as installed" for the cars, you won't see them in the car delivery, but you will have the option to buy them in the dealership now.
2. If you installed DLC tracks, they should show up in “Practice” and Arcade Mode. With the Speed Test DLC, you should see that option show up on the menu in GT Mode.
3. If you installed paint and gear-related DLC, it should all be in your “Items” section.
Enjoy!
If you have any questions or concerns let me know! Be sure to read the FAQ's! I must note this tool is a work in progress, so let me know if you have any issues with the program and I'll tell the creator. This program works for me though.
If you have any issues following these steps, please provide the following so I can help you sort it out:
1. Error text. This is generated by the editor itself in the directory you have the editor in if something goes wrong when using the editor. Whatever information is on it can be useful to understanding the issue.
2. What GT5 update are you on? This is very important because the editor is designed to work on certain updates and some issues can be easily rectified when I know what you're on.
3. Have you tried running the program as administrator?
4. Are you on the latest .NET Framework? This program relies on this sort of thing to run.
Also, I may have more questions if none of these help, but if all else fails, you can attach your save here, and I can look into it.
Note: If you're having issues with the editor that aren't related to obtaining the DLC, please post them here and not in this thread. Also, if your issue IS related to obtaining the DLC via this tutorial, please post about it here and not on my personal profile.
Lastly, please don't quote this entire post. You don't need to quote it to reply to this thread.
Can this be done on the latest update?
Answer: Yes, it can. I tested it myself.
Do I need to be connected to PSN?
Answer: Nope! Everything is done via save editing, PSN is not required!
Will I lose the DLC’s if I update to 2.12 and beyond?
Answer: Nope! I have tested this myself, and you will not lose it as long as you follow step 6.
Do I need the Family Upgrade?
Answer: No, you don't need the Family Upgrade. Tested it myself without it installed, and it works just fine! 👍
Does this install them into the game data?
Answer: No. What this tutorial does is edit the save game and enable a debug feature in the game, allowing you to use the DLC without it being installed in the game data. So that way you can add them via save editing without having to install them to the game data as you would normally do.
Why do I need to have at least one car in my garage before following this tutorial?
Answer: Theirs a database in the save game that the tool reads, and it needs to have at least one car in there or else the editor will not be able to load it. And that ain't just with this editor, pretty much any garage editor for GT5 has to have it in order to work correctly.
Why do I need to be on at least 2.10 to follow this tutorial?
Answer: Because all the DLC was added to the game data by then, and you would not be missing out on any of it by updating to at least 2.10.
What happens if I try to follow this tutorial on an update below 2.10?
Answer: I haven't experimented with this a whole lot, but if you add a DLC car that wasn't yet introduced through a certain update, the game will crash if you try to open the ticket.
For example, I experimented with adding the 2014 Corvettes on update 2.09 once, but since they weren't added until 2.10, I obviously could not obtain them, and the game crashed upon opening the tickets.
Why do you recommend 2.11 the most?
Answer: It's not strictly required, but it is what I recommend the most because Update 2.12 and beyond started removing content, namely the X2010 JP Flag Color, and taking measures against people hacking their save games. Can you still follow this tutorial on 2.12? Of course, you can, but you just would have to avoid adding the Red Bull pack that has the X2010 JP Flag Color.
Will I get banned from PSN for doing this?
Answer: No, there's no way they would ever know you did this, especially since the servers for the game have been shut down since 2014.
Do I need jailbreak to do this?
Answer. No. It can be done regardless of whether you have jailbreak or not.
Credits to Razerman (aka xfileFIN) and all the people over at the Discord chat for making this possible! 👍
Hi it’s me again I know you’re done with my **** at this point but does the save editor also help you edit the b spec side of the game like names or stats? I was ****ing around with it and saw that part on the program but I don’t want to do anything that I will regret before learning more about it.
I’m sick and ****ing tired of rerolling for S. Vettel and M. Conway and stuff and not getting anything I’ve spent basically hours at it without even starting b-spec so if I can just create a b-spec bob and rename him on the editor I’ll do it instead
Hi it’s me again I know you’re done with my **** at this point but does the save editor also help you edit the b spec side of the game like names or stats? I was ****ing around with it and saw that part on the program but I don’t want to do anything that I will regret before learning more about it.
I’m sick and ****ing tired of rerolling for S. Vettel and M. Conway and stuff and not getting anything I’ve spent basically hours at it without even starting b-spec so if I can just create a b-spec bob and rename him on the editor I’ll do it instead
You're fine, however, in the future, if you have any questions about this save editor that don't involve obtaining the DLC, I recommend posting them here. I'll answer this one question, though.
That said, yes, you can edit your b-spec driver stats and name; it was a feature that was just recently added to the editor. I understand your concern and your frustration with GT5's name generator. Fortunately, I have been working on making a tutorial showing how to use it, and I should have it up sometime this week.
So in GT5, you’re probably aware that the game allows you to create your own driver for B-spec and how you can level him up and such. However, it’s possible you may not have the time to put into leveling up your driver, or maybe you’re like me and just don’t want to do it. Whatever the case may be, a recent update in Razerman’s GT5 save editor allows you to easily edit your driver's attributes so you can maximize his skills in a very short period of time. Even better, you can also change his name to whatever you want it to be if you’re not happy with what the game gave you.
It's definitely a good way to go if you are looking to start again and missed out on the DLC.
, first time on GT5, I only played GT2 and GT7 before.
That said, this can also be done on the latest update without issue. (good luck finding another tutorial like that)
Whatever the case may be, a recent update in Razerman’s GT5 save editor allows you to easily edit your driver's attributes so you can maximize his skills in a very short period of time. Even better, you can also change his name to whatever you want it to be if you’re not happy with what the game gave you.
