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Apollo Save Tool is an application to manage save-game files, trophies, and licenses on the PlayStation 3.

This homebrew application allows you to download, unlock, patch and resign save-game files directly on your PS3. It can also unlock and resign trophies, backup/restore licenses, and create PS2 Classic images.

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• Easy to use: no crypto-key configuration or advanced setup needed.
• Standalone: no computer required, everything happens on the PS3.
• Automatic settings: auto-detection of PSID, IDPS and Account-ID settings.
• Multi-user: supports multiple user accounts.

• Save files listing: quick access to all the save files on USB and the internal PS3 HDD (+ file details)
• Save SFO unlocking: allows the user to remove the copy-lock flag, enabling transfer ofCopying Prohibited save files.
• Save files patching: supportsBruteforce Save Data and Game Genie cheat patches to enhance your savegames.
• Save PFD resigning: allows the user to resign save files made by other users and consoles.
• Save downloading: easy access to an Online Database of save-game files to download straight to your PlayStation.
• Save file conversion: converts and resigns PS1 and PS2 save-game formats to PS3.PSV format.

• Trophy Set resigning: resign trophy sets for the current user and console.
• Trophy Set exporting: easy backup of trophy sets to.zip and raw formats.
• Trophy Set importing: restore trophy sets from raw USB backups.
• Trophy unlocking: allows to unlock individual trophies for the current user.

• Account activation: create fake Account ID and generate offline PS3 activation (act.dat)
• License exporting: easy backup of user licenses to.zip and.rap formats.
• License importing: allows to import.rap files and generate user.rif licenses.

• Memory card exporting: decrypt and export.VME memory cards.
• Memory card importing: allows to import.VM2 files to encrypted.VME memcards.
• ISO importing: import PS2.ISO files to.BIN.ENC encrypted image format.
• CONFIG importing: import PS2.CONFIG files to.ENC encrypted format.
• BIN.ENC exporting: decrypt and exportBIN.ENC images to.ISO.

• VMC saves management: quick access to all save files on Virtual Memory Cards images.
  • Supported PS1 VMC formats:.VMP,.MCR,.VM1,.BIN,.VMC,.GME,.VGS,.SRM,.MCD
• Import PS1 saves: import saves to PS1 VMCs from other systems and consoles (.MCS,.PSV,.PSX,.PS1,.MCB,.PDA supported).
• Export PS1 saves: allows the user export saves on VMC images to.MCS/.PSV/.PSX formats.

• VMC saves management: quick access to all save files on Virtual Memory Cards images.
  • Supported PS2 VMC formats:.VM2,.VME,.BIN,.VMC
  • Supports ECC and non-ECC images, and PS2 Classics encryption
• Import PS2 saves: import saves to PS2 VMCs from other systems and consoles (.PSU,.PSV,.XPS,.CBS,.MAX,.SPS supported).
• Export PS2 saves: allows the user export saves on VMC images to.PSU and.PSV formats.

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No special setup is needed. Just download the latestapollo-ps3.pkg package and install it on your PlayStation 3.On first run, the application will detect and setup the required user settings.

Using the application is simple and straight-forward:

• MoveUP/DOWN to select the save-game file you want to patch, and press. The patch screen will show the available fixes for the file. Select the patches and clickApply.
• To view the item's details, press.It will open the context menu on the screen. Press to return to the list.
• To reload the list, press.
• PressL1/L2 orR1/R2 trigger buttons to move pages up or down.

If you want to override the auto-detected IDs used by Apollo to resign the save-games, you can use theowners.xml file.For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><apolloversion="1.2.0">  <ownername="PS3 User">    <consoleidps="AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0123456789ABCDEF"psid="FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0123456789ABCDEF"/>    <userid="00000002"account_id="0123456789abcdef"/>  </owner>  <ownername="Other User">    <consoleidps="AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0123456789ABCDEF"psid="FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0123456789ABCDEF"/>    <userid="00000008"account_id="abcdef0123456789"/>  </owner></apollo>

The file must be saved on/dev_hdd0/game/NP0APOLLO/USRDIR/owners.xml. Apollo will load the hard-coded values when launched, and you shouldselect the desired Owner from theSettings menu.

In theowners.xml you need to define:

• Owner name
• User ID (e.g.:00000123)
• Account ID (e.g.:0123456789abcdef)
• Console PSID (e.g.:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0123456789ABCDEF)
• Console IDPS (required for license import/export)

The application also provides direct access to theApollo online database of save-game files for PlayStation 3 games. These usually offer additional features such as completed games that can save you many hours of playing.

Currently, the list of available games and files is limited, but the project aims to add more save-games shared by the community.

Note: Downloaded save filesmust be resigned using Apollo before loading them in your games.

1. Where I can get a save-game forXYZ game?

   You can check sites likeBrewology.com, andGameFAQs. Also, searching onGoogle might help.

2. I have a save-game file that I want to share. How can I upload it?

   If you have a save file that is not currently available on the Online Database and want to share it, please checkthis link for instructions.

3. Why is it calledApollo?

   Apollo was the twin brother ofArtemis, goddess of the hunt. Since this project was born using theArtemis-GUI codebase, I decided to respect that heritage by calling it Apollo.

• Bucanero:Project developer

• Dnawrkshp:Artemis PS3
• Berion: GUI design
• flatz:SFO/PFD tools
• aldostools:Bruteforce Save Data
• darkautism:PS3TrophyIsGood
• jimmikaelkael: ps3mca tool
• ShendoXT:MemcardRex
• Nobody/Wild Light:S3M music track

You need to have installed:

• PS3 toolchain
• PSL1GHT SDK
• Apollo library
• Tiny3D library
• polarSSL library
• libcurl library
• libxmp-lite library
• dbglogger library

Runmake to create a release build. If you want to include the latest save patches in your.pkg file, runmake createzip.Finally, runmake pkg to create a.pkg install file.

You can also set thePS3LOAD environment variable to the PS3 IP address:export PS3LOAD=tcp:x.x.x.x.This will allow you to usemake run and sendapollo-ps3.self directly to thePS3Load listener.

To enable debug logging, build Apollo Save Tool withmake DEBUGLOG=1. The application will send debug messages toUDP multicast address239.255.0.100:30000. To receive them you can usesocat on your computer:

$ socat udp4-recv:30000,ip-add-membership=239.255.0.100:0.0.0.0 -

Apollo Save Tool (PS3) - Copyright (C) 2020-2024Damian Parrino

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of theGNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or(at your option) any later version.