File State Dumping Guide

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~~ DK64 PRACTICE ROM ~~
~~  FILE STATE GUIDE ~~
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- Perform a run on emulator:
	- Acceptable emulators:
		- BizHawk (1.12.x or 1.13.x)
		- Project64 (3.0)
	- Please use a DK64 Vanilla US ROM rather than any ROM Hack or other region. This will only increase the likelihood of having errors in the RAM Dumps.
	- If you are on BizHawk, don't use ScriptHawk either (if you don't know what this is, don't worry about this note)

- Before entering each level (after clearing the B. Locker (if your run does this), but before entering the portal), a RAM Dump will need to be made.
	- Steps:
		- BizHawk
			- Open Hex Editor (Tools > Hex Editor)
			- Save your file (File > Save as Binary...)
			- Set your file name as something easy to identify (eg. Japes 1 NLE.bin)
		- Project64
			- Open the settings menu (Options > Settings)
			- Uncheck "Hide Advanced Settings"
			- Go to "Advanced", and check "Enable Debugger"
			- Open the dump window (Debugger>Memory>Dump...)
			- Check your settings match the following:
				- Start VAddress: 0x80000000
				- End VAddress: 0x80800000
				- Use Alternate PC: Unchecked
				- Format: RAW - Big Endian (N64)
			- Set your file name as something easy to identify (eg. Aztec 2 NLE 40BPs.bin)
			- Click "Dump"
	- This process can also be done at any point in the run which you deem significant (eg. before tough tricks such as "Takeoff Skip" in NLE)

- Send all your file states to me:
	- Methods:
		- Via DM: @Ballaam#6738
		- In the DK64 Speedrunning Discord: #practice-rom
		- In the DK64 Romhacking Discord: #practice-rom-dev
	- Since the files will be larger than 8MB, discord (without Nitro) will complain at plain uploads. As such, either zip the files to compress them or upload them to a file sharing website (such as google drive), and send me a link

- If you mess something up (eg. You forget to collect a BP in the lobby before making the state, if your run normally does collect it prior to level entry), let me know. This can be edited out afterwards.