That's a tutorial showing only how to use downloaded pnach files, just some basic stuff for newbies with a short eyecandy bonus in the end as a motivation to. How to use Action Replay Max on the PCSX2 Emulator.
PNACH files are saved in a plain text format and can be edited with any text editor. However, you may need to rename the '.pnach' extension to '.txt' to open the file, then rename the extension back to '.pnach'.
The cheat code is a hexadecimal code that is used by the emulator to insert modified data into the emulated game at a particular data point. Here are the contents of an example PNACH file: gametitle=My Game SLUS 12345 (U) comment=A comment patch=1,EE,0032C220,word,000000FF The PNACH filename prefix must use the CRC code given to the PlayStation game.
It also must be stored in the patches directory of the PCSX2 installation. PCSX2 automatically loads PNACH files that have a CRC code that matches the game CRC code. NOTE: The term 'pnach' is pronounced 'patch.'
PCSX2 (PlayStation 2 emulation software) cheat code file with data that allows GameShark or Code Breaker codes or other kinds of cheats. The file includes the game title, version of the game and the cheat code. You can edit PNACH files with any text editor due to their plain text formatting. The cheat code is stored in a hexadecimal format and is used by the emulation application for inserting modified data into the emulated game at a particular data point. PNACH files are located in the '/patches/' folder of the PCSX2 installation directory.