save file editing thread

[suspiciouslilies]

OH MAN OH MAN. okay so. i want.... to learn more abt save file editing. this is just a place to put ur save file notes/info here!! im trying to gather as much information as i can on it but its almost never spoken of :( 

(NOTE: falcon has said we're allowed to mess with the save files! however, we arent allowed to talk about the pelts section. please respect that!)
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how to access save files:

- search for "%localappdata%" in your files. on windows, its easier to do windows key + R and search "%localappdata%" there instead! you should find a lot of files there but the one you're looking for is titled "Cattails". 

- once you open it, there should be some files with your save files and backup save files! before doing anything to them, please back up your saves in a separate folder not in the cattails area. certain things in-game will easily break the save file if you tamper with them! 
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stuff we know:

- each save file stores information differently (it isnt known how this is determined?)

- if you change/put in code that doesnt belong in the document, the game will shut shut down when you try to run it (? not entirely sure about this one!! it might only be like this with the PlayerMews listing)

[Catsquid]

May 23, 2019 5:39:55 GMT -5 suspiciouslilies said:

- each save file stores information differently (it isnt known how this is determined?)

This is true! But only to an extent. Really only the mews & pelts are like this, as far as I've noticed. But you're not supposed to mess with the pelts, anyway, so that shouldn't be much of a problem to those editing saves. I think the mews are encrypted like this just to stop some random kid from opening the file and making them rich just like that. Makes it too easy to cheat, you know?

Since you said you wanted to learn more about editing, here's a list of things I've been able to do via save edits so far:
-rename locations
-add/remove friendship/relationships with an npc, including kittens
-change kitten eye colors to any color
-change kitten patterns, age, and personality
-change amount of kittens
-change kitten due dates (not always reliable)
-change main quest progress
-raise/lower passive skill level
-add/remove exp
-unlock/lock/upgrade active skills
-unlock/lock accessories/pets
-unlock/lock mine warps
-change player/kitten/custom cat/colony name(s)
-change season, day, weather, and year

If any of these particularly interest you, tell me and I'd be glad to show you how it's done!

[suspiciouslilies]

whoa!!! thank you! on the active skills section, would you be able to make more than four new skills active or would they all be automatically selected? if theyre all selected when you activate them, does that mean you can only do a certain amount at a time?

if you change the amount of kittens, would you do this by setting the kitten amount for x number or just by changing your friendship so your mate thinks youve given them more gifts? if you can just change the amount, could you break the game by setting it for more than 4?

i thought at first that bc of the mews being encrypted everyyhing else would also be encypted and you couldnt just pull up a base64 but then i like. saw a post saying you could just do that for most thing. you can also decode the base64 for mews but i was wondering how it stops you from putting new code that works out in?

[Catsquid]

You're welcome! As for your questions...
With active skills, nope. The max is still four. You can unlock them, but you can't actually equip them per skill in the save file. Meaning, under each skill, there's no option for "equipped". I believe near the bottom of the file, however, there's something like "PlayerActiveSkillOne" (and 2, 3, & 4 of course) so you can't actually exceed the limit.

For kittens, either really! Depends on if that save has already had kittens or not. Usually I prefer to max out the friendship and make it so the kits are born the next day, so I can choose the patterns. (You can choose the patterns in the file itself, but it's a billion times easier just to look at them and choose lol.)
You can't give yourself more than 4 kittens. That's because it's not just like "KittenAmount= x". To add another kitten, you actually have to fill out everything for that new kitten in its' respective spot. Take a look at the "[Kittens]" section of a file to see what I mean by this.

With the mews, I assume there has to be some sort of check for it somewhere. Where? I have no clue lol

Hope that answered everything! Feel free to ask more questions.

[Aaiknn]

‘Rand string’ and ‘Player Rand String’ seems suspicious to me for encrypting the Mews (and Pelts).

[Catsquid]

Yeah, I noticed that too. That's probably the key to it, but I'm probably not gonna bother looking into it myself.

[wispofroses]

Is it hard to edit save files? Cause I do want to try to edit them one day

[Catsquid]

Not really. You just have to know what things you need to change.

[How do i change the date?]

Hey! How do i change the time of year, or the year etc?
And how do i change the relationships between cats?
Is there also a way to mess with the achievements?

[Aaiknn]

1. Look for the section that says date
2. Look at the NPC section
3. Achievements are a Steam thing, no

[cats]

Ye, the rand things are very suspicious hmmm thinking. Also, something that wasnt stated above is that you can also edit in any amount of mews, molecash, task board points. Also you can teleport around, and even visit areas that aren't possible to get to after you beat the game, such as the quest rooms, the mine room, and others.

[CookieCat]

How do i change my xp?
im curious

[Icesong]

I have some feeling that this doesn't work anymore... I have tried to edit a file like I have the others but it keeps crashing my game. I'm just wanting to compleat the main quest so that I can do a new custom colony.

[Guest]

It does work. Join the cattails discord and ask for help and they'll easily solve the problem for ya.

[sorrowflight]

May 23, 2019 16:08:21 GMT -5 Catsquid said:

May 23, 2019 5:39:55 GMT -5 suspiciouslilies said:

- each save file stores information differently (it isnt known how this is determined?)

This is true! But only to an extent. Really only the mews & pelts are like this, as far as I've noticed. But you're not supposed to mess with the pelts, anyway, so that shouldn't be much of a problem to those editing saves. I think the mews are encrypted like this just to stop some random kid from opening the file and making them rich just like that. Makes it too easy to cheat, you know?

Since you said you wanted to learn more about editing, here's a list of things I've been able to do via save edits so far:
-rename locations
-add/remove friendship/relationships with an npc, including kittens
-change kitten eye colors to any color
-change kitten patterns, age, and personality
-change amount of kittens
-change kitten due dates (not always reliable)
-change main quest progress
-raise/lower passive skill level
-add/remove exp
-unlock/lock/upgrade active skills
-unlock/lock accessories/pets
-unlock/lock mine warps
-change player/kitten/custom cat/colony name(s)
-change season, day, weather, and year

If any of these particularly interest you, tell me and I'd be glad to show you how it's done! 

Ooo! How could you change kitten due dates or amounts of kittens? If you don't want to tell its fine though!