eCDP Help Page

Here is some info to help get everyone started

----------HOW TO GET CONNECTED TO THE ONLINE RANKINGS----------

1) Login as a manager like normal

2) Click "MGR Mode". this should be in the lower left hand corner of the main menu

3) Choose "WiFi Network"

4) Click The Second Option

5) Change the option to "OFF"

6) Click the button on the bottom left to save the settings

7) Click the option with the DS Icon

8) Click the big blue button

9) Set up a WiFi like normal. Since the DS is old it requires an unprotected (no password) WiFi network to connect successfully

10) Once the WiFi is set up correctly go back to the menu where you can see all your connected WiFi networks

11) Click the blue button on top of your connected WiFi network

12) Scroll down all the way and change the option that contains the words "DNS"

13) Scroll Down farther and set the "Primary DNS" to: "164.132.44.106"

14) Set the "Secondary DNS" to either "1.1.1.1" or "8.8.8.8". if one doesnt work try the other

15) Save Your Settings

16) Now exit the WiFi menu all the way (even in eCDP until your back at the main menu with the 4 options)

17) Go back to the Wifi Network menu in "MGR Mode" and select the button with the DS Icon on it

18) Keep Clicking the top option until you get to a menu with a few animations

19) If it fails then re-check the steps or switch the secondary DNS

20) YOUR DONE! Now reset the game and login as a Crew Member (Not Manager)

21) You can go to "My History"

22) Select your Crew Member's name (The one you just logged in as)

23) Select the button at the bottom that contains the text "eCDP"

24) THERE YOU GO! THERE ARE THE ONLINE LEADERBOARDS!!!

----------HOW TO USE THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE GAME----------

Please select your preferred patching method:

1) Get the translation's ".xdelta" file. Different .xdelta files can be found all over the internet so pick which one suits your needs

2) Get xDelta UI from: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/598/

3) Extract xDelta UI's zip file, etc.

4) Open xdeltaUI.exe

5) Ensure you are on the "Apply Patch" tab on xdelta UI

6) For "Patch" select the translation's ".xdelta" file

7) For "Source File" select the original rom's .nds file you got from archive.org. Keep in mind that this must be the original file, files that have already been patched using xdelta can not be patched again

8) For "Output File" select a folder you would like the patched .nds file to appear in

9) Wait for it to load and YOU'RE DONE!

10) You can open your new .nds file in the emulator of your choice

11) Remember to import a .sav file. A Japanese .sav file will work just fine for the English Translation so dont worry about any compatibility issues

1) Get the translation's ".xdelta" file. Different .xdelta files can be found all over the internet so pick which one suits your needs

2) Get MultiPatch from: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/746/

3) Extract xDelta UI's zip file, etc.

4) Open xdeltaUI.exe

5) Ensure you are on the "Apply Patch" tab on xdelta UI

6) For "Patch" select the translation's ".xdelta" file

7) For "Source File" select the original rom's .nds file you got from archive.org. Keep in mind that this must be the original file, files that have already been patched using xdelta can not be patched again

8) For "Output File" select a folder you would like the patched .nds file to appear in

9) Wait for it to load and YOU'RE DONE!

10) You can open your new .nds file in the emulator of your choice

11) Remember to import a .sav file. A Japanese .sav file will work just fine for the English Translation so dont worry about any compatibility issues

1) Get the translation's ".xdelta" file. Different .xdelta files can be found all over the internet so pick which one suits your needs

2) Go to https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/

3) For "ROM File" choose eCDP's .nds file you got from archive.org

NOTE: The .nds file you pick cannot have been modified previously or else the patch will fail. Please get a fresh .nds file from archive.org when needed

4) For "Patch File" choose the English Translation's ".xdelta" file

5) Click "Apply Patch" and wait for it to load

6) YOU'RE DONE!

7) You can open your new .nds file in the emulator of your choice

8) Remember to import a .sav file to your emulator. A Japanese .sav file will work just fine with the English translation so dont worry about any compatibility issues

1) Get the translation's ".xdelta" file. Different .xdelta files can be found all over the internet so pick which one suits your needs

2) Download UniPatcher from here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.emunix.unipatcher

3) Open UniPatcher

4) For "Patch File" select the ".xdelta" file you got from earlier

5) For "ROM File" select an unmodified ".nds" eCDP file

6) For "Output File" select a folder/destination where the patched rom will appear (You can even name the file)

7) Once you're done click the pink save icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen

8) Let it load

9) Make sure you see the "Patching Complete!" message at the bottom of the screen

10) YOU'RE DONE! You can open your new .nds file in any emulator and you can even reuse your old save file!

----------HOW TO PLAY THE GAME----------

Please select your preferred playing method:

1) Go to: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zeromus/desmume/build/artifacts

2) Click "desmume\src\frontend\windows\__bins\DeSmuME-VS2019-x64-Release.exe" and install it to your PC

3) Get the .nds and .sav from the Archive.org link (this can be found in #info on the eCDP Community Discord server aswell as Nick Robinson's Video)

4) Install/Open DeSmuME

5) Select the folder icon in the top right corner

6) Select your eCDP .nds file wherever you put it on your PC

7) Select "File" (not the icon) in the top right hand corner of DeSmuME

8) Select "Import Backup Memory"

9) Select your .sav file for eCDP you got from the archive.org

10) Make sure "AUTO from imported save data size" is selected. It should be the second one down on the left hand side

11) YOU'RE DONE! All you have to do now is get past the password screen using the default password (482500)

1) Ensure your 3DS is homebrewed

2) Open up "FBI" on your homebrewed 3DS

3) Once FBI is open select "Remote Install" on the menu

4) Select "Scan QR Code" and Scan the QR Code Below

Twilight menu QR Code

5) Let it install

6) Once it has successfully installed close "FBI"

7) A new "TwilightMenu++ Updater" should show up on your home screen. If not try rebooting your 3DS

8) Open "TwilightMenu++ Updater"

9) Click "A" to let it scan for updates

10) Select "Release" next to "TWLMenu++" and let it install. This might take awhile

11) Select "Release" next to "nds-bootstrap" and let it install

12) Select "Nightly" next to "Updater" and let it install

13) YOU'RE DONE! You can now put your sd card in your pc and open up the "roms" folder in your sd card's root and place your .nds in the "nds" folder

Note: Remember to put your saves aswell in the "saves" folder

1) Go to: https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android/releases/tag/alpha-1.3.1

2) Click and download "melonDS-alpha-1_3_1.apk" on your android device

3) Get the .nds and .sav from the Archive.org link (this can be found in #info on the eCDP Community Discord server aswell as Nick Robinson's Video)

4) Open the MelonDS app

5) Select the 3 dots in the top roght corner and click "Settings"

6) Click "BIOS directory" and select the folder with your DS's BIOS (this can be found here)

7) Select "File" (not the icon) in the top right hand corner of DeSmuME

8) Select "Import Backup Memory"

9) Select your .sav file for eCDP you got from the archive.org

10) Make sure "AUTO from imported save data size" is selected. It should be the second one down on the left hand side

11) YOU'RE DONE! All you have to do now is get past the password screen using the default password (482500)