New idea for GameCube development

[DreamlanD]

Was looking around on dextrose the other day and found a post about using the broadband adapter with Phantasy Star Online to load code on the GC. Apparently since that game downloads a lot of quests and other stuff from the servers Sega might have just made it download executable files sometimes. If this is true it would open up the possibility of intercepting the connection and loading homebrew code onto the console. I've never played PSO though so I don't know anything about the protocol. Anyone who does play PSO online care to comment? Do the quests make any huge changes to the game/take a while to download?

Just an idea, since the GC homebrew scene is practically nonexistent right now

[Tagrineth]

I'm pretty sure all it does is load raw code onto your memory card which the game can then decode and read as a quest, same as any game save.

No, it generally doesn't add much to the game, occasionally you'll get the odd new model or texture, but that's rare... the norm is just unique items and such, that can't normally be found.

[DreamlanD]

Well, if that's the only stuff that's getting changed, then there wouldn't really have been any reason for Sega to add the ability to download code . Still, I think if the possibility is there it is worth trying. Has anyone ever tried looking at the PSO protocol before? Btw, the original thread was here:

http://www.dextrose.com/_forum/showt...?threadid=5952

[Tagrineth]

It's for Guild Quests, not mods.

Basically just little story-driven events that have pre-scripted area layouts and enemies, and sometimes AI helpers and stuff.

Some of them are very fun