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I'm making this thread to hopefully spark some interest in an XP hack. I recently saw this post on TTG where this guy explained (VERY roughly) how to do an XP hack for RDR. I've tried to figure out what he was saying and I've done multiple trials but with no avail. I'm going to dissect what he said and break it down for you guys. I believe we are VERY close to figuring this out! THIS DOES NOT WORK AT THE MOMENT I REPEAT, THIS DOES NOT WORK AT THE MOMENT!, and thats exactly why I started this thread. I did not steal this, I'm not taking credit for what that user on TTG found, I'm simply BRINGING IT TO NGU. and creating a waaay more easy tutorial to follow. so before you get mad at me for writing this saying its incomplete, try to make sense of that other guys tutorial on TTG and then tell me which tut makes more sense!

O.K. Let's Begin.

Let's start. First get on your PS3 and copy your Red Dead Redemption 'Multiplayer' file to your USB.

Plug it into the computer, and find this folder:
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Then open up your RAGE.SAV file up with your hex editor:

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You should then see the SAV file opened and all of the characters:

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Next, we need the Float to Hex Converter, link below:
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Now here is one part of his post that I'm a little confused on:


I'm not sure if he means how much XP in total you have, or how much XP you need to level up to the next level.

But either way this is what you would do.

Enter "how much EXP you have" into this box:
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After you've entered the XP amount, then click the 'Not Rounded' Button to the right:
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Then you will see a bunch of numbers fill all of the empty boxes.
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What this has done was changed the numerical XP amount that you have over to HEX code. So under the 'Single precision' Category you take the HEX for the XP:

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Then you Copy the FIRST 4 digits of that number.
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Open your RAGE.SAV file back up in the Hex Editor, then hit CTRL+F to find, then change the search mode from text string, to hex values (this means it will search the entire file for that XP Hex code)

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after changing it, paste the hexadecimal code into the search bar.:

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Then it will automatically find that four digit code for your XP:

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Now this is the part he didn't explain well.


The first time I tried this I once it was highlighted I copied his number 497424 and pasted it over the old XP Hex that was there.
Then I got this message:

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I Hit OK and it changed the number but made the file larger when I saved it.
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But basically all you would do after this step, is save the file and then safely remove your USB then plug it into your PS3 then over-write the old 'Multiplayer' save with the edited one.

i have no former hex experience, save for my botched up attept at my RDR save.

just throwing an idea out there, if pre- 1.03 can read hex edited saves, would it be possible to take an RDR save, hex edit it to the necessary specifications (which i presume isn't the problem, but the game reading the save), then DELETE patch 1.03, load up the single player and go to LAN.

now, dick around any way you please before copying the save back onto the the USB stick (preferably AFTER doing a gang hideout or ANYTHING to make it autosave), re-download the patch and copy your modded save onto the machine.

now, in theory, playing the save game through LAN would 'purify' the save (for lack of a better word), and you should, again, in theory ,should be able to bypass the restrictions and play as legendary 5 at rank 50.

tell me what you think of it.

i really had no idea. as i said, i have no proper experience with hex tools.

the only time i did it i made a pig's ear of the job, and now i'm back to being only rank 5.


in review, pre 1.03, it can't read edited data, and post 1.03, it won't let hex modified data work. this brings me to wonder why we ever thought this would work in the first place.

i feel a bit silly now.