Unlocking Magic 2014 Promo Cards without the Promo Codes
Posted: 27 Jun 2013, 01:52
September 6, 2013 EDIT: All ten codes have been released, they are:
GKSNDR
DWNNDR
FTHPTH
TRCKSC
PRSTTT
RSNGSN
XBXBDZ
PXPRMD
MGCCTN
JRHPRD
First off, this is my first post here and I'd like to thank Rick and whomever is responsible for creating these great tools to edit the Magic DotP series.
Figuring out how to unlock the promo cards using Rick's tools was extremely easy. I haven't seen anyone post this info anywhere, and the promo codes for the game unlocks have not been released yet, so I figured I would let everyone know how to do it, as this will hopefully speed up the release for the promo codes to come out. I tried to explain this in a way that as many people as possible can access the unlocks.
If you don't mind losing all of your in game progress, you can skip all these steps and just download a profile with 40/40 unlocks for all decks. You can find it here. Simply extract the file to your steam user data folder for Magic 2014 (usually at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\_YOUR USER NUMBER_). You might want to back up your profile before overwriting it! Also, change the file name of YOUR_USER_NUMBER.profile to your Steam user number (same number as your user directory). If you don't want to lose everything else that you worked for in the game, then please follow the steps below.
Please note that this trick only appears to work if you have bought the deck key (to unlock 30/30 cards) for the decks that you are unlocking the promo cards for, or if you have also edited the necessary files to trick the game into thinking that you have unlocked all the cards. All this method basically does is trick the game into thinking that the ten promo cards are no longer promo cards, but regular unlocks.
Step 1:
Make a copy/backup of your DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD file in your "Magic 2014" folder (usually found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Magic 2014\).
Step 2:
Get the tools that you need here. Click on the second link and download the duels-r6_b10.zip file. Extract this file to a new directory or your Magic 2014 folder. Copy the "dynamic patcher wrapper DLL" from here (d3dx9_43.dll) into your Magic 2014 directory.
Step 3:
Copy the file DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD from your Magic 2014 folder into the directory where you just unzipped duels-r6_b10.zip (unless you unzipped it to your Magic 2014 directory).
Step 4:
Drag and drop your D14_DATA_DECKS.WAD file onto the gibbed.duels.unpack.exe file.
Step 5:
The above step created a folder called data_decks_d14_unpacked. Navigate to that folder in Windows. Keep navigating until you get to the UNLOCKS directory at data_decks_d14_unpacked\DATA_DECKS_D14\DATA_ALL_PLATFORMS\UNLOCKS. You should now see a bunch of .XML files.
Step 6:
Simply EDIT (or open in notepad) each of the .XML files that have PROMOS in their file name. You should see a line at the top as follows:
<UNLOCKS uid="9094" deck_uid="10" content_pack="0" game_mode="2">
All you want to do, is change the "2" to a "0" as follows:
<UNLOCKS uid="9094" deck_uid="10" content_pack="0" game_mode="0">
Step 7:
Drag and Drop the data_decks_d14_unpacked folder onto the gibbed.tools.pack.exe file and wait a few seconds for the cmd window to disappear. Rename data_decks_d14_unpacked.wad to DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD.
Step 8:
Copy the DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD from the tools directory into your Magic 2014 directly. Done!
Once you do anything in the game that writes to your profile (like editing and saving a deck, playing a game, etc) you can exit the game and you can replace the "hacked" DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD with the original that you backed up. The game will still remember that you have 40/40 cards for all decks even with the original WAD.
EDIT: Yes, if you are wondering, this works in multiplayer too. =)
EDIT 2: Added the proper links in Step 2.
EDIT 3: Adding a warning at the top, thanks to Riiak.
EDIT 4: Changed the disclaimer at the top in light of new information/testing from others.
EDIT 5: Changed some info and steps around to make the process easier. Added links for a profile download of 40/40 cards for all decks.
GKSNDR
DWNNDR
FTHPTH
TRCKSC
PRSTTT
RSNGSN
XBXBDZ
PXPRMD
MGCCTN
JRHPRD
First off, this is my first post here and I'd like to thank Rick and whomever is responsible for creating these great tools to edit the Magic DotP series.
Figuring out how to unlock the promo cards using Rick's tools was extremely easy. I haven't seen anyone post this info anywhere, and the promo codes for the game unlocks have not been released yet, so I figured I would let everyone know how to do it, as this will hopefully speed up the release for the promo codes to come out. I tried to explain this in a way that as many people as possible can access the unlocks.
If you don't mind losing all of your in game progress, you can skip all these steps and just download a profile with 40/40 unlocks for all decks. You can find it here. Simply extract the file to your steam user data folder for Magic 2014 (usually at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\_YOUR USER NUMBER_). You might want to back up your profile before overwriting it! Also, change the file name of YOUR_USER_NUMBER.profile to your Steam user number (same number as your user directory). If you don't want to lose everything else that you worked for in the game, then please follow the steps below.
Please note that this trick only appears to work if you have bought the deck key (to unlock 30/30 cards) for the decks that you are unlocking the promo cards for, or if you have also edited the necessary files to trick the game into thinking that you have unlocked all the cards. All this method basically does is trick the game into thinking that the ten promo cards are no longer promo cards, but regular unlocks.
Step 1:
Make a copy/backup of your DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD file in your "Magic 2014" folder (usually found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Magic 2014\).
Step 2:
Get the tools that you need here. Click on the second link and download the duels-r6_b10.zip file. Extract this file to a new directory or your Magic 2014 folder. Copy the "dynamic patcher wrapper DLL" from here (d3dx9_43.dll) into your Magic 2014 directory.
Step 3:
Copy the file DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD from your Magic 2014 folder into the directory where you just unzipped duels-r6_b10.zip (unless you unzipped it to your Magic 2014 directory).
Step 4:
Drag and drop your D14_DATA_DECKS.WAD file onto the gibbed.duels.unpack.exe file.
Step 5:
The above step created a folder called data_decks_d14_unpacked. Navigate to that folder in Windows. Keep navigating until you get to the UNLOCKS directory at data_decks_d14_unpacked\DATA_DECKS_D14\DATA_ALL_PLATFORMS\UNLOCKS. You should now see a bunch of .XML files.
Step 6:
Simply EDIT (or open in notepad) each of the .XML files that have PROMOS in their file name. You should see a line at the top as follows:
<UNLOCKS uid="9094" deck_uid="10" content_pack="0" game_mode="2">
All you want to do, is change the "2" to a "0" as follows:
<UNLOCKS uid="9094" deck_uid="10" content_pack="0" game_mode="0">
Step 7:
Drag and Drop the data_decks_d14_unpacked folder onto the gibbed.tools.pack.exe file and wait a few seconds for the cmd window to disappear. Rename data_decks_d14_unpacked.wad to DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD.
Step 8:
Copy the DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD from the tools directory into your Magic 2014 directly. Done!
Once you do anything in the game that writes to your profile (like editing and saving a deck, playing a game, etc) you can exit the game and you can replace the "hacked" DATA_DECKS_D14.WAD with the original that you backed up. The game will still remember that you have 40/40 cards for all decks even with the original WAD.
EDIT: Yes, if you are wondering, this works in multiplayer too. =)
EDIT 2: Added the proper links in Step 2.
EDIT 3: Adding a warning at the top, thanks to Riiak.
EDIT 4: Changed the disclaimer at the top in light of new information/testing from others.
EDIT 5: Changed some info and steps around to make the process easier. Added links for a profile download of 40/40 cards for all decks.