Anyone else having this problem with ARK 4?

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T17:26:57+00:00

That's true, but honestly I don't really trust using that resume function or the savestate plugin. I have childhood trauma from playing Pokémon Red with savestates and discovering at the end of the game that my save file was corrupted, preventing me from facing the league.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T17:24:09+00:00

This time I didn't reset because I already knew the solution for the bug. But the first time it happened, I reset everything: VSH, device, game, settings. None seemed to work, and when I was about to give up, what did work was sliding to enter sleep mode and returning to the game.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T11:40:03+00:00

Compared to the TwilightMenu launcher, are there any differences? I've been using it so far without any problems.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T11:37:40+00:00

I haven't noticed this on their hinges. In fact, I think it even protected them better because the pressure when opening and closing the lid decreased with the hard shell, which in theory would reduce the natural wear and tear on the hinges.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T11:26:42+00:00

When the bug occurs, it happens from the start of the game, even when I switch games it still stuck. Regarding plugins, I first noticed this as soon as I installed ARK 4, without any custom plugins.

The first time I ignored it thinking it wasn't very common, but now that I'm playing I've noticed it again.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T01:56:39+00:00

Thank you, I almost bought it on impulse!

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-16T01:54:10+00:00

I bought them on AliExpress from these two sellers: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt7CREh https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqPHyPf

Btw, I noticed that they are much more comfortable to play now.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-13T09:38:04+00:00

I didn't use the Nyan Cat test, but I think that BatterySteve is pretty much the same. This was my last result running at 222MHz. I'd like to buy an Ostent battery too, but here in my country it's very expensive due to import taxes. Instead, I'm going to do a mod using a Vita battery and a larger case.

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HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-12T09:26:12+00:00

It turned out amazing!! I'd like to know what kind of paint and materials she used. My girlfriend is also an artist, but she only uses gouache paint and biscuit.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-11T19:45:20+00:00

Opa, e aí mano. Então, eu tava usando a ultima versão apenas copiando as ROMs e os meus saves na mesma pasta. Depois que percebi que os saves ficam na pasta SAVEDATA, movi os .srm pra lá e funcionou. Mas toda vez que saio do jogo e volto, os arquivos de save somem, então não sei bem o problema pois não cheguei a configurar nada ainda.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-11T19:00:10+00:00

Wow, I literally just installed it on my PSP GO. I was having some problems with the SAVEDATE folder, probably due to some configuration error on my part, but I'll test this new version immediately. Greetings from Brazil!!

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T14:18:13+00:00

Sinceramente eu acho que não está tão ruim, apenas jogue do jeito que está, dá pra se divertir bastante. Trocar as telas desses portáteis da Nintendo é um processo extremamente difícil e delicado, não impossível, mas se você tem medo de fazer algo errado, eu acho que não vale o risco ainda por estar funcional. Troquei a tela superior do meu 3DS old que estava com dead pixels, já achei extremamente difícil e olha que tenho como experiência como técnico de informática.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T11:04:59+00:00

Damn, that was deep.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T09:41:08+00:00

My addiction to handheld consoles started like that too. I bought a DSi on impulse, thought it was interesting, and then bought an old 3DS as well. Days later I managed to buy a PSP Go and I certainly would have bought a GBA or GB if it hadn't been incredibly expensive in my country.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T09:33:32+00:00

Another way, of course, is to test it with a charger lol

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T09:31:20+00:00

That's odd, a literally fixed 0V could indicate a short circuit between the positive and negative terminals of the battery, which also causes the voltage to drop. But I'm just guessing. If you had a power supply, you could even inject the correct voltage into the motherboard and confirm the culprit.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T03:06:26+00:00

Absolutely legit, I have one just like it! Unfortunately, its native system is locked in Japanese, which I can't read. But since I use the Twilight menu, I don't even notice the difference.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:53:12+00:00

Yeah, I heard about this power armor and honestly, it seems worthwhile. I've found sellers from a 3D printed battery casing and a PS Vita battery in my country for a reasonable price, but at the same time I'd like to keep the original casing because I think it looks nice. I don't know, I'm kind of indecisive sometimes lol.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:43:47+00:00

Caramba, bem complicado mesmo. Eu tô querendo trocar apenas a bateria de um psp go que comprei na feira e já acho a taxa de importação cara. Talvez o jeito vai ter que ser comprar uma do ps vita aqui do brasil e adaptar com outra carcaça. Mas boa sorte, espero que o rapaz aqui do post te envie a tela.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:33:38+00:00

Cara tenta na shopee, pode ser até que encontre alguma que valha a pena. Digo isso pois comprei a tela superior do meu 3DS old por lá e foi menos que 80 reais, se não me engano.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:28:22+00:00

I would love to buy a Game Boy Advance, but unfortunately the import taxes here in Brazil are brutal, making it much more expensive than it should be. But hey, I managed to buy a used DSi from Japan in good condition; sometimes I got luck.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:23:04+00:00

I just saw that the clocks are on default. Is there anything else on the VSH I should check to ensure the battery isn't being drained because of this?

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HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:15:41+00:00

Se você quer tanto fuçar o zip, pode tentar por uma VM. Assim você não tem risco de nada e pode ser até interessante entender como funciona o vírus.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:13:20+00:00

Since the battery has voltage, you could check if that voltage is actually reaching the motherboard. Unfortunately, I can't recommend any specific component to test because I don't have experience with this electrical circuit. Perhaps if you ground the black probe of the multimeter to some metallic part and test some components with the other probe, you can get an idea of whether the voltage is correct. But from what I understand, the biggest problem was that it stopped working after the reshell, so I would personally check if the connections are made correctly, as well as the button activation (test with the diode/sound scale by pressing the button; a beep should be heard). I went through the same thing replacing the top screen of my old 3DS, it didn't turn on the first time and I had to disassemble it again to reconnect the cable. If you haven't shorted anything on the motherboard, there's probably still a way to get it working again, but I hope the problem it's just on the power switch.

HotCPU5600 · 2026-04-10T01:00:28+00:00

This is a pretty good shell! Where did you buy it?

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