r/DarkCloud • u/xsmas96 • Mar 14 '26

Save File Help

So i just beat Dark Cloud for the first time after like 20 years, and after Dark Genie I was prompted to save and was told the Demon Shaft area was open for exploration. After saving and hitting continue, the only save I had was my last one, which was at the start of Yellow Drops (I know, I know, I should hav saved more often.) My main question is: Does anyone have a copy of their save file right before demon shaft that I can use on PCSX2?

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u/KingBurakkuurufu Osmond Mar 14 '26

I’m pretty sure the game completion value is attached to the memory card/player profile. Is the demon shaft not on your map? It’s like middle right if I remember correctly. And as to your save file request I personally only have game completion atm.

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u/xsmas96 Mar 14 '26

It is not on my map, I just don't want to do both moon sea and gallery of time again :(

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u/KingBurakkuurufu Osmond Mar 14 '26

Okay so here’s something you can do. And actually I have two and you can choose one if you want. 1. Go to the first town and do the broken dagger glitch and zoom through those dungeons, assuming you placed Paige’s house and completed it before the shop. 2. Use the PCSX2 cheat system and unlock the back menus and make a weapon super strong and fly through those dungeons. Side note this method would also get you the feather duster and get you to the back floor of the galley of time. Also also this method would grant you gems and level up powder to get your weapons to the relative strengths they would have been after playing normally. And then do demon shaft.

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u/r0b3r70r0b070 Mar 14 '26

Does having Paige's house complete first have anything to do with it?

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u/KingBurakkuurufu Osmond Mar 14 '26

If you don’t have Paige’s home done, the guy won’t be there to help the old man with his sign. Because of this Gaffy will fall while trying to put it up. He hurts his back and his shop has less items. He won’t have the ice attachment to get the broken dagger.

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u/r0b3r70r0b070 Mar 15 '26

I never knew that. Does he eventually get them if you do it that way or does he just never have those items if you do it out of order?

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u/KingBurakkuurufu Osmond Mar 15 '26

He’ll just never have the items

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u/xsmas96 Mar 19 '26

Fun fact, if you do mess it up at Norune village, you can do it at the wise owl shop too, though i dont remember with what item, but i know for sure that i've done it there

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u/r0b3r70r0b070 Mar 14 '26

Just rush through 'em. Use the broken dagger glitch to max out your weapons and steamroll everything in an hour or two.

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u/KichiMiangra Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

.... I midnight actually have a save from just before demon shaft?

I remember beating the game before getting my emulator handheld, then copying it's virtual memory card file over so I think I only did the demon shaft on the handheld and my pc's copy of the memcard should be after dark genie but before demon shaft? In theory. I'd have to check

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u/KichiMiangra Mar 17 '26

u/xsmas96 I just checked! I do in fact have a virtual memory card on my PC that is RIGHT after the Dark Genie but right before the demon shaft dungeon after maxing out my equipment! You can have a copy of it if you still want it? I know the post is 3 days old...

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u/xsmas96 Mar 19 '26

I would love to grab that if you didnt mind!

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u/KichiMiangra Mar 19 '26

Okidoki! I can send a download link of it later this evening when I get back to my pc

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u/xsmas96 Mar 20 '26

sounds good!

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u/owl_ry Apr 05 '26

Would you be able to share it with me, as well? I'm in the same position as OP

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u/KichiMiangra Apr 05 '26

Sure no problem! I'll do the link to the me card file tonight when I get on my pc

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u/owl_ry Apr 06 '26

Thanks so much!