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| === How can I apply a patch ? === | === How can I apply a patch ? === | ||
| - | To apply a patch, you need a patcher with the good format. There are many patch format but most commons one are IPS and XDelta. Most patches are IPS format but that does not mean it is the best format, only one that has been used for a long time. One good format is BPS, a XDelta variant. It offer advantages over IPS and XDelta such as smaller patche size, checksum storing and infinitely sized files are among them. To create or apply a patch, you can use {{rh: | + | To apply a patch, you need a patcher with the good format. There are many patch format but most commons one are IPS and XDelta. Most patches are IPS format but that does not mean it is the best format, only one that has been used for a long time. One good format is BPS, an XDelta variant. It offer advantages over IPS and XDelta such as smaller patche size, checksum storing and infinitely sized files. To create or apply a patch, you can use {{rh: |
| Another thing to know about patches is that in the SNES ROM hacking world, there are patches for ROMs with a header and patches for ROMs with no header, see below questions. | Another thing to know about patches is that in the SNES ROM hacking world, there are patches for ROMs with a header and patches for ROMs with no header, see below questions. | ||