From 39ea49fc3941f2adc8e648f367aaf9fc29b12e5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LillyJadeKatrin <lilly.kitty.1988@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 17:09:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed Patch Allowlist Check

Previous changes to the patch allowlist format were not reflected in AchievementManager; this corrects that and re-enables patches and codes in hardcore mode.
---
 Source/Core/Core/AchievementManager.cpp | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/AchievementManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/AchievementManager.cpp
index be971055ff..aa8f0b1321 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/AchievementManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/AchievementManager.cpp
@@ -485,8 +485,16 @@ bool AchievementManager::CheckApprovedCode(const T& code, const std::string& gam
   for (const std::string& filename : ConfigLoaders::GetGameIniFilenames(game_id, revision))
   {
     auto config = filename.substr(0, filename.length() - 4);
-    if (m_ini_root->contains(config) && m_ini_root->get(config).contains(hash))
-      verified = true;
+    if (m_ini_root->contains(config))
+    {
+      auto ini_config = m_ini_root->get(config);
+      if (ini_config.is<picojson::object>() && ini_config.contains(code.name))
+      {
+        auto ini_code = ini_config.get(code.name);
+        if (ini_code.template is<std::string>())
+          verified = (ini_code.template get<std::string>() == hash);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   if (!verified)