dca09b No.16854906
Anyone here hack their Switch? Hard to find people that have since you need an old model, and most early adopters are loyal fags that pay for multiplayer.
It's nice to be able to pirate new Nintendo exclusives, and multiplats that aren't on PC. Homebrew like sys-clk and sys-con are cool too.
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811706 No.16854918
I'm too lazy to get an old model switch. How is emulation going tho? I heard they ported Serious Sam FE to the Switch, is that true?
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dca09b No.16854938
>>16854918
>How is emulation going tho?
I haven't tried any emulators except mGBA because they don't interest me much. mGBA works fine.
>I heard they ported Serious Sam FE to the Switch, is that true?
Yes, there are ports of First Encounter and Second Encounter, there's gameplay videos on YouTube.
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f06f8a No.16854953
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0ee57d No.16854983
Shame that JITS shut down.
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3a7e6e No.16855087
Yep, hacked my bing bing wahoo and exclusively play it for exclusive bing bing wahoo games, which there aren't many.
>daemon x machina- oh wait that's ported to the pc, along with blaster master zero
>golf story, mario golf with talking
>gal metal, rhythm game with no real objective other than styling the very low requirements
>stretchers, meme co-op game
>astral chain, bad platinum game
>jet kave adventure, very average platformer
>anything nintendo makes
None of the emulator ports or homebrew stuff there's hardly any experimental homebrew games unlike the Wii are interesting aside from backup saves and other utilities.
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2489db No.16855230
>>16854906
I did,paying for free things is the ultimate good-goyism that exists.I mostly use retroarch in my hacked switch.
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10c6c5 No.16855245
No, I'm going to wait/hope for Yuzu to get good.
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699c7a No.16855312
>>16854906
Haven't hacked mine just yet. Waiting for the inevitable revision to come out, buy that so I can play any new games with my normalfag friends. Then I'm gonna paperclip my launch model Switch to pirate all the older games I would never pay for.
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64ec69 No.16855347
>>16854906
My main heartburn has been having to torrent updates and patches. Otherwise I would recommend everyone hacks their switch. More user control is always preferred. Too bad there are so few exclusive games I like on the Switch. I got it for the family
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48fc7f No.16855363
>>16854906
I bought my switch back in the summer of 2018 right after I got my 2nd or 3rd paycheck from my first job. I got it refurbished online for $250.
I had to wait a month for homebrew to get better so I could hack it myself but in the meantime I would borrow bing bong yippee games from my friend and play those while I waited.
I just use my switch to play games at work, play console exclusives or to play games I'd rather not pirate on my pc such as DQ Builders, I never bothered emulating anything yet, but I think the best emulator is Retroarch.
Some games you can get early due to them leaking online such as smash bros or Astral Chain.
I never played my switch in a while though as I'm currently occupied with my PC but I would let my niece borrow it and the fucking retard connected to the internet to play Minecraft even though I told her specifically not to.
Idk if I'm banned or not but she is sure as hell banned from playing my switch.
Getting banned doesnt really matter though due to the fact that I could use certain homebrew software to update my switch and the fact that I never bother to play online anyways, my Nintendo account is probably fucked though.
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f8fbed No.16855416
>Anyone here hack their Switch?
I only bought a switch because you can hack it, consoles are pretty worthless if you can't hack it.
Still things are pretty barebones without gpu acceleration so better homebrew like moonlight is non-existant and heavier emulators are too cpu reliant.
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48fc7f No.16855424
>>16855416
Anyone here who bought a switch and didn't hack it is either a woman or a low test beta male.
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0ee57d No.16855521
>>16855087
>stretchers, meme co-op game
>black guy
>sweden
makes sense
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0046da No.16855524
>>16854906
Tips for avoiding the banhammer? I like playing my squid game online like a good goy
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a0f7e6 No.16855527
I'm not going to hack my switch, because that requires having a switch.
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681008 No.16855550
>>16854906
I got a Switch specifically to softmod it, on ebay, long ago. I was only able to get into RCM mode successfully one time with just a paperclip and no jig. I got a jig later and just soft-bricked the Switch with Auto-RCM so I don't have to short the pins anymore it's just always in RCM when it powers on. I use Rekado on Android to push the Hekate payload since I always have my phone with me that's the most convenient method. After booting Atmosphere CFW I simply put it into sleep mode and try to never let the battery die so I don't have to push the payload again. Sleep mode is pretty effective as it only died one time when I left it in the carrying case for a long time without plugging it in.
I only recently started installing games over USB through Goldleaf. I used to turn off the Switch, copy the .nsp file onto the microSD card, turn the Switch back on in RCM mode, push payload, install the .nsp file with Goldleaf, then delete it with NX-Shell. Plugging the Switch into a PC and just installing .nsp files over USB is much faster and I don't have to risk fucking up the MicroSD by writing and deleting files repeatedly. So I should have being doing it over USB ages ago.
I've been using sys-clk for a while. The gains are not mind-blowing unless the specific game is needlessly downclocking. I have sys-con, but never used it as I have a wireless adapter for my Dualshock 4 controller already and sys-con would require using DS4 with a USB cable, no wireless. The USB micro-B connection on DS4 is kinda shitty so it's not really worth it, but if I ever wanted a lot of players then maybe I would try it. I took the internals out of the Switch dock and put them into a much smaller housing that is far more portable. The official Switch dock housing is just way too much plastic considering the size of the board inside it so I highly recommend doing this especially with claims that the official dock scratches the screen. Got a TG screen protector regardless.
The most useful app for me was Checkpoint since I can easily create and restore saves. The most impressive thing I did with my softmodded Switch (I've posted about this before) is converting my save files from Breath of the Wild Wii U version to Breath of the Wild Switch version so I didn't have to start the game all over again.
I have Retroarch on it. I've put emulators on portable hardware before so it's not mind-blowing to me, it's just nice to have.
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2d07fb No.16855628
What are the recommended models and firmwares to look for and what are the ones to avoid?
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a0609d No.16855634
>>16855524
Set up emunand and use incognito_rcm to wipe prodinfo from emunand. Then keep sysnand clean and never boot cfw in sysnand
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a0609d No.16855642
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681008 No.16855644
>>16855628
IIRC a Nintendo Switch made before 2018 should be unpatched and exploitable. Just check the serial number here: ismyswitchpatched.com
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2d07fb No.16855780
>>16855642
>>16855644
Neat. When I get some dosh I'll definitely look into buying one. I generally don't give a shit about consoles but I have a soft spot for bing bing wahoo and my toaster can't handle emulating anything past 5th gen.
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6ece2b No.16857663
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>>16855628
iirc all of the Splatoon themed Switchs should have the hardware exploit, I still see them around pretty often also you get cute cephalopods out of it.
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f4c21a No.16857907
Used to be Jolene homebrew generals here
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1600a2 No.16858273
>>16855628
I managed to get my exploitable switch in mint condition a year ago in an air force base exchange(In the US, you only need a valid ID to enter bases open to the public.) Just refer to a list of exploitable serial numbers, they're outside on the box so you'll know. http://archive.is/cLMjf
This list information is a outdated since the most important thing is the motherboard type, but an unpatched firmware makes things easier. You can't patch out a hardware exploit.
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ad5315 No.16858601
>>16858273
Very informative. Luckily I bought my Switch quite early on. Do you have some info on how I can go about hacking it? I did so for the 3DS and it has lasted me a very long time, though I did eventually get banned. Can still play games on it, though.
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63eac1 No.16858691
> The rubber on my 3DS' circle pad came off
> My Wii U gamepad's battery busted, won't hold a charge anymore, ZR trigger is kind of messed up too
> My Switch's right joycon got the drift issue
> All my Nintendo consoles older than them still work fine
> The Switch's kickstand is busted, too
> Have to pay for online service to continue enjoying the cute cephalopods you already paid $60 for
> Can't even play the nighttime maps in Splatoon unless you go into a private match with a friend
You know, Nintendo, I might just be willing to pay the online tax some more if my $70 controller would actually work.
I hacked my Switch, but with so many hardware problems, I'm left wishing I had better hardware to play on (´・ω・｀)
But I guess even if Yuzu gets better, it will be years and years before you can actually play Splatoon the way it was intended on it…
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1600a2 No.16858873
>>16858691
Mail your joycons to nintendo they fix it for free since they got sued. I'd link but fuck directly linking to nintendo, go google it.
>>16858601
The hardware exploit involves a bridge on the moba accessible from the outside, if you don't feel like jabbing a paperclip into your expensive hardware you can get a cheap third-party switch bridge that's less likely to fuck up the delicate pins.
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f8fbed No.16858881
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Think anything is going to come of this?
I just hope there will a be a way to boot hekate instead of chinkware since their "fork" of atmosphere is outdated.
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03c1bb No.16859798
>>16858912
It emulates everything up to the GBA at full speed so I'd say yes. Plus ports of other games.
I haven't bought a single switch game.
If you don't actually use the switch undocked I'd say it's not worth it though.
>>16858881
Some chinese company is gonna reverse and bootleg the hardware in a couple months guarenteed
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f8fbed No.16859843
>>16859798
I just hope it actually works.
Not a fan of hardmods but I would be interested in trying it out on a 2019 switch and see how it compares to the 2017 switch.
>>16858912
It's a decent hybrid emulation device and since the hack works on the latest firmware you can also pirate newer exclusives that don't make it to PC.
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5b187f No.16860702
>>16854906
Just hacked mine but i can't seem to get NSPs to work for some reason.
>followed the nh-whatever guide to get atmosphere through RCM
>have to boot emuNAND through hekate or risk getting banned (not an issue as long as i don't turn the switch off)
>installed the latest sigpatches and essential homebrew
>downloaded a small game (the ninja warriors once again) from nxbrew as a test
>installed just fine through goldleaf
>works perfectly
>download megaman zero/zx collection
>installs just fine but when i open it it says corrupted data
>download it again from a different site
>doesn't work either
>download it from r_ddit
>same shit, give up on that game
>download kirby
>can't install because it's not compatible with my current firmware
>even though i am on 9.1.0 and run the latest sigpatches
>download pokemon
>forgot i can't transfer 4gb+ files because for some ungodly reason the switch STILL uses fat32 and i can't get usb install to work
What a fucking nightmare, at least i didn't spend a single dime on it (besides the sd card) unlike my vita which needed a memory card adapter and a proprietary usb cable.
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48fc7f No.16860711
>>16860702
Okay you got the sigpatches right?
Did you uninstall the games then reinstall them?
Or did you place the sigpatches in the wrong folder?
Its probably something small but keep digging answers I'm sure you'll find the solution soon.
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5b187f No.16860730
>>16860711
>Okay you got the sigpatches right?
Yeah i got the right sigpatches, from here https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-heard-that-you-guys-need-some-sweet-patches-for-atmosphere.521164/ to be specific.
>Did you uninstall the games then reinstall them?
Yes, reinstalled the update too, didn't work, but that could just be a bad dump, no idea why kirby doesn't install though, it's a firmware issue but i'm running 9.1.0, the latest one.
>Or did you place the sigpatches in the wrong folder?
I don't think so, i just dropped them inside the atmosphere folder.
I don't wanna test more games because i can't get usb install to work either so i have to turn the switch off, remove the sd card, transfer the files with a sd adapter, reinsert the sd card and boot hekate (which means i have to dig out the tinfoil jig i made to enter RCM, connect the switch to the pc and boot hekate though there) so i can boot emuNAND.
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3a7e6e No.16860755
>>16860702
>usb install
must have admin privileges (windows) or super user / sudo (loonix) when using whatever program you use to interface with gold leaf over usb, highly recommended
>alternate route: use /hbg/shop, pirate fucking EVERYTHING
you might have to get lockpick and dump some keys if you haven't done that
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bc9142 No.16865115
Sorry for bumping, but i ended up fixing and i'm posting so people know what to do in case it happens to them.
So i couldn't install certain games because my firmware was too low, but this didn't make sense because i was running 9.1.0 aka the latest, so it had to be either the sigpatches (required for piracy, i did install them beforehand though) or the whole CFW installation (it wasn't because i wouldn't be able to install games at all, or boot emuNAND), so first i redownloaded the sigpatches from https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-heard-that-you-guys-need-some-sweet-patches-for-atmosphere.521164/ like the guide recommended, didn't work. Then i downloaded the sigpatches directly from the forked hekate build the guide recommends https://github.com/Joonie86/hekate/releases , the "Kosmos_patches_03_02_2020.zip" file to be exact, this didn't work either, so i googled the error code and found out that the guy who develops atmosphere (the CFW i'm running) removed some necessary files for piracy, the nigger scrubbed some lines from the hekate_ipl config and removed the whole sigpatch config, so by default you can't install anything that isn't "official", that's why i could only get the ninja warriors again to work, because it's a digital only title and the only way to get it was buying it from nintendo and then dumping it. To fix this all you have to do is download the "Kosmos_patches_03_02_2020_bootconfig.zip" file and unzip it to the root of the sd card, now you can install all sorts of NSP files, the fat32 4GB limit is still an annoyance but luckily i got awoo installer and nsp usb loader to work.
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88b95a No.16869464
Whats the process for making homebrew for the switch?
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15ff0e No.16876705
>>16869464
Google it i guess
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ee4245 No.16876791
>>16869464
you have to install gentoo on the switch because its the only way to run a version of GCC that works on the super obscure CPU and operating system that Nintendo chose.
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64ec69 No.16877223
I recently found out that there is separate firmware for the game cart reader and I'm pretty miffed. Talk about an anti-consumer move. I mean, this only punishes people who actually buy games. This has no effect on pirates. And if you're confused about my incoherent rambling, even if you use ChoiDujourNX to safely upgrade firmware so that you don't burn fuses it won't affect the game cart and you either have to disable the cart reader or permanently patch it permanently, so you then can't use it if you ever have to downgrade firmware again. I mean, seriously, what's the point?
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