ROM Hack [RELEASE] Smash-Selector

[Cydget]

For some odd reason I can't download SaltySD, it fails for all 3 regions. (I'm trying to download SaltySD because the mods just stopped working at one point so I just erased everything and started over from scratch.)

I got a new router yesterday, so the server is going to be down for a bit until I update the ip addresses. You can download them manualy here https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7555wcks1m9n84/codes.zip?dl=1

 

[Udet21]

I got a new router yesterday, so the server is going to be down for a bit until I update the ip addresses. You can download them manualy here https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7555wcks1m9n84/codes.zip?dl=1

Thank you

 

[theultimateben]

Ok so I have those codes, but where do I actually put them?

 

[jt_1258]

how will I know when it's done downloading saltysd, it just freezes up with what I assume it's saying "Downloading... This may take" partially rendered, can't understand the rest, any kinda eta? Also, don't know if it's an issue but I don't have saltysd whatsoever on the system so I'm hoping this can basically do the install for me :/

Edit: would help if I read what was at the top of the page *sigh, nvm I guess

 

[Cydget]

how will I know when it's done downloading saltysd, it just freezes up with what I assume it's saying "Downloading... This may take" partially rendered, can't understand the rest, any kinda eta? Also, don't know if it's an issue but I don't have saltysd whatsoever on the system so I'm hoping this can basically do the install for me :/

Edit: would help if I read what was at the top of the page *sigh, nvm I guess

Do you have an o3ds?
If so can you try a version of smash selector for me?
The server is going to be down for a while, because comcast thought it would be a great Idea to change my router into one the cant port forward.

 

[jt_1258]

Do you have an o3ds?
If so can you try a version of smash selector for me?
The server is going to be down for a while, because comcast thought it would be a great Idea to change my router into one the cant port forward.

ah, k, im on 2ds so ill go ahead and try, also, :/ where does the codes folder go? is it sd:/luma/code_sections/ codes and then inside is the core bin files?

 

[jt_1258]

Do you have an o3ds?
If so can you try a version of smash selector for me?
The server is going to be down for a while, because comcast thought it would be a great Idea to change my router into one the cant port forward.

never have tried the old one but it dumped me back to the home menu after trying to select launch game
edit: the new one you just posted their
edit 2: wether salty sd is enabled or not

 

[Cydget]

never have tried the old one but it dumped me back to the home menu after trying to select launch game
edit: the new one you just posted their
edit 2: wether salty sd is enabled or not

So the new one launches without crashing on your 2ds?
I think it goes in /luma/code_sections you just have to put the bin files there. I heard that luma3ds nightly uses a different folder to load them. If you want to use that you will need to change the settings/config file in /3ds/data/smash_selector or something like that to the proper location(I dont know where the nightlies loads it from);

 

[jt_1258]

So the new one launches without crashing on your 2ds?
I think it goes in /luma/code_sections you just have to put the bin files there. I heard that luma3ds nightly uses a different folder to load them. If you want to use that you will need to change the settings/config file in /3ds/data/smash_selector or something like that to the proper location(I dont know where the nightlies loads it from);

I don't use nightlys because I don't really see much point but I have the bins in sd:/luma/code_sections now. It still crashes when I click to press game even with salty sd disabled :/ not sure how much of a difference it makes but here are the details of my system, 11.2 luma cfw with a9lh

 

[Cydget]

I don't use nightlys because I don't really see much point but I have the bins in sd:/luma/code_sections now. It still crashes when I click to press game even with salty sd disabled :/ not sure how much of a difference it makes but here are the details of my system, 11.2 luma cfw with a9lh

instead of launching with smash selector, could you save then return to home menu and then open the game from the home menu? Also after you save, could you send me the saltysd settings file so I can see whats up?

 

[jt_1258]

instead of launching with smash selector, could you save then return to home menu and then open the game from the home menu? Also after you save, could you send me the saltysd settings file so I can see whats up?

I apologize for screwing anything up if i am, this literally my first time using any smash mods whatsoever, im gona go ahead and send the file over
if you could, pleas direct me some sort of texture modification for the main menu, just as a quick way of testing if all is working well without goin into a match, i haven't had a chance to find any good mods yet :/

 

[Cydget]

I apologize for screwing anything up if i am, this literally my first time using any smash mods whatsoever, im gona go ahead and send the file over
if you could, pleas direct me some sort of texture modification for the main menu, just as a quick way of testing if all is working well without goin into a match, i haven't had a chance to find any good mods yet :/

Im going to update the main page today with better instructions for the new version. You can check that in an hour or 2.
EDIT: I think you can follow the instructions on the main page now

 

[Udet21]

It's me again. Smash won't load mods for some reason, I go into Smash Selector, I make sure that SaltySD is selected, and boot Smash 4, but Vanilla Smash 4 loads instead of my modded version. I tried deleting all the updates to install SaltySD, then redownload them, but that didn't work. I'm not sure how I can fix this, it's really odd.

EDIT: (I am on N3DS USA, by the way.)

 

[ih8ih8sn0w]

It's me again. Smash won't load mods for some reason, I go into Smash Selector, I make sure that SaltySD is selected, and boot Smash 4, but Vanilla Smash 4 loads instead of my modded version. I tried deleting all the updates to install SaltySD, then redownload them, but that didn't work. I'm not sure how I can fix this, it's really odd.

EDIT: (I am on N3DS USA, by the way.)

Are you using a stable luma build?

 

[Udet21]

Are you using a stable luma build?

Yeah, I got it working now (TBH I have no idea what made it work I just did some random things and then it worked), but thanks anyways

 

[MochaMilk]

So i have one version of smash-selector on my 3dsxl that works perfect. The version provided in this post looks way different, and wont work on my smaller o3ds. Can you please provide a link to the older versions?

 

[AlexRodriguez_2020]

Nice thread! This is very useful.

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Now, before anyone thinks that this is another attempt to recreate melee, its not. Now that that is over with let me explain what smash selector is. It is a homebrew cia that allows you to download and patch the latest compiled SaltySD, and also allows you to quickly select different folders from which to load your mods from.

All options in saltsyd that require internet are not working at the moment, you have to download the files manually.

The patching feature requires a cfw to work. On luma3ds cfw you can enable it by configure luma3ds's settings to allow code redirection by holding 'select' while booting luma3ds. Now make sure "Enable region/language emu. and ext. .code" is checked on. It might be named something slightly different now. Make sure that you are not using the nightly version of luma3ds.

After you have a cfw with a code patching option enabled, download smash selector install it using a cia installer and run it once.

If you do not wish to use luma3ds and want to use another cfw change the config file at /3ds/data/smash_selector/config.txt and change the path to when you want it to load the bin files from.

My server is currently a bit broken due to comcast, so you have to download the bin files manually.
Download these and put the files in /luma/code_sections/ or whatever you set the default loading place to be.

Now you should have a folder called /saltysdMODS/ on the root of your sd card. create a folder called Slot_1 and place it in /saltysdMODS/ you can then put your mods in that folder. You might want to create a text file called desc.txt in each Slot_X folder with a short description in order to view witch folder is what in smash selector.You can create as many Slot_X folders as you want.

Here is a visual for those who want it. I included what a mod of captain falcon's moves might look like in the Slot_folder.

G:\saltysdMODS
|
|
+---Slot_1
|   |   desc.txt
|   |
|   \---animcmd
|       \---fighter
|           \---captain
|                \--game.bin
|
+---Slot_2
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---Slot_3
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---Slot_4
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---Slot_5
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---Slot_6
|    \--desc.txt
|
\---Slot_7
      \--desc.txt

Once you have that done launch smash selector, configure the options, save the settings, and launch the game.

Spoiler: OLD VERSION

After you downloaded and installed the latest compiled Luma3ds, you have to set up your sd card.
You should create a folder called "saltysd" on the root of your sd card. Inside there, you should add as many folders as you want called smashXX where XX is a number. You should start your numbering at 1. If you want, you can create a text file called desc.txt in each of the smashXX folders. This should be a short description of what mods you put in that folder.
Here is a visual for those who want it. I included what a mod of captain falcons moves might look like in the smash1 folder.

Currently this feature is not in a released version of luma3ds, but you can download it from here.
I used believe I used comment version 61684ecb.
Luma3DS v6.0 has been released and includes this feature

G:\saltysd
|
|
+---smash1
|   |   desc.txt
|   |
|   \---animcmd
|       \---fighter
|           \---captain
|                \--game.bin
|
+---smash2
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---smash3
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---smash4
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---smash5
|    \--desc.txt
|
+---smash6
|    \--desc.txt
|
\---smash7
      \--desc.txt

Here is another visual for good measue

G:/saltysd
G:/saltysd/smash1
G:/saltysd/smash1/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash2
G:/saltysd/smash2/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash3
G:/saltysd/smash3/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash4
G:/saltysd/smash4/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash5
G:/saltysd/smash5/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash6
G:/saltysd/smash6/desc.txt
G:/saltysd/smash7
G:/saltysd/smash7/desc.txt

Once you have downloaded and installed luma3ds and set up the sd card, configure luma3ds to allow code redirection by holding select while booting luma3ds. Now make sure "Enable region/language emu. and ext. .code" is checked on.
Finally boot into your 3ds and launch your favorite cia installer and install Smash-Selector.
Launch Smash-Selector from the home menu and press select to download the latest saltysd.
Try not to spam downloading the saltysd update button. It takes a long time to download as it is, and I dont need tons of people slowing down the server.
In case some of the older saltysd users dont know, you no longer need to generate a cache file for the game to load fast. Actually, I believe generating it at all is obsolete.

IF you are looking for mods to download look at these places.
http://gbatemp.net/threads/smash-3ds-texture-hack-thread.417509/
http://gbatemp.net/threads/continuing-smash-bros-turbod.427636/
http://bfy.tw/9Dbv
Troubleshooting
The game only loads saltysd smash
Make sure you have the default smash update installed
SaltySD doesnt work
Make sure you are using smash version 1.1.6 If version 1.1.7 come out it may take a day or two in order for me to update it.
SaltySD still doesnt work
Its possible that the latest build has an error. If multiple people have this error then I will put the last working build up.
SaltySD crashes after title scrren
Try backing up your save data using this tool, then delete your save data by pressing A+B+X+Y while booting smash. If this fixed your problem either start fresh, or attempt to re-inject the backup of your save data.(This is most likely not your problem but you can try just in case.)
If nothing there works its possible that I messed up in the coding. I have only tested this with USA smash, so that might be the problem. PM me and I'll try to help.
Currently I have this set to build the latest SaltySD every three hours (Hopefully on the hour) but this may change.
DOWNLOAD
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o6c8bcnum83hed7/o3dsSmash-Selector.zip?dl=1

Spoiler: Credit

SaltySD: @shinyquagsire23
Luma3ds: Aurora Wright
Mirror file hosting server: @Jeanolos

How can I install this i need help installing this I have a 2ds with hombrew and cfw installed idk how to install saltysd and where to put everything plz help.

 

[Cydget]

So i have one version of smash-selector on my 3dsxl that works perfect. The version provided in this post looks way different, and wont work on my smaller o3ds. Can you please provide a link to the older versions?

I dont have a copy of the old versions sorry. I thought that I fixed the crash that o3ds and the 2ds was having, but I guess not. It shouldn't take too long to fix. I just need someone to test it for me.

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How can I install this i need help installing this I have a 2ds with hombrew and cfw installed idk how to install saltysd and where to put everything plz help.

You install this with a cia installer such as fbi,bbb, or something else. As for where to put the files, reread the main post and do 1 step at a time. If you have questions about a specific part, let me know what part it is as "where to put everything plz help" is already covered in the main post.

 

[AkitoUF]

For some reason, the menu music for Smash doesn't work instantly.
It plays the original menu music and it resets to my custom one whenever I finish a fight and return to the Character select screen.

In the vault, the custom themes play fine.

 

[Cydget]

For some reason, the menu music for Smash doesn't work instantly.
It plays the original menu music and it resets to my custom one whenever I finish a fight and return to the Character select screen.

In the vault, the custom themes play fine.

That seems like either a saltysd issue or a sound file issue where looping is not working. It can also just be that smash loads the menu sounds differently than other sounds. If its a saltysd issue post about it here https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/SaltySD/issues