DLC issue with CFW console

[Tokiwa]

Its NA. What problem exactly you had on Switch?

Its was not exactly a problem but i just didn't want to go online with my modded system, Switch is more easily to get banned than a 3DS if you install games illegitimately as .nsp (equivalent to installing a .cia game on the 3DS).

So i just used a save from someone else who had the DLC already downloaded and restored on my own Switch, it just worked. Since the 3DS MH games DLCs works the same way it's possible it will work as well.

 

[Maxson]

So i just used a save from someone else who had the DLC already downloaded and restored on my own Switch, it just worked. Since the 3DS MH games DLCs works the same way it's possible it will work as well.

But DLC cant (or can?) be fully stored in save files, I mean all textures and stuff.

 

[Tokiwa]

But DLC cant (or can?) be fully stored in save files, I mean all textures and stuff.

All that stuff is already in the base game files, some added via updates in japan but others are already in the base game when it later got localized to the west.

This is not new by the way, In a lot of games DLCs are pretty much just glorified unlockers, you just download very small files (sometimes less than a 1MB) that unlocks stuff that is already in the game files.

 

[Maxson]

I have found DLC files on reddit. It is archive with folder "User" in this folder there are files like quest1 quest2 quest3, cardbox, etc., I have put them directly to location 00001263/00000000/user (I created "user" folder because I didnt had it before this). Nut when In game it says "No downloaded quests found". Any ideas what I am doing wrong ?

 

[Kwyjor]

I have found DLC files on reddit.

I don't know what you think you found, but all files in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder are encrypted and it is generally impossible to download arbitrary files from somewhere, stuff them in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder, and expect them to work.

 

[Maxson]

all files in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder are encrypted

Thanks for explaining. Instruction with those files said "right click on MH4U and select "open extra data location", Extract the zip file and replace the archives", meaning it was files for Citra. Feeling dumb right now, I have no idea how to make it work on actual 3DS

 

[Kwyjor]

I have no idea how to make it work on actual 3DS

You might be able to dump the game's extdata with Checkpoint, copy the files to the exported Checkpoint data, and then re-import the data in Checkpoint.

 

[Maxson]

You might be able to dump the game's extdata with Checkpoint, copy the files to the exported Checkpoint data, and then re-import the data in Checkpoint.

Thanks alot bro, it worked ! I knew about Checkpoint method, my mistake was that I didnt notice you have to press X in Checkpoint to backup extra data instead of save data.
Now when I choose DLC menu in game it says:
Downloaded Quests found on SD card: 102
Downloaded Episodic Quests found on SD card: 6
Downloaded Palicoes on SD card: 9
After that error 090-2416 pops up. So it still a mystery why it wont let me access DLC menu, but at least I got DLC's.