Hacking Region Free Cart Loading with EmuNAND No flashcards

[BORTZ]

Yup. You can't install patches for out-of-region games though.

What does that even mean? Can you give me an example?

 

[gamesquest1]

you have US console....playing jap mario kart....cant get the 1.1 patch

ps not tried it myself but i assume thats what he means

 

[xyzmanas]

you have US console....playing jap mario kart....cant get the 1.1 patch

ps not tried it myself but i assume thats what he means

yes as the eshop is not region free and a US 3ds will have acces to US region eshop or vice versa.

 

[Arras]

What does that even mean? Can you give me an example?

Let's say you have a US 3DS and tried to play the JP retail cartridge of Pokemon X. It would work, but attempting to play online would redirect you to the eShop in order to update the game. However, the eShop is region locked. You would be redirected to the US eShop and that only contains the patch for the US game, not the JP one, so you would be unable to download the correct patch.

 

[kyogre123]

Most patches or "updates" for games are independent of region. Months ago I tested the Taiwanese rom of Mario Kart 7 in my American 3DS, and the 1.1 update appeared on the screen.

 

[gamesquest1]

i remember reading that gateway received updates for out of region games, i i would imagine it should be the same if using a retail card....unless just some of them are region free...but idk as i said i haven't tried, have the people saying it doesnt work actually tried or are they theorising

 

[Arras]

Most patches or "updates" for games are independent of region. Months ago I tested the Taiwanese rom of Mario Kart 7 in my American 3DS, and the 1.1 update appeared on the screen.

Even if that is true, (I'm not saying it's not true, mind you) the main reason for wanting region free in the first case would be to get games that never make it to your region or take a very long time, and patches for those games won't be available on your region's eShop for obvious reasons.

 

[rev52]

Most patches or "updates" for games are independent of region. Months ago I tested the Taiwanese rom of Mario Kart 7 in my American 3DS, and the 1.1 update appeared on the screen.

So has anyone had a chance to test this with the new hex edit to the launcher.dat file? I am looking into buying Monster Hunter 4, but it would be pointless to buy it if I can't download the patch needed to play online.

 

[kyogre123]

So has anyone had a chance to test this with the new hex edit to the launcher.dat file? I am looking into buying Monster Hunter 4, but it would be pointless to buy it if I can't download the patch needed to play online.

I didn't know there was a patch for MH4. Sorry, but those who want to play online with that game are out of luck.

 

[xyzmanas]

pretty happy with this accessing nintendo e-shop nd playing demos, Is it okay to buy games from the e-shop will they always remain in my account or will they be deleted once I remove emunand?

 

[cearp]

Let's say you have a US 3DS and tried to play the JP retail cartridge of Pokemon X. It would work, but attempting to play online would redirect you to the eShop in order to update the game. However, the eShop is region locked. You would be redirected to the US eShop and that only contains the patch for the US game, not the JP one, so you would be unable to download the correct patch.

with this game specifically, the patch might work from the us shop anyway? hmm worth a try

 

[cearp]

pretty happy with this accessing nintendo e-shop nd playing demos, Is it okay to buy games from the e-shop will they always remain in my account or will they be deleted once I remove emunand?

your account is online, so it won't be deleted

 

[xyzmanas]

your account is online, so it won't be deleted

well thanks, now only if someone could explain how this hex editing worked did it removed some code to check if the gateway cart is inside the slot?

 

[gamesquest1]

i am just guessing here, but i presume its along the lines of...gateway patches 3ds to accept lets say carts with the chip id of XXX, but standard games are XYZ, this just patches XXX, back to XYZ, but leaves the region patching in place that gateway has in gateway mode

(note this might be a load of poop, but its kinda how its working maybe not technically correct)

 

[jacobas92]

I had no idea I could use emunand without the red card. Thanks, guys... err anyone involved.

 

[tHciNc]

EmuNAND has always worked without the Red Cart, you just need a ds mode cart (blue cart) to run the mset hack installer, the red cart is just the "warez" cart

 

[gamesquest1]

EmuNAND has always worked without the Red Cart, you just need a ds mode cart to run the mset hack installer, the red cart is just the "warez" cart

hmmm technically so is the blue card XD

 

[tHciNc]

The red cards sole purpose is to run roms, at least the blue cart has more than 1 function

 

[wiibomb]

Wait wait... Sorry if this has been answered, but does this could allow me to play online with the original cart?

 

[lambstone]

Wait wait... Sorry if this has been answered, but does this could allow me to play online with the original cart?

Yes. But this is not related at all. Playing retail carts on emunand already has online features working. My guess.. Retail carts probably have some serial number which is why roms can't play online yet.