Hacking .3ds vs .cia

[Kayot]

Question - If I turn a game into a cia and install it to my 3DS. Then I play for a while, and keep my 00000001.sav files backed up. Then for some reason or another my emunand goes to hell or maybe some good CFW comes out and I loose my data on the card.

Can I remake my cia file from the 3ds, install it, then put the 00000001.sav file back where it came from and have it work or is it locked to the nand?

P.S. Would remaking the cia somehow change the place the game is installed to and thereby ruin the backup?

 

[quantumboy]

Question - If I turn a game into a cia and install it to my 3DS. Then I play for a while, and keep my 00000001.sav files backed up. Then for some reason or another my emunand goes to hell or maybe some good CFW comes out and I loose my data on the card.

Can I remake my cia file from the 3ds, install it, then put the 00000001.sav file back where it came from and have it work or is it locked to the nand?

P.S. Would remaking the cia somehow change the place the game is installed to and thereby ruin the backup?

yes but I think not with .sav files you would simply use save datafiler to make backups of your saves, they then can be pushed to other systems. However I have personally seen this not work in Pokemon for whatever reason some times. I have had multiple save backups from cia versions and then reformatted sd and re-installed the cias, the saves would import but pokemon would say the save is not compatible with this version.

 

[jao]

Q: Is it possible to convert Gateway saves (*.sav) from 3ds into "cia" saves ?
How to do it?

 

[quantumboy]

Q: Is it possible to convert Gateway saves (*.sav) from 3ds into "cia" saves ?
How to do it?

not at the momment, but one can extract gateway saves using ctr card option in savedatafiler

 

[Jurassic5]

not at the momment, but one can extract gateway saves using ctr card option in savedatafiler

Does that mean it's possible? I'm not sure what the ctr option does

 

[chrisluna413]

I have a couple of questions.

Can you play online with .CIA games?

Can you convert .CIA games to .3DS/.3DZ games?

 

[thorasgar]

I have a couple of questions.

Can you play online with .CIA games?

Can you convert .CIA games to .3DS/.3DZ games?

1. If the game has the capability
2. That would be like turning wine into water.

 

[chrisluna413]

2. That would be like turning wine into water.

Darn, I was just wondering that since I downloaded a handful of .cia games off the only trustworthy website I know.

 

[thorasgar]

Darn, I was just wondering that since I downloaded a handful of .cia games off the only trustworthy website I know.

If they have .cia they should have 3ds/3dz as well. There are several good sites, some you just need to register for to see the good stuff.

What's the problem with using the cia files, all the work is done, eazzy peezy.

If it is the size of the SD card Amazon should still have the 32 GB Sandisk for $13

 

[Shad0wninja]

Can you go online with .cia games safely? Can you download dlc for the game for free with either .3ds or .cia and how?

What size sd card would you recommend me to get for the 3DS if I decide to mainly use .cia file types?

 

[thorasgar]

Can you go online with .cia games safely? Can you download dlc for the game for free with either .3ds or .cia and how?

What size sd card would you recommend me to get for the 3DS if I decide to mainly use .cia file types?

1. No reports of bans yet. Not sure I would use the term "safe". The Big N has eyes everywhere.
2. I have not done it but I hear you can. Possibly even from the eshop, there is a thread on something about that. "Crazy" something or other. Also look to your source of roms for dlc files.
3. .5-2GB rom size a few as big as 4GB. How many games do you want to have available? 32GB popular size. Nice price point. 64-128 if you want to go all Jack Sparrow.

 

[polki]

Is there actually a 32gb internal storage cap for the 3DS as Orcastraw stated?

I don't know about the original 3DS but you can use a 128gb microSD on a New3DS if you format it properly BUT formatting on the New3DS doesn't work, you have to use a partition manager, you need to choose: fat32, Primary partition, 32kb cluster size and specify a drive letter.

 

[Shad0wninja]

1. No reports of bans yet. Not sure I would use the term "safe". The Big N has eyes everywhere.
2. I have not done it but I hear you can. Possibly even from the eshop, there is a thread on something about that. "Crazy" something or other. Also look to your source of roms for dlc files.
3. .5-2GB rom size a few as big as 4GB. How many games do you want to have available? 32GB popular size. Nice price point. 64-128 if you want to go all Jack Sparrow.

Thanks a lot! Can't wait till Gateway releases the 9.x compatibility and finally experience Gateway

 

[thorasgar]

Thanks a lot! Can't wait till Gateway releases the 9.x compatibility and finally experience Gateway

Me too! I want to do not read.

 

[Drak0rex]

Also keep in mind .cia games are limited by the SD card's size, the 3DS limits SD cards to 32 gigs, a gateway can hold much more games due to that limit not being present.

My 3DS has a 64 GB SD card. Are you telling me that if I install more than 32 GB, even though there is room on the card, some games won't work?

 

[thorasgar]

My 3DS has a 64 GB SD card. Are you telling me that if I install more than 32 GB, even though there is room on the card, some games won't work?

Many here report it works just fine. You just can't use windoz to format it. I think it still needs to be fat32. Panasonic SD formatter is your friend, there are others.

The big N support site says something about a 32GB limit. User experience shows otherwise.

 

[Drak0rex]

What is the max user reported size for the big SD? I'm thinking of upgrading to a 128 in the future.