How I got hacking to work again
*NOTE* for this I am using a v11.2 2ds! So if you don't understand how to use CFW/Luma3ds use this! However, if you don't want to update your ds I am assuming you just use that.
-You will need oothax or another way to open homebrew in 11.2! (I would recommend oothax. You can install it while on 11.2, but it does have more requirements- an physical older version of oot, powersaves, but again, you can use it while on the latest firmware (as of now).
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How to install oothax on 11.2-
(video covers what you will need at start)
-The first few times I tried to open homebrew with oothax it froze. Make sure that your magic meter has filled up before pressing A (AND ONLY A. THE TOUCHSCREEN SEEMS TO CRASH NOW). Try a few times to get it working, and make sure to wait a few moments before pressing A!
**While I am using save manager, which comes preinstalled in the latest starter kit, you can also use JKSV, but I have not tested it, but others have it working. I have however, dumped and imported with save manager and it has worked. But feel free to use JKSV instead. While the process is different, you'll be fine if you know how to import/export saves with it).**
1. Once you have gotten homebrew to work on your ds, update acnl (take this as an opportunity to go through the update intro if you haven't already)
2. BEFORE HACKING ANYTHING,
BACK UP YOUR GAME. THE EDITOR IS IN ALPHA, AND CAN CORRUPT YOUR FILE! DUMP YOUR UNEDITED GARDEN_PLUS.DAT ONTO YOUR SD CARD AND PUT IT ON YOUR COMPUTER (You can also use
JKSV but this appears to have issues with CFW, and it's unclear if those same issues carry over to this method.)
Also keep in mind:
4. Garden.dat is outdated with welcome amiibo! Your save dump will be called garden_plus.dat! I deleted my old garden.dat, you don't need that one anymore.
5. If this is your first time hacking your town, see step 2. If it isn't, make sure that you have a backup of your latest WORKING town (aka the file you just dumped). I would recommend keeping a backup of your town from step #2 as well as your latest save dump.
6. Now for the editing! Go to the
save editor and open your garden_plus file. You may need to scroll down to find the map if you aren't in fullscreen mode.
7. As of now, the editor is in alpha. So I would check this thread to see what issues people had and what is safe to do. Placing items seems to be safe, but I wouldn't suggest doing anything major like editing your acres. If you have a working backup you can still safely experiment, however!
8. Once you are finished editing press "Save Changes" and your edited save should download.
9. Put your new garden_plus.dat in your savedatabackup folder. MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CALLED GARDEN_PLUS.DAT AND NOT GARDEN_PLUS (1 [or 2, 3... etc]).DAT! This will also replace your old save.
10. Take out your sd card, put it back in your 3ds, and open up homebrew. Import your save data with save manager. Press start and close out of homebrew.
11. Open up acnl. Check to see if your edit worked! If it did, congratulations! You got hacking to work!
Feel free to ask me to clarify anything if you don't understand!
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