ROM Hack Pokémon Nova Sun & Umbra Moon: Fully-featured, challenging Sun/Moon ROMhacks!

[LokeYourLord]

Question: I received a lot of errors during compiling and extracting the Moon_dec.3ds file, is it because i used the "Dump & Decrypt (Trim)" option, or does the Trim option not affect anything (instead of using the "Dump & Decrypt (Full)" option?).

 

[MurdererFight]

I'm getting lags when i steps on wild, compared without mod. It's a slightly delay anyway
I'm playing with a O3DS, saltySD, Digital Copy of Sun. I've tried dev2 and prod mode on config.cia, still the same result

 

[LokeYourLord]

Seriously, what is this? I took the full version this time of the "Dump & Decrypt" options, not the "Trim" option, and i still get this (and no, i don't run the .bat as Admin, same happens when i run it as Admin):

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Also, for some reason, PK3DS thinks i use Pokemon Sun, when in fact i use Pokemon Moon as my dump. What is this? Where do i change it so that PK3DS uses and exports Pokemon Moon, not Pokemon Sun? I had this problem when i tried installing it on my N3DS through FBI, it showed me that i had Pokemon Sun and not Moon modified (the CIA file).

 

[evandixon]

Hey dio... im trying to rebuild the cia using the tool provided and keep getting the error with the files mismatch. Any idea what it coulda be? I've tried both using a cia and a decrypted 3ds files, and the error persists.

Can you post an picture of the error?

Seriously, what is this? I took the full version this time of the "Dump & Decrypt" options, not the "Trim" option, and i still get this (and no, i don't run the .bat as Admin, same happens when i run it as Admin):

That log looks OK. Makerom commonly shows that error message with S/M despite working perfectly.

 

[LokeYourLord]

Can you post an picture of the error?

That log looks OK. Makerom commonly shows that error message with S/M despite working perfectly.

Well, then i am still having the issue of the game ending up in the wrong version. I dump Pokemon Moon, use the "Umbra_Moon" batch process i downloaded to build the CIA file, and i end up getting Pokemon Sun. What the f*ck?

 

[evandixon]

Well, then i am still having the issue of the game ending up in the wrong version. I dump Pokemon Moon, use the "Umbra_Moon" batch process i downloaded to build the CIA file, and i end up getting Pokemon Sun. What the f*ck?

The wrong icon and banner are included, but it's still Pokemon Umbra Moon.

 

[LokeYourLord]

The wrong icon and banner are included, but it's still Pokemon Umbra Moon.

Wait what, why? Why is this not fixed? I mean, i cannot possibly the only one to have seen this and thought there is something wrong.

EDIT: Never mind, i fixed it by using the included SMDH file in the "Hans_Build" folder by replacing it in PK3DS with the SMDH Editor.

 

[evandixon]

Wait what, why? Why is this not fixed? I mean, i cannot possibly the only one to have seen this and thought there is something wrong.

There's a few other reports of it in the same thread. It's a relatively minor thing (i.e. still playable), and Dio_Vento said he fix it and a few other things at the same time. It takes time to release an update after all.

 

[walterdavid]

This is the error i'm getting now.
Doing the very same thing i managed to see the final export to cia suposed succesfull... But there was no Nova_Sun_Expanded.cia file as advertised in any folder whatsoever.

By doing the following steps to that last screen it eventually fails to build the cia. I'm doing it again to send you another print.

 

[walterdavid]

Basically i'm getting these error messages with 3dstool

The second image is an attempt using a .3ds file. (Also decrypted)

 

[Xeroyamil]

Nice romhack! love it so far.

Question, is there a way to use no_outline.ips with SaltyDS?

 

[Dio Vento]

I added a hotfix for:

• Umbra Moon Distribution Pack includes Nova Sun banner and icon graphics instead of Umbra Moon ones
• Non-Alola Native Pokémon cannot call for help (affects Expanded and Randomized builds)

to the OP of this thread.

 

[DocKlokMan]

I added a hotfix for:

• Umbra Moon Distribution Pack includes Nova Sun banner and icon graphics instead of Umbra Moon ones
• Non-Alola Native Pokémon cannot call for help (affects Expanded and Randomized builds)

to the OP of this thread.

Thank you for the hot fix! FBI shows the proper icon now, installing it to see if the banner matches. I also took the opportunity to use PK3DS to change the name of the title stored in icon.bin to Umbra Moon, like it is for RR and SS. Will let you know how the install turns out.

EDIT: Banner looks great! This takes care of just about everything I needed. I'm gonna try and make a dummy update for now and see how much luck I get with that.

 

[Dio Vento]

Thank you for the hot fix! FBI shows the proper icon now, installing it to see if the banner matches. I also took the opportunity to use PK3DS to change the name of the title stored in icon.bin to Umbra Moon, like it is for RR and SS. Will let you know how the install turns out.

EDIT: Banner looks great! This takes care of just about everything I needed. I'm gonna try and make a dummy update for now and see how much luck I get with that.

For the record, the reason I didn't do that this time is because the save manager JKSM treats "Star Sapphire" as its own game, which conflicts with my install instructions to "back up your save, install the mod, then play and restore your save later"

 

[DocKlokMan]

For the record, the reason I didn't do that this time is because the save manager JKSM treats "Star Sapphire" as its own game, which conflicts with my install instructions to "back up your save, install the mod, then play and restore your save later"

Ah, I see! Well JKSM allows you to browse for a save file and keeping them separate actually helps me in that I can tell which are from the mod and which are from the default. Thanks for letting me know the reasoning behind it though!

 

[DarkBlast47]

Greetings,

Have to admit that I'm running into a bit of a problem, when I extract the saltysd data from the download to the root of the SD card the game fails to launch, it just loads to a black screen

Right now I'm using the following
Pokemon Sun ( Downloaded and updated via e-shop )
Luma 6.6
Running 11.3 firmware (upgraded after getting Luma/Alh9 installed)
Edit: I've also enabled the Luma setting mentioned in the installation post

I've tried placing the bin file inside of
sd:/luma/code_sections/(titlekeycodething).bin
sd:/luma/titles/(titlekeycdething)/code.bin <- when I put the file here the game loads but the introductory speech is the default speech and not the one displayed in the presentation video

I extracted all of the files inside of the SaltySD Leveled version to the root of the sd card. and I got a black screen

Did I miss anything? New to the CFW scene for the 3ds so it wouldn't surprise me if I did.

 

[LokeYourLord]

Having a little trouble getting the CIA version to work. I backed up my normal Moon save and wiped it clean with JKSM, and i also deleted the Pokemon Moon 1.1 update, but whenever i try to launch the Umbra Moon CIA (which i installed through FBI), it's just stuck in the "Nintendo 3DS" loading screen forever, it doesn't get past it. What exactly is wrong this time? In case of the question being put up, no, i do not use NTR while trying to play Umbra Moon at all.

 

[LokeYourLord]

So apparently, i fixed this by downloading and installing the 1.1 update for Pokemon Moon, the game started instantly, but in the guide it says to SPECIFICALLY remove the 1.1 update, i am REALLY confused now.

 

[SahierKHLover]

Having a little trouble getting the CIA version to work. I backed up my normal Moon save and wiped it clean with JKSM, and i also deleted the Pokemon Moon 1.1 update, but whenever i try to launch the Umbra Moon CIA (which i installed through FBI), it's just stuck in the "Nintendo 3DS" loading screen forever, it doesn't get past it. What exactly is wrong this time? In case of the question being put up, no, i do not use NTR while trying to play Umbra Moon at all.

try to rebuild it again and make sure you have all the files properly placed and that you can open it with pk3ds ( I cant it says folder a not on top level but my cia still works fine) and then make sure you extracted the cia or 3ds files properly
EDIT: make sure to use asia81's pack hack it works better

 

[Sakiisa]

Would let's plays for this require to show all the grinding as well for the most part?