Hacking Question Skyrim File Structure Question

[NinjaSushi]

I was wondering if anyone yet knows if the File Structure / Format of Skyrim on the switch is similar to that of the other platforms. Bethesda loves their Skyrim ports and as such the structure is usually quite similar across platforms. Is this the same for the switch? If so, how likely are we to see pc like mods on the switch?

 

[Naked_Snake]

Someone already said it was that they took the Hyrule.esm files and used them on pc they worked but they had no textures, so yes it is kind of

 

[NinjaSushi]

Someone already said it was that they took the Hyrule.esp files and used them on pc they worked but they had no textures, so yes it is kind of

That's interesting to hear. Perhaps the texture files are in a more compressed format in order to allow to the game to run decently

 

[Naked_Snake]

I have no idea and I can’t remember what save thread it was in atm

 

[NinjaSushi]

I have no idea and I can’t remember what save thread it was in atm

Thanks for the reply none the less. Hope to see something come out of it in the future. Wouldn't mind sinking a couple hundred hours into it if we got unofficial mod support

 

[Naked_Snake]

Is in this thread about the .esm files on pc from switch version
https://gbatemp.net/threads/what-ar...re-compatible-with-the-switch-version.501002/

 

[renhei]

Yup. Some have accessed files, but no one has been kind enough yet to share how they did so, unfortunately.

 

[NinjaSushi]

Is in this thread about the .esm files on pc from switch version
https://gbatemp.net/threads/what-ar...re-compatible-with-the-switch-version.501002/

Interesting thread. Although mods from PC wont immediately work on switch, the Archive structure of skyrim should be close enough that minimal effort should have to be done to port the mods over

 

[Naked_Snake]

Yup. Some have accessed files, but no one has been kind enough yet to share how they did so, unfortunately.

They probably used @SciresM dumping JavaScript with pegaswitch

 

[NinjaSushi]

They probably used @SciresM dumping JavaScript with pegaswitch

If anyone here has access, I would love to see some file dumps if you have the time

 

[Naked_Snake]

I do t have access to it only my save files from Skyrim on Switch, I’m still surprised no one has made a cart dumping payload yet

If you want to look at my save files from Switch Skyrim knock yourself out
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RyNxO3cMo3jzxRUPFN5RPbV-LlPuCJo1

 

[renhei]

It looks like this tool allows unpacking of the Switch's game data archives. Gonna see if I can figure out how to use it.

https://github.com/SciresM/hactool

 

[NinjaSushi]

I do t have access to it only my save files from Skyrim on Switch, I’m still surprised no one has made a cart dumping payload yet

Definitely surprising. Probably due to piracy concerns or something a long that line. The figureheads of the switch hacking community are also mainly focused on CFW and linux development. Cart dumps aren't priority

 

[Naked_Snake]

Definitely surprising. Probably due to piracy concerns or something a long that line. The figureheads of the switch hacking community are also mainly focused on CFW and linux development. Cart dumps aren't priority

I’ve edited my previous reply with links to my save files if you wanna look at them

 

[renhei]

It looks like hactool requires keys that the general public can't get yet. Hopefully someday soon we'll be able to. I just wanna see if it's possible to get a Stardew Valley mod on the Switch.

 

[NinjaSushi]

It looks like hactool requires keys that the general public can't get yet. Hopefully someday soon we'll be able to. I just wanna see if it's possible to get a Stardew Valley mod on the Switch.

I wouldn't mind some beyond skyrim: bruma action. Weren't all the required keys leaked a while back?

 

[renhei]

I wouldn't mind some beyond skyrim: bruma action. Weren't all the required keys leaked a while back?

I know at least some were. But hactool doesn't seem to provide a way to repack and reencrypt the archive after editing files. Again, I really wish the people that worked with Skyrim and Binding of Isaac said anything about how they achieved it. I don't know enough myself to do all this yet.

 

[NinjaSushi]

I know at least some were. But hactool doesn't seem to provide a way to repack and reencrypt the archive after editing files. Again, I really wish the people that worked with Skyrim and Binding of Isaac said anything about how they achieved it. I don't know enough myself to do all this yet.

Skyrim's popular enough that someone will get there eventually. I'm just hoping for an easy porting script rather than having to rebuild every mod specifically for it

 

[renhei]

Skyrim's popular enough that someone will get there eventually. I'm just hoping for an easy porting script rather than having to rebuild every mod specifically for it

Yeah, in time it might be possible to load files from the SD card and have them "overwrite" those in the game data archive, like is possible on the 3DS.

 

[NinjaSushi]

Yeah, in time it might be possible to load files from the SD card and have them "overwrite" those in the game data archive, like is possible on the 3DS.

I'm fairly certain SciresM is working on that exact feature for Atmosphere. I feel like i saw it in his commits somewhere