Out of all the other options.... this is really getting confusing, why ReiNX vs everything else, is it better in some ways ?
Some people recommend ReiNX because one doesn't have to worry about manually adding signature patches; it already comes with the signature patches one needs. Ignoring that, Atmosphere has more features than ReiNX and is updated far more frequently, and I personally recommend Atmosphere.
If I am correct here based on what your saying, Keeping the SD card (with emuNAND) and the Nintendo folder in the system would have no chance of getting banned, and I can take my retail game, and continue playing it with my save game that I made/continued on emuNAND ?
Speaking of the best of both worlds here....
There is no reason to use an emuNAND unless you're a.) using an ipatched Switch on 4.1.0, or b.) you want to use online play with legitimately purchased games.
As long as you use all CFW/hacks with a dirty emuNAND that cannot connect to Nintendo's online services because you have 90DNS or Incognito installed, and your sysNAND is clean because it has never touched CFW/hacks, then you will not be banned.
If you have a game save on your emuNAND, you cannot easily move it to your sysNAND without potentially dirtying your sysNAND. Anything you're going to use online should be on your sysNAND, not your emuNAND.
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Hello, i have lost touch with the scene.
I have an unpatched switch with cfw atmosphere and emunand under 9.0.0 AMS 0.94 E
I can’t remember which ofw i am on. I think i am on version 5. Whenever i try to launch sysnand it will bring me back to henkate screen. I can’t check.
I want to know is there any way i can play legit game cart both online and offline and still keep my cfw in the same switch.
What are my options? Can i just insert a game cart and power up my switch to play? What are my risks such as burning the fuses?
Thank you so much!
Update Hekate to the latest version and boot your OFW sysNAND to check its system version. Alternatively, you can boot into OFW without Hekate by merely booting the system normally without AutoRCM installed.
If you want to play online with legitimately purchased games, then you will need to update your sysNAND to the latest version. To do this without burning fuses, you will need to have AutoRCM installed, and you will need to keep it installed during the update process. This can be accomplished by booting into your sysNAND running Atmosphere and updating the system while already having AutoRCM installed. This is relatively safe and probably won't result in a ban as long as you don't do anything else in Atmosphere other than update the system in the system settings. After the update process, you can boot into OFW using Hekate again.
If your emuNAND is dirty, then playing online with your emuNAND will likely result in a ban. That is why it is recommended that you only play online with a clean sysNAND. Your emuNAND should have 90DNS or Incognito installed so it doesn't trigger a ban of the console.
If you don't care about fuses, then you don't have to have AutoRCM installed. The only thing you will lose by allowing your fuse count to increase is you won't be able to downgrade your sysNAND. The only reason people wish to preserve the ability to downgrade is in case a better software exploit is released for the Nintendo Switch, but depending on the system version of your sysNAND, this might be highly unlikely for you.