I wanted to play my Ultra Sun save file on my PC some times and tried transferring it but im having problems getting anything to work.
Steps taken:
1. Saved game on Ultra Sun and closed game.
2. Opened Checkpoint, backed up my Ultra Sun save file
3. Removed SD and plugged into PC
First option
4. Copied the save file titled "main" with no extension to the directory where Citra saves 3ds games on my PC and left it as is. I Figured it wouldnt work but I tried anyway. I opened retroarcha nd loaded up game in Citra core. It started as it it were a brand new game.
Second option
5. After that, I re-coped my "main" save file from the SD card to the 3ds save directory for retro arch and renamed it the exact same name as the rom it uses, 'Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko)' with no extension. Then opened retro arch, loaded up rom and core again and still the same thing. I even manually tried to load the save file but nothing happend.
Third option
6. So my next attempt, I re-copied the "main" save file again to the correct directory and renamed it according to the rom except added an .srm extension to the save for this try so the copied save file was, 'Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko).srm'. Loaded retro arch, rom and core. Still didnt work.
Last Option
7. For my last attempt i again re-copied "main" ave file to correct directory and renamed it to the roms name but added a .state extension to it this time. Opened retro arch and tried loading rom and game again but it again started up as a new game. I tried manually loading save file as well which resulted in the same.
**I want to also add a maybe important note: I have a Pokemon X save file that i started on my PC and have only played on my PC. The save file for Pokemon X is saved with the same name as the ROM and no extension. Thats why the second thing i tried was renaming my main save file to Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko) with no extension and placed in the same folder where retroarch places the 3DS citra saves (right next to the Pokemon X save file) but that didnt work. Thats what really baffled me. I was sure that was how it was supposed to work.
What is the appropriate method, if any, of using a save file exported with checkpoint on my PC to play with retroarch or Citra. Is retroarch making it all difficult? Should i just use Citra standalone? Or is there something else going on? Any input, recommendations, and help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time in advance.
Steps taken:
1. Saved game on Ultra Sun and closed game.
2. Opened Checkpoint, backed up my Ultra Sun save file
3. Removed SD and plugged into PC
First option
4. Copied the save file titled "main" with no extension to the directory where Citra saves 3ds games on my PC and left it as is. I Figured it wouldnt work but I tried anyway. I opened retroarcha nd loaded up game in Citra core. It started as it it were a brand new game.
Second option
5. After that, I re-coped my "main" save file from the SD card to the 3ds save directory for retro arch and renamed it the exact same name as the rom it uses, 'Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko)' with no extension. Then opened retro arch, loaded up rom and core again and still the same thing. I even manually tried to load the save file but nothing happend.
Third option
6. So my next attempt, I re-copied the "main" save file again to the correct directory and renamed it according to the rom except added an .srm extension to the save for this try so the copied save file was, 'Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko).srm'. Loaded retro arch, rom and core. Still didnt work.
Last Option
7. For my last attempt i again re-copied "main" ave file to correct directory and renamed it to the roms name but added a .state extension to it this time. Opened retro arch and tried loading rom and game again but it again started up as a new game. I tried manually loading save file as well which resulted in the same.
**I want to also add a maybe important note: I have a Pokemon X save file that i started on my PC and have only played on my PC. The save file for Pokemon X is saved with the same name as the ROM and no extension. Thats why the second thing i tried was renaming my main save file to Pokemon Ultra Sun (USA) (En,Ja,Fr,De,Es,It,Zh,Ko) with no extension and placed in the same folder where retroarch places the 3DS citra saves (right next to the Pokemon X save file) but that didnt work. Thats what really baffled me. I was sure that was how it was supposed to work.
What is the appropriate method, if any, of using a save file exported with checkpoint on my PC to play with retroarch or Citra. Is retroarch making it all difficult? Should i just use Citra standalone? Or is there something else going on? Any input, recommendations, and help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time in advance.
