Homebrew [DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ - GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement

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So I am running on a New 2DS xl, on the latest TWiLight Menu++ and nds-bootstrap. (v8.0.0, v0.18.0.).
(Also latest B9S and Luma3DS, I hacked three days ago)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team works.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness works.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time works.
But Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky hangs on a white screen after the loading screen.

This seems strange since the games are so similar, and since Sky is marked as working in the compatibility spreadsheet.

I've already tried 2 different dumps of the game, both of which work fine in an emulator.

What are your guy's experiences with this rom? Is this just me or is this a bug in TWiLightMenu or nds-bootstrap? Or is there some Anti-piracy detection in Sky?

Kinda bummed since Sky is my favorite game.

Thanks - alexk
Try holding L (if you're not on the Acekard theme) after pressing the button to launch Explorers of Sky.
 

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Try holding L (if you're not on the Acekard theme) after pressing the button to launch Explorers of Sky.
That worked, thanks!
Why did that work? What does holding L do?
Anyways, mad props to you and the TWiLight Menu t
eam!

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That worked, thanks!
Why did that work? What does holding L do?
Anyways, mad props to you and the TWiLight Menu t
eam!

I see it's in the release notes. "If you notice some games not working after installing this version, hold L after pressing A/START to launch the game." I'd still be curious about the backend though if anyone is knowledgeable!
 

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That worked, thanks!
Why did that work? What does holding L do?
Anyways, mad props to you and the TWiLight Menu team!
Holding L tells nds-bootstrap to not load the arm9 side of cardEngine into cached memory, and instead, is loaded into non-cached memory.
In order for ce9 to be loaded into cached memory, the game's heap size has to be shrunk, which breaks some games.
 

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Holding L tells nds-bootstrap to not load the arm9 side of cardEngine into cached memory, and instead, is loaded into non-cached memory.
In order for ce9 to be loaded into cached memory, the game's heap size has to be shrunk, which breaks some games.
Interesting, thanks!
 

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Updater v3.1.1

Because TWiLight Menu++'s repo moved from "RocketRobz" to the "DS-Homebrew" organization, v3.1.0 of the updater is unable to download the release.
v3.1.1 fixes the bug, so that it downloads from "DS-Homebrew" instead of "RocketRobz".
I have updated the updater to latest version all works great only issue is I think you forgot to change the version number in the app as it is still showing 3.1.0 rather than 3.1.1. Not that that really effects anything lol
 

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I have updated the updater to latest version all works great only issue is I think you forgot to change the version number in the app as it is still showing 3.1.0 rather than 3.1.1. Not that that really effects anything lol
I did change it, but the app itself is still showing the old version for some reason.
 

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So I am running on a New 2DS xl, on the latest TWiLight Menu++ and nds-bootstrap. (v8.0.0, v0.18.0.).
(Also latest B9S and Luma3DS, I hacked three days ago)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team works.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness works.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time works.
But Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky hangs on a white screen after the loading screen.

This seems strange since the games are so similar, and since Sky is marked as working in the compatibility spreadsheet.

I've already tried 2 different dumps of the game, both of which work fine in an emulator.

What are your guy's experiences with this rom? Is this just me or is this a bug in TWiLightMenu or nds-bootstrap? Or is there some Anti-piracy detection in Sky?

Kinda bummed since Sky is my favorite game.

Thanks - alexk

Launch the game then immediately hold "L" on your DS (right after you press A/Start to launch)

Dammit, I hate how this site works sometimes, I didn't see further replies after this post.
 
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I hope that there will be a wifi updater , or a homebrew Dsi shop :) .

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And why my dsiware rom doesnt work ?
(Petit computer ) :(
 

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I'm trying to play City Life DS (SDK version 4) on my Old 3DS XL and no matter what settings I try it loads with a grey top screen and a black bottom screen saying "NO TEXT", and when I tap the screen theres this pattern on the bottom screen. No music whatsoever. My brother has a New 3DS XL with an old version of TWLoader and can play it no problem
 

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Crash of the Titans (EU) stopped working for me when I updated to 8.0.0. It stays in the loading screen for a couple of minutes, loading really slow, only to get stuck on a white screen. Holding L when launching the game did not help.
 

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Crash of the Titans (EU) stopped working for me when I updated to 8.0.0. It stays in the loading screen for a couple of minutes, loading really slow, only to get stuck on a white screen. Holding L when launching the game did not help.

Hello.:)

Sorry to hear that.

I´ve tried it a moment ago.Loading time is ok,Game starts,all ok.I´ve changed nothing in the standard game settings.
The game works fine.

Did you maybe changed something in the TWiLight settigs ?:unsure:
 
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Weird, I havent changed anything. All I did was update Twilight Menu and nds-bootstrap. I updated using the 3ds updater, maybe something went wrong?
I'll try now a full reinstall to see if it fixes it. Thanks c:
 
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Hello Robz8 I have another problem I wiped my sd card and have a save back from when I started asking questions and that's it, so I thought I would reinstall hiyacfw for the latest features but now it says "An error has occurred" It goes white for a few seconds then says that message, don't worry I can still open my launcher and stuff but hiyacfw is the only thing having a problem I'll try to run some ds games but idk if they'll work sorry to be a bother but can you come to the rescue and help again?

P.S I stopped on my ds because I started hacking my 3ds

Edit : Twilight Menu ++ doesn’t work but it does show the cool new mini vid. Also I said everything was fine because I just have a hot key for the only dsiware game I play but I do like emulators and they don’t work properly unless I use Twilight Menu
 
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Is there any hope for the ability to use YSmenu instead of nds-bootstrap when running Twilight Menu from a flashcart?

Specifically, the flashcart pictured in the image attached.

I believe it is a DSTT clone and is very lenient when it comes to which firmware it runs. I have managed to run DScovered, Menudo, and YSmenu as the primary firmware but they are all very buggy/limited compared to Twilight Menu so this would be the idea solution. I believe I read somewhere that previous versions of Twilight Menu were compatible with YSmenu?
 

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Crash of the Titans (EU) stopped working for me when I updated to 8.0.0. It stays in the loading screen for a couple of minutes, loading really slow, only to get stuck on a white screen. Holding L when launching the game did not help.
If you're on the Acekard theme, then holding L won't work.

EDIT: Works fine for me without holding L.
I'm trying to play City Life DS (SDK version 4) on my Old 3DS XL and no matter what settings I try it loads with a grey top screen and a black bottom screen saying "NO TEXT", and when I tap the screen theres this pattern on the bottom screen. No music whatsoever. My brother has a New 3DS XL with an old version of TWLoader and can play it no problem
What version of TWLMenu++ are you on?
If it's v8.0.0, and the nds-bootstrap version is v0.18.0, try holding L after pressing the launch button.

EDIT: Works fine for me on those versions, without holding L.
 
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I uptaded from a very old version (september 2018 i think) and now when i press the white arrow in the lower right corner I get stuck on a white screen.

I disabled the ds like main menu and now i get stuck after the boot.
 
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