@DarkAkuma what about changing the linked rom within Cave? So for example I can relink A link to the past to my translated rom without having duplicates. It's only a minor thing but could be useful.
To do that without adding duplicates, just name your sfrom 2024_e.sfrom and put it in a folder named S-2024_e; or 2024_j.sfrom and S-2024_j if you're using SFC Online. The app will load that instead of the stock game, just like with everything with LayeredFS. You can also edit the rom path within CaVE itself, but that's just complicating things unnecessarily.
Since you mention a translation, be careful though if you're using PAL games that that tends to lead to issues, like 18Phoenix can attest to, on top of the usual issues a translation patch can add. It should still work, though.
Now that I know that the stock games can be even removed from the database. Yea. I can look into allowing you to change the rom too. You can already edit the rom path, but that would require you to create the ROM file at the new path outside of CaVE. I already needed to rethink the import setup a little anyway, because atm you cant create SP versions of games. NES supports that, but I'm sure SNES will too... soon enough.
Both options will probably be available from a right click/Edit menu option.
If you mean, just converting normal images to xtx.z? Well, for now you have Switch Toolbox. Its not hard to use software. In fact, you can make the process even easier by just making a copy of one of the stock images in the CaVE "/images/" sub directory, renaming that copy, opening it in Switch Toolbox, and right click on "Texture 1" in the left panel and selecting "Replace". From there, just select your source image and save.
I do plan on adding support for importing and converting images directly. I just deemed it not necessary for the programs launch, as it would delay things a bit. The code I used to display xtx.z images itself barely works, and does have some issues. I need to spend a proper amount of time focusing on doing the support right.
If you mean just that, its a pita to find decent box images, or make them yourself. Yea. I can see that. There was a lot of work done for various type of cover art styles in the SNESC community. The resolutions there were smaller though. but perhaps one of the packs might suit needs enough.
I'm sure someone will make a SNES / NES Online art package at some point, same as SNESC.
Ok but directly on Switch Toolbox, there's a tutorial somewhere ? i just can't figure how to do it....
[EDIT] Ok understood, once a game is added with your soft, the xtx.z is automatically created, just have to modify it with toolbox after ...
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Double clicking on a thumbnail within CaVE lets you change that image for an xtx.z image of your own, so I find it easier to just have a template (just copy the one from CaVE's "images" folder, like DarkAkuma said), modify that with Switch Tool, then within CaVE double click the cover thumbnail and choose the image I just modify, then save. Rinse and repeat for every cover or title screen that you want to change, even the stock games ones.
Now that I think about it, the double click on the images to select new ones, isnt completely obvious. In a future version I need to at least add a tooltip message, or a right click menu option.
@DarkAkuma (nice nick btw)
Can we also extract the roms with this from SNES and NES Online?
Without starting a big discussion this would be an interesting way of obtaining roms a bit more legally than downloading them from anywhere.
At least if we only use them as long as we're subscribed to Nintendo Online lol.
Can we also extract the roms with this from SNES and NES Online?
Without starting a big discussion this would be an interesting way of obtaining roms a bit more legally than downloading them from anywhere.
At least if we only use them as long as we're subscribed to Nintendo Online lol.
Sorry. I thought I responded to this earlier, but guess I did not.
You can extract them on your own. But neither CaVE or SFROM Tool have anything to do with that. That would require extracting files from an nsp, which these tools do not need to do for anything. In fact, CaVE is designed around you specifically not having to do that at all because it can be a confusing pain in the ass.
As far as legality goes. I could comfortably argue that I own the ROMs on my SNES Classic. But as switch online is a service, its more like you are renting access to them. I don't think there's much of a argument for treating this like a legal method of having the ROMs like SNESC or even previous Virtual Consoles.
That said, you are free to make your own choices. Look into using hactool to extract files from a nsp. That will have nothing to do with these projects however, so look for guidance elsewhere. Sorry.
Can you be a bit more specific with your issue? I have tested this thing very extensively for quite a while now and I cannot reproduce your issue, if I'm understanding it correctly. Just in case, I just added over 60 games in one go and they were all given the same name as the rom in the database, as is supposed to be. I tried both dragging and dropping and through the Import Sfrom option and both worked perfectly.
I was wondering if anyone had found a clever way to auto-generate .xtc.z files yet?
There is a really good collection of SNES front covers here. I am sure there is an equivalent title screen database out there. With the process automated it would be a breeze to have a hosted database of all the covers etc. or just download them all to Cave and have them auto attach to the games.
The process at the moment is extremely tedious
There is a really good collection of SNES front covers here. I am sure there is an equivalent title screen database out there. With the process automated it would be a breeze to have a hosted database of all the covers etc. or just download them all to Cave and have them auto attach to the games.
The process at the moment is extremely tedious
Me and RadMcFist messed with saves a little.
I know they got rid of the .sram hashing stuff in favor of a more normal sram. So using the "canoe .sram to .srm" option in SFROM Tool would be useful for going from SNESClassic to Switch Online.
Save states... well. They are a different format. Switch Online now uses a single "state" file, compared to SNESC which used a "state.time" and rollback directory of multiple files. Sizes do not match up for 1 to 1 conversions. I think on the SNESC savestates were pure rewind recordings, while on Switch Online they are just snapshots. So conversions would not be easy, if possible.
It's not something I plan on looking into any time soon. So sram conversions will have to suffice.
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Thanks. That explains it. I got them working! Except.... Front Mission: Gun Hazard. I seem to remember this had some weird save-based problem on Canoe that was eventually patched by sluffy. The game loads fine in SNES Online, and it saves great too (I seem to remember that you had to rely on save states to bypass the srm problem on SNES Classic). But if I try and load my old Canoe srm/sram it defaults back to zero saves. I had all these saves also working great on a Super NT and flash cart, so the Gun Hazard issue is something to do with how Canoe handles it.
I just mention this because it might make an interesting test case for thing at some point.
Also extremely sad that Terranigma fails to get past the opening menu
Thanks for all your work on this! I look forward to updates. A couple of minor things I noticed:
- If you try to delete several games at once from CaVE it is prone to crash
- It would be great if changing info in the advanced section of CaVE actually affected the filenames etc. At the moment I can change the info, which changes the database entry, but the file names remain the same, so it's really easy to edit the sfrom name and then have it pointing to the wrong place in the database.
- .jpg and .png artwork import would obviously be a huge addition
- I realise this is probably a big ask, but I found this .nro for homebrew on Switch, which allows you to easily turn your Switch into an MTP file system in windows. You plug your Switch in via usb, load it on the Switch side, and then your SD Card is mounted and becomes browseable in the Windows file system. I was using this to copy over the titles/01008D300C50C000 folder manually from CaVE. A really simple/fantastic adaption to CaVE would be a way to push file updates over MTP from within the program.
Thanks again
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Did you try sluffys patch on SNES Online too? Many of the snesc canoe fixes are still relevant on the switch.
Also extremely sad that Terranigma fails to get past the opening menu
There will be a fix released for that soon. As well as the other quintet games.
I've been trying to work on a complete SFROM Tool update for the switch format of .sfroms. I have all params at least somewhat understood now, but not as completely as I'd like. RadMcFist made some major discoverys with his testing that fix the quintet game issues.
I'll look into that. When I think about it, there hasent been a ton of testing with deleting games as its more common to be adding games. So I'm not surprised an issue would slip by like that.
This is something already planned. At least as far as having editing the Code entry update other things.
Yea. I know. This is top of my todo list for CaVE. I've just been focused on SFROM Tool lately as it had fallen way behind and still needs an official update.
This was kind of the idea behind the Export option, but my thinking was a bit outdated and... yea. I don't know much about the MTP protocol atm. So that idea kind of fizzled out as I figured it would take some time to properly support.
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OMG, that would be awesome to get the Quintet games working.
Can we await results during this week ?
Ah ha! I had tried this two different ways:
1. Take my Sluffy patched SFROM working on SNES Classic and convert it straight to SFROM for SNES Online (in SFROM Tool) - this didn't work.
2. Take an unpatched ROM and convert for SNES Online - this didn't work.
then...
3. After your reply I took an unpatched ROM (it already has Aeon Genesis ENG translation) added it to SFROM Tool and add Sluffy's patch directly to it, then save for SNES Online - THIS DID WORK!
Worth noting the difference, since it might not be possible to just convert all Sluffy's patched SFROMs straight to SNES Online format. Anyway, result is fantastic. Thanks
OK export makes sense now. Using the simple MTP .nro I can export straight from CaVE onto my Switch via Windows Explorer. It might be worth just bundling that .nro with CaVE, then your export could automatically point to the Switch if it has already been mounted (obviously people would have to install that into their own homebrew).
Thankyou again.... I am really looking forward to seeing where this all goes.
On a connected note, here you can find most of the USA SNES art collection, and here is a .zip containing most SNES and many JAP SNES game title screens. If someone could just autoconvert all these to xtx.z format they would be ready to use.
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