Hello, I finally bought a 2DS, and I need some information about which homebrew options would be best for what I want to do with it. It seems like there are a lot of options (compared to the DS at least, where I just got by with a flash cart).
The most important thing I want to do is being able to create and restore backups of 3DS game saves. I've read that there is a backup function on the 3DS itself, but that it encrypts to just the 3DS the backup was made from, and various games won't load anything but the most recent backup created (or something like that). I'm not particularly interested in running ROMs on it. Or even most homebrew programs for that matter. The main purposes I would want any sort of custom anything for is game backups, and potentially related programs (like creating backups of 3DS carts themselves, although this isn't a big deal to me right now). Also things like that PKSM program, since Pokemon is a big part of why I finally got a 3DS in the first place.
I'm also not sure if CFW or any sort of homebrew options prevent the 3DS from going online or risking it being banned. I definitely want to keep mine online-capable if at all possible.
Sorry if these questions are answered elsewhere, I've done a bunch of reading various guides and such for 3DS homebrew and came away with more questions than answers, honestly.
The most important thing I want to do is being able to create and restore backups of 3DS game saves. I've read that there is a backup function on the 3DS itself, but that it encrypts to just the 3DS the backup was made from, and various games won't load anything but the most recent backup created (or something like that). I'm not particularly interested in running ROMs on it. Or even most homebrew programs for that matter. The main purposes I would want any sort of custom anything for is game backups, and potentially related programs (like creating backups of 3DS carts themselves, although this isn't a big deal to me right now). Also things like that PKSM program, since Pokemon is a big part of why I finally got a 3DS in the first place.
I'm also not sure if CFW or any sort of homebrew options prevent the 3DS from going online or risking it being banned. I definitely want to keep mine online-capable if at all possible.
Sorry if these questions are answered elsewhere, I've done a bunch of reading various guides and such for 3DS homebrew and came away with more questions than answers, honestly.
