Hacking After A9HL what do people do with their Gateway3DS carts?

[Viri]

You can make a Gateway shrine with it in your closet! You can worship the shrine and ask the Gateway gods to give you a9hl support and 11.0 support on Gateway!

 

[Deathbot64]

I don't have a9lh installed but I have setup my 3ds to with dual emunand, gateway and Luma. The gateway emunand is Japanese so I can play my pokemon .3ds games that are legit Japanese saves from my cart, which has some other bigger games on it that I play in English using ntr, then the cia games and emulators run on the Luma emunand

 

[rsc-pl]

This is why SaveDataFiler exists. Keep backups of your save files, because anything can go wrong, CIA or not.

nope.
Gateway is storing .sav files in the root of SD, with very clear names. I'm making backups every week. It takes... well, 3 seconds and it works with all gateway powered systems. SDF is problematic and totally uncomfortable in use. And if you replace system (because - for example you previous will broke), you are just f*ked up. Cias are good if you don't have a gateway card, but if you have... I don't see any reason for torturing myself with cias.

PS, I have 100% boot rate with menuhack and gateway. Well, sometimes menuhack is hanging on yellow screen (~1/20 times), but...

 

[KSP]

nope.
Gateway is storing .sav files in the root of SD, with very clear names. I'm making backups every week. It takes... well, 3 seconds and it works with all gateway powered systems. SDF is problematic and totally uncomfortable in use. And if you replace system (because - for example you previous will broke), you are just f*ked up. Cias are good if you don't have a gateway card, but if you have... I don't see any reason for torturing myself with cias.

PS, I have 100% boot rate with menuhack and gateway. Well, sometimes menuhack is hanging on yellow screen (~1/20 times), but...

The biggest issue with GW is the card can overheat and freeze randomly, causing you to lose tons of game progress and can even corrupt game save data if it freezes while you are writing the save data to SD.

Which is why I only play RPGs in CIA mode, and play games that don't require too much grinding in GW. GW is very unstable, and can lock up at will, but its very convenient. You can't have it all.

 

[cvskid]

The biggest issue with GW is the card can overheat and freeze randomly, causing you to lose tons of game progress and can even corrupt game save data if it freezes while you are writing the save data to SD.

Which is why I only play RPGs in CIA mode, and play games that don't require too much grinding in GW. GW is very unstable, and can lock up at will, but its very convenient. You can't have it all.

Is the gateway 3ds red card you are using a launch model version? I got mine around the time gateway ultra 3.0 firmware came out for it and i don't have any overheating issues. Might be a issue with older cards maybe.

 

[rsc-pl]

@KSP I played almost ~1000h (many games), and seriously, my GW never frozen or overheated. I bought my GW card 2 years ago.

 

[Ante0]

The biggest issue with GW is the card can overheat and freeze randomly, causing you to lose tons of game progress and can even corrupt game save data if it freezes while you are writing the save data to SD.

Which is why I only play RPGs in CIA mode, and play games that don't require too much grinding in GW. GW is very unstable, and can lock up at will, but its very convenient. You can't have it all.

I bought mine a few weeks after it released, never overheated for me. It did freeze maybe 2 times though, but only when you hit Home then Close.
Now I just use Luma and CIAs.

 

[Kyrara]

Im still use Menuhax + Gateway with my N3DS XL.(With no Bootfail for 5~6 Month)
I have read the A9HL now 2 times but its still a Risk to Break something and i still dont know if i can use my Gateway EmuNand for it. (And dont loss my Datas)

 

[KSP]

I bought mine a few weeks after it released, never overheated for me. It did freeze maybe 2 times though, but only when you hit Home then Close.
Now I just use Luma and CIAs.

Yes hitting home then close can cause it to freeze. Also closing the lid while you are in the middle of a game that requires lots of system resources. I.E Battles in Persona, ,etc.

Generally speaking, GW will not freeze if you are just playing.

A catalyst is required to trigger the GW freeze. Usually hitting home then closing the lid, or closing the lid in mid game. Etc.

To come up with all the catalysts that can cause a GW freeze would take years, but all GW cards old and new can freeze, which is why I don't use GW for games that requires tons of grinding, its too risky.

There are tons of accounts of GW freezes on maxconsole, so its not something that is rare. Its pretty commonly known issue, you have to be very careful to avoid potential catalysts.

 

[Davidosky99]

IMO, after you get a9lh+cfw installed just thow that gateway shit away or sell it to some ignorant dumbass that may buy it.

 

[DinohScene]

but you can use the dstwo for play DS games..
(or the gaybait blue waffle card)

Gay bait.
Proven to attract gayboys at anytime!


CFW pretty much obliterated Gateway/Sky3DS.
The flashcards are pretty much targeted at people who got no clue about CFW or are far to scared to downgrade.
You know, the pirates with some money.

 

[Davidosky99]

Gay bait.
Proven to attract gayboys at anytime!


CFW pretty much obliterated Gateway/Sky3DS.
The flashcards are pretty much targeted at people who got no clue about CFW or are far to scared to downgrade.
You know, the pirates with some money.

the thing is people have to be in 9.2 to use gateway which is the system version to use a damn cfw! that's just ridiculous, as they didn't even had to paid , it's just ignorance
(and still they claim it's better )

 

[KSP]

Gay bait.
Proven to attract gayboys at anytime!


CFW pretty much obliterated Gateway/Sky3DS.
The flashcards are pretty much targeted at people who got no clue about CFW or are far to scared to downgrade.
You know, the pirates with some money.

I wouldn't say that, cause being able to drop and play any game without the process of unscrewing your N3DS back cover, putting it into a PC putting on the CIAs and installing it, and if you are not using SOON2, you need to delete the CIA again.
The N3DS backcover is very fragile, my XL screw is already damaged from too many screws .

I see no reason why you would get rid of Sky or GW card just cause of CFW, the ability to drag and drop any game and play right away is very useful to both noobs and oldschool guys like us.

 

[gbatemplloyd]

I just have it lying somewhere.
Not planning on using it anymore, and I don't think anyone would be willing to buy it. And it makes sense.
We had a good run though, can't complain.

sell it to me for how much?

 

[DinohScene]

the thing is people have to be in 9.2 to use gateway which is the system version to use a damn cfw! that's just ridiculous, as they didn't even had to paid , it's just ignorance
(and still they claim it's better )

I must say that in the point of view of pure laziness, I can understand getting a Gateway.
You know, saves you from the hassle of downgrading and what not.
Not to mention you need to install games all the time to the 3DS.

But from a realistic point of view...
Why would you throw money at a project that barely has support these days and eventually will be copied just as hard as the R4.
Either the person is lazy or has some money to spend.

I wouldn't say that, cause being able to drop and play any game without the process of unscrewing your N3DS back cover, putting it into a PC putting on the CIAs and installing it, and if you are not using SOON2, you need to delete the CIA again.
The N3DS backcover is very fragile, my XL screw is already damaged from too many screws .

I see no reason why you would get rid of Sky or GW card just cause of CFW, the ability to drag and drop any game and play right away is very useful to both noobs and oldschool guys like us.

FTP programs exist.
Granted, their slower then taking out the MSD.

Also, aren't there replacement backplates?

 

[Davidosky99]

I wouldn't say that, cause being able to drop and play any game without the process of unscrewing your N3DS back cover, putting it into a PC putting on the CIAs and installing it, and if you are not using SOON2, you need to delete the CIA again.
The N3DS backcover is very fragile, my XL screw is already damaged from too many screws .

I see no reason why you would get rid of Sky or GW card just cause of CFW, the ability to drag and drop any game and play right away is very useful to both noobs and oldschool guys like us.

WOW, that same old argument is used SO MANY times for flashcard fanboys !
Fun fact: without private headers, you can get banned online!
And talking about that, it's a surprise you have to be on 9.2 which is the version you can get free and more reliable CFW's
Also, how do you feel how hard it is to get a .3ds compared to a .cia(you can pull them using ciaangel/funkeycia(nintendo servers themselves)
Also, how do you feel that you were an idiot and paid for piracy when you could get it for FREE/0 $ ?
Good? You shoudn't because a normal person would call it a mistake.
Also, comparing the hassle to get a gateway card to boot into an emunand(nowadays updated sysnand+a9lh is waaaay faster and more reliable as well as anti brick is awesome) compared to newer alternatives, there's really really NO EXCUSE for a gateway card to exist. I'd like to say to Gateway/Sky3ds fanboys to stop defending their purchase.

 

[KSP]

FTP programs exist.
Granted, their slower then taking out the MSD.

Also, aren't there replacement backplates?

You wanna move 4GB game at 300kb per second go ahead.

Backplates cost $$$$ defeats the purpose of stealing games to begin with.

 

[Davidosky99]

You wanna move 4GB game at 300kb per second go ahead.

Backplates cost $$$$ defeats the purpose of stealing games to begin with.

it defeats the purpose of stealing having to pay for an outdated tool made by a team that doesn't give a shit about their customers

 

[mgrev]

I never had a gateway in the first place...
remember the Palantine MasterRace?

 

[DinohScene]

You wanna move 4GB game at 300kb per second go ahead.

Backplates cost $$$$ defeats the purpose of stealing games to begin with.

That's what I said.

a 5 or 10 quid backplate whilst a flashcard sets you back 14 or 7 times that ._.
Stealing games you say?
Why are you pirating then and not robbing gamestores?