Hacking CIA Regions

[Darnas]

Hey Guys.

I have an question about cias.

I have a eu 3ds xl and i want to play my games as cias on it. Do the cias need to be of the same region as my 3ds or is it only important for online play?

 

[guitarheroknight]

Most are region free but they do need to be the same region.

 

[RitchieRitchie]

Slightly OT but I wonder if anyone can answer this. If I download an update from eshop (SSMB4 for example) on my EUR 3ds will it work with a region free US CIA version of the game installed?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Darnas]

Most are region free but they do need to be the same region.

Do you mean by that the cia has to be a eu version even if it is regionfree?

 

[guitarheroknight]

No, if the .cia file is marked region free it doesnt matter if its EU/US/JAP.

 

[Darnas]

No, if the .cia file is marked region free it doesnt matter if its EU/US/JAP.

That is great =)

What about the Online playability of those .cias?
And can i update a regionfree .cia game with a region locked .cia update?

 

[guitarheroknight]

That is great =)

What about the Online playability of those .cias?
And can i update a regionfree .cia game with a region locked .cia update?

Well Im not sure if you can cross region the TUs but if you have a PAL console and a PAl game the eShop update will work without any problems. I know this because Ive downloaded an update for OR right before I started the game and everything including online functionality works fine til date

 

[Darnas]

Well Im not sure if you can cross region the TUs but if you have a PAL console and a PAl game the eShop update will work without any problems. I know this because Ive downloaded an update for OR right before I started the game and everything including online functionality works fine til date

Ok then i have to try out if it is possible to install for example a EU Update.cia on a EU 3ds for a regionfree US game.cia ^^
I want to avoid the eshop just to be safe. Who knows what nintendo comes up with in the future.

 

[guitarheroknight]

Ok then i have to try out if it is possible to install for example a EU Update.cia on a EU 3ds for a regionfree US game.cia ^^
I want to avoid the eshop just to be safe. Who knows what nintendo comes up with in the future.

You can always download the updates as .cia and install them without ever needing to access eShop.

 

[Darnas]

You can always download the updates as .cia and install them without ever needing to access eShop.

Exactly ^^
The question is if i am able to play online with a regionfree us game.cia wich was updated with a eu update.cia on a eu console ^^

My apologies if i ask stupid questions XD

 

[cearp]

Hey Guys.
I have an question about cias.
I have a eu 3ds xl and i want to play my games as cias on it. Do the cias need to be of the same region as my 3ds or is it only important for online play?

Most are region free but they do need to be the same region.

the only reason to make a cia region free is so it works on any region of that leaked 4.5 CFW (if you use gw, gw does not care about region), and also so that the icon on home menu will not have to be unwrapped each time you boot up, if the game is thw wrong region for your system.
you can play online regardless of the region of the game.
guitarheroknight - it is nice you are trying to help, but make sure you really understand what you are talking about before you share information, not trying to be rude sorry

 

[Darnas]

the only reason to make a cia region free is so it works on any region of that leaked 4.5 CFW (if you use gw, gw does not care about region), and also so that the icon on home menu will not have to be unwrapped each time you boot up, if the game is thw wrong region for your system.
you can play online regardless of the region of the game.
guitarheroknight - it is nice you are trying to help, but make sure you really understand what you are talking about before you share information

I thank both of you for your help =)

Does the region of the update file matter? It must be i think, because of the contents of the update.

 

[cearp]

I thank both of you for your help =)

Does the region of the update file matter? It must be i think, because of the contents of the update.

some updates work for all regions, like pokemon x y/oras, mari kart 7 too i think, but most need the correct matching region
-- but that is no problem, i am sure you will be able to find everything you need!

 

[guitarheroknight]

the only reason to make a cia region free is so it works on any region of that leaked 4.5 CFW (if you use gw, gw does not care about region), and also so that the icon on home menu will not have to be unwrapped each time you boot up, if the game is thw wrong region for your system.
you can play online regardless of the region of the game.
guitarheroknight - it is nice you are trying to help, but make sure you really understand what you are talking about before you share information, not trying to be rude sorry

I know what he meant but I have no idea regarding his question since the region free .cia files are modified to remove the region lock, so I told him just to be safe to download the update only if the .cia game corresponds to his console region. I dont see any permanent harm done to the console itself but you never know what would happen, I mean I would hate if the update deleted his saves or something

BTW when I said "they do need to be the same region" I meant the .cia game and the update from eshop.

 

[Darnas]

Thank you both. You helped me a lot ^^

 

[nine0nine]

You can play out of region games, but under certain circumstances you will need to unwrap the game every time you turn on your 3DS, its better to get region free or better still, one specific to the region of your console.

If you run an out of region game on your machine, even if it has been region free'd, I dont think updates will work.

 

[Obi123]

So it means if I have Monster Hunter 3 EUR installed on my US emuNAND 9.2, I'll be able to go into the in-game DLC download page and download all the free updates? And also play online with it?

 

[supermario18]

So... can I install a PAL Ultimate NES Remix cia on a US 3DS?

 

[Pokéidiot]

So... can I install a PAL Ultimate NES Remix cia on a US 3DS?

There's no PAL CIAs...

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Also, there's no need to the CIA to be same region as your system if you are using a region-free CFW.

 

[supermario18]

Well... I used the 3ds to cia converter with a decrypted Ultimate NES Remix 3ds file. THe cia does show up in FBI along with the icon and title. And I don't have a CFW. (FW: 10.5-30U)