After 8 years of research and translation, we can finally present you our final patch for the english fan translation of "Time Travelers" by Level5 on the 3DS.

We went through some years of stagnation and burnout. The team changed and got smaller. But we persevered, invested months over months in quality control, and now we're proud to release it!

Click here to download​

The package you download is an app to apply the patch file to a .3ds or .cia version of the game. You're required to get your own decrypted dump of the game.
The app will create a Luma3DS LayeredFS-ready folder with all the necessary files in it. You just have to move that folder to the correct Luma3DS folder on your SD card.

Content

This patch contains the entire main story. However, there is post-game content which we did not include in this patch.
It was not our goal to translate the post-game content, and given how long this project already took, we decided to not pursue this further for now.

However, it's not impossible that the post-game content will be released at one point.

As for what you would miss out on: The post-game content is a kind of life-sim with the main heroine of "Time Travelers" to get to know her better and the world.

Documentation

If you're interested in creating a translation of this game for another language, we will document and give access to every tool we used/created and provide access to all our working files. Read up on everything here.

Credits

I want to thank everyone who majorly contributed to this project over the years.
Without them, this project wouldn't have happened or be finished:

• Project Lead: onepiecefreak
• Translation: sekki35, 22sorataka, ecky, Theswweet, Teekro, onepiecefreak
• Proofreading: Theswweet, Teekro, onepiecefreak
• Graphics/Movies: Etokapa, MissBazinga, @NitroTears , onepiecefreak
• Programming: Neobeo, onepiecefreak
• Special Thanks: @IcySon55 , @Uwabami

If you want to chat about the game or need help with setting everything up to play it, head over to our Fan Translators International Discord.
Agree to the rules and head over to the channel #time-travelers.

If you find any issues with the translation, report them in our Issue Tracker.

Original Project Thread: [Translation] Time Travelers

 

[onepiecefreak]

Here are the paths I used on Steam Deck taking into account where Linux places Citra:

Code.bin and exheader.bin in /home/deck/.var/app/org.citra_emu.citra/data/citra-emu/load/mods/000400000008C600 (this was the default mod location Citra guided me to as well)

Patch in /home/deck/.var/app/org.citra_emu.citra/data/citra-emu/sdmc/luma/titles/000400000008C600/romfs/

Hmm, did you rename the files? Otherwise I have no idea why it shouldn't work.
Does Citra have an option to disable game patching somewhere and you have it disabled?

 

[Hokage1of1]

“file doesn’t exist”, what did I mess up on my end?

 

[draftguy123]

“file doesn’t exist”, what did I mess up on my end?

You have to enter the complete file paths or just
drag and drop the files / the directory into the cmd prompt.

 

[Yornah]

today is a good day.

 

[Hokage1of1]

You have to enter the complete file paths or just
drag and drop the files / the directory into the cmd prompt.

I apologize, im not very tech savvy…could you dumb it down for me? Would be much appreciated

 

[draftguy123]

I apologize, im not very tech savvy…could you dumb it down for me? Would be much appreciated

Double click TimePatchApply.exe
Go to the cia file and click and hold the left mouse button and move it into the cmd prompt and press ENTER
The same with the pat file, move it into the cmd prompt and press ENTER
Then move your output folder into the last cmd prompt and press ENTER
Wait a moment until the patch is done...

Spoiler

 

[AliceWalsh]

You have to enter the complete file paths or just
drag and drop the files / the directory into the cmd prompt.

How des this path looks like please? A picture please?

 

[draftguy123]

How des this path looks like please? A picture please?

???


The file path is different on your computer, I don´t know where you have saved the files
EDIT:
Save and extract the files to C:\TimeTravelers_Eng folder, this will be the path ex. C:\TimeTravelers_Eng\game.cia...

 

[AliceWalsh]

???


The file path is different on your computer, I don´t know where you have saved the files
EDIT:
Save and extract the files to C:\TimeTravelers_Eng folder, this will be the path ex. C:\TimeTravelers_Eng\game.cia...

It says the game Doesnt exist. I have the cia and the 3ds Version.

Post automatically merged: Feb 6, 2025

It says the game Doesnt exist. I have the cia and the 3ds Version.

 

[onepiecefreak]

It says the game Doesnt exist. I have the cia and the 3ds Version.

Post automatically merged: Feb 6, 2025

No, it doesn't say the game doesn't exist. Just read what is written there. It clearly tells you that the game should be decrypted. As it should, when you dump it from your 3DS. Decrypt it with godmore9.

 

[AliceWalsh]

No, it doesn't say the game doesn't exist. Just read what is written there. It clearly tells you that the game should be decrypted. As it should, when you dump it from your 3DS. Decrypt it with godmore9.

And how can i patch it from the 3ds?

 

[onepiecefreak]

And how can i patch it from the 3ds?

I'm not sure what you mean. You patch it the exact same way with a .cia or .3ds.
You just have to make sure it's decrypted.

 

[AliceWalsh]

I'm not sure what you mean. You patch it the exact same way with a .cia or .3ds.
You just have to make sure it's decrypted.

Srry i mean how can i put the english patch in the 3ds if the pc wont find it?

 

[onepiecefreak]

Srry i mean how can i put the english patch in the 3ds if the pc wont find it?

But your PC DOES find it. On your last screenshot, it would work, if you just decrypt the cia before with godmode9.
After that, just follow the instructions on where to put the patch the application created.

I'm not sure where you're struggling.

 

[AliceWalsh]

But your PC DOES find it. On your last screenshot, it would work, if you just decrypt the cia before with godmode9.
After that, just follow the instructions on where to put the patch the application created.

I'm not sure where you're struggling.

Thank you i dont know how to put the patch in. Do i need your app? Or can i put in on godmode9.

 

[onepiecefreak]

Thank you i dont know how to put the patch in. Do i need your app? Or can i put in on godmode9.

You need my app to create the patch from your decrypted cia or 3ds, yes.

The app will create you a patch usable with LayeredFS in the Luma3DS CFW. The instructions tell you explicitly where to put it on your SD card for your 3DS to install the patch.

 

[mat128]

Plays incredibly well on Citra, thank you devs you guys are freaking amazing. Setting it up was super easy no problem. It’s like a new 3DS game release in 2025!

 

[Hokage1of1]

Double click TimePatchApply.exe
Go to the cia file and click and hold the left mouse button and move it into the cmd prompt and press ENTER
The same with the pat file, move it into the cmd prompt and press ENTER
Then move your output folder into the last cmd prompt and press ENTER
Wait a moment until the patch is done...

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Thanks bro, I really appreciate the help…I did it exactly how you stated step by step and keep getting this error made sure it was decrypted, to no avail. I apologize for being a nuisance brother just have been really looking forward to this project.

 

[onepiecefreak]

Thanks bro, I really appreciate the help…I did it exactly how you stated step by step and keep getting this error made sure it was decrypted, to no avail. I apologize for being a nuisance brother just have been really looking forward to this project.

As stated on the Discord, this error explicitly only happens, when the CIA is still encrypted and the tool can therefore not read its partition information. For many other people it worked, and you won't magically have an exotic cia of the game which coincidentally doesn't open after being decrypted.

Put it on your 3DS and let godmode9 decrypt it "again" to make sure.

 

[draftguy123]

Thanks bro, I really appreciate the help…I did it exactly how you stated step by step and keep getting this error made sure it was decrypted, to no avail. I apologize for being a nuisance brother just have been really looking forward to this project.

You can Decrypt the cia file on your 3ds with godmode9
https://mcps-gang.github.io/godmode9-usage.html#encrypting--decrypting-a-cia-file