Create your own NSP Forwarder with NSO's N64 Emulator

[Imancol]

I will try to be brief

You need to download the workflow
https://bit.ly/3F9EkZY

(DO NOT USE SPACES IN THE FOLDERS)

Insert your game (20_Yourgame.z64) and config file (10_YourConfig.cfg) in this path:
N64-Hovercraft\Files\Romfs\rom\Stardust_JP

Delete:
10_delete this and insert CONFIG.cfg
20_delete this and insert ROM.bin

Run SM3DAS.exe
Go to Buld NSP packages

Insert all the values as shown in the screenshot, found in the Files folder

Spoiler: Content

N64-Hovercraft\Files\Exefs
N64-Hovercraft\Files\Romfs
N64-Hovercraft\Files\logo
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\important.htdocs
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\ipnotices.htdocs
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\support.htdocs
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html

Offline HTML contains information from the Pause Menu, it is mandatory or the game will freeze. You must manually copy the values, do not try to hit the purple icon (It will give an error because there is no .html file).
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html

Add information

Title ID: Title ID (important)
Name: Name of the NSP icon (Important)
Author: Your name Author
Version: Version of your NSP (it doesn't matter)
Product code / serial: Identifier (does not matter)
Icon: The NSP icon
Keyset File: dump prod.keys echo in Lockpick_RCM (Important)

When you're done, press Build NSP package! (Don't give save yet). Name the NSP

MAKE CONTROL
This is done manually, but it is easy to explain
go to the Control folder and open control.xml with some text editor (I recommend Notepad ++)

Change the following information:
Your GAME TITLE = Place here the name of the title of the game, for each language.
Your AUTOR NAME = Replace them all with the name of the Author of the NSP
0x0100000000000000 = Replace them all with the ID of the NSP that you put in SM3DAS.exe (Do not remove 0x)

Save the changes.

Run "Make Control.bat"

Now yes, click save in SM3DAS.exe to create the NSP

That's it.

Don't try to run "Make Control.bat" without giving "Build NSP package!" in SM3DAS.exe. It will give an error because there is no ".Build\control" folder to create "control.nacp" the first time you run or close SM3DAS.exe. Also, do not first create the "control.nacp" with the .bat because every time you click the button Build NSP package! it will be overwritten, since the files that will be used to build the NSP are being copied.

EXTRA:
You can edit the PAUSE Menu. Go to manual_html

Credit:
The-4n(hacPack), XorTroll(GUI-mod SM3DAS)

 

[Imancol]

Fixed an issue that caused the program to crash when trying to build an NSP. Removing the spaces in "N64 Hovercraft" solves it.

DO NOT USE SPACES IN THE FOLDERS

 

[iiTzSamurai]

- Works. Thank you!

 

[Smoker1]

Does it matter if the Rom is Extended (24MB)?

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Does it matter if the Rom is Extended (24MB)?

rom must work with config, just like nso or sm3das. Needs idle and settings

 

[fatherjack]

I've not messed with NSO at all ( switch stays offline)
does this allow to make a single game forwarder to use with installed NSO emulator?
and will I have to install NSO and get it working to use this?

thanks for any help

my end goal would just be a Banjo Tooie forwarder

 

[Imancol]

I've not messed with NSO at all ( switch stays offline)
does this allow to make a single game forwarder to use with installed NSO emulator?
and will I have to install NSO and get it working to use this?

thanks for any help

my end goal would just be a Banjo Tooie forwarder

NSO currently does not allow running a single game when starting NSO, it must be selected like the other built-in games. Only SM3DAS-SM64 allows to do it, but Banjoo Tooie does not detect the driver. In NSO it performs poorly as far as I know.

Also, making forwarders for NSO is necessary if you are going to add new games. Mainly because there is a limit of space to save things (500MB ~) and control.nacp will have to be edited to increase that space and avoid corrupted games (just like a counterfeit MicroSD when it reaches the real size limit)

 

[AlanLC]

Even with the "Allow Screenshots" and "Allow Video Caputure" options selected, these functions do not work.

I did this below but even so when pressing the minus button the screen the image darkens and freezes.

“You must manually copy the values, do not try to hit the purple icon (It will give an error because there is no .html file).
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html”

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Even with the "Allow Screenshots" and "Allow Video Caputure" options selected, these functions do not work.

I did this below but even so when pressing the minus button the screen the image darkens and freezes.

“You must manually copy the values, do not try to hit the purple icon (It will give an error because there is no .html file).
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html”

are you using the latest v1.1.1 update files. Never mind it should have come with them. Try to rebuild the nsp I think it happened to me before

 

[AlanLC]

Yes 1.1.1, I tried rebuilding 3 times for the same Rom, and again for another Rom but the problem persists.

Is there a way to make an NSP for Mario Galaxy and Mario Sunshine, with all the files in the NSP, not to read the files in the Content folder of Atmosphere?

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Yes 1.1.1, I tried rebuilding 3 times for the same Rom, and again for another Rom but the problem persists.

Is there a way to make an NSP for Mario Galaxy and Mario Sunshine, with all the files in the NSP, not to read the files in the Content folder of Atmosphere?

yes of course. Join my discord, link in my signature

 

[AlanLC]

yes of course. Join my discord, link in my signature

Thank you, I saw that there are interesting things!

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Thank you, I saw that there are interesting things!

nvr mind its not working for me anymore either

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Even with the "Allow Screenshots" and "Allow Video Caputure" options selected, these functions do not work.

I did this below but even so when pressing the minus button the screen the image darkens and freezes.

“You must manually copy the values, do not try to hit the purple icon (It will give an error because there is no .html file).
N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html”

run the exe as admin and then copy the file path N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html then type in the manual_html manually

 

[AlanLC]

run the exe as admin and then copy the file path N64-Hovercraft\Files\legalinfo\manual_html then type in the manual_html manually

Worked, thank you!!!

 

[Imancol]

This method is already too old. Then I will share something more updated.

 

[Zerus]

This method is already too old. Then I will share something more updated.

have you shared the updated method yet?

 

[CacaExtrema]

Wondering the same

have you shared the updated method yet?

 

[iiTzSamurai]

Wondering the same

you can use CaVE database manager to make hovercraft nsp's now. Join the discord if you want to know how to edit the menu's

 

[Mr_Gamepro3501]

rom must work with config, just like nso or sm3das. Needs idle and settings

how do you get a rom's config?