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Some information that needs to be addressed:

• SX OS and Atmosphere now supports proper LayeredFS, instructions for using it has changed since this tutorial was made
• Supported Firmware information is out of date
• LFSKit needs to be updated to properly support non 5.x.x firmware
• Compatability chart needs to be re-made

-PRAGMA

WARNING

• DO NOT GO ONLINE WHEN DOING THIS (YOU WILL BE BANNED)

How to use LayeredFS for Backup Loading

Firmware Supported: ONLY 5.x.x
Use the PRAGMA LFS Kit below.

PRAGMA's LFS Kit

DOWNLOAD
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• Go from NOTHING in your SD Card to playing a game backup in a few clicks!
• Decrypt .XCI -> romfs/exefs folder with main.nmpd auto edited aswell as folder's name auto renamed to donor titleid
• Download NOTHING except LFSKit!

ENJOY!

Picking a Donor Title and getting Donor TitleIDRunning Game Backups!

1. 
   
   1. A donor title is the application we will run to open the backup.
      Pick a game you don't care about (Download a Demo or a free game from eShop, for example Octopath Demo)
      saves are something no one knows much about, we don't fully know where or how they are stored.
      They might overwrite the donor titles save, so seriously pick a game you DONT care about, not a game you rarely play.
      
      
   2. I also recommend picking a donor title/game combo that has been tested and reported working just so you know if YOU did something wrong or not.
   3. Find the TitleID of the donor title you chose from http://nswdb.com or http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Title_list/Games
      Region must be the same, choose the TitleID for the base-game NOT for the update title, even if your updated.
2. 
   
   1. Once again, boot into Hekate-IPL (Step 1).
   2. Enter "Launch firmware" and select "RomFS".
   3. Your now in your system's home menu.
   4. Open the Donor Title you set the TitleID of on that folder and .npmd file earlier.
   5. The game will load up flawlessly.
      If you opened the Title lets say, Fortnite, and Fortnite booted, the titleid of the folder in sd:/atmosphere/titles/{fortnitetitleid} doesnt exist, or doesnt start with 0100.
      If it gives you an error screen, either you didnt edit the main.npmd properly, or its an incompatible title/donor combo.
   To see which games work and which dont using which donor titles, look below.
   If you notice that you used a combination of Game and Donor title that isnt in the list below, post in the thread and I will add it. (look under to see what I need to add to chart).
   

Troubleshooting

• Black Screen/Infinitely Loading
  Leave it for around 5 minutes then press the home button and go back into the game without closing it. Often this can do the job.
• Freeze when Loading
  Close the game and try again, its a common occurence, you may have to try up to 4-5 times before getting it to work, sometimes you may even have to reboot between retries.

 

[jimmyj]

got just dance 2018 working with fortnite, and kirby star allies on pokemon quest. chances are "free" games are what we need vs demos.

so you confirm kirby works on pokemon?

 

[shabbypenguin]

so you confirm kirby works on pokemon?

yea, i goofed up and removed the wrong folder. ill have a screenshot in a few mins, checkpoint injected my save just fine as well, idk if it works or not though.

 

[ExploitTnT]

Human: Fall Flat: Booted ✓ | Working Saves ✓ https://streamable.com/r1wjy

 

[PRAGMA]

Human: Fall Flat: Booted ✓ | Working Saves ✓ https://streamable.com/r1wjy

Donor?

 

[ExploitTnT]

Donor?

Fortnite

 

[Traiver]

Pokken on a physical Skyrim donor cart (Kirby works, too)

 

[PRAGMA]

Pokken on a physical Skyrim donor cart (Kirby works, too)

Nice does it save?

 

[jimmyj]

Pokken on a physical Skyrim donor cart (Kirby works, too)

HOW'D YOU GET THAT BACKGROUND

 

[Traiver]

Nice does it save?

Yes, saving works, too.

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HOW'D YOU GET THAT BACKGROUND

It's not a background, my camera snapped in the perfect moment from switching from the game to the home menu

 

[VIDOKS]

sad to say that fortnite with overcooked on 5.1.0 didn't work (error pop up)

 

[ut2k4master]

how do saves work? do they use the donors id, potentially overwriting their saves?

 

[KeyZiro]

damn, the thread looks so good wp

 

[PRAGMA]

sad to say that fortnite with overcooked on 5.1.0 didn't work (error pop up)

Fortnite is the donor title right?

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how do saves work? do they use the donors id, potentially overwriting their saves?

Apparently they save in the same location but next to the donor titles saves.

 

[VIDOKS]

yes fortnite is the donor and when i start it i got a pop up that say that an error occur at start

 

[NO_ob]

Donkey kong tropical freeze works via Fallout shelter saving works fine too

 

[Leozairus]

Dragon quest Builders boot from Arms (game not demo)
Dragon quest Builders boot from Blaster master zero (game not demo)
I will try large games now like FIFA, Doom and Skyrim ...

 

[Traiver]

1-2 Switch not working with: Zelda, Mario Odyssey, Snipperclips Demo

 

[KeyZiro]

Donkey kong tropical freeze works via Fallout shelter saving works fine too

wtf is that

 

[VIDOKS]

okay remove overcooked i try fall flat with fortnite and i have an error too but you said, it work so i think i have a problem

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do you know where can be the problem ?

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i extract xci have the good cfw etc.... but when i launch fortnite 1 sec after de nintendo switch logo it crashed
very strange

 

[x0x0]

Payday 2 Working from Pokemon Quest, not working from FAST RMX
Saves are working.