I've been wondering if it is possible to kind of create a "private online" for hacked switches and link our devices to it so we could play online... kinda like wiimmfi does on the wii
Hacking Discussion ¿Is it be possible to emulate the Nintendo Online service?
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We've already looked at making a "SwitchNet" utilizing the LAN Play mode in certain games. So far nobody has gotten it to work to my knowledge, but I think XLink Kai is working on something.
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So, If it's possible, what would happen to Fortnite and other cross-play games with own server ? Would we get a own hacker Fortnite server, same with Paladins ?
I don't think so, the way it would probably work, is with the lan play that the switch offers, making that not compatible with non lan play compatible games.
The answer is a shaky yes it's possible, but it's not practical as the Big N would C&D it shortly after it goes public. Nintendo is not going to be a fan of fan servers, especially now that they have their own paid online service.
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Yes but the N would shut it down because they have their paid service and don't want anyone "clone", "emulate", "create" a free/paid service without their permission.
We do have something like that on the ps4 but is done with point to point connections if im not wrong, so there's not a dedicated server that sony can shut down, so i think it can be kind of like that :s idk
Do you think it would be possible to create a solution that didn't infringe copyright?
Technically if we made a private server for say Quake 2, that would be fine. It's only if we made one for say Splatoon 2 that would land someone into hot water.
Now if something like Splatoon 2 were to offer the option to host your own private server from your own computer, that would be a different story.
This gets into some really muddy issue with copyright laws, but basically it boils down to what the company permits you to do with their IP. It would have to be on Nintendo (or any other company) to give you the OK and everything needed to host your own server with their IP.
Of course there's also the case where servers are hosted after the system has lost support and those cases don't really seem to be touched by most companies. It seems like Nintendo hasn't really done anything about Wiimmfi. Which is most likely because the courts would be far more inclined to be in favor of Wiimmfi over Nintendo's claims. Of course this is just a theory on my end, but one based on my knowledge of Nintendo's history only taking on battles that they know they can win.
Edit: I forgot to add that any private server being used to bypass their paid online service is against the law. So there's that issue that needs to be taken into consideration.
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do you think that making the lan thing i say, it will be breaking this kind of stuff? cuz nintendo allows us to do that without a nintendo online subscription, so i don't think it will be such a bad thing to do though.
Yeah your gonna need to reverse engineer the game's network stack.
Probs to much work but is possible
Its being worked on guys!
If you understand spanis, go watch this video! And get ready for online play on banned switches
If you understand spanis, go watch this video! And get ready for online play on banned switches
Considering the fact that no evidence is presented in the video that shows that his console is indeed banned, i highly, HIGHLY doubt this video has any legs to stand on. Besides, if you look at the thumbnail. he's LAN(As in LOCAL) play, something that isn't affected by online bans
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TwoSpikedHands:
yall im torn... ive been hacking away at tales of phantasia GBA (the USA version) and have so many documents of reverse engineering i've done -
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I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer
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Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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The Real Jdbye:
@TwoSpikedHands just switch, all the knowledge you learned still applies and most of the code and assets should be the same anyway -
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The Real Jdbye:
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be able to play it legally anyway since they need a ROM and they probably don't have the means to dump it themselves -
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