Hi GBAtemp. User @shutterbug2000 has found a way to merge two badge datas to essentially give yourself the badges of another player that has made their files publicly available. In this tutorial, we'll be using @Februarysn0w's badges (he/she has collected over 900 badges).

Februarysn0w's badge data: https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=b6305612e3c95fbd&id=B6305612E3C95FBD!694&authkey=!ANwz34EVEYjGARc

1. Open the target's BadgeMngFile.dat and yours in a hex editor of your choice. (HxD is preferred)

2. Copy from 0x0 to 0xc (ctrl+g "C"; hex checked) from the target and then pastewrite the strings onto your file.

3. CTRL+G to "3E8" and select everything starting from there to the end of the file and pastewrite it to yours once again. (Alternatively, you can copy from 0x1C to 0x20 from your file and then pastewrite the strings onto the target. Using this method, you can skip step 2 and 3. Then simply copy the target file to your 3DS)

4. Save the edited BadgeMngFile.dat.

5. Copy the modified BadgeMngFile.dat and the target's BadgeData.dat onto your SD card and import them.

Please reply to this thread if this worked for you!

Great videos by @Ericzander:
CFW users:
Homebrew users:

EDIT: A lot of people don't know what to use. If you're a CFW user, use SaveDataFiler. If you're a *hax user, use ext_data dump tool or Sunshell by Rinnegatamante.

 

[RetroBitMig]

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You've got the wrong things in your config.txt. Open it up and paste this

RESTORE "BadgeData.dat" "000014D1:/BadgeData.dat"
RESTORE "BadgeMngFile.dat" "000014D1:/BadgeMngFile.dat"

Also, make sure they're inside the extdata_dump folder for that to work

 

[dimmidice]

Thank you so much for the fantastic guide. I really appreciate it, but I do have a question. Now that i have all his badges I seem to be having some odd categorize issues for sorting all the badges. There are all out of wack and place in peculiar location. For instance the swap note section has furniture in it, did I do something wrong or is this unavoidable?

you matched the badgedata file with the wrong badgemng file.

Badge2Data goes with badge2file
and 14D1_BadgeData goes with 14D1_BadgeMngFile

 

[Necrojinsei]

you matched the badgedata file with the wrong badgemng file.

Badge2Data goes with badge2file
and 14D1_BadgeData goes with 14D1_BadgeMngFile

Ha thank you! I appreciate the help, it's all solved now.

 

[Ericzander]

So guess who just figured out how to get Nintendo Badge Arcade working on his 9.5 n3DS RxTools emuNAND? This guy!

Going to make a video of that first.

 

[Nyannurs]

So guess who just figured out how to get Nintendo Badge Arcade working on his 9.5 n3DS RxTools emuNAND? This guy!

Going to make a video of that first.

you're neat <3<3

 

[Chocobubba]

I used the 11.22.15 files and it worked for me (though all the badge categories were in japanese)

When I opened the Badge Arcade it was using my original save data, and doesn't know that I have all the stuff unlocked, but I can still place all the badges to my homescreen.

Is that normal, or did I botch something?

 

[Nyannurs]

I used the 11.22.15 files and it worked for me (though all the badge categories were in japanese)

When I opened the Badge Arcade it restored my old data though...

you're not supposed to open badge arcade once you import other people's badges....

 

[AutumnWolf]

Does anyone know how to set my config.txt to make it replace my old: BadgeMngFile for the new-one?

 

[RetroBitMig]

you're not supposed to open badge arcade once you import other people's badges....

I used the 11.22.15 files and it worked for me (though all the badge categories were in japanese)

When I opened the Badge Arcade it was using my original save data, and doesn't know that I have all the stuff unlocked, but I can still place all the badges to my homescreen.

Is that normal, or did I botch something?

I can do the same, I've got Kirby badges while I still use Badge Arcade normally.

 

[Nyannurs]

I can do the same, I've got Kirby badges while I still use Badge Arcade normally.

well, that's strange. do you have an nnID?

 

[Deleted member 373223]

well, that's strange. do you have an nnID?

it does not instantly overwrite the badge.dat, it check it only if you get a new badge o0r reload them going in the info center.

 

[RetroBitMig]

well, that's strange. do you have an nnID?

Indeed, I do. I'm running Ironhax on 10.3 sysNand and everything works fine, Badge Arcade opens up normally. I can confirm what @Filo97 said, though, that when you actually go into the Help Desk and move badges around in the Badge Box then that's when the injected badges disappear.

 

[AutumnWolf]

Indeed, I do. I'm running Ironhax on 10.3 sysNand and everything works fine, Badge Arcade opens up normally. I can confirm what @Filo97 said, though, that when you actually go into the Help Desk and move badges around in the Badge Box then that's when the injected badges disappear.

Can you explain me how to set the .config txt?

 

[javicrazy]

Hey guys i was out all day but since had a pm asking how i did it in emunand (rxtools 10.3) ill paste my answer too here in case it can help someone else.

Hey man i took the badge2file.dat and badge2data.dat from the guy folder. Then i used savedatafiler to export my badgemngfile.dat and my badgedata.dat by going to extdata and exporting to sd 000014d1 (saw in another tuto, dont remember which).
After that i followed the tutorial... changed the values with an hex editor and replaced my backupped badgedata.dat with his, then i imported all again with savedatafiler and i got the 950+ badges

Btw the badges only appear on the home menu, they wont appear in the badge arcade app!

 

[Deleted member 373223]

Hey guys i was out all day but since had a pm asking how i did it in emunand (rxtools 10.3) ill paste my answer too here in case it can help someone else.

Hey man i took the badge2file.dat and badge2data.dat from the guy folder. Then i used savedatafiler to export my badgemngfile.dat and my badgedata.dat by going to extdata and exporting to sd 000014d1 (saw in another tuto, dont remember which).
After that i followed the tutorial... changed the values with an hex editor and replaced my backupped badgedata.dat with his, then i imported all again with savedatafiler and i got the 950+ badges

Btw the badges only appear on the home menu, they wont appear in the badge arcade app!

they can't appear in the badge arcade app.

 

[javicrazy]

Can you please try putting some themes in shuffle mode and see if still works after sleep mode? thanks.

Hey man just checked it, they work fine too, sorry for the late answer

 

[Ericzander]

Can you explain me how to set the .config txt?

Try this:

; replace BadgeData.dat
RESTORE "BadgeData.dat" "000014d1:/BadgeData.dat"

 

[AutumnWolf]

Try this:

; replace BadgeData.dat
RESTORE "BadgeData.dat" "000014d1:/BadgeData.dat"

Thx

 

[mungry]

well, that's strange. do you have an nnID?

Yeah the badge merge doesn't get overwritten. You can keep getting badges too!

 

[730]

It worked! Only thing is, the app shortcut badges don't do what they're supposed to, instead they work like regular badges.