Homebrew New to the Switch homebrew scene! Had a couple questions!

[mmajunkie77]

Hey all! New Switch owner here, and also new to the Switch homebrew scene! Right out of the box, the console was on 4.1.0 and has NOT been connected to the internet yet at all. I'm curious if I should play a few games now, or not touch anything and wait until homebrew and playing backups can be done. I had a few questions about the process:

Obviously I need to block updates. By doing so, will this still allow me to play games like BOTW, Odyssey, MK8, ect? Or will it attempt to force a system update?

I'm also unsure if I will be able to access the eshop if I refuse to update?

I've seen a few guides around, but I'm unsure of which to follow. I was curious if somebody could link me to a 4.1.0 guide, if there is one available?

I've modded consoles before but the Switch is very unfamiliar territory, so go easy on me! I'm not concerned at all about emulation. As I stated before, my main goal is to play backups. I realize it may be a long way away, but I'm a patient person so I can wait it out! Can I go ahead and play physical or digital games, or just block updates and wait until homebrew/backups are released? Any advice or suggestions are seriously appreciated!

 

[Ryab]

Hey all! New Switch owner here, and also new to the Switch homebrew scene! Right out of the box, the console was on 4.1.0 and has NOT been connected to the internet yet at all. I'm curious if I should play a few games now, or not touch anything and wait until homebrew and playing backups can be done. I had a few questions about the process:

Obviously I need to block updates. By doing so, will this still allow me to play games like BOTW, Odyssey, MK8, ect? Or will it attempt to force a system update?

I'm also unsure if I will be able to access the eshop if I refuse to update?

I've seen a few guides around, but I'm unsure of which to follow. I was curious if somebody could link me to a 4.1.0 guide, if there is one available?

I've modded consoles before but the Switch is very unfamiliar territory, so go easy on me! I'm not concerned at all about emulation. As I stated before, my main goal is to play backups. I realize it may be a long way away, but I'm a patient person so I can wait it out! Can I go ahead and play physical or digital games, or just block updates and wait until homebrew/backups are released? Any advice or suggestions are seriously appreciated!

you cannot access eshop or play games online when on an old firmware sadly so just follow this guide and wait https://switch.hacks.guide/blocking-updates

 

[Rizzorules]

You can not access eshop unless you update to the latest firmware. You will be able to play those games since any of them require 4.1.0+. There are some tools to backup your games and in the near future we will be able to play roms with Team xecutes modchip / atmosphere

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Honestly at this point, just delete network connections. There's no way to go online while blocking updates without getting an error, anyway, so you may as well just remove any point of potential failure

 

[SirNapkin1334]

Hey all! New Switch owner here, and also new to the Switch homebrew scene! Right out of the box, the console was on 4.1.0 and has NOT been connected to the internet yet at all. I'm curious if I should play a few games now, or not touch anything and wait until homebrew and playing backups can be done. I had a few questions about the process:

Obviously I need to block updates. By doing so, will this still allow me to play games like BOTW, Odyssey, MK8, ect? Or will it attempt to force a system update?

I'm also unsure if I will be able to access the eshop if I refuse to update?

I've seen a few guides around, but I'm unsure of which to follow. I was curious if somebody could link me to a 4.1.0 guide, if there is one available?

I've modded consoles before but the Switch is very unfamiliar territory, so go easy on me! I'm not concerned at all about emulation. As I stated before, my main goal is to play backups. I realize it may be a long way away, but I'm a patient person so I can wait it out! Can I go ahead and play physical or digital games, or just block updates and wait until homebrew/backups are released? Any advice or suggestions are seriously appreciated!

https://switch.hacks.guide

 

[mmajunkie77]

What about physical copies? Will it prompt an update? I'm assuming game updates have nothing to do with system updates, correct?

I'm in no rush to update anything. I'm super patient, and I'd rather wait it out until we have backups.

 

[Ryab]

What about physical copies? Will it prompt an update? I'm assuming game updates have nothing to do with system updates, correct?

I'm in no rush to update anything. I'm super patient, and I'd rather wait it out until we have backups.

physical copys of games still comes with system updates in the carts though so far the highest that has been reported in a cart is 4.1.0 so no worry yet

 

[mmajunkie77]

physical copys of games still comes with system updates in the carts though so far the highest that has been reported in a cart is 4.1.0 so no worry yet

Well that's refreshing to hear. I still may wait it out though. Would it be smart to just block updates, and wait until something is set in stone for 4.1.0 (as far as backups are concerned), then go from there? Either way, I'm excited to see what happens in the future.

 

[Deleted-442439]

I second what everyone has said, just don't add any network settings at all, that is the safest thing to do. You can still play games offline obviously.

A few things you should know:

-If a update downloads: Turn of the console, reboot while holding volume + and - keys to boot into recovery mode and delete the downloaded update data.

- Do not transfer update data for games from another Switch, certain updates requiring 5.0+ will update your system.

- if you want to mess around online SwitchBruDNS will block updates and let you use the internet browser, youtube, play HTML5 games etc.

Always remember that If you want any form of homebrew patience is key, 4.1.0 homebrew should be out sometime during this year, including Trustzone. CFW is also being worked on, but not much is known about when that will be ready. 5.0 does not have any known exploits being worked on as far as I am aware.

 

[Adrian137]

I second what everyone has said, just don't add any network settings at all, that is the safest thing to do. You can still play games offline obviously.

A few things you should know:

-If a update downloads: Turn of the console, reboot while holding volume + and - keys to boot into recovery mode and delete the downloaded update data.

- Do not transfer update data for games from another Switch, certain updates requiring 5.0+ will update your system.

- if you want to mess around online SwitchBruDNS will block updates and let you use the internet browser, youtube, play HTML5 games etc.

Always remember that If you want any form of homebrew patience is key, 4.1.0 homebrew should be out sometime during this year, including Trustzone. CFW is also being worked on, but not much is known about when that will be ready. 5.0 does not have any known exploits being worked on as far as I am aware.

Thanks so much for your time for the response,

Can I ask whether is it possible for us to create link our Nintendo account if we use the switchbruDNS? (Just to view the total playtime in game)

 

[Deleted-442439]

Thanks so much for your time for the response,

Can I ask whether is it possible for us to create link our Nintendo account if we use the switchbruDNS? (Just to view the total playtime in game)

No problem! No, you can't use any Nintendo services, we block all the servers to be safe. You will however not have much use for it since you can't go online yet.

 

[mmajunkie77]

I second what everyone has said, just don't add any network settings at all, that is the safest thing to do. You can still play games offline obviously.

A few things you should know:

-If a update downloads: Turn of the console, reboot while holding volume + and - keys to boot into recovery mode and delete the downloaded update data.

- Do not transfer update data for games from another Switch, certain updates requiring 5.0+ will update your system.

- if you want to mess around online SwitchBruDNS will block updates and let you use the internet browser, youtube, play HTML5 games etc.

Always remember that If you want any form of homebrew patience is key, 4.1.0 homebrew should be out sometime during this year, including Trustzone. CFW is also being worked on, but not much is known about when that will be ready. 5.0 does not have any known exploits being worked on as far as I am aware.

Wouldn't you have to add your network in order to block updates through DNS settings? Or just not adding a network, means no prompted updates? Not too worried about any online playing though, I'm more of a single player type. I'm completely cool with playing everything offline for now. But, as you said, patience is key. I have plenty of other games to play until then! It's well worth the wait.