Homebrew [Release] CIAngel - download GOOD cias right on your 3ds :)

[Drakia]

@cearp can you make a prebuilt cia of this??? I can't build cia's from just a source... its too difficult for me to do...

https://github.com/llakssz/CIAngel/releases/latest

 

[DarkRioru]

thanks guys :3

 

[GeorgeAnton]

Just a heads up, you might want to update the readme on github now that @Drakia has updated the UI as it still says to press L to change 'modes'.

Really appreciate the work you guys have put into this, i've been following it from the start and it's awesome how far it's come

 

[Drakia]

Just a heads up, you might want to update the readme on github now that @Drakia has updated the UI as it still says to press L to change 'modes'.

Really appreciate the work you guys have put into this, i've been following it from the start and it's awesome how far it's come

Yeah, I'm terrible at updating documentation We may also be changing install mode switching back to L or R in a future version as well (I've found using a menu item for it is annoying when you're always doing installs)

 

[half-turok]

I found a bug, wen you writte a long name like "the legend of zelda majoras mask" the program crash.

 

[chronoss]

I have a region changed system which means I don't have eshop. If I can not visit the games page on the eshop then it will not load without cryptofixing.

Use Decryp9 to decrypt your cia, for me no need to go to eshop

 

[VaiCorinthians]

This is a great app to 3ds. Like a fake eShop I liked..

 

[Billy Acuña]

Just curious...
Is possible to cryptofix installed CIAs with Decrypt9?

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[Bullseye]

Wow, this is a great release. I first tried it running the HBL version of this from sysnand and it worked great. I installed the downloaded cia on emunand and game worked great. Then I installed the .cia version to EmuNAND (as I prefer to fiddle with stuff on emunand rather than sysnand, even if I have A9LH) and it worked great as well.

If I understood correctly this app basically searches the title id and uses the encrypted code to access the data stored in the servers to download it and after it is downloaded it builds a .cia file from it, right?.

If so, this is a different method than installing .tik files using FBI, right? Or is it a similar method?

 

[Billy Acuña]

Wow, this is a great release. I first tried it running the HBL version of this from sysnand and it worked great. I installed the downloaded cia on emunand and game worked great. Then I installed the .cia version to EmuNAND (as I prefer to fiddle with stuff on emunand rather than sysnand, even if I have A9LH) and it worked great as well.

If I understood correctly this app basically searches the title id and uses the encrypted code to access the data stored in the servers to download it and after it is downloaded it builds a .cia file from it, right?.

If so, this is a different method than installing .tik files using FBI, right? Or is it a similar method?

Like tickets but faster and with no risk unlike the tickets method.

 

[Bullseye]

Like tickets in what sense? I feel it is way safer than the other method.

BTW, I installed a cia file I downloaded and it asked me to update game, I did so pressing Y and downloading update directly (not through eshop) and it updated game correctly! That's awesome!

Like tickets but faster and with no risk like the tickets method.

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[coreycubed]

I found a bug, wen you writte a long name like "the legend of zelda majoras mask" the program crash.

I figured out a way around this. Open the wings.json in notepad and look for the titleid and enckey. You can manually input those into CIAngel. Defeats the purpose of the search feature, but it works for me.

Also, if you download the CIA by accident instead of installing it, you can run CIAngel again in install mode instead of download mode, and it'll find the CIA already on your SD card.

Both of these might be totally obvious, but I had to figure it out myself, so I'm posting it just in case

 

[Billy Acuña]

Like tickets in what sense? I feel it is way safer than the other method.

BTW, I installed a cia file I downloaded and it asked me to update game, I did so pressing Y and downloading update directly (not through eshop) and it updated game correctly! That's awesome!

I mean, CIAngel is safer than tickets method, I edited my comment changing "like" by "unlike", my bad...

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[Bullseye]

Haha, ok. Then this method doesn't write any extra info in the NAND or anywhere I should be aware of?

I'm asking because I disliked the idea of installing tickets in NAND. I prefer to stay away from eshop if possible as well.

EDIT: Oh, and I delete the tmp folder it creates when downloading a title. It keeps creating it every time, though. What is there? Should I keep it or can I delete it?

I mean, CIAngel is safer than tickets method, I edited my comment changing "like" by "unlike", my bad...

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[DarkRioru]

when I load an installed cia, it locks on the 3ds boot screen....

 

[VIERcntHOLZ]

So, id like to try CIAangel - installed the .cia
put the input.txt, in the CIAngel folder, started it, hit import by import.txt
got TitleID and encrypted Key from AN INTERNET SITE but it says "Could not download TMD. Internet/Title ID is ok?"

anything i forgot?

 

[DarkRioru]

So, id like to try CIAangel - installed the .cia
put the input.txt, in the CIAngel folder, started it, hit import by import.txt
got TitleID and encrypted Key from AN INTERNET SITE but it says "Could not download TMD. Internet/Title ID is ok?"

anything i forgot?

try getting the wings.json file... it should be on one of the iso sites...

 

[VaiCorinthians]

question: can I download a pre-purchase pre-load game and play it without wait to release date?

 

[Ryccardo]

Haha, ok. Then this method doesn't write any extra info in the NAND or anywhere I should be aware of?

I'm asking because I disliked the idea of installing tickets in NAND. I prefer to stay away from eshop if possible as well.

Downloading a cia won't, but installing one necessarily adds a ticket for it, if there already wasn't onw!

 

[Drakia]

I found a bug, wen you writte a long name like "the legend of zelda majoras mask" the program crash.

Yeah, I actually ran into that the other night. The search code definitely has some issues we'll be working out

Just curious...
Is possible to cryptofix installed CIAs with Decrypt9?

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As far as I know it's only possible to cryptofix CIA files, as its doing a deep decryption.

Wow, this is a great release. I first tried it running the HBL version of this from sysnand and it worked great. I installed the downloaded cia on emunand and game worked great. Then I installed the .cia version to EmuNAND (as I prefer to fiddle with stuff on emunand rather than sysnand, even if I have A9LH) and it worked great as well.

If I understood correctly this app basically searches the title id and uses the encrypted code to access the data stored in the servers to download it and after it is downloaded it builds a .cia file from it, right?.

If so, this is a different method than installing .tik files using FBI, right? Or is it a similar method?

The files are downloaded from the eshop CDN, and the contents are combined with the titlekey to create a CIA. In download mode it will create a CIA you can install using FBI, and with install mode it downloads the CIA directly as an installed title (without creating a temporary CIA file)

Like tickets in what sense? I feel it is way safer than the other method.

BTW, I installed a cia file I downloaded and it asked me to update game, I did so pressing Y and downloading update directly (not through eshop) and it updated game correctly! That's awesome!

Yup, due to using proper encrypted title keys, games created/installed with CIAngel can be updated and downloaded directly from the eshop without issue

Haha, ok. Then this method doesn't write any extra info in the NAND or anywhere I should be aware of?

I'm asking because I disliked the idea of installing tickets in NAND. I prefer to stay away from eshop if possible as well.

EDIT: Oh, and I delete the tmp folder it creates when downloading a title. It keeps creating it every time, though. What is there? Should I keep it or can I delete it?

Tickets are still installed to your currently active NAND (either sys or emu/red, whichever you are booted into). The tmp folder is used for storing a few temporary files used during both create and install modes (tmd/cetk files). The CIA is also initially created there when in create mode.

when I load an installed cia, it locks on the 3ds boot screen....

Some titles require cryptofixing, which CIAngel does not do. You may need to use D9 to cryptofixing the CIA before installation.

So, id like to try CIAangel - installed the .cia
put the input.txt, in the CIAngel folder, started it, hit import by import.txt
got TitleID and encrypted Key from AN INTERNET SITE but it says "Could not download TMD. Internet/Title ID is ok?"

anything i forgot?

Make sure the order of the title ID and key are correct in the input.txt file, and that your 3ds is connected to the internet.

question: can I download a pre-purchase pre-load game and play it without wait to release date?

If you can manage to get a proper titlekey for a prerelease game, sure. But u doubt you'll be able to