[RELEASE] re_nfpii - Amiibo emulation

[sonictopfan]

I tried this but even though it shows up in Aroma menu (L+D+Strt) every time I "enable" it then exit and go back to the game but then it doesn't work, I open Aroma menu again and it's automatically "disabled" and it gives me an error log of "failed have to disable" what am I doing wrong?

It would need to be an entirely different plugin which emulates the Skylanders portal connected via USB.

Agreed, although I'm more interested in LEGO Dimensions because I have always wanted to play Sonic's campaign.

 

[Orbots]

uhh in the log says FAILED to parse tag
loadtag failed turning off emularion

Post automatically merged: Apr 11, 2024

I do hope someday someone could make something like that. If I recall correctly, CEMU has a way of using Skylander figure dumps to make the games think one is connected, and obviously it would take a ton of effort to create something similar as an Aroma plugin, but it's not outside the realm of possibility.

OMG same ive always wanted to play the skylanders games on wii u but i can't cause i don't have the figures
however you can play without figures on 3ds

in 3ds you only need to scan a figure once and then the skylander is permanently unlocked (except on giants and spyro's adventure)
this person gathered all the skylanders and scanned them in the supported 3ds games

you can get the save files here:
skylanders 3ds saves with ALL skylanders

just inject the files

 

[sonictopfan]

uhh in the log says FAILED to parse tag
loadtag failed turning off emularion

Yes, but what does that means? What is it that I'm doing incorrectly?

 

[concept8192]

OMG same ive always wanted to play the skylanders games on wii u but i can't cause i don't have the figures
however you can play without figures on 3ds

in 3ds you only need to scan a figure once and then the skylander is permanently unlocked (except on giants and spyro's adventure)
this person gathered all the skylanders and scanned them in the supported 3ds games

you can get the save files here:
skylanders 3ds saves with ALL skylanders

just inject the files

I heard about that years ago but the 3DS games are completely different than the console ones, and less interesting imo

 

[Doneyboney]

A more or less accurate reimplementation of the Wii U's nn_nfp.rpl library, with the goal of research and amiibo emulation.
Requires the Aroma environment.




re_nfpii is split into a module and a plugin.
The module completely replaces all exports of nn_nfp and adds additional exports for configuration. A majority of the code tries to be accurate to what nn_nfp is doing, so don't question some of the design choices.
The plugin handles the configurarion menu for the module and some additional things which can't be added to the module.

Usage​

• Download the latest release or the artifacts of latest nightly build from here (Requires a GitHub account).
• Copy the contents of the downloaded .zip file to your target environment.
• Copy your (encrypted!) amiibo dumps to wiiu/re_nfpii. Subfolders are also supported and can be browsed from the configuration menu.
  Folders in the re_nfpii folder starting with a Title ID (without the -) will be automatically opened for that game (for example a folder named 0005000010144F00 - Smash Bros would automatically open for Smash Bros USA).
• Open the plugin configuration menu with L + Down + SELECT.
• Select one of your amiibo and enable emulation.

Remove after​

• The remove after feature "removes" the virtual tag from the reader after the specified amount of time.

Amiibo Settings​

The Wii U Plugin System does not work in applets, such as the Amiibo Settings, yet.
This means you can't open the re_nfpii configuration while in the Amiibo Settings.
To use the Amiibo Settings, select the Amiibo you want to configure before entering them, and everything else will be handled automatically.
After returning from the Amiibo Settings, re-enable Amiibo emulation.

Planned features​

This currently just reimplements the major parts of nn_nfp and redirects tag reads and writes to the SD Card.
For future releases it is planned to have additional features and a custom format which does not require encryption.

Downloads
Source code

Do you think there's anyway this could potentially be used to bypass the "Power Base Needed" screen for Skylanders games? Without the base the games are unplayable

Edit: I've read further in the thread and this question was answered.

 

[Blythe93]

Edit: I've read further in the thread and this question was answered.

You can build your own Project D.I.R.E. emulator for those games' figurines, if you want. It requires only some basic soldering skills if you get all the parts. BIN files aren't hard to find either if you don't have your own (except for the Lego stuff, I guess, but apparently there's a better way to emulate those than with Project D.I.R.E.).

 

[nhockon_cm]

Why this brilliant thread has a little comments?
Thank you, OP.

 

[CLDavi]

Aww, that stinks. Maybe someone'll make an Aroma plugin for Skylander emulation someday.

They already did. One enterprising homebrew developer has devised an Aroma plugin that does not just Skylanders portal emulation, but also Disney Infinity and Lego Dimensions portal emulation. I've tried it myself, and it works great! https://gbatemp.net/threads/re_nsyshid-wii-u-usb-device-emulator.669438/

 

[bluntbows]

Excellent plugin. Tested on Yoshi's Woolly World and it works smoothly.