Hacking Software update required

[WalangAlam]

My ns is on 4.0.1. I was playing xenoblade 2 but it keep on bothering me to install update. So i went safe mode and delete the data. The update is gone but when I play xenoblade 2 I get a message "A software update is required. Update will be downloaded now". I dont want to update to 5.0 future cfw. How can I play xeno2 without updating to 5.0?

 

[TheCyberQuake]

My ns is on 4.0.1. I was playing xenoblade 2 but it keep on bothering me to install update. So i went safe mode and delete the data. The update is gone but when I play xenoblade 2 I get a message "A software update is required. Update will be downloaded now". I dont want to update to 5.0 future cfw. How can I play xeno2 without updating to 5.0?

What specifically did you do in safe mode?
Also did you ever at any point install an update for the game?

Also before deleting data was it saying "software update" or "system update"?

 

[DiscostewSM]

Did you block all the needed addresses to prevent update checks and/or disabled internet connectivity on your Switch?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

My ns is on 4.0.1. I was playing xenoblade 2 but it keep on bothering me to install update. So i went safe mode and delete the data. The update is gone but when I play xenoblade 2 I get a message "A software update is required. Update will be downloaded now". I dont want to update to 5.0 future cfw. How can I play xeno2 without updating to 5.0?

You probably deleted the game update through a factory reset, right? Once you have installed a game update there is no way to play the game without the update, the console keeps track. Maybe you'll still be able to download the game update again, I was able to download some stuff on Thursday. If not, you're out of luck, even doing a full factory reset won't help.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

You probably deleted the game update through a factory reset, right? Once you have installed a game update there is no way to play the game without the update, the console keeps track. Maybe you'll still be able to download the game update again, I was able to download some stuff on Thursday. If not, you're out of luck, even doing a full factory reset won't help.

This is what I was suspecting.
OP you likely deleted update data, and the switch prevents games that previously had an update installed from loading without the update. If you had other games that had updates installed earlier you likely locked yourself out of those too.

 

[Bladexdsl]

So i went safe mode and delete the data.

noob mistake man now your FUCKED

 

[WalangAlam]

It was saying software update. Let me check again. I downloaded xenoblade 2 update a month ago. I used dns for blocking updates. Can I get game update from a friends switch?

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https://reswitched.tech/info/faq
I followed that...

 

[TheCyberQuake]

It was saying software update. Let me check again. I downloaded xenoblade 2 update a month ago. I used dns for blocking updates. Can I get game update from a friends switch?

You can use the "Match Version with Local Users" if you have a friend with the update.
Though be careful, when you do that if they have 5.0.0 it may try sending the firmware update as well. If that does happen it happens when you start the match transfer and will say something like "updating system". You'll want to make sure you don't see the word system if your friend is on 5.0.0. If they aren't on 5.0.0 then it should be fine, if they are on 5.0.0 you'll want to cancel the match transfer if you see the word "system" ever to prevent updating to 5.0.0 and losing hacks.

 

[WalangAlam]

In safe mode, I choosed the second option. First option was system update, second is delete...

 

[TheCyberQuake]

In safe mode, I choosed the second option. First option was system update, second is delete...

For future reference, you only open that menu to delete system update, don't use any of the options.
And second, there is a difference between software update and system update. Software updates are game updates, system updates are firmware updates. You can't remove software update nag with the recovery menu, that only removes system updates. Once you have software update nag there is no current way to get rid of it

 

[WalangAlam]

Tyvm. Seems xeno2 is asking for system update too. Can i swap it to other region of xeno2, will it used same game update data?
My other games still works so no xeno2 for me yet...

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Tyvm. Seems xeno2 is asking for system update too. Can i swap it to other region of xeno2, will it used same game update data?
My other games still works so no xeno2 for me yet...

Depends on the game. A lot of games are identical between regions so they use the same update data, but not all. I'm not sure about Xenoblade.

 

[InTheBeef]

For future reference, you only open that menu to delete system update, don't use any of the options.
And second, there is a difference between software update access system update. Software updates are game updates, system updates are firmware updates. You can't remove software update nag with the recovery menu, that only removes system updates. Once you have software update nag there is no current way to get rid of it

http://switch.cfw.guide/guide/blocking-updates/ seriously needs to clarify what to do and what not to do in the recovery menu. I made the same mistake.

 

[Ichii Giki]

http://switch.cfw.guide/guide/blocking-updates/ seriously needs to clarify what to do and what not to do in the recovery menu. I made the same mistake.

Says so now at least: "Make sure to not select any options in Recovery Mode, only reboot"

 

[Skeet1983]

Hmm... My NS is on 4.1.0. I can launch Xeno 2 fine. My game is on version 1.3.0. Is that the latest? Thoughts appreciated

 

[H1B1Esquire]

My game is on version 1.3.0. Is that the latest? Thoughts appreciated

You're good. 1.3 is the latest, with QoL improvements and others added.

 

[subcon959]

Doesn't a factory reset allow you to play carts without game updates? Or are we only talking about eshop here?

 

[guily6669]

Is there anyway I could update Zelda cartridge game which is on V1.0 on my 3.02 console?

At the beginning I tried updating the game and it asked me to update my Switch's FW so I reserved the console and I'm playing 1.0 Zelda.

 

[BvanBart]

I have the same message here on a 4.1.0.
Whenever I install the game update then it will automatically add the cap that you need 5.0.0. There is no way around this.
Game updates are always automatically downloaded when you play the game with an internet connection.
At least... by the looks of it!

 

[InTheBeef]

Says so now at least: "Make sure to not select any options in Recovery Mode, only reboot"

Yeah contacted them myself lol. Hopefully no-one else ends up stuck in the same hole.