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I have an XCI file with an integrated update, I want to extract the base game and its update and convert them into seperate files. The update is now in the form of a bunch of loose NCA files in a folder called "update" but I can't convert them back into an NSP file. All the tools I find will only convert one individual NCA file into one individual NSP without repacking them.

nspBuild asks for an npdm file which I don't know how to obtain, there was nothing like that when I extracted everything from my XCI.

 

[BigOnYa]

I have an XCI file with an integrated update, I want to extract the base game and its update and convert them into seperate files. The update is now in the form of a bunch of loose NCA files in a folder called "update" but I can't convert them back into an NSP file. All the tools I find will only convert one individual NCA file into one individual NSP without repacking them.

nspBuild asks for an npdm file which I don't know how to obtain, there was nothing like that when I extracted everything from my XCI.

Try this tool: https://github.com/dezem/SAK/releases

 

[Ex000]

Do you have the patches on your SD card?

Like sigpatches?
yes i think so

 

[Draxzelex]

Like sigpatches?
yes i think so

Where did you download them from?

 

[Ex000]

Where did you download them from?

i got a premade folder from this tutorial

 

[Draxzelex]

i got a premade folder from this tutorial

Just as an FYI, never EVER download anything from a YouTube video or even follow one. They are known to cause issues and are not supported by any members of the community.

You should ALWAYS download the patches from this thread moving forward.

 

[CanIGetAWahoo]

Has anyone had success recently with an emulator on Mac?

 

[InfiniteSorcerer]

Tried to use Edizon Overlay but it crashes, checked twice if it was the most up to date version and it is so is the whole thing not working anymore?

 

[xXSoulGeoXx]

Tried to use Edizon Overlay but it crashes, checked twice if it was the most up to date version and it is so is the whole thing not working anymore?

I believe the Edizon Tesla Overlay its broken, so there's a fork of that for newer versions if I remember right

 

[InfiniteSorcerer]

I believe the Edizon Tesla Overlay its broken, so there's a fork of that for newer versions if I remember right

Could you please explain me more of how to install that, or instead an alternative? I ended broking Tinfoil trying to do it myself lol.

 

[xXSoulGeoXx]

Could you please explain me more of how to install that, or instead an alternative? I ended broking Tinfoil trying to do it myself lol.

NH Switch Guide has a section for Edizon
from the instructions, it mentions the Tesla Overlay from the original its broken
and it instead links to a mantained Edizon Overlay for newer Atmosphere versions
https://switch.hacks.guide/homebrew/edizon.html
Edizon hasn't been updated in years
so you should also check Edizon SE as well

Post automatically merged: Mar 28, 2025

I got one question myself
is Checkpoint updated?
and if not, it is still usefull?
Currently updating all my homebrew on my own Switch


Also, which NPS Installer its the most recommended by the community?
I been using Goldleaf and Awoo myself (the second mostly thanks to its Network Install feature)
haven't heard news or updates for DBI or Tinfoil

 

[Dust2dust]

Also, which NPS Installer its the most recommended by the community?
I been using Goldleaf and Awoo myself (the second mostly thanks to its Network Install feature)
haven't heard news or updates for DBI or Tinfoil

DBI still receives regular updates, latest version I've seen is v776, but the catch is, it's only updated in Russian. Latest English version is ancient, v658. I've heard good things about TinWoo also, but I never tried it personally.

 

[BigOnYa]

Also, which NPS Installer its the most recommended by the community?
I been using Goldleaf and Awoo myself (the second mostly thanks to its Network Install feature)
haven't heard news or updates for DBI or Tinfoil

I still use and prefer Awoo, its does everything I need it to.

 

[Blythe93]

is Checkpoint updated?

Latest beta release is from 5 days ago. I've never used it myself so I can tell whether it works good or not, but I'd assume that it does its job. I'm personally using JKSV, as it was recommended by NH Switch Guide. Never run into an issue (and I'm still running the 2023 version, not the latest).

Also, which NPS Installer its the most recommended by the community?

Latest Russian-only version of DBI + dbibackend works perfectly fine for me, I never run into any issues while installing the games. If the language is not a problem for you, go for it.
Otherwise, Tinwoo Installer + NS USBLoader is probably the way to go.

 

[xXSoulGeoXx]

Latest beta release is from 5 days ago. I've never used it myself so I can tell whether it works good or not, but I'd assume that it does its job. I'm personally using JKSV, as it was recommended by NH Switch Guide. Never run into an issue (and I'm still running the 2023 version, not the latest).


Latest Russian-only version of DBI + dbibackend works perfectly fine for me, I never run into any issues while installing the games. If the language is not a problem for you, go for it.
Otherwise, Tinwoo Installer + NS USBLoader is probably the way to go.

Aren't there forks for DBI that translate the recent release in English?
for the moment, I had to download the last English release as I needed to use a feature that deletes orphan files on the SD Card from failed installs or left over tickets

Must asume that version got problems with the recent updates made with Atmosphere and the like, which is why I am asking to know if there's an English fork out there

gonna check Tinwoo

Having multiple NSP Installers doesn't hurt anybody, right? (currently, got many game installers on my PS3Hen System as well, 3DS its always the good old FBI)

 

[Nephiel]

Aren't there forks for DBI that translate the recent release in English?

There are no forks, it's closed source.

 

[Blythe93]

Having multiple NSP Installers doesn't hurt anybody, right? (currently, got many game installers on my PS3Hen System as well, 3DS its always the good old FBI)

Other than creating unnecessary clutter on your SD card, it doesn't really hurt.

I personally like to keep the number of apps on my SD card as low as possible and avoid having e.g. multiple title installers or unnecessary apps that I'll hardly ever use. I do keep the copies of the latest builds for some of the apps on my PC that I don't actively use but might find useful in the future, mainly because some repositories come and go. Archive.org does have backups for most of the stuff, but still I find it more convenient to just update my backups.

 

[Trustless6882]

Is there any known way to backup game saves from the switch other than paying for cloud saves? I have a switch lite, and want to save my FE saves safe.

 

[BigOnYa]

Is there any known way to backup game saves from the switch other than paying for cloud saves? I have a switch lite, and want to save my FE saves safe.

Only if your lite has been modded with a modchip, and you can run homebrew (Checkpoint, JKSV).

 

[xXSoulGeoXx]

Is there any known way to backup game saves from the switch other than paying for cloud saves? I have a switch lite, and want to save my FE saves safe.

Officially? you need to pay for Nintendo Online
an Offline method? only if you either got an Unpatched Switch and a Payload Injector, or a Patched Switch with a PicoFly Modchip installed

by any chance, have you got either of these?
if not, I strongly recommend against paying for Nintendo Online for saves, this pretty much is solved by the community the moment you get CFW into your Switch

also, confused as the new Virtual Game Card method they announced in the recent Nintendo Direct, how much would affect this on Atmosphere and Switch owners that use CFW? would this be a big change? or just another method not getting into the way of the old ones?

Post automatically merged: Mar 29, 2025

Other than creating unnecessary clutter on your SD card, it doesn't really hurt.

I personally like to keep the number of apps on my SD card as low as possible and avoid having e.g. multiple title installers or unnecessary apps that I'll hardly ever use. I do keep the copies of the latest builds for some of the apps on my PC that I don't actively use but might find useful in the future, mainly because some repositories come and go. Archive.org does have backups for most of the stuff, but still I find it more convenient to just update my backups.

I been trying to keep my SD Card cleaner
when I first installed CFW on my Switch, it was around 2018, beginning 2019
so I had a unorganized mess
as of 2 years I think, I began installing Atmosphere myself instead of using packs like HATS or DeepSea (from Team Neptune)
I previously was a user of the Switch SD Homebrew SD Setup myself, and they dissapeared completelly last year

either way, its been much easier to install a fresh Atmosphere, getting the sigpatches and my favorite Homebrew to use rather than troubleshooting a pack that at times gets outdated or doesn't update for months (suffered this with Kosmos and DeepSea the short time I used them)