Homebrew TWPatcher - DS(i) mode screen filters and patches

[Gadget2006]

Hmm, I'm a little stuck with TWPatch. I installed the latest TWilightMenu++ and the latest TWPatch and followed the installation guide to the letter (as far as I can tell), but every time I start a game in Widescreen mode, it'll forever lock TWilightMenu in Widescreen mode, including the menu itself and all the games, and the option to choose the aspect ratio disappears from the per-game menu (Y), so I can only start all the games in widescreen. The only way for me to mitigate this effect is to disable FIRM patching in Luma3DS configuration menu.

Now, I started investigating what's happening, and I figured out that the .cxi file (which the guide instructs to rename to Widescreen.cxi and move into the sd:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/TwlBg/ folder, which I did) would move back into the luma/sysmodules folder and get renamed back to TwlBg.cxi every time I started TWilightMenu. There's no way around this that I'm aware of, I can follow Step 10 again and move it back into the TWilightMenu TwlBg folder and rename it again to Widescreen.cxi, which will temporarily make the TWilightMenu work correctly in 4:3 mode and lets me choose the aspect ratio again, but as soon as I start something in 16:10, it'll rename the file to TwlBg.cxi and put it back in luma/sysmodules again, making me sort of "soft-stuck" in the 16:10 mode again.

I tried completely wiping TwilightMenu and TWPatch, as well as deleting the cxi file from the luma sysmodules folder, as instructed in the troubleshooting section of the guide, then reinstalling them from scratch and following the guide again, being careful not to skip any steps, but the behavior is exactly the same again after reinstallation (even though I rename the file to Widescreen.cxi and move it over to the needed folder, this change is reverted as soon as I start a game in 16:10 through TwilightMenu, and I'm stuck in widescreen again).

I'm using stock Luma3DS v11.0 (the official build) and I don't have any custom patches installed or whatever.
Please help, I don't understand what I'm missing here and/or doing wrong :/ I tried searching this thread, but any hints I found seemed to recommend to redo the installation carefully following all the steps, which I already tried several times... Either I misunderstand something about the instructions, or something else is up that I don't know and understand. Thank you very much in advance.

 

[RocketRobz]

Hmm, I'm a little stuck with TWPatch. I installed the latest TWilightMenu++ and the latest TWPatch and followed the installation guide to the letter (as far as I can tell), but every time I start a game in Widescreen mode, it'll forever lock TWilightMenu in Widescreen mode, including the menu itself and all the games, and the option to choose the aspect ratio disappears from the per-game menu (Y), so I can only start all the games in widescreen. The only way for me to mitigate this effect is to disable FIRM patching in Luma3DS configuration menu.

Now, I started investigating what's happening, and I figured out that the .cxi file (which the guide instructs to rename to Widescreen.cxi and move into the sd:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/TwlBg/ folder, which I did) would move back into the luma/sysmodules folder and get renamed back to TwlBg.cxi every time I started TWilightMenu. There's no way around this that I'm aware of, I can follow Step 10 again and move it back into the TWilightMenu TwlBg folder and rename it again to Widescreen.cxi, which will temporarily make the TWilightMenu work correctly in 4:3 mode and lets me choose the aspect ratio again, but as soon as I start something in 16:10, it'll rename the file to TwlBg.cxi and put it back in luma/sysmodules again, making me sort of "soft-stuck" in the 16:10 mode again.

I tried completely wiping TwilightMenu and TWPatch, as well as deleting the cxi file from the luma sysmodules folder, as instructed in the troubleshooting section of the guide, then reinstalling them from scratch and following the guide again, being careful not to skip any steps, but the behavior is exactly the same again after reinstallation (even though I rename the file to Widescreen.cxi and move it over to the needed folder, this change is reverted as soon as I start a game in 16:10 through TwilightMenu, and I'm stuck in widescreen again).

I'm using stock Luma3DS v11.0 (the official build) and I don't have any custom patches installed or whatever.
Please help, I don't understand what I'm missing here and/or doing wrong :/ I tried searching this thread, but any hints I found seemed to recommend to redo the installation carefully following all the steps, which I already tried several times... Either I misunderstand something about the instructions, or something else is up that I don't know and understand. Thank you very much in advance.

What's supposed to happen is that the "TwlBg.cxi" file moves back to "sd:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/TwlBg/" and get renamed back to "Widescreen.cxi" once widescreen mode activates.
For whatever reason though, this isn't happening on your side.
Try deleting the TWiLight Menu++ titles in the Title list using FBI, then use Universal-Updater to repair your TWLMenu++ installation by installing it again.
If the issue persists, then try reformatting your SD card using this guide: https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html

 

[Gadget2006]

Thanks for the tips, RocketRobz! So far, however, I'm unsuccessful in making things work. Here's what I tried so far:
1) Tried completely reinstalling TWilightMenu++ and TWPatch, including completely wiping the _nds folder (well, moved it to my PC, that is) and reinstalling both from the Universal Updater. Redid all the steps from the guide and tried again, but the same effect. One thing I noticed is that the first time I run something in 16:10 mode, the game hangs on white screens (right before it starts), I have to get back to the Home screen and restart TwilightMenu++, after which if I try running the game again, it'll work (but it is at this point that the move is already glitched out - most likely it is during this hang that the file move fails and the .cxi file stays forever under luma/sysupdates).
2) At this point, I tried completely reformatting the SD card using the guide you specified. Moreover, I tried this on two separate SD cards, a 32GB one and a 64GB one, both tested and verified to not be corrupted, the latter of which I completely reformatted from scratch following the DSI CFW SD card setup guide. After reformatting the card and moving the files back to it, I completely wiped TwilightMenu again (including the _nds folder) and reinstalled it from scratch, then followed the TWPatch guide, including the step to properly name and place the Widescreen.cxi file.

In all of the experiments above, TwilightMenu++ exhibits exactly the same behavior (hangs on first launch in 16:10 mode, then starts without issues but in "permanent widescreen" mode until I manually move the .cxi file back to its proper location).

I'm not sure what to think tbh :/ The console works perfectly fine outside of this behavior, I haven't noticed any other weird behavior or data corruption or crashes...

 

[RocketRobz]

Thanks for the tips, RocketRobz! So far, however, I'm unsuccessful in making things work. Here's what I tried so far:
1) Tried completely reinstalling TWilightMenu++ and TWPatch, including completely wiping the _nds folder (well, moved it to my PC, that is) and reinstalling both from the Universal Updater. Redid all the steps from the guide and tried again, but the same effect. One thing I noticed is that the first time I run something in 16:10 mode, the game hangs on white screens (right before it starts), I have to get back to the Home screen and restart TwilightMenu++, after which if I try running the game again, it'll work (but it is at this point that the move is already glitched out - most likely it is during this hang that the file move fails and the .cxi file stays forever under luma/sysupdates).
2) At this point, I tried completely reformatting the SD card using the guide you specified. Moreover, I tried this on two separate SD cards, a 32GB one and a 64GB one, both tested and verified to not be corrupted, the latter of which I completely reformatted from scratch following the DSI CFW SD card setup guide. After reformatting the card and moving the files back to it, I completely wiped TwilightMenu again (including the _nds folder) and reinstalled it from scratch, then followed the TWPatch guide, including the step to properly name and place the Widescreen.cxi file.

In all of the experiments above, TwilightMenu++ exhibits exactly the same behavior (hangs on first launch in 16:10 mode, then starts without issues but in "permanent widescreen" mode until I manually move the .cxi file back to its proper location).

I'm not sure what to think tbh :/ The console works perfectly fine outside of this behavior, I haven't noticed any other weird behavior or data corruption or crashes...

Huh, it seems the latest version broke properly starting games in widescreen. You'll have to downgrade to the version prior to v25.6.0 for widescreen to work.

 

[Gadget2006]

Gotcha, thank you very much for looking into it! I'll downgrade until a fixed updated version is released.

 

[Arlisbloxer05]

for whatever reason I cant seem to get it off of Linear Interpolation at all even after deleting the TwlBg.cxi file and trying to remake it. it's like it will only use that patch and nothing else.

any ideas?

 

[recs]

I don't know if this bug has been reported before or whether it only occurs to me, but. While using the GPU scaler the left and right edges of both the top and bottom screem seems to... blend? Exchange? I am not sure, but it is more or less noticeable depending on the colors. It's very evident in black backgrounds. Only happens in DS mode though, the bug doesn't appear to happen on GBA mode with the GPU scaling patch.

It is a shame since is the scaling method that produces the best picture considering the resolutions. Using a New 3DS XL with a top IPS and a bottom TN, if that makes any difference.

 

[Flame060]

I don't know if this bug has been reported before or whether it only occurs to me, but. While using the GPU scaler the left and right edges of both the top and bottom screem seems to... blend? Exchange? I am not sure, but it is more or less noticeable depending on the colors. It's very evident in black backgrounds. Only happens in DS mode though, the bug doesn't appear to happen on GBA mode with the GPU scaling patch.

It is a shame since is the scaling method that produces the best picture considering the resolutions. Using a New 3DS XL with a top IPS and a bottom TN, if that makes any difference.

I've noticed this too as it's the scaling method I've enjoyed the most. It's something I've learned to live with, but if there's some way to fix it, I'm willing and ready.

 

[alrin]

Is it possible to make a redshift filter without using widescreen mode?

Post automatically merged: Jan 14, 2023

Is it possible to make a redshift filter without using widescreen mode?

 

[RocketRobz]

Is it possible to make a redshift filter without using widescreen mode?

Does it not work if widescreen mode is turned off in the TWPatch patch list?

 

[alrin]

Does it not work if widescreen mode is turned off in the TWPatch patch list?

I haven't been able to get it to work at all, no. I copied the file TwlBG.cxi (without renaming it) from /luma/sysmodules/ to /_nds/TWiLightMenu/TwlBg/ and then launched the game from TwilightMenu++ (without changing the resolution), and I am not seeing my color filter take effect.

Post automatically merged: Jan 14, 2023

I haven't been able to get it to work at all, no. I copied the file TwlBG.cxi (without renaming it) from /luma/sysmodules/ to /_nds/TWiLightMenu/TwlBg/ and then launched the game from TwilightMenu++ (without changing the resolution), and I am not seeing my color filter take effect.

Nevermind, I was able to et it working this morning

 

[ROMANREIGNS599]

Can someone please tell me how I can use gpu scaling with the gba games? Is it possible if I have the CIAs of the games installed? If not, then what about gba roms on emulator

 

[am689]

Hi, How do i install the patch to Twilight Menu?

 

[worm28]

Hi, How do i install the patch to Twilight Menu?

Twilight menu runs on DS mode through backwards compatability so when you apply the patch it works on twilight menu as well.

 

[Sgheist]

Is it possible to make it an option in twillightmenu? Ive tried to put the .cxi in the right extras folder, and delete the one in sysmodules, but then when i try to boot super mario 64 ds in widescreen, it just crashes and somehow moves the .cxi from twillightmenu to sysmodules, and the the entirety of twillightmenu and everything being played in it is widescreen, and i dont want that for 2d games like warioware touched. Is it possible

 

[Sono]

Is it possible to make it an option in twillightmenu? Ive tried to put the .cxi in the right extras folder, and delete the one in sysmodules, but then when i try to boot super mario 64 ds in widescreen, it just crashes and somehow moves the .cxi from twillightmenu to sysmodules, and the the entirety of twillightmenu and everything being played in it is widescreen, and i dont want that for 2d games like warioware touched. Is it possible

It is (/was) a planned option, but due to lack of code space it's a bit impossible to get right.
Also sleep mode is a biiig problem, as it erases all payloads, so waking up from sleep, you'll have a corrupted payload.

I'm currently planning an auto-patcher for an another project, but if it goes well, then I'll include it into TWPatcher, and I'm thinking of making it load payloads from somewhere else other than including them in the binary, to allow more flexibility.
The only downside of this approach is that cartridge-only games would still need the patches hardcoded, or you would have to launch them for TWiLightMenu++.
I need feedback on this one above.

 

[selcuk]

The only downside of this approach is that cartridge-only games would still need the patches hardcoded, or you would have to launch them for TWiLightMenu++.

Would that include R4 cards as well?

 

[Sono]

Would that include R4 cards as well?

You would need to be able to run an .nds and then boot back to the cart's menu.

 

[selcuk]

You would need to be able to run an .nds and then boot back to the cart's menu.

.nds inside the r4? Cuz that's doable

 

[Sono]

.nds inside the r4? Cuz that's doable

Yeah, flashcart --> .nds --> flashcart --> game, without rebooting the 3DS.