Zombie thread, RAAAGH

[bache]

ah man, they're glossy? That's a bummer. I really like the matte finish on my stock black n3ds. feels nice to touch.

Yeah, it bummed me out a bit too. Wasn't what I was expecting, but at least they look good.

 

[thorasgar]

You guys keep asking that, but you also keep forgetting the initial exploit DIDN'T HAVE EMUNAND, plus unlinked sysnand and emunand has some issues with eshop and other things as well.

Curious for your opinion on unlinking. I understand the eshop issue, what others are there?

Edit: so there is no confusion, this question is about the current exploit, not the August 14th one.

 

[MrJason005]

Curious for your opinion on unlinking. I understand the eshop issue, what others are there?

Indeed! Spill the beans, SonyUSA!

 

[lemanuel]

Btw... does GW also patch the installed CIAs for RF? It's my understanding that they're not RF unless you patch them yourself, or am I wrong?

I tried to convert several roms to CIA without adding RF and they work on my system. So I'm kinda baffled by this.. Any thoughts?

 

[Diag]

You guys keep asking that, but you also keep forgetting the initial exploit DIDN'T HAVE EMUNAND, plus unlinked sysnand and emunand has some issues with eshop and other things as well.

see that was what i asked for.. @dont know who meant to lecture me guy

 

[bache]

Btw... does GW also patch the installed CIAs for RF? It's my understanding that they're not RF unless you patch them yourself, or am I wrong?

I tried to convert several roms to CIA without adding RF and they work on my system. So I'm kinda baffled by this.. Any thoughts?

I don't understand why you'd want region free CIA files though. Sure it may be a viable option if you can't find a CIA for your region, but it's my understanding that the ease of finding out of region CIA files is lost when you have to then find matching region update CIAs, as you can't update them from the eShop.

I could be wrong, but that's what I've taken away from RF CIA discussions.

 

[lemanuel]

I don't understand why you'd want region free CIA files though. Sure it may be a viable option if you can't find a CIA for your region, but it's my understanding that the ease of finding out of region CIA files is lost when you have to then find matching region update CIAs, as you can't update them from the eShop.

I could be wrong, but that's what I've taken away from RF CIA discussions.

My question is not really about wanting tho. lol

It's barely to know why supposedly Region Locked CIAs from other regions work in my EUR 3DS

 

[jimskeet2002]

So let me get this straight... They are going to make another announcement??? I thought their next step was to release support... Just great!!!

 

[lemanuel]

So let me get this straight... They are going to make another announcement??? I thought their next step was to release support... Just great!!!

An announcement is anything they post in their website. Including releases. lol

So it might be or it might be not. But it's no reason for people to lose their minds over what it might mean.

 

[MrJason005]

Btw... does GW also patch the installed CIAs for RF? It's my understanding that they're not RF unless you patch them yourself, or am I wrong?

I tried to convert several roms to CIA without adding RF and they work on my system. So I'm kinda baffled by this.. Any thoughts?

AFAIK Gateway mode patches all region checks, RF is only a problem for the leaked CFW

So let me get this straight... They are going to make another announcement??? I thought their next step was to release support... Just great!!!

θα έρθει, περίμενε...

 

[bache]

My question is not really about wanting tho. lol

It's barely to know why supposedly Region Locked CIAs from other regions work in my EUR 3DS

I was under the impression that CIA files aren't actually region locked, they just can't be updated from the eShop as the eShop for your console only has the updates for your region.
I converted a pair of US Tomodachi Life and a Fantasy Life CIA files a while back, and they installed just fine on my EU console.

Again, I may have this all wrong, but that's been my experience.

 

[lemanuel]

AFAIK Gateway mode patches all region checks, RF is only a problem for the leaked CFW

I was under the impression that CIA files aren't actually region locked, they just can't be updated from the eShop as the eShop for your console only has the updates for your region.
I converted a pair of US Tomodachi Life and a Fantasy Life CIA files a while back, and they installed just fine on my EU console.

Again, I may have this all wrong, but that's been my experience.

Then perhaps it was me who had the wrong impression all along. lol

That's exactly what I wanted to know. But then again, why do people who own GW search for RF CIAs? If they don't need any extra patch, there should be no reason for them asking it, right? Maybe that's why I was mistaken all this time.

 

[Apache Thunder]

Because Gateway mode already patches for Region Free. Classic Mode for example was designed to allow region free for retail carts. Gateway mode has region free too, but for everything else.

 

[bache]

Then perhaps it was me who had the wrong impression all along. lol

That's exactly what I wanted to know. But then again, why do people who own GW search for RF CIAs? If they don't need any extra patch, there should be no reason for them asking it, right? Maybe that's why I was mistaken all this time.

I personally don't understand it either. I've always just chosen CIA files for my region for the sake of ease by being able to update my games from the homescreen by pressing (Y) when prompted.

 

[uk3dsannoyeduser]

I didn't think you could update or go online with region specific CIAs.

 

[lemanuel]

Because Gateway mode already patches for Region Free. Classic Mode for example was designed to allow region free for retail carts. Gateway mode has region free too, but for everything else.

Yeah, I just didn't know the patches in GW Mode also included CIAs aside from roms

 

[MrJason005]

What I found odd is that I tried playing Yokai Watch, it prompted me to update it? I'm in EU and the game is JPN (.3DS), so I click Y to update, says it has applied the patch, but still, the message is there for me to update it.

 

[guitarheroknight]

I'm confused here. So the RF mark doesn't mean nothing on GW?

 

[lemanuel]

What I found odd is that I tried playing Yokai Watch, it prompted me to update it? I'm in EU and the game is JPN (.3DS), so I click Y to update, says it has applied the patch, but still, the message is there for me to update it.

That's because the update needs to have the same region as your game and you can't access other regions eShop. So the update you download isn't from the same region as your game and it doesn't get recognized.

 

[MrJason005]

That's because the update needs to have the same region as your game and you can't access other regions eShop. So the update you download isn't from the same region as your game and it doesn't get recognized.

I thought updates could work with every region .CIA?