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Wumiibo
Developer(s)	hax0kartik
Console	Nintendo 3DS
Version	4.2 (July 20, 2023; 16 months ago)
Links
GitHub	hax0kartik/wumiibo
Download
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Revision as of 21:43, 30 March 2024

Wumiibo is a rewrite of the 3DS' NFC module, that allow for the emulation of amiibo. As Wumiibo does not actually use the NFC hardware, this allows it you work on "old" 3DS family consoles, or consoles with Wireless Communication turned off or disabled.

Installation

What you need

A working internet connection
Universal Updater installed on your console
Luma3DS updated to 13.0+

Instructions

Power on your console
Launch Universal Updater
Select the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for wumiibo
Press A while hovering over wumiibo from the list of homebrew
Choose wumiibohelper.cia
Wait until the app finishes installing
Close Universal Updater
Launch Wumiibo and select Download Wumiibo
Wait for it to download and reboot, then press B to exit the app
Power off your console
While holding SELECT, power on your console to enter the Luma3DS configuration menu
Turn on Enable loading external FIRMs and modules and Enable game patching if they are not already enabled
Press START to save and exit

What you need

The latest release of Wumiibo (the 0004013000004002.cxi and wumiibohelper.cia files)
FBI installed on your console
A v13.0 or higher version of Luma3DS' boot.firm on the root of your SD card

Instructions

Copy 0004013000004002.cxi to sd:/luma/sysmodules/
- Create the folder sysmodules if it doesn't exist
Copy wumiibohelper.cia to the root of your SD card
Reinsert your SD card into your console
Launch FBI and select SD -> Wumiibohelper.cia -> Install and delete CIA
Press A and wait for the CIA to install, then exit FBI
Power off your console
While holding SELECT, power on your console to enter the Luma3DS configuration menu
Turn on Enable loading external FIRMs and modules and Enable game patching if they are not already enabled
Press START to save and exit

Usage

Generating amiibo

Power on your console
Launch Wumiibo from the HOME Menu
Select "Generate amiibos for game"
Select a game from the list and then select an amiibo to generate
The amiibo will be generated and is now ready to be used

Registering amiibo

This section is not necessary for all games, but is recommended for full compatibility

Select HOME Menu Settings by tapping on the wrench icon in the top left
Scroll down and tap on "amiibo Settings"
Select "Register Owner and Nickname"
Press L+↓+START to open the Wumiibo Menu
Select Select a figure. -> <TitleID> -> <amiibo name>.bin
Fill in the required details and press Y to save
Wait for the amiibo to save and then press L+↓+START to open the Wumiibo Menu again
Select Force Stop Emulation.
- Repeat steps 3 through 8 for the rest of the amiibo you want to register

Using amiibo in games

Launch an amiibo compatible game and navigate to the screen that asks you to place your amiibo on the screen
Press L+↓+START to open the Wumiibo Menu
Select Select a figure. -> <TitleID> -> <amiibo name>.bin
The amiibo will now be emulated, and act as though its always "on" the nfc reader
If the game asks to remove the amiibo, relaunch the Wumiibo Menu and select Force Stop Emulation.

Using real figurines

Wumiibo doesn't work with real figurines, toggle Wumiibo off in order to use them again

Launch Wumiibo from the HOME Menu
Select Toggle Wumiibo State
Press B to reboot
- If disabling doesn't work make sure you don't have 2 versions of Wumiibo installed (see "Conflicting Wumiibo versions" in the troubleshooting section)
Repeat steps 1-3 to toggle Wumiibo back on

Configuration

Config file

Wumiibo may be configured with a config file placed at sd:/wumiibo.ini. This can be used to change the button combo needed to open the Wumiibo Menu, or turn on debug mode. A sample config with the button combo set to R+↓+START can be found here.

SD file layout

(root)
- luma
  - sysmodules
    - 0004013000004002.cxi
- wumiibo
  - <title ID>
    - <amiibo name>.bin
- wumiibo.ini

Troubleshooting

Workaround for freezing games

If the game freezes or lags when trying to scan amiibo, try the following workaround:

Navigate to the screen that asks you to place your amiibo on the screen
Press HOME to suspend the game
Press L+↓+START to open the Wumiibo Menu and select your amiibo
Reopen the suspended game

Conflicting Wumiibo versions

With the release of Wumiibo 4.2, Wumiibo has been updated to use CXI-based patching introduced in Luma3DS 13.0, this means you may have two versions of Wumiibo installed to your system:

If you've installed Wumiibo previously, delete the 0004013000004002 folder in sd:/luma/titles/

Resources

More detailed usage and compatibility can be found on the Wumiibo Wiki

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 === What you need ===
-* The latest release of {{GitHub|hax0kartik/Wumiibo/releases/latest|'''Wumiibo'''}} (the <code>0004013000004002.cxi</code> and <code>wumiibohelper.cia</code> files)
+* The latest release of {{GitHub|hax0kartik/wumiibo/releases/latest|'''Wumiibo'''}} (the <code>0004013000004002.cxi</code> and <code>wumiibohelper.cia</code> files)
 * [[3DS:FBI|FBI]] installed on your console
 * A v13.0 or higher version of [[3DS:luma3DS|Luma3DS]]' <code>boot.firm</code> on the root of your SD card
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 # Copy <code>0004013000004002.cxi</code> to <code>sd:/luma/sysmodules/</code>
 #* Create the folder <code>sysmodules</code> if it doesn't exist
-# Copy <code>Wumiibohelper.cia</code> to the root of your SD card
+# Copy <code>wumiibohelper.cia</code> to the root of your SD card
 # Reinsert your SD card into your console
 # Launch '''FBI''' and select <code>SD</code> -> <code>Wumiibohelper.cia</code> -> <code>Install and delete CIA</code>