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NTR is a generally outdated plugin loader. However, it is still necessary to load older plugins in the .plg format. The only way to load NTR on modern CFW setups is using BootNTRSelector.

Installing BootNTRSelector

What you need

Universal-Updater

Installation

Power on your console
Launch Universal-Updater from the HOME Menu, or from the Homebrew Launcher
Select the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for BootNTR
Press A while hovering over BootNTR from the list of homebrew
select BootNTRSelector.cia
- If you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with extended memory mode games (such as seventh generation Pokémon games and Super Smash Bros.), also get BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia as you will need to use it for such games
Select the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for Luma3DS
Press A while hovering over Luma3DS from the list of homebrew
Choose boot.firm
Wait until the app(s) finish installing
Reboot your console
If you see the Luma3DS configuration menu, enable any options that you need, then press Start
- Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need them

What you need

The latest release of BootNTRSelector (BootNTRSelector.cia)
- If you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with extended memory mode games (such as seventh generation Pokémon games and Super Smash Bros.), also get BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia as you will need to use it for such games
The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS .zip file)
- Luma3DS v13.0 or higher is required to use BootNTR Selector (or 3GX loader for older versions)

Installation

Insert your SD card into your computer
Copy the BootNTRSelector .cia file(s) to your SD card
Copy boot.firm from the Luma3DS .zip to the root of your SD card, replacing boot.firm if it is already there
Reinsert your SD card into your console and power on
If you see the Luma3DS configuration menu, enable any options that you need, then press Start
- Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need them
Install the BootNTRSelector .cia file(s) using a CIA installer such as FBI

Using NTR plugins

Plugin location

If you're using the default configuration, NTR will look for plugins in the plugin folder on the root of your SD card. Each plugin must be inside a folder named with a game's Title ID. Inside the folder, place your .plg file.

You can get the game's title ID from here (cartridges), here (digital games), or from the FBI -> Titles menu. For example, Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure's title ID is 0004000000190E00, so if you wanted to use a plugin for that game, you'd create a folder named 0004000000190E00
The creator of the plugin may have already created a folder with the correct name for you, in which case you can just copy the title ID folder from the plugin's zip/rar/7z archive to the plugin folder
If you want the plugin to run for all games (for example, for an FPS overlay), create a folder called game inside the plugin folder and place your plugin inside

An example directory for a plugin affecting one game would be plugin -> 0004000000190E00 -> plugin.plg.

An example directory for a plugin affecting all games would be plugin -> game -> plugin.plg.

Launching NTR

Open the BootNTRSelector app on your home menu
Select 3.6 on the version selection screen
- Even if the plugin you are using says that it requires another version, try using 3.6 instead. Only use another version if 3.6 will not work
Launch a game that you have a plugin for. You should see a green flash upon loading the game - that means that the plugin is active
Look at the information on the plugin's webpage/README for usage instructions - usage will differ for each plugin

Usage notes

You cannot play more than one game with NTR without rebooting your console. When you are done playing a game, power off your console
You must launch NTR every time you wish to use a plugin
Certain applets, such as the New 3DS's internet browser, may crash if you try to open them while NTR is active

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+NTR is a generally outdated plugin loader. However, it is still necessary to load older plugins in the <code>.plg</code> format. The only way to load NTR on modern CFW setups is using BootNTRSelector.
-NTR is a generally outdated plugin loader. However, it is still neccesary to load older plugins in the .plg format. The only way to load NTR on modern CFW setups is using BootNTRSelector
 == Installing BootNTRSelector ==
-=== Using [[3DS:Universal Updater|Universal Updater]] ===
+<tabber>
-==== What you need ====
+|-|Universal-Updater=
-* [[3DS:Universal Updater|Universal Updater]]
+=== What you need ===
+* [[3DS:Universal-Updater|Universal-Updater]]
-==== Installation ====
+=== Installation ===
+# Power on your console
+# Launch '''Universal-Updater''' from the HOME Menu, or from the Homebrew Launcher
+# Select the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for '''BootNTR'''
+# Press {{B|A}} while hovering over '''BootNTR''' from the list of homebrew
+# select <code>BootNTRSelector.cia</code>
+#* If you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with extended memory mode games (such as seventh generation Pokémon games and Super Smash Bros.), also get <code>BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia</code> as you will need to use it for such games
+# Select the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for '''Luma3DS'''
+# Press {{B|A}} while hovering over '''Luma3DS''' from the list of homebrew
+# Choose <code>boot.firm</code>
+# Wait until the app(s) finish installing
+# Reboot your console
+# If you see the Luma3DS configuration menu, enable any options that you need, then press Start
+#* Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need them
-# Search for <code>BootNTRSelector</code> in Universal Updater
+|-|Manually=
-#* Get <code>BootNTRSelector.cia</code> if you are on a New 3DS or if you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with non-extended memory games
-#* Get <code>BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia</code> only if you are on old 3DS and want to use plugins with extennded memory games
-# Search for <code>Luma3DS [Nanquitas]</code> in Universal Updater, and download the <code>boot.firm</code> file
-# Reboot your system
-# In the Luma configuration screen, select any options you need, then press START
-#* Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need any
-=== Manually ===
+=== What you need ===
+* The latest release of [https://github.com/Nanquitas/BootNTR/releases BootNTRSelector] (BootNTRSelector.cia)
+** If you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with extended memory mode games (such as seventh generation Pokémon games and Super Smash Bros.), also get <code>BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia</code> as you will need to use it for such games
+* The latest release of [https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest Luma3DS] (the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> file)
+** Luma3DS v13.0 or higher is required to use BootNTR Selector (or 3GX loader for older versions)
-==== What you need ====
+=== Installation ===
+# Insert your SD card into your computer
+# Copy the BootNTRSelector <code>.cia</code> file(s) to your SD card
+# Copy <code>boot.firm</code> from the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card, replacing <code>boot.firm</code> if it is already there
+# Reinsert your SD card into your console and power on
+# If you see the Luma3DS configuration menu, enable any options that you need, then press Start
+#* Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need them
+# Install the BootNTRSelector <code>.cia</code> file(s) using a CIA installer such as [[3DS:FBI|FBI]]
-* [https://github.com/Nanquitas/BootNTR/releases BootNTRSelector]
+</tabber>
-** Get <code>BootNTRSelector.cia</code> if you are on a New 3DS or if you are on an old 3DS and want to use plugins with non-extended memory games
-** Get <code>BootNTRSelector_Mode3.cia</code> only if you are on old 3DS and want to use plugins with extennded memory games
-** Note that you can also get BootNTRSelector by searching for it in [[3DS:Universal Updater|Universal Updater]]
-* [https://github.com/Nanquitas/Luma3DS/releases The 3GX loader fork of Luma3DS]
-** Note that the 3GX loader fork of Luma3DS is also available on Universal Updater under the name <code>Luma3DS [Nanquitas]</code>
-==== Installation ====
+== Using NTR plugins ==
-* Copy the BootNTRSelector .cia file to your SD card
+=== Plugin location ===
-** You may skip this if you use Universal Updater to install BootNTRSelector
+If you're using the default configuration, NTR will look for plugins in the <code>plugin</code> folder on the root of your SD card. Each plugin must be inside a folder named with a game's Title ID. Inside the folder, place your .plg file.
-* Copy the <code>boot.firm</code> from the 3GX loader fork of Luma to the root of the SD card, replacing the <code>boot.firm</code> already there
+* You can get the game's title ID from [http://3dsdb.com/ here] (cartridges), [https://hax0kartik.github.io/3dsdb/ here] (digital games), or from the <code>FBI -> Titles</code> menu. For example, Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure's title ID is <code>0004000000190E00</code>, so if you wanted to use a plugin for that game, you'd create a folder named <code>0004000000190E00</code>
-** You may skip this if you use Universal Updater to install Luma3DS [Nanquitas]
+* The creator of the plugin may have already created a folder with the correct name for you, in which case you can just copy the title ID folder from the plugin's zip/rar/7z archive to the <code>plugin</code> folder
-* Insert the SD card into your system and power it on
+* If you want the plugin to run for ''all'' games (for example, for an FPS overlay), create a folder called <code>game</code> inside the <code>plugin</code> folder and place your plugin inside
-* On the Luma Configuration screen, enable any options that you need, then press Start
-** Hint: If you don't know what the options are, you don't need them
-* Install the BootNTRSelector .cia file using FBI
-== Using NTR ==
-=== Plugin location ===
+An example directory for a plugin affecting one game would be <code>plugin</code> -> <code>0004000000190E00</code> -> <code>plugin.plg</code>.
-NTR will look for plugins in the <code>plugin</code> folder on the root of your SD card. Each plugin must be inside a folder named with a game's [[3DS:Title ID|Title ID]]. Inside the folder, put your .plg file
-For example, the path may look like <code>plugin</code> -> <code>00040000001B5000</code> -> <code>plugin.plg</code>
+An example directory for a plugin affecting all games would be <code>plugin</code> -> <code>game</code> -> <code>plugin.plg</code>.
 === Launching NTR ===
 # Open the BootNTRSelector app on your home menu
 # Select 3.6 on the version selection screen
 #* Even if the plugin you are using says that it requires another version, try using 3.6 instead. Only use another version if 3.6 will not work
 # Launch a game that you have a plugin for. You should see a green flash upon loading the game - that means that the plugin is active
-# Look at the information on the plugin's specific page for usage instructions - usage will differ per plugin
+# Look at the information on the plugin's webpage/README for usage instructions - usage will differ for each plugin
 === Usage notes ===
+* You cannot play more than one game with NTR without rebooting your console. When you are done playing a game, power off your console
-* You cannot play more than one game with NTR without rebooting the system - when you are done playing a game, power off the system
 * You must launch NTR every time you wish to use a plugin
 * Certain applets, such as the New 3DS's internet browser, may crash if you try to open them while NTR is active