3DS:Alternate Exploits/Homebrew Launcher (ninjhax2-dx): Difference between revisions

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Required Reading

Ninjhax2 is an exploit for the game "Cubic Ninja" made by smea, compatible with System Versions 9.0.0 through 11.6.0 for USA/EUR/JPN region consoles. It is used to launch the Homebrew Launcher.

What's used here is ninjhax2-dx by zoogie, which supports 11.7.0 - 11.17.0 for USA/JPN, and 11.10.0 - 11.17.0 for EUR.

If you already have Cubic Ninja, this process will overwrite your game's save file!

What You Need

The game "Cubic Ninja"
The latest release of ninjhax2-dx
The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS .zip file)

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

Power off your device
Insert your SD card into your computer
Copy Launcher.dat from the folder appropriate for your console from the ninjhax2-dx .zip file to the root of your SD card
- The root of the SD card refers to the initial directory on your SD card where you can see the Nintendo 3DS folder, but are not inside of it
Copy boot.firm and boot.3dsx from the Luma3DS .zip to the root of your SD card

Section II - ninjhax2-dx

Reinsert your SD card into your device
Power on your device
Launch "Cubic Ninja" once and select "Create"
- If prompted, delete all data
Select "QR Code"
Select "Scan QR Code"
On your PC, open the browser and go to Ninjhax2 DX website
Select your console's region and hardware
On your device, scan the QR code
- If the game exits to the HOME Menu, then the exploit has installed correctly
Launch "Cubic Ninja" again
- If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into the Homebrew Launcher

Next steps

At this point, there are a number of processes you may follow. Continue to the next section of the guide based on what you have access to.

Method	Requirements
---	Working shoulder buttons	System version
Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)	No	Latest
Installing boot9strap (uloader)	No	11.15.0 or lower

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 ==Required Reading==
-Ninjhax2 is an exploit for the game "Cubic Ninja", compatible with System Versions 9.0.0 through 11.15.0 for USA/EUR/JPN region consoles. It is used to launch the Homebrew Launcher.
+{{System version outdated article|console=ctr|sysversion=11.17.0-50}}
+[https://github.com/smealum/ninjhax2.x Ninjhax2] is an exploit for the game "Cubic Ninja" made by [https://github.com/smealum smea], compatible with System Versions 9.0.0 through 11.6.0 for USA/EUR/JPN region consoles. It is used to launch the Homebrew Launcher.
+What's used here is [https://github.com/zoogie/ninjhax2-dx ninjhax2-dx] by [https://github.com/zoogie zoogie], which supports 11.7.0 - 11.17.0 for USA/JPN, and 11.10.0 - 11.17.0 for EUR.
 {{warning|text=If you already have Cubic Ninja, this process will overwrite your game's save file!}}
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 * The game "Cubic Ninja"
 *The latest release of [https://github.com/zoogie/ninjhax2-dx/releases ninjhax2-dx]
-*The latest release of [https://github.com/d0k3/SafeB9SInstaller/releases/download/v0.0.7/SafeB9SInstaller-20170605-122940.zip SafeB9SInstaller] (direct download)
-*The latest release of [https://github.com/SciresM/boot9strap/releases/download/1.4/boot9strap-1.4.zip boot9strap] (direct download)
 *The latest release of [https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest Luma3DS] (the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> file)
-* The latest release of [https://github.com/zoogie/uloader/releases/latest/download/uloader.3dsx uloader] (direct download)
 ==Instructions==
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 #Insert your SD card into your computer
 #Copy <code>Launcher.dat</code> from the folder appropriate for your console from the ninjhax2-dx <code>.zip</code> file to the root of your SD card
+#*The root of the SD card refers to the initial directory on your SD card where you can see the Nintendo 3DS folder, but are not inside of it
 #Copy <code>boot.firm</code> and <code>boot.3dsx</code> from the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card
-#Create a folder named <code>boot9strap</code> on the root of your SD card
-#Copy <code>boot9strap.firm</code> and <code>boot9strap.firm.sha</code> from the boot9strap <code>.zip</code> to the <code>/boot9strap/</code> folder on your SD card
-#Copy <code>SafeB9SInstaller.bin</code> from the SafeB9SInstaller <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card
-#Copy <code>uloader.3dsx</code> to the <code>/3ds/</code> folder on your SD card
-#### Section II - ninjhax2-dx
+===Section II - ninjhax2-dx===
 #Reinsert your SD card into your device
 #Power on your device
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 #Select "Scan QR Code"
 #On your PC, open the browser and go to [https://zoogie.github.io/web/nh2dx/ Ninjhax2 DX website]
-#Click on your console's region and hardware
+#Select your console's region and hardware
-#On your device, scan the QR code.
+#On your device, scan the QR code
-#*If the game exits to the HOME menu, then the exploit has installed correctly
+#*If the game exits to the HOME Menu, then the exploit has installed correctly
 #Launch "Cubic Ninja" again
-#*If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into the Homebrew Launcher.
+#*If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into the Homebrew Launcher
+== Next steps ==
+At this point, there are a number of processes you may follow. Continue to the next section of the guide based on what you have access to.
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+{| class="wikitable floatleft colortable" style="text-align:center;"
+!Method
+! colspan="2" | Requirements
+|-
+| ---
+!Working shoulder buttons
+!System version
+|-
+|[[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)|Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)]]
+| class="ct-green" |No
+| class="ct-green" | Latest
+|-
+|[[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (uloader)|Installing boot9strap (uloader)]]
+| class="ct-green" |No
+| class="ct-yellow" |11.15.0 or lower
+|}
-==Continue to [[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (uloader)]]==
+[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]