- Press and hold Start, while still holding Start, power on your console to launch GodMode9
- Navigate to
[C:] GAMECART
- Press A on
[TitleID].trim.3ds
- Select NCSD image options...
- Select Build CIA from file
- Your dumped
.cia
can be found in/gm9/out/
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# Select whatever randomizer settings you want | # Select whatever randomizer settings you want | ||
# Once finished, Click on "Randomize (Save)" and select LayeredFS as your output | # Once finished, Click on "Randomize (Save)" and select LayeredFS as your output | ||
#* If you loaded a game update you will only be able to | #* If you loaded a game update you will only be able to output as layeredFS | ||
#* Your layeredFS patch will be saved as a folder with the <code>[TitleID]</code> matching the game you randomized | #* Your layeredFS patch will be saved as a folder with the <code>[TitleID]</code> matching the game you randomized | ||
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#* Create a <code>titles</code> folder if you don't already have one | #* Create a <code>titles</code> folder if you don't already have one | ||
# Eject your SD Card and reinsert it into your console | # Eject your SD Card and reinsert it into your console | ||
# Press and hold {{B|Select}}, while still holding {{B|Select}}, power on your console to open | # Press and hold {{B|Select}}, while still holding {{B|Select}}, power on your console to open the Luma configuration menu | ||
# | # Select <code>Enable game patching</code> then press {{B|Start}} to save and exit | ||
{{success|Congratulations! Your game should now be randomized.}} | {{success|Congratulations! Your game should now be randomized.}} | ||
==Troubleshooting== | |||
===Game didn't Randomize=== | |||
* Ensure [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS's]] <code>boot.firm</code> is on the root of your SD card | |||
* Ensure <code>Enable game patching</code> is selected in [[3DS:Luma3DS/Configuration|the Luma configuration menu]] | |||
* Check that the <code>titles</code> folder is spelled correctly | |||
===Game crashes=== | |||
Most likely caused by applying a randomizer patch without a game update loaded, while your game is updated. Randomize again and ensure the game update is loaded, or uninstall the game update from System Settings. | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== |
Revision as of 03:30, 14 March 2024
This Guide will show you how to randomize the generation 6 and 7 Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS using LayeredFS and Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX.
Compatibility Notes
This guide requires you have CFW with Luma3DS 8.0+ (preferably latest). |
This guide requires a computer running Windows, MacOS, or Linux. |
What You Need
- The latest release of Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX
- The latest release of GodMode9
- Java 8 (or higher), 64-bit
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Copy
GodMode9.firm
from the GodMode9.zip
to the/luma/payloads
folder on your SD card - Copy the
gm9
folder from the GodMode9.zip
to the root of your SD card - Reinsert your SD card into your device
Section II - Dumping Your Game
You will need to dump both your game, and game update. If you don't load the game update into the randomizer, the patch may cause a crash if applied while the update is still installed. Any TitleID starting with 00040000
is a game, and 0004000E
is a game update. You can find the TitleID of your game using 3dsdb.
- Press and hold Start, while still holding Start, power on your console to launch GodMode9
- Press Home to bring up the action menu
- Select Title manager
- Select
[:A] SD CARD
- Navigate to the game or update your wish to dump and select it
- Select Manage Title...
- Select Build CIA (standard)
- Your dumped
.cia
can be found in/gm9/out/
Section III - Randomizing Your Game
- Power off your console
- Insert your SD Card into your computer and move the game/update
.cias
from/gm9/out/
to somewhere on your pc - Extract the PokeRandoZX
.zip
and double click on the launcher file for your OSlauncher_WINDOWS.bat
for Windowslauncher_MAC.command
for Maclauncher_UNIX.sh
for Unix-based systems
- Click on "Open ROM" and load the
[Game].cia
you made earlier - (Optional) Click on Settings -> Load Game Update, and load the
[GameUpdate].cia
you made earlier - Select whatever randomizer settings you want
- Once finished, Click on "Randomize (Save)" and select LayeredFS as your output
- If you loaded a game update you will only be able to output as layeredFS
- Your layeredFS patch will be saved as a folder with the
[TitleID]
matching the game you randomized
Section IV - Patching Your Game
- Copy the layeredFS
[TitleID]
folder to/luma/titles/
on your SD Card- Create a
titles
folder if you don't already have one
- Create a
- Eject your SD Card and reinsert it into your console
- Press and hold Select, while still holding Select, power on your console to open the Luma configuration menu
- Select
Enable game patching
then press Start to save and exit
Congratulations! Your game should now be randomized. |
Troubleshooting
Game didn't Randomize
- Ensure Luma3DS's
boot.firm
is on the root of your SD card - Ensure
Enable game patching
is selected in the Luma configuration menu - Check that the
titles
folder is spelled correctly
Game crashes
Most likely caused by applying a randomizer patch without a game update loaded, while your game is updated. Randomize again and ensure the game update is loaded, or uninstall the game update from System Settings.