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freakyhax is an exploit for the game Freakyforms Deluxe discovered and released by plutooo allowing us to launch the Homebrew Launcher on versions 9.0.0 through 11.17.0 on EUR, USA, or JPN region devices.
In the instructions, we only cover launching the exploit on version 11.7.0-11.17.0. If you want to use an older version, you can use the otherapp payload from smea's page. Select your version, model and region on the page and use it like one from unSAFE_MODEs .zip'
s otherapps_with_CfgS
. If you don't understand this, read the instructions first.
What you need
- A EUR/USA/JPN copy of Freakyforms Deluxe (eShop or cartridge)
- The latest release of freakyhax
- The latest release of Luma3DS
- The latest release of otherapps (otherapps_with_CfgS_11.17.zip)
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy all files and folders inside the
/build/<your console and region>/exploit/
folder from the freakyhax.zip
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 the otherapp payload for your region/version/model from the otherapps
.zip
file to the root of your SD card and rename it tootherapp.bin
- Do not add the
.bin
extension if you do not already see it
- Do not add the
- Copy
boot.firm
andboot.3dsx
from the Luma3DS.zip
to the root of your SD card - Reinsert your SD card into your device
- Power on your device
Section II - freakyhax
- Reinsert your SD card into your device
- Power on your device
- Launch Freakyforms Deluxe
- In the game menu, select
Play -> Camera -> Load a QR code
- Select the QR code
- If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded 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 |