3DS:Applying ROM Patches

Required Items

 * Make sure you have Custom Firmware (CFW) installed.
 * Have the latest FBI installed.
 * You can find ROM patches here.

Enabling Game Patching in Luma3DS

 * 1) Hold (Select) and power on your 3DS. `Luma3DS configuration menu` will launch.
 * 2) Navigate to `Enable game patching` and press (A) to select it.
 * 3) Press (Start) to save and reboot to the Home Menu.

ROM Patching using LayeredFS

 * 1) Make sure that you have selected `Enable game patching` in Luma3DS!
 * 2) Download and extract the ROM patches. The patches are the folder(s) named with a string of numbers and/or letters, example: 0004000000198E00.
 * 3) Create a folder called `titles` inside the `luma` folder if there is none.
 * 4) Copy the extracted ROM patch folder(s) into `luma/titles` on the SD card.
 * 5) Insert the SD card into the 3DS and power on your 3DS.
 * 6) Launch the title.

ROM Patching using ".plg" Plugins

 * 1) Download the `boot.firm` file from Luma3DS_3GX.
 * 2) Go to BootNTR and pick up the relevant `.cia`.
 * 3) Create a folder called `cias` on the root of the SD card if there is none.
 * 4) Copy the `.cia` file into `cias` on the SD card.
 * 5) Insert the SD card into the 3DS and power on your 3DS.
 * 6) Launch `FBI`.
 * 7) Navigate to `SD` and press (A).
 * 8) Navigate to `cias` and press (A).
 * 9) Navigate to `BootNTRSelector.cia`.
 * 10) Press (A) to select.
 * 11) Navigate to and select `Install and delete CIA`.
 * 12) Press (A) to confirm.
 * 13) After installation has finished, press any button to continue.
 * 14) Exit `FBI`.
 * 15) Unwrap the new package on your Home Menu.
 * 16) Open `NTR CFW`.


 * 1) Press `3.6` on the bottom of the screen. The program should save and exit back to Home Menu.
 * 2) Power off the 3DS.
 * 3) Create a new folder called `plugins` in the `root of the SD card` if there is none and open it.


 * 1) Create a new folder called the same as the `TitleID` of the title you are patching. A list of TitleID's can be found here.
 * 2) Open the created folder.
 * 3) Copy over the `.plg` patch file.


 * 1) Copy over the preexisting folder that is called the `TitleID` of the title you are patching. A list of TitleID's can be found here.
 * 2) Insert the SD card into the 3DS and power it on.
 * 3) Launch `NTR CFW` and wait until you are returned to the Home Menu.
 * 4) Press (X) and (Y) to check if `NTR CFW` is running. By doing so it should open the `NTR menu`.
 * 5) Launch the title. The screen should flash green during the Nintendo 3DS splash screen.

ROM Patching using ".3gx" Plugins

 * 1) Download the `boot.firm` file from Luma3DS_3GX.
 * 2) Copy the `boot.firm` file to the `root of the SD card`. Overwrite if there already exists one.
 * 3) Download the `.3gx` plugin file for the title you want to patch.
 * 4) Open the `luma` folder on the SD card. Create a new folder called `plugins` and open it.


 * 1) Create a new folder called the same as the `TitleID` of the title you are patching. A list of TitleID's can be found here.
 * 2) Open the created folder.
 * 3) Copy over the `.3gx` patch file.


 * 1) Copy over the preexisting folder that is called the `TitleID` of the title you are patching. A list of TitleID's can be found here.
 * 2) Insert the SD card into the 3DS.
 * 3) Power on the 3DS.
 * 1) Navigate to `Show NAND or user string in System Settings`.
 * 2) Press (A) to select it.
 * 3) Press (Start) to reboot to the Home Menu.
 * 4) Hold (L) + (DPad Down) and press (Select) to open `Rosalina menu`.
 * 5) Navigate to `Plugin loader` and press (A) to enable it.
 * 6) Press (B) to save and exit.
 * 7) Open the title. The screen should flash blue during the Nintendo 3DS splash screen.

Updating ROMS or applying DLC's

 * 1) Download the update and/or DLC `.cia` file.


 * 1) Create a folder called `cias` on the root of the SD card if there is none.
 * 2) Copy the `.cia` file(s) into `cias` on the SD card.
 * 3) Insert the SD card into the 3DS and power on your 3DS.
 * 4) Launch `FBI`.
 * 5) Navigate to `SD` and press (A).
 * 6) Navigate to `cias` and press (A).
 * 7) Select the `.cia` update file first if there is one.
 * 8) Press (A) to select.
 * 9) Select `Install and delete CIA`.
 * 10) Press (A) to confirm.
 * 11) Select the `.cia` DLC file if there is one.
 * 12) Press (A) to select.
 * 13) Select `Install and delete CIA`.
 * 14) Press (A) to confirm.
 * 15) Exit `FBI` and launch the title.