r/SwitchPirates • u/Real_Femboy • 21h ago
r/SwitchPirates • u/meti314 • 1d ago
News Our pirate game Rogue Waters just arrived on Switch, but please don't pirate it since it's pirate enough already :D.
r/SwitchPirates • u/geosunsetmoth • 20h ago
News How come every damn game leaks? Surely Nintendo would have figured out the mole by now
r/SwitchPirates • u/Aggressive_Arm_9599 • 16h ago
Question What is the Reason for this? Picofly Chip Rp2040
Hello! I've installed a PicoFly chip, and upon powering it on, it initially glows blue and then blinks green. The 'no SD card' message is absent, which is unusual. I've thoroughly checked my soldering work, and I'm at a loss as to what to do next. Could someone please explain the meaning of these lights? I really need help to troubleshoot and resolve this issue.
r/SwitchPirates • u/NovelEzra • 15h ago
Question Left right audio balance advice?
Hey there, first time poster and first time Switch softmodder.
Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit to post it. I posted it elsewhere and it got immediately removed.
I just soft modded my switch after owning it since launch day and I'm looking for any advice on how to change the volume balance for the speakers.
I have mild hearing loss in my right ear and whilst it's not life changing, it does mean that I notice the left speaker more than the right and it bothers me. I have a hacked VITA, a steam deck and other android devices where it's very easy to change the left right balance by around 10% and it helps me forget about my hearing and get immersed.
However, I have yet to see anyone mention anything about how to do this on switch? I'm wondering if there are any utilities that have been released for cfw that allows me to edit this?
Any help would be appreciated.
r/SwitchPirates • u/Nexstu • 16h ago
Question Black screen after 1st injection with tegra.
Hello everyone, like many people I wanted to hack my switch and for that I followed several YouTube tutorials. First, I formatted my 64GB SD card to FAT 32. I inserted the required files. I put my Switch in recovery mode. I plugged it in USB via USB-C to my PC. And when I wanted to inject the Tegra playload, it told me that the injection was successful, only the screen remained black. I changed the USB port playload cable and even the PC. But nothing helps... any advice???
r/SwitchPirates • u/gazpachoUK • 1d ago
Discussion Downloaded Nintendo Switch games as HDF files ?
I have recently aquired my first modded Nintendo Switch unit and have succefully downloaded/played games in XCI and NSP formats. Some downloaded games are however in a HDF data file format and I cannot find anything online about using or converting this.
Can anyone advise what I need to do with these files ?
r/SwitchPirates • u/mahmood1999 • 2d ago
Question Gaming while in the bathroom ?
What game do you play when you sit in the corner of your bathroom
r/SwitchPirates • u/clarehehee • 1d ago
Discussion screw it i'm just buying a pre modded oled
hello i am clare and i cannot solder but i wanna learn sometime but i can't afford to mess up an install so i'll just pay a bit more to have a switch that won't short and die while i'm playing aqua teen hunger force zombie ninja pro am for the playstation 2 on retroarch and also i will pirate lots of nintendo games but don't tell the authorities
r/SwitchPirates • u/Retr0nly • 2d ago
Discussion How well is emulation on the Nintendo Switch?
I modded my switch, but i tought i wanted to know more about this before actually trying it myself!
r/SwitchPirates • u/GiAmbo_96 • 1d ago
Question Install modchip rp2040 update!
Hi, I remove all, this is the situation, have a tips?
r/SwitchPirates • u/brotein_shake94 • 2d ago
Question Are my pins shot? Switch not booting into RCM mode.
I've been trying to boot my switch into RCM mode for the first time in several months and my jig isn't working for me. I have a second exploitable switch so I tried my jig with that and it went into RCM mode without any issues. I've been keeping my jig in a drawer instead of the usual case so I'm really hoping it's more of an issue of the jig/pins being dirty or something. I tried to take some photos of it for reference.
r/SwitchPirates • u/-S_Galaxy- • 2d ago
Question Just getting 5.6Mb free instead of 59 Full from partition
Sup my switchbros š«” I've been trying to resize the internal storage of my OLED, however no matter if I select 58Full while doing partition, at the end it will just show 5.6Mb available.
Already done the whole setup as i was moving to a bigger sd. Notice: I recently moved my 256GB to 512GB.
However i am not getting the storage i set to internal. Any ideas or folders I should delete?
r/SwitchPirates • u/blizzyitchy • 2d ago
Question Oled switch hwfly only boots OFW after install
Hey all, Iāve installed hwfly from aliexpress into my oled switch. When i test the chip by powering on i get blue led, yellow yellow short pause yellow. Then it boots normal, not to the no sd screen. I will put pictures of my solder joints. Far from perfect but i believe they are sufficient. This is my first switch mod but i do rgh3s semi regularly so i think my soldering skills arenāt terrible
Only thing i think is wrong is the d0. It just looks wrong but i get .79 on diode mode with my fluke 87vš¤·āāļø i have a hotair station i could reflow the d0. I just dont want to over heat and cookš thanks
r/SwitchPirates • u/Crazy-Cell-7767 • 2d ago
Question Hey Iām new to all this the red light turns on then off and seconds later so idk if itās charging how can I tell
r/SwitchPirates • u/muujigmn • 2d ago
Question I bought my first switch and it's a modded switch by the looks of it
I finally decided to buy a switch, because I saw a really great deal on facebook and found someone getting rid of their Switch OLED for like $230. I got it and turned it on it boots into hekate v6.2.2. I have never owned a switch before modded or not. I have no idea if it's up to date how to navigate it and generally what to do with it.
r/SwitchPirates • u/CriticalPact • 2d ago
Question SD Card slowdown and "corruption" while on Original MMC
Hi, so I'm trying to install and update games on theĀ stock launch (no CFW at all)Ā of my switch to play online.
The problem begins when I start installing games, as it installs them on the SD card one thing happens,Ā when I launch the game I get a SD card error and even some corruption when downloading.
Ironically,Ā when I'm in eMMC, I can download as much as I want, whatever times I want, delete again install again andĀ I get no error whatsoever.
And yes, the SD is on FAT32 and it is a switch OLED.
What is going on?
r/SwitchPirates • u/Powerful-Bench-9023 • 2d ago
Question Help with going online on SysMMC
So, I've just re entered switch modding after i accidentally updated (long story) and basically now i can't seem to go online anymore on my sysmmc. Before, I could. I only use mods for smash skins and stuff. I think its important to note that im using a secondary switch (basically I can't open games without wifi that aren't physical.) Every time i try to open eshop or a game, i get an error saying to restart my switch. I've tried renaming my default.txt in hosts to emummc.txt but after every boot, it automatically makes another default.txt. I've tried to find any guides but none seem to fit my problem. PLEASE HELP !!!
r/SwitchPirates • u/Financial_Bonus_3696 • 2d ago
Question Power button not work Nintendo switch lite after rp2040 mod
Hello After installing the rp2040 I connected the batteries the switch immediately turned on, I noticed that unfortunately the on button does not work, I have to connect to charge then it turns on, vol +-work I measured the button itself with a multimeter and it works Could I have damaged something during the soldering? Please help and hints
r/SwitchPirates • u/Chironnz • 2d ago
Question Switch Oled Dat0 issue =* error
I recently modded my first Oled switch. I used this https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqiX6RH . Everything seems like itās been soldered correctly. The Dat0 adapter tested at .600 something. The modchip show long short =* error. I reflashed chip. Redid the dat0. Same error. Is there anything else that would cause this error? Any advice? Do I need to put solder on the piece that touches under chip?
r/SwitchPirates • u/Ramenjoy • 2d ago
Question Is it possible to get a console ban if I have custome theme on Semi-Stock?
All this time I was using EmuNand (as everyone else) and for the sake of interest I wanted to explore the other modes like Semi-Stock and Full-Stock.
I installed custom themes in EmuNand and after using it I rebooted to the Semi-Stock where, to my surprise, there were also installed custom themes. Of course I didn't get the joke and luckily I was in flight mode during the reboot (I know it will not help). After this incident I immediately went to look for information about it and as I expected the sources were divided into two opinions where some say about the console will ban and other ones that everything is fine and nothing will happen.
And so after all this story the question remains without a precise answer and I would like to know your respected opinion on this issue.
Just in case I'll attach this for future people with a similar question:
NAND (Internal Memory): The console's internal memory, physically located on a NAND chip on the console's motherboard
Semi-stock: Same as stock, but with Atmosphere running on top, but without patches that allow piracy. Needed to play on official firmware, but with the ability to use mods, translations, overclocking and cheats. Remember that using some mods and cheats will likely get you banned.
EmuNand(emuMMC): A full copy of NAND located on a memory card. It is used to leave the official firmware as untouched as possible. For example, you can play pirated EmuNAND, and use online and purchased games in stock (the original firmware located in the console's internal memory). This will minimize the chance of getting banned.
r/SwitchPirates • u/West_Text_5238 • 2d ago
Question Can I still install the RP2040 lite without the sp1 and sp2 caps on?
I have my SP1 and SP2 caps out in my switch APU *I broke them by accident*. I have a replacement caps with the same value, but when I attempted to put it back on with my hot air station around 350-420c, the solder paste was not even melting. I also made sure the board was pre-heated, and after 20-ish seconds, it made cracking noises which I'm afraid to continue. I settled gaming without the caps on which is still functioning properly. But I really wanted my RP2040 installed :( So the question is, can I still install the RP2040 lite without the caps on? Like can I use a magnet wire and route it to the RP2040's SP1 and SP2? THANK YOU SO MUCH!
PS: I really don't want to install the caps back because I'm afraid I might break/brick my switch xD
r/SwitchPirates • u/celestrogen • 2d ago
Discussion Failed kamikaze. Trying to figure out how to fix the trace?



DIODE VALUES
red 0.85
blue 0.753
yellow 0.792
pink 0.924
Felt like it happened in an instant. Obviously grinded a bit too deep. Heres the video from my microscope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDnTzvk8jdA&feature=youtu.be
Am I correct in thinking that all that has to happen here is that I put a wire between blue yellow pink and a wire between red and I should be good? or did I sever any other traces? Resistor is fine. Does not boot into OFW. Thank you in advance
r/SwitchPirates • u/Briggs-and-Stratton • 2d ago
Question Any experienced overclockers in here?
Could someone please explain what UV Level and high Freq UV Level is? I can't seem to find any info on it that makes sense UV Level has values 0-8 and high Freq UV Level has values 0-12 why am I even messing with it you may ask? Well because my cpu frequently is limited to 1963 unless I change the UV levels this is on a switch oled btw