This Repo explains how to install the Yuzu Nintendo Switch Emulator -- without a Switch -- on a Windows PC. I distance myself from piracy and I own any/all of these games shown in the original screenshots and gifs. If you use anything out of this please credit me appropriately!
Hey, im Sarah and I'm writing you a guide on how to install yuzu without having a Switch, since I discovered this is literally a pain in the ass. I try to make it as easy as possible, but be sure to check this out if you need new keys, since I try to keep this always up-to-date! <3
First you will need [Yuzu](https://pineappleea.github.io/). Download it, open it in WinRar, 7ZIP idk, and then move the contents in a folder and open the file yuzu.exe.
Create a folder called "keys" and copy the keyfile you got from [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewYuzuPiracy/) or anywhere else in there. A viable place to get keys is [128 Bit Bay](https://rentry.org/128bbkeys).
For settings, open Yuzu, and select: `Emulation -> Configure -> Graphics -> OpenGL` and set it to Vulkan or OpenGL. With the new improvements since this guide came out, Vulkan is now a viable option! Then go to Controls and press Single Player yadiyadiyada and set it to something like this
- Pro Controller if you have a controller/keyboard
- Joycons if Joycons.
Press `Configure` and press the excat buttons on your controller. (It's easier for Xbox, but for you PS4 and keyboard users I have a graphic [here](https://compass-ssl.xboxlive.com/assets/c7/a1/c7a12fbe-af04-4a90-92f2-18338219c2aa.png?n=one-controller-front-l.png))
After you're done press `Okay` and continue to the next step.
Download any ROM you want from any ROM website you like, or, if you aren't a pirate, dump it from your Switch. After you got your File (can be .xci or .nsp) create a folder somewhere on your PC and in that folder create another folder for your game. After that double-click into Yuzu and select the folder you put your game folder in.
Download the update of your game or DLCs, usually as a .nsp. Put it in your folder of the game, then open yuzu. To install it, follow the steps in this gif.
If it says that it is already installed, your ROM likely already has that DLC/Update preinstalled, don't worry, if it breaks the game, just follow the steps in the next section.
If it says that there are no updates to uninstall, that means exactly what it says, there are no preinstalled updates, and no manually user-installed updates either.
- Windows: Open the Run prompt (Windows Key + R) and type this in, "%appdata%\yuzu" then head to the logs directory
- MacOS: How about waiting until yuzu comes out on MacOS.......
- Linux: Open your file manager of choice, make sure that Show Hidden Files is ENABLED, and head to the following directory, "/home/YourUsername/.local/share/yuzu" and open the logs directory.
It stands for BoxCat, and it's Nintendo's sending you In-game Gifts. On an Emulator this, it doesn't work like it would on a Switch, due to the emulator not connecting to Nintendo's servers. To work around this, Yuzu has its own way of giving you these.
To enable this, go in the menu and choose `Boxcat`.
It's pretty simple, as an example, we're gonna take the mod from [here](https://gbatemp.net/threads/pokemon-mystery-dungeon-dx-60-fps-mod.559469/). When you download the zip file you will have a folder called `exefs_patches`. Go inside that folder and in the other folder in there until you are at this file with the .ips extension.
Then move that IPS file into `exefs_patches` and delete the now empty folder, then rename `exefs_patches` to `exefs`.
Now open Yuzu, right click your game, and `Open Mod Directory`. Create a new folder with the name that you want for the patch (you can name it anything you want).
Then move the `exefs` folder into the folder that you just made, restart Yuzu, and you're done.
