road-to-yuzu-without-switch

This Repo explains how to install the yuzu Switch Emulator without a Switch on a Windows PC

• Introduction
• Guide
• yuzu-Setup
• Needed-Files
• Settings
• Games
• Additional
• GameUpdates
• GetKeys
• Mods/Patches
• Goodbye

Introduction

Hey, im Akira 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

Guide

Setup

First you will need the yuzu-Installer. Open it, and let it do its own stuff and be sure to have it like this.

After it's done just press Exit and search for yuzu in your Windows searchbar.

yuzu will open and show this screen on there click Emulation -> Configure -> System -> Profile Then press on Add and make a new profile, then close yuzu

Files

Inside of yuzu click File -> Open yuzu folder. This will open the yuzu configuration folder inside of explorer.

Create a folder called "keys" and copy the key you got from here and paste it in the folder. Then go back out of the keys folder and paste the contents of the Switch firmware folder found here and click yes if it wants to overwrite any files

Settings

For settings open yuzu up Emulation -> Configure -> Graphics, Select OpenGL and set it to Vulkan. Then go to Controls and press Single Player yadiyadiyada and set it to this

Then Press Configure and set Player 1 to Pro Controller if you have a controller/keyboard and to 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 for yo found here) After you're done press Okay and continue to the next step.

Games

Download any ROM you want from any ROM Website you like. I recommend Switch-XCI, but any ROM Site does it. 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. Now the game should be in the list. Next do what I do in the gif below

Aditional

GameUpdates

Download the update of your game or DLCs, usually as a .nsp. Put it in your folder of the game, then open yuzu. Do exactly as in there For me it was already installed but it should then show under addons that you have it installed

GetKeys

To get keys easily just go to this Subreddit and look for posts with prod.keys Then just paste their code into a decoder and copy the keys and paste them in a newly created file called prod.keys

Addons

Here ima show how to install mods. It's pretty simple, we're gonna take the mod from here 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 an .IPS Then move that IPS file into exefs_patches and delete the now empty folder. Then rename exefs_patches into exefs. Now open yuzu and rightclick your game -> Open Mod Directory. Create a new folder with any name you want and move the exefs folder into that, then restart yuzu and you're done. You now see your mod at compatibility.

• Additional Note here: If you got any other names for the folder don't rename it to exefs. Instead rename them to romfs or romfs_ext.

You can completly skip these steps if you use mods from here

Goodbye

Thank you for reading this, I hope it helped you with your start into Switch emulation. If I forgot something just create a Pull Request with the stuff added and I will review it ASAP.