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# Road to Yuzu w/o Switch
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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!
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[](https://twitter.com/PoolPartyAkali)
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[Ryujinx Version](https://github.com/PrincessAkira/road-to-ryujinx-without-switch)
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [Guide](#guide)
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- [Yuzu Setup](#setup)
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- [Files](#files)
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- [Settings](#settings)
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- [Games](#games)
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- [Dump Games](#dump-games)
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- [Additional](#additional)
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- [Compatability](#compatibility)
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- [Game Updates](#game-updates)
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- [Uninstalling Game Updates](#Uninstalling-Game-Updates)
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- [Log Files](#log-files)
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- [BCAT](#bcats)
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- [Shaders](#shaders)
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- [Mods/Patches](#mods)
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- [Goodbye](#goodbye)
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# Introduction
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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
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# Guide
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# Manual Setup
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## Setup
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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.
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Yuzu will open and show this screen:
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On this screen, click `Emulation -> Configure -> System -> Profile`
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Then press on `Add` and make a new profile, then close Yuzu.
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## Files
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Inside of Yuzu, click `File -> Open Yuzu folder`. This will open the Yuzu configuration folder inside of explorer.
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Create a folder called "keys" and copy the keyfile you got from [128 Bit Bay](https://rentry.org/128bbkeys).
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Note: The File name should be prod.keys, not prod.keys.txt.
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## Settings
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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
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Then press `Configure` and set Player 1 to:
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- Pro Controller if you have a controller/keyboard
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- Joycons if Joycons.
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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))
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After you're done press `Okay` and continue to the next step.
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## Games
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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.
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## Dump-Games
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I found a very good guide that can be found [here](https://wiki.no-intro.org/index.php?title=Nintendo_Switch_Dumping_Guide)
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When you have the XCI, just do the same as in the step above.
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# Additional
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## Compatibility
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For a list of games compatible, look [here](https://yuzu-emu.org/game/).
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## Game-Updates
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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.
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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.
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## Uninstalling-Game-Updates
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Open Yuzu, and find the game that has an update that you want to uninstall. Then follow the steps of the gif below.
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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.
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## Log-files
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- Windows: Open the Run prompt (Windows Key + R) and type this in, "%appdata%\yuzu" then head to the logs directory
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- MacOS: How about waiting until yuzu comes out on MacOS.......
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- 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.
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# BCATS
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What's a BCAT?
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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.
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To enable this, go in the menu and choose `Boxcat`.
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A list of all the stuff you can get can be found [here](https://yuzu-emu.org/help/feature/boxcat/)
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# Shaders
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To get shaders, go [here](https://github.com/JENOVAAbsolute/128BB-Shaders).
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Download the one you need and then right click on the game. Open `Transferable Pipeline Cache`, and paste contents in.
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# Mods
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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.
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Then move that IPS file into `exefs_patches` and delete the now empty folder, then rename `exefs_patches` to `exefs`.
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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).
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Then move the `exefs` folder into the folder that you just made, restart Yuzu, and you're done.
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You now see your mod at compatibility.
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There are multiple sites to get Mods altogether.
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- [Mods saved on Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dY20qH3phqoUfmAEdngTzrtMIvPFwSG4?usp=sharing)
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- [switch-ptchtxt-mods](https://github.com/theboy181/switch-ptchtxt-mods)
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- [Switch-Mods](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Switch-Mods)
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- Additional Note here:
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If you got any other names for the folder don't rename it to exefs.
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Instead rename them to romfs or romfs_ext.
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# Goodbye
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Thank you for reading this, I hope it helped you with your start into Switch emulation.
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If I forgot something just create a Pull Request with the stuff added and I will review it ASAP.
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# List of contributers to the document :D
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[PrincessAkira](https://github.com/PrincessAkira) Owner, created this page<br>
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[MGThePro](https://github.com/MGThePro) Cleaned up some stuff, fixed typos and links<br>
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Mou-Ikkai Fixed a gif<br>
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[Descent098](https://github.com/Descent098) Helped clarify the settings to use for the key<br>
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sanikdah Cleaned up some images, typos, and wrote this section and the uninstall updates section<br>
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[pajamaclaws21](https://github.com/pajamaclaws21)
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