Using IPS Patches with Luma and Citra
Use game patches for instant text, no outlines, and extra fun
Using IPS files with Luma
- You will need Luma3DS installed on your 3DS for this.
- Instructions for installing Luma3DS: https://3ds.hacks.guide/
- Find your game's title ID using 3dsdb
- Put your code.ips patch at
/luma/titles/_title ID_/code.ips
For example, Ultra Moon would be /luma/title/00040000001B5100/code.ips
Using IPS files with Citra
- Right click your game in Citra
- Select "Open Mods Location" to open the mods folder
- Copy your
code.ips
into the mods folder
Merging patches with IPSPatcher.js
Note: Some IPS patches use a feature called 'RLE' where one byte is repeated multiple times. This method does not support RLE.
- Download any IPS files you want to apply
- Go to the IPSPatcher.js site
- Click the "Merge" button
- Select every IPS patch you want to apply
- Click "Open" or "Upload" (depending on your browser)
- A file called
merged.ips
will be downloaded
- A file called
- Rename the downloaded
merged.ips
tocode.ips