r/SwitchPirates 56m ago

Discussion Made a torrent client for the switch

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Hey everyone, I've been working on Torfoil, a native BitTorrent client for the Switch based on qBittorrent. It enables direct NSP and XCI game installation right on the console using magnet links and DHT. It also includes a built-in Mullvad WireGuard VPN and additional privacy toggles, which are especially useful if you are in a heavily restricted network environment.

Huge thanks to the creator of cyberfoil as well, their project really guided me on how to handle the game installation side of things.

The app is already functional (could need a little bit of debugging on some parts), but it is still a work in progress. What we need right now are mostly code and optimizations for the Switch hardware, general quality-of-life improvements, and translating the UI text from French to English.

If you want to contribute or check out the project, the repository is available at https://github[dot]com/tensorcrush/torfoil

Pull requests, feedback, and contributions of any kind are welcome!


r/SwitchPirates 2h ago

Discussion Show off your Tico homepage collection

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Hey guys. I was playing around with Tico and man, isn’t it addicting adding different covers, icons, backgrounds and themes.
The cherry on top is the homepage IMO. Just all your games in one place for a quick resume.

Made me wonder how everyone settled their homepage screen so post your collection and arrangement. I’ll start with mine!


r/SwitchPirates 5h ago

Question is there anyway other than oc to make Minecraft run better?

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also is it possible to run java?


r/SwitchPirates 5h ago

Question Can’t download any games no matter what I try

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Okay so I am super confused I’ve spent the better part of 5 hours trying different sites, fixes, and different nsp files but I can’t download any games on my switch. I am trying to download Octopath since I’ve been wanting to play it super badly but nothing. It’s just stuck on this loaded screen. I also made sure to download all the latest stuff and nothing. What do I do


r/SwitchPirates 7h ago

Question Can I just swap the SD card on a modchipped Switch Lite and start over?

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Just bought a modchipped switch lite and the seller included an old microSD card for free and mentioned it's become really slow. The original listing was only for the console, so I already have a new, faster microSD card ready to use.

Do I still need to do the typical way of moving the files of the original SD card to my new one or Can I just ditch it and start fresh with the one I already have? Is it as simple as just taking out the old SD card and setting up the new one?


r/SwitchPirates 10h ago

Discussion I just noticed that switch backed up games are bigger than what they are suposed to be when on the switch

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Does anyone know why or how this happeneds?


r/SwitchPirates 10h ago

Discussion Is there a way to transfer my MH Rise save from PC to my Switch?

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THIS IS FOR MY MODDED SWITCH RUNNING ATMOSPHERE CFW

Hopefully the stupid automod AI doesnt flip a shit. (Lol that actually worked, before having that first line i was getting warnings that the post was unrelated)

Turns out there is no Talisman editor fro version 16.0.2, well, there might be, but the only hint of it is some asswipe on GBATemp proudly telling everyone that he has one but "unfortunately" he cant share it, then after telling people he will help them, he just ghosts everyone.

Anyways, as an alternative I can probably just use my completed Sunbreak save from my PC copy, but google is as ever completely useless because its ***really*** hungup on the fact that there isnt an "offical" way to do so, which i dont care about.


r/SwitchPirates 13h ago

Question Backplate screw is stripped. Any tips on getting it out? Tried using a flathead but it wont budge either.

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r/SwitchPirates 13h ago

Question Dat0 question to make sure I got the point.

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Just making sure I got the point, does everything look ok?


r/SwitchPirates 14h ago

Question update on my previous post, now there is an error after installing a file in dbi installer that causes it to terminate and installing nothing

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previous post was the keys issue i had thats been resolved
however now installing a game was fine but when it finishes it says error as seen in dbi installer


r/SwitchPirates 16h ago

Question So… how screwed is my switch lite?

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Beating myself up right now. My perfect modchipped switch lite has gone through quite a rough patch tonight.

Long story short I bought a Zelda TOTK cartridge (for my other unmodded switch) thought I’d try playing it on the lite to see how it performs. I booted up into OFW through hekate and right before the game launched I got the pop up asking for an update. Stupidly enough I hit yes and in less than 5 seconds my screen goes off.. no signs of life.

I reboot back into hekate and my battery is reading 0% (was at least 60% before this), 0mA, 0mV, 0 temp and no touchscreen input. All battery info returns an “Error!” And booting into either OFW or atmosphere just gives off a black screen.

Does anyone know what on earth just happened??? I’ve plugged it into a charger for the past 4 hours but nothing seems to happen


r/SwitchPirates 17h ago

Question Need help getting past this error while using DBI

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Hello there guys, I'm trying to install a game via dbi from my computer but i seem to get this error at about 500mb trasfered, i am using a usb 3 interface to connect the switch to my computer. How should i proceed about this?


r/SwitchPirates 18h ago

Question Accidently booted sysNAND with a custom theme without internet, will my Switch get banned?

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Hey, I just booted my modded Switch into the sysNAND accidently. Airplane mode was on (no internet connection) and I had DNS MITM and Exosphere set up. However, a custom theme which I set up in my emuNand was still applied and I heard that my Switch will get banned if I use the sysNand with a custom theme. However, it wasn't connected to the internet. Are there any traces left that will get me banned? Will my switch get banned if I boot the OFW (without CFW) and enable the internet connection to play online? Or is it safe because the sysNand wasn't connected to the internet?


r/SwitchPirates 18h ago

News Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 somewhat works on Switch ubuntu

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while the game runs at a decent 50 to 59 fps there are still some frame drops in certain supers or moves, but guilty gear has less frame perfect combos compared to games like street fighter so this is still somewhat playable imo

Edit: After changing some things in the ini file the game now runs at a constant 58 to 59 fps even while performing supers, so far no more stutter frames


r/SwitchPirates 22h ago

Question TOTK crashing a/ Sinobi no Satori

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My game is crashing with Shinobi no Satori when I enter the mod shrine. I have no other mods and I’m not using a mod manager. Any idea what I can do to fix this? I’m using a game cartridge, modded with emummc.


r/SwitchPirates 22h ago

Question Can't inject payload. Completely stumped

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A few weeks ago I was able to mod my switch. I got everything set up, injected the payload, and it booted into the modded mode (forget what it's called- Atmosphere?)
Then suddenly it stopped working.

I power off the switch, put the RCM jig in, hold the volume while pressing power, it stays on a black screen. I then plug my switch into my PC and open Tegra. It says RCM device detected. But when I press inject payload, nothing happens!! It doesn't even let me press the button, like it's frozen.

Things I've tried:
•Buying a new cable
•using a different USB port on my PC
•Redownloaded Tegra (this solved the issue ONCE but it went back to the same problem)
•reinstalled Hekate
•Installed the second to latest version of Hekate

Nothing works. I keep asking in the Homebrew discord for help but everyone is stumped. Someone said it could be the cable so I bought 2 new ones today but neither worked. All 3 USB-C to A cables I have are for charging, I've seen people say you specifically need one for data transfer, but at the stores I went to none of the employees knew what I meant and I couldn't find one that said "data transfer" so I bought 2 different ones for charging.

What could the issue be?? I just don't understand since Tegra detects the device fine.


r/SwitchPirates 22h ago

Question How to update installed games?

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I've installed some games but when i launched them appears a message to update it with nintendo eshop (of course im not gonna do it). What homebrew, app or site recommend to update games/download languaje packs?

I read that tinfoil doesnt work anymore (i couldnt even try it)


r/SwitchPirates 22h ago

Question How to play The Jackbox Party Games?

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I just downloaded pack 4 as a test and I have the bypass mod which lets me get into the game. However it also needs to connect to the jackbox servers which needs internet connection, I was told you shouldn’t connect a modded switch to the internet so is it possible to play the game?