CaVE Setup Guide

Console: Nintendo Entertainment System Family Computer Super Nintendo Super Famicom Nintendo 64 (NA/EU/BR/RU/KO) Nintendo 64 (JA/CH) Genesis/Mega Drive (NA/EU/BR/RU/KO) Mega Drive (JA/CH) Game Boy (NA/EU/BR/RU/KO) Game Boy (JA/CH) Game Boy Advance (NA/EU/BR/RU/KO) Game Boy Advance (JA/CH) CFW: Atmosphere SXOS

Setting up CaVE for

Online with

:

Tools:

● CaVE Database Manager

● SFROM Tool (v1.3.0.0+) + VC Patches + Robin64's canoe fixes + ipsbehead
● SNES Online - Full Unlock
● Edizon (If you are using Atmosphere and the cheat option.)
● Preset Database and Image Pack (Optional)

● FDSTool
● Robin64's NES Patch Pack

Getting Started:

1. (Optional) If you are want to use preset info/settings/images, download them and place them in the CaVE "database" folder after extracting CaVE, but before running it. Otherwise skip to the next step.

Your pathes should look like:


• Whatever\CaVE Database Manager.exe
• Whatever\database\SNS-001.json
• Whatever\database\SNS-001\SNS-****-USA-box-front.png
• Whatever\database\SNS-001\SNS-****-USA-screen-title.png


2. First of all, of course you will need the
   SNES
   Online app installed on your Switch. This guide will assume you have installed the base NSP and the latest update.


You will need your app hacked to support custom games. For that you will need to install the "Full Unlock" patch.




The recommended version of the unlock is the IPS patch due to its ease of installation. As such, the directions will be for it. IPSwitch and Cheat options are available.

Open:


• SD:/atmosphere
  /exefs_patches/


Copy the "

SNES

Online - Full Unlock" folder with the "########################################.ips" in it to that folder. You should have.



• SD:/atmosphere
  /exefs_patches/
  SNES
  Online - Full Unlock/########################################.ips

3. Next, you need your ROM.


You will now need to convert your .sfc/.smc ROM to .sfrom with SFROM Tool. This format provides settings and information to the emulator so it can both boot the game at all, and play it at its best. And thus it requires a bit of research and referral to the compatibility list. Not every game will run on these official Nintendo emulators. But about 90-95% will if you prepare them correctly!




Do not apply translation/hack patches to a ROM before converting it through this tool! Refer to Step 4 to apply them.



1. Place the .cnp patch files (from the VC patch pack and Robins patch pack) in the SFROM Tool "patches" folder, before opening the tool.
2. Open SFROM Tool.
3. Select "File -> Open ROM", and select the ROM you want to use.
4. Optional as required: Select "Edit -> Advanced Options". From this window you can select to apply IPS patches like translations, or select a different GameCode. Set the GameCode to what is recommended, if anything, for your game on the compatibility list. Press save when done to apply changes.
5. Optional as required: On the Switch tab you may need to set other options based on recommendations.
   
6. Select "File -> Save SFROM -> As Switch SFROM", and chose a name.




No specific conversion is generally needed for .nes ROMs. But for .fds ROMs however, they will need to be converted to .qd with a tool like FDSTool.

4. Once you have your ROM file, you will then need to add it to your custom database using CaVE Database Manager.






1.) Open up CaVE Database Manager.

2.) Select " File > New > NSO Database (REGION) >

SNES

Online > v#.#.#.# ", where the version is the latest update version you should have installed. (Create the database in a empty folder of your choosing. For example, make a new folder called "

SNES

Online" and select that.).

It will populate the list with the apps stock games (with placeholder art). These games are un-important for new users, and hidden by default. But if you want to see them you can show them checking " View > Show Stock Games ".

3.) To add your own ROM files to this database, select " File > Add Game > Import ROM " and select them. Alternatively, you can just Drag-&-Drop your ROM files into the list.

4.)

You will notice that your game is highlighted in Red. This is because you need to add a metapack dtz for it. Download one from the compatibility list if that game is supported, then right click and select " Add Meta Pack".

5.)

Adjust any of the fields/options for the imported game that you want. Like custom box art, the game name, volume etc.

In particular, FDS games have their own unique settings you can adjust by showing the "FDS Options" column by going to " View > Columns > Show FDS Options ".

When you are done adding and setting up games, click " File > Save Database " (Ctrl+S).

6.) (Optional): If you have accidentally selected or previously setup a database for an earlier version of the app, you will need to manually add the games added in those updates yourself as desired. Go to " File > Add Game > Add Stock Game " and select what is available, if any. This must be done each time you update the app, if you want to see the new games added in that update. As far as the stock games are concerned, think of the database as a collection of links. The app updates the files, so you need to update your links to see those files.

It will often be good to use the " File > Update Database" option too after adding stock games each time you update. Doing so updates any changes to meta data and settings.

5. Copy over your database folders/files to your Switchs SD card.


Remembering what folder you installed the database in, go to that folder and copy the
01008D300C50C000
folder to your SD card, overwriting as necessary.

Copy to:


• SD:/atmosphere/contents/


6. Load up the "
   SNES
   Online" app
   (with the Full Unlock cheat enabled if SNES)
   and enjoy!


7. Installing Mods (Optional):
   
   
   If you want to install ones of the mods, you can do so by copying the contents of the mod's rar to:
   
   

   • SD:/atmosphere/contents/
     01008D300C50C000