Taiko 3DS2 English Patch Guide
This page provides instructions to apply the English patch of Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken ("Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu's Spacetime Adventure").
The guide that currently exists for this game was written in 2016, so the patching methods that it gives are no longer recommended. For example:
- HANS is no longer used at all.
- HackingToolkit9DS is no longer necessary.
- LayeredFS and locale does not need to be set up through NTR.
- Pre-patching CIAs is no longer preferable.
What this guide will do
This guide will:
- Install the English patch of this game in a way where it can be easily disabled at will
- Fix DLC if it is installed, hopefully
What you need
- A clean copy of Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (cartridge or digitally installed)
- Update 1.1 of the game already installed
- The English patch (
ROMFS English Menu Patch Version 1.1
) - A modded Nintendo 3DS running modern CFW and tools (At the time of writing, the newest versions are Luma 10.2 and GodMode9 1.9.1)
- This guide should technically work with Luma versions as old as 7.0 and GodMode9 versions as old as 1.2.7, but if you have an ancient setup, you should take some time to update it
- The 0.04 nightly release of Luma Locale Switcher (
LumaLocaleSwitcher-0.04-NIGHTLY.cia
)
Section I - Prep Work
- Place
LumaLocaleSwitcher-0.04-NIGHTLY.cia
in the/cias/
folder- Create the folder if it does not already exist
- Extract
ROMFS Version 1.1.zip
to your working directory- The result should be several XDelta and patching files in a folder named
ROMFS Version 1.1
- The result should be several XDelta and patching files in a folder named
- Put the SD card into your 3DS
Section IIa - Dumping RomFS (digital)
The instructions detailed here apply to digital copies of the game. If you have a cartridge, please follow Section IIb instead.
- Turn off the console
- Hold the START button while booting to enter GodMode9
- Press (A) to select the
[A:] SYSNAND SD
drive - Navigate to
title
- While
00040000
is highlighted, press (Right Shoulder) + (A) - Select "Search for titles"
- This may take a while if you have many titles
- Press (A) on
0004000000102F00 ... .tmd
to select it - Select "Open containing folder"
- Press (A) on
00000000.app
to select it - Select "NCCH image options..."
- Select "Mount image to drive"
- Press (A) to enter the path
- Press (A) on
romfs.bin
to select it - Select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
- This will take a while
- Transfer the
romfs.bin
file to theROMFS Version 1.1
folder on your computer- Do not eject the SD card without first unmounting it
Section IIb - Dumping RomFS (cartridge)
The instructions detailed here apply to cartridge copies of the game. If you have already dumped the RomFS from a digital copy, proceed to Section III.
- Turn off the console
- Hold the START button while booting to enter GodMode9
- Insert the game cartridge
- Press (A) to select the
[C:] GAMECART
drive - Press (A) to select
0004000000102F00_v0?.3ds
- Trim/no trim does not matter
- Select "NCSD image options..."
- Select "Mount image to drive"
- Press (A) to enter the path
- Press (A) on
romfs.bin
to select it - Select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
- This will take a while
- Transfer the
romfs.bin
file to theROMFS Version 1.1
folder on your computer- Do not eject the SD card without first unmounting it
Section III - Patching the game
- Rename
romfs.bin
toDecryptedRomFS.bin
- Do not add the
.bin
extension if it does not appear
- Do not add the
- Run the relevant xdelta script for your operating system
- You should now have a
fullpatch v1.1_romfs.bin
file
Section IV - Installing the patch
- Copy
fullpatch v1.1_romfs.bin
to any directory on your 3DS SD card - Navigate to the file in GodMode9, and press (A) to select it
- Select "Mount as ROMFS image"
- Press (A) to enter the path
- Press (Left Shoulder) + (D-Pad Right) to mark all files
- Press (Y) to place all of these files in your clipboard
- Press (B) to enter the main drives menu
- Navigate to
[0: SDCARD] -> luma -> titles -> 0004000000102F00 -> romfs
- Create any folders that do not exist; there are sixteen characters in the Title ID
- Press (Y) to copy paths
- This will take a while
- Exit GodMode9 by pressing the home button and selecting "Poweroff system"
Section V - Finalizing setup
- Turn on the console while holding SELECT to show the Luma Configuration menu
- Select the option
Enable game patching
- An (x) indicates that the option is enabled
- Press the START button to save the configuration
- Open the FBI application on your 3DS
- Navigate to the
cias
folder - Press (A) to select
LumaLocaleSwitcher-0.04-NIGHTLY.cia
- Select "Install and delete CIA"
- Exit the FBI application
- Open the Luma Locale Switcher application that is now on your home menu
- Press (A) To select "Titles"
- Select
太鼓の達人 どんとかつの時空大冒険
- Select "Change Region", and set the region to JPN
- Select "Change Language", and set the language to JP
The patch should now be enabled, and DLC should now work if installed.