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Options and usage

Now you have TWLoader installed and working. If not, please, follow this guide first Installing TWLoader and make sure all is working as expected

If you have a problem with TWLoader, follow this link instead.

Settings

Before continue reading, only modern CFW like Luma3DS works with TWLoader. Please, do not use on old CFW. They won't work!

If this is your first time, you will see a screen like this.

Main
In order to configure TWLoader, use arrows, pad or touch screen to get to Settings and press A or touch the screen again to open it.

Settings: GUI

Menu 1

Here you can modify the settings of the graphic environment.

  • Language: you can use default system language or a custom if available. Note: some .nds roms do not have all existing languages
  • Color: you can choose between 19 background color. This color is for the top screen, circle dot and choose box border.
  • Menu color: you can choose between 17 background color for the bottom screen (and top is top border is on)
  • Show filename: filename of .nds roms will appear.
  • Game counter: it show the number of total roms and position.
  • Custom bottom image: load a custom bottom image for the game menu.
  • Auto-update bootstrap: can switch between Off, Unofficial and Official (note: using Unofficial or Official will auto update at start up)
  • Auto-update to latest TWLoader if selected, will auto download and install the latest available TWLoader at start up.

Settings: NTR/TWL-mode

You can switch to settings: NTR/TWL-mode pressing R button. Press L to return to Settings: GUI Menu 2

  • Flashcard(s) select: here you can select you flashcard for run roms from it.
  • Rainbow LED: after selecting a .nds in game menu, will turn on notification led with a rainbow effect.
  • ARM9 CPU Speed: switch between 133mhz (DSi mode) or 67mhz (DS mode)
  • VRAM boost: Allows 8 bit VRAM writes and expands the bus to 32 bit.
  • DS/DSi Boot Screen: displays the DS/DSi boot animation before launching a rom.
  • Health and Safety message: displays the Health and Safety message on the bottom screen.
  • Reset Slot-1: enable this is slot-1 card are stuck on white screens.
  • Console output: display debug text before launching the rom. Switch between Off, On and On (debug).
  • Lock ARM9 SCFG_EXT: locks the ARM9 SCFG_EXT, avoiding conflict with recent libnds.

Main Start menu

If you are in main screen you can press START to open this menu:
Menu 4

  • Game location: switches the game location between the SD Card and the flashcard.
  • Box Art: you can enable or dissable box arts.
  • Start GBARunner2 you can start GBA emulator.
  • Top border: is the border surrounding the top background.

Change roms path

If you want to change default roms path follow this steps:

  1. Go to SD:\_nds\twloader\ and edit settings.ini file.
  2. Edit this lines:
    ROM_FOLDER = roms/nds
    FCROM_FOLDER = roms/flashcard/nds
  3. Remember to move your roms and .ini files from old location to new!

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