mh3u dlc install help needed

[ian0]

im not asking or dlc files, i have them
question is what location do they go (i forgot XD)

 

[Maeson]

I think MH3U worked differently than 4U and XX. Instead of on the extdata folder, it goes on your save file folder.

Inside of your Nintendo 3DS folder there's a "title" folder.

Inside should be a folder named 0004000. There should be another folder that matches de ID of MH3U, the european copy for example, as is the one I own, has an ID of b1d00.

Inside, there should be a folder named content, and I believe the files should go there.

Reading this made me remember I should backup my dlc files for all three games just in case, we cannot get them the normal way anymore.

 

[lone_wolf323]

I think MH3U worked differently than 4U and XX. Instead of on the extdata folder, it goes on your save file folder.

Inside of your Nintendo 3DS folder there's a "title" folder.

Inside should be a folder named 0004000. There should be another folder that matches de ID of MH3U, the european copy for example, as is the one I own, has an ID of b1d00.

Inside, there should be a folder named content, and I believe the files should go there.

Reading this made me remember I should backup my dlc files for all three games just in case, we cannot get them the normal way anymore.

Wouldnt it just be that they stick the files on the 3ds card and just install them with FBI?

 

[ian0]

I think MH3U worked differently than 4U and XX. Instead of on the extdata folder, it goes on your save file folder.

Inside of your Nintendo 3DS folder there's a "title" folder.

Inside should be a folder named 0004000. There should be another folder that matches de ID of MH3U, the european copy for example, as is the one I own, has an ID of b1d00.

Inside, there should be a folder named content, and I believe the files should go there.

Reading this made me remember I should backup my dlc files for all three games just in case, we cannot get them the normal way anymore.

does mhxx have dlc?
i got a USA one
doesnt work
put files inside 000ae400

 

[Latiodile]

Wouldnt it just be that they stick the files on the 3ds card and just install them with FBI?

DLC in the monster hunter games works differently from typical DLC, it's downloaded ingame in the style of individually downloaded "extra content", kind of like an on-demand spotpass. it's similar to how you download pokemon via mystery gift

 

[Maeson]

Wouldnt it just be that they stick the files on the 3ds card and just install them with FBI?

The dowloadable content for MH games is not an "executable" CIA or similar. It was in-game downloads, it got the files themselves and put them in a specific folder to access whenever needed. MH3U's files for example are close to what an installed game looks like, with a tmd file among other things, while MHXX has four files named 00000000~00000004.

Not to be confused with updates, which are different and those can be insalled through CIA.

does mhxx have dlc?
i got a USA one
doesnt work
put files inside 000ae400

MHXX does have DLC, a very large amount of quests, item packs (which I never redeemed, lol) and special Palicos with unique skills. Oh, and a boatload of Arena challenges.

There's no "USA" version of MHXX (Double Cross, or Generations Ultimate) for 3DS, I wish it was. Generations, the first version of the game, did have DLC, but they're different entities and the DLC is different for each. And as mentioned, MH3U puts things in the save folder, but the others put them on the usual extdata structure.

 

[ian0]

pasted raw files into "content" and didnt work

edit
put files
content>extdata (put data here)
disnt work either

The dowloadable content for MH games is not an "executable" CIA or similar. It was in-game downloads, it got the files themselves and put them in a specific folder to access whenever needed. MH3U's files for example are close to what an installed game looks like, with a tmd file among other things, while MHXX has four files named 00000000~00000004.

Not to be confused with updates, which are different and those can be insalled through CIA.


MHXX does have DLC, a very large amount of quests, item packs (which I never redeemed, lol) and special Palicos with unique skills. Oh, and a boatload of Arena challenges.

There's no "USA" version of MHXX (Double Cross, or Generations Ultimate) for 3DS, I wish it was. Generations, the first version of the game, did have DLC, but they're different entities and the DLC is different for each. And as mentioned, MH3U puts things in the save folder, but the others put them on the usual extdata structure.

can you go in to deep detailed on 3u
like folder structure

i backed those file like a year ago never paid attention to the folders structure
now i got the files in New Folder

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@Maeson do you have 3u with dlc installed?
can you check the dlc path for me?

 

[Maeson]

sd:/Nintendo 3DS/[Folder with a serial number][Another folder with a serial number]/00040000/000bd100/content

There, there's a cmd folder, 00000000.app, 00000000,tmd and 00000001.app.
Again, look for the id that matches the region of your game.

European MH3U is 000BD100, american is 000AE400.
Oh, and be sure the DLC matches your region too, you might be using DLC for the version you don't have, and might cause conflicts.

 

[ian0]

sd:/Nintendo 3DS/[Folder with a serial number][Another folder with a serial number]/00040000/000bd100/content

There, there's a cmd folder, 00000000.app, 00000000,tmd and 00000001.app.
Again, look for the id that matches the region of your game.

European MH3U is 000BD100, american is 000AE400.
Oh, and be sure the DLC matches your region too, you might be using DLC for the version you don't have, and might cause conflicts.

yeah i got USA game, i backed save file up with checkpoint before formatting sd card

 

[Maeson]

That's not the directory I said. You don't have the folder with the long string of numbers, which is strange...

Have the game installed? Did you run it, or boot your cartridge to create a file?

 

[ian0]

That's not the directory I said. You don't have the folder with the long string of numbers, which is strange...

Have the game installed? Did you run it, or boot your cartridge to create a file?

there are 2 folders with long strings of numbers and letters
i just erased it on that image

playing the game loads normal, like the files arent even there

edit

 

[Latiodile]

there are 2 folders with long strings of numbers and letters
i just erased it on that image

playing the game loads normal, like the files arent even there

edit

edit: nevermind i'm dumb and misread what you said entirely

 

[Maeson]

...Why did you erase them, that's where your saves, digital titles and extra data is stored.

 

[Latiodile]

...Why did you erase them, that's where your saves, digital titles and extra data is stored.

that's the same mistake i made in my reply, they erased it from the image, censored it, they didn't delete it from the sd card

 

[Maeson]

Ah...

I will have to look more, I don't know what could be going on there, and I don't have my console near.

I wonder if dlc is locked to the save file it was downloaded with or something else going on...

Edit: I just noticed.

The card1/2/3, cardbox and quest1/2/3/4 files are the result of taking the files out of the system through the save file manager Checkpoint.

You should reinsert them through checkpoint too, you'd need to go to the sd:/3ds/Checkpoint/exdata folder, create another folder there named "0x0AE400 MH3U" and inside of that oneand put those files there.

sd:/3ds/Checkpoint/exdata/0x0AE400 MH3U/DLC

For example.

Then on checkpoint you might be able to encrypt them and put them where they belong.

 

[ian0]

not working, im trying a new game, with these files on to see result

edit
tried uputting files in
sd:/3ds/Checkpoint/exdata/0x0AE400 MH3U/DLC
did not work
i guess DLC locked for me
do you have your savefile with dlc downloaded, if so can you upload it @Maeson