It's the first Nintendo Switch firmware update of 2024. Made available as of today is system software version 18.0.0, marking a new milestone. According to the patch notes, not much is brought to the table in this update, which features a new timer option for auto-sleep, and Korean as a supported language for the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls video. Under the hood, however, it looks there there's some substance, as it has broken support for Atmosphere. SciresM says that it'll take a few days to get around to, but expect to see a new Atmosphere update that supports version 18.0.0 in the near future.

Ver. 18.0.0 (Released March 25, 2024)​

• Added “15 Minutes” as an option for “Auto-sleep when playing on TV” in Sleep Mode Settings.
• Added Korean as a supported language for “Nintendo Switch Parental Controls” introductory video.
  • When the console language is set to Korean, the video can be accessed from Settings > Parental Controls.
• General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

This is a major update, so Atmosphere will be broken until updated.

I've been traveling in Japan since earlier in the month, but I get back this week -- I'll start sorting out getting Atmosphere updated as soon as I can, but it might be a couple days before I can get started. https://t.co/ELLRWrz7Xg

— Michael (@SciresM) March 26, 2024

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[Hayato213]

Update how? from where? Once the sigpatch updater became a thing, sites that archived said sigpatches stopped being a thing.

Shouldn't be relying on AIO updater to update Atmosphere/Hekate/Sig Patches, you can do everything manually if you know where to get the files.

 

[Kawaii-Tora]

For anybody who hasn't heard about the recent news, the sigpatches repo has been taken down due to a harsh DMCA claim by Nintendo. For now, if you're willing to mod your Switch on the latest firmware, do NOT update until new patches are created.

Is this relevant for people like me, who just use some homebrew like JKSE, ftpd, Edizon Overlay? No emuNAND nor playing Backups.

 

[linuxares]

you mean atmosphere will block sigpatches or?

No, just not load them any longer

 

[Worldblender]

No, just not load them any longer

Has such a change/conmit already appeared, or it will appear later in the future? If that's the case, I guess relying on a Atmosphere fork or emulation may be the only way to run game backups (dumping their contents should still work, unless it's with software signed with at least the master key for firmware 18.0.0+; it usually takes several months for such transitions to happen luckily).

 

[RedColoredStars]

For those who are impatient again "When will Atmosphere finally work again?" and constantly ask:

SciresM is traveling in Japan ! And will be back a in few Days/Weeks.

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It doesn't say "back in a few Days/Weeks". It literally says "I get back this week"

 

[Nephiel]

Has such a change/conmit already appeared, or it will appear later in the future?

Already appeared: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/commit/46a43578829163cd08b9ddcaaacc6febd1e71e0e

 

[Hayato213]

Is this relevant for people like me, who just use some homebrew like JKSE, ftpd, Edizon Overlay? No emuNAND nor playing Backups.

Still needs FS patches for homebrew.

 

[osaka35]

Ah, the DMCA takedown makes more sense now. No need to update. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[codezer0]

Shouldn't be relying on AIO updater to update Atmosphere/Hekate/Sig Patches, you can do everything manually if you know where to get the files.

What part of "I DONT KNOW WHERE ANY OF THESE FILES ARE" do you not understand?!

 

[osaka35]

Here's thread on sigpatches (up to 17, NOT the current 18). https://gbatemp.net/threads/sigpatches-for-atmosphere-hekate-fss0-fusee-package3.571543/

"Lockpick_RCM" is what's needed to get your keys, though please, again, this is only for before this current 18 firmware (for now). shame the github got DMCAed. I wonder if you'd find it using google using the quotes...

Just be patient for a week or something, and stay with what you have if you haven't updated anything.

 

[Ethelbert]

For now I recommend not getting too worried about Atmosphere not loading sigpatches by itself.
Booting differently can still load them.
Or you can use the Atmosphere fork with them integrated. But let's keep hush hush about that.

 

[impeeza]

So, since sigpatch updater is down, and the AIO updater is (presumably) broken(?), what are we supposed to do about it?

Update how? from where? Once the sigpatch updater became a thing, sites that archived said sigpatches stopped being a thing.

Please DO NOT UPDATE your system and spare all us the infinite post about nothing working and how everybody needs to get the work done and allow you to run xxxx "Homebrew"

If you can't read the O.P. and understand it, updating will be a headache

Congrats. You won yesterdays GBATemp "Entitled Spoiled Brat of the Day" award.

We have here a ferocious competitor

 

[Windsall]

I used to like updates, but I guess not anymore. But I keep my modded switch offline. I can patiently wait.


Though it still sucks.

 

[urherenow]

Nintendo beat Apple to 18 but don't expect to get AI from Nintendo. No self playing Switch any time soon.

You mean I can't hook a USB C camera to the Switch, show it a bunch of youtube videos, and expect it to learn how to perform the bomuhey skew trick on Metroid Dread for me? Well, that sucks

So, since sigpatch updater is down, and the AIO updater is (presumably) broken(?), what are we supposed to do about it?

Would have helped if you had the source code, learned how to compile it, and learned how to update it. I did. All I need is for Atmosphere to get updated, and I don't have to worry about searching for keys or sigpatches. Unless the crypto itself has changed. Then I'll be singing the Waterboy song... "Oh, no! I suck again!". lol

 

[PotatoStatic]

I'm afraid that Nintendo will update the 3DS next after this. I even got another 3DS on Saturday last week from eBay and it still hasn't arrived yet.

Doesn't really matter if they update the 3DS. NTRBoot and Sighax are still unpatchable. The EZ Flash Parallel has NTRBoot for $25. So it'll still be cheap and easy to softmod the 3DS no matter what Nintendo does via software updates.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Oh boy more stabilitization

Post automatically merged: Mar 26, 2024

Another major number revision with no major features. Classic Ninty.

What, you're not a fan of stability? It's one of the best aspects of Nintendo.

 

[TomSwitch]

Oh boy more stabilitization

It's disruptions. Expect it to be just annoying for most and make some people cry here and there.

 

[Valwinz]

mig switch still working?

 

[isoboy]

16.0.1 or whatever and the backlog keeps piling up.

 

[JeepX87]

Please DO NOT UPDATE your system and spare all us the infinite post about nothing working and how everybody needs to get the work done and allow you to run xxxx "Homebrew"

If you can't read the O.P. and understand it, updating will be a headache

You remind me of Ted - look at your bear.

Yeah, update will break the firmware and if so, they have to wait a week or around to get Atmosphere updated.