Homebrew [Release] arc13's freeShop fork - open source eShop alternative

[plisuu]

Quick question: I read somewhere about how games downloaded from the freeshop can be detected by ninty. Is this true? I know that it's been known that they can tell the difference between digital games and carts, and I'm sure they can cross reference purchases with your NNID, but is there something in the tickets or titleid that they can detect, or that we know that they can detect? Despite having cfw, I like my ds to look as absolutely legit as possible (weird moral things, idk) and would rather be safe than sorry with the other stuff going on right now. Thanks~

 

[arc13]

Quick question: I read somewhere about how games downloaded from the freeshop can be detected by ninty. Is this true? I know that it's been known that they can tell the difference between digital games and carts, and I'm sure they can cross reference purchases with your NNID, but is there something in the tickets or titleid that they can detect, or that we know that they can detect? Despite having cfw, I like my ds to look as absolutely legit as possible (weird moral things, idk) and would rather be safe than sorry with the other stuff going on right now. Thanks~

They can cross reference your purchase with your nnid, this is sure.
The title id are legits since it use the same files as the eShop and the tickets should be legits too.

 

[Quantumcat]

They can cross reference your purchase with your nnid, this is sure.
The title id are legits since it use the same files as the eShop and the tickets should be legits too.

What do you mean the title id is legit? Title id is just the product code.

 

[arc13]

What do you mean the title id is legit? Title id is just the product code.

Yes, i know, but maybe some strange and obscure game's cia have their title id changed for reasons

 

[pixelmasher]

They can cross reference your purchase with your nnid, this is sure.
The title id are legits since it use the same files as the eShop and the tickets should be legits too.

It wouldn't surprise me if they started doing this. Since my NNID one got banned, but not the ones without NNID.

 

[DonJav]

does FreeShop still work for those hit in the recent ban wave?

 

[Dionicio3]

does FreeShop still work for those hit in the recent ban wave?

Yes

 

[DonJav]

Yes

Thanks bud.

 

[arc13]

The freeShop 3.1.1 has been released!

DISCLAIMER:
My laptop, on which I maintain the freeShop, decided to die this week end (however, it's just the HDD and I have a lot of other), the updates may be delayed due to that.

The theme engine has been updated, and an app has been released to help theme makers to modify the Texts.json file.
The new theming guide is available here.

Here's the Changelog:

The scrolled update.

- Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments.
- You can now scroll the game description with the touchscreen!
- The Y button will ask you if you want to cancel the sleep download if the selected game is already in sleep download mode.
- Storage meters now show free space/total space
- Updated Timmy (1.1):
Theme makers should update their themes, a new guide has been released with the changelog.
- Korean flag has been added.
- Added the option to use the system keyboard for game searching.
- Added an option to show the battery percentage.
- A game counter has been implemented.
You can disable it via the Settings > Other tab.
- Return to the HOME Menu while a sleep download is processed should be less harm.
- Fixed bug that prevented DSiWare games name to appear in sleep mode download.
- Fixed bug with the shutdown feature that wasn't working properly with New 3DS.
- Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Hungarian, Spanish US, Spanish ES and Dutch translations.
- The moon icon for sleep download don't freeze the console anymore.
- Fixed bug that was crashing the app when the user wanted to launch a game through the freeShop/refresh the cache
- Fixed the bug that was preventing HOME Menu Themes to be downloaded.
- Fixed the bug that was preventing freeShop to launch games on cartridges.

 

[tnecniv43208]

Can't believe system keyboard is implemented, it'll be so much easier for searching Japanese games(well for non Japanese speaker who owns Japanese consoles like me), it's the most wanted feature for me but I knew there isn't much demand so I never request so, this is really, really awesome

 

[Manurocker95]

The freeShop 3.1.1 has been released!

DISCLAIMER:
My laptop, on which I maintain the freeShop, decided to die this week end (however, it's just the HDD and I have a lot of other), the updates may be delayed due to that.

The theme engine has been updated, and an app has been released to help theme makers to modify the Texts.json file.
The new theming guide is available here.

Here's the Changelog:

This, HBL 2.0 and Luma 8.0+B9S 1.2 made my day

 

[phalk]

arc, now that we have the hbl integration in the new Luma I'm aiming to keep my system looking as much as a retail unit as possible to avoid future bans. I know it would probably be pointless at this time but would it be possible to port freeshop as a 3DSX app so I can use it without leaving traces?

 

[ShadowOne333]

This, HBL 2.0 and Luma 8.0+B9S 1.2 made my day

HBL 2.0?
WHERE?!

 

[trainboy2019]

HBL 2.0?
WHERE?!

here

 

[DaRk_ViVi]

The freeShop 3.1.1 has been released!

DISCLAIMER:
My laptop, on which I maintain the freeShop, decided to die this week end (however, it's just the HDD and I have a lot of other), the updates may be delayed due to that.

The theme engine has been updated, and an app has been released to help theme makers to modify the Texts.json file.
The new theming guide is available here.

Here's the Changelog:

I'm not home nor I have my 3DS with me: is freeShop updating on its own or do we have to do it manually by downloading a new cia?

 

[trainboy2019]

I'm not home nor I have my 3DS with me: is freeShop updating on its own or do we have to do it manually by downloading a new cia?

Should auto-update

 

[DaRk_ViVi]

Should auto-update

Thanks, I'll try as soon as I get home, but I was curious.

 

[Manurocker95]

arc, now that we have the hbl integration in the new Luma I'm aiming to keep my system looking as much as a retail unit as possible to avoid future bans. I know it would probably be pointless at this time but would it be possible to port freeshop as a 3DSX app so I can use it without leaving traces?

Nope, IIRC FreeShop needs some permissions not allowed in userland.

 

[RealityNinja]

Nope, IIRC FreeShop needs some permissions not allowed in userland.

I think it's now possible with luma3ds v8.0 & hbmenu v2, since the 3dsx have full arm11 permissions.
(https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/issues/4)
"This is intentional. It was decided that target title selection is not useful anymore since 3dsx applications have full ARM11 system permissions now, and it is possible to directly access the savefiles of any title by using the appropriate FSUSER commands. In the meantime, you can use the CIA versions of savegame managers."

 

[phalk]

Nope, IIRC FreeShop needs some permissions not allowed in userland.

The same as FBI, no? And that one works pretty well. I have arm11 access through CFW and HBL 2.0 enables it for homebrew. Unless Freeshop uses some different permissions it should work if a port is made.