A Link Between Worlds Setup Guide

Required Software

• MultiworldGG.

• A decrypted, North American A Link Between Worlds .3ds ROM until 0.1.3 and .cci ROM since 0.1.4. Instructions for dumping your ROM can be found here. Make sure to select "decrypt" when dumping. Note: if you need a .cci ROM, you can rename a .3ds ROM and vice versa. These files are identical, only the extension is different. If you have a .cia ROM then use makerom.exe packaged into ctrtool (warning please install makerom not ctrtool) or this script

• To play on emulator: Azahar

• To play on 3ds: Luma3DS and LittleCube's plugin.3gx

• The game must be played with the language set to English.

Setup

1. Install the latest version of MultiworldGG.
2. If you are using AP: Download albw.apworld and put it in your Archipelago/custom_worlds/ folder.

Setup (Emulator)

3. In Azahar, select File > Open Azahar Folder. Create a load folder inside this folder, and inside the load folder create a mods folder.
4. Also in Azahar, select Emulation > Configure. Then, in the general section, on the top, select Debug. Finally, at the bottom, ensure that the Enable RPC Server option is enabled.
5. (Optional) If you want the patcher to automatically install the mod, run the MultiworldGG Launcher and select Open host.yaml. Under albw_settings, set mod_path to "<path-to-your-azahar-folder>/load/mods".

Setup (3DS)

3. Install Luma3DS, following the guide at https://3ds.hacks.guide/
4. On the Luma3DS configuration screen after power-up (if this screen does not show up, hold SELECT during power-up):
   1. Make sure that Enable loading external FIRMs and modules does NOT have an x next to it. If so, disable it.
   2. Turn Enable game patching on and make sure it DOES have an x next to it.
   3. Press Start or choose Save and exit.
5. Press L+DPadDown+Select to open the Rosalina menu, and make sure that Plugin loader is set to [Enabled].
6. Download plugin.3gx and copy it to /luma/plugins/00040000000EC300/ on your SD card.
7. (Optional) If you want the patcher to automatically install the mod, run the MultiworldGG Launcher and select Open host.yaml. Under albw_settings, set mod_path to "<path-to-your-sd-card>/luma/titles".

Generating a Game

1. Create your player options YAML file. A sample YAML is included.
2. Gather the YAMLs of all players into the MultiworldGG/Players folder.
3. Run the MultiworldGG Launcher and select Generate.
4. A zip file will be created in the MultiworldGG/output folder. Upload this to the MultiworldGG website to host your game.
5. Inside the zip file is a .apalbw file. You will need this file to play the game.

Playing a Game

Playing a Game (Emulator)

1. The host will give you a .apalbw file. Drag and drop this file onto the MultiworldGG Launcher. Alternatively, run the Launcher, click Open Patch, and select your .apalbw file.
2. Enter the path to your A Link Between Worlds ROM when prompted (first time only, it is saved in MultiworldGG/host.yaml). Wait about 20 seconds for the client to create a patch for the game. If you set a mod_path during Setup, skip steps 3 and 4.
3. This will do two things. First, it will open the A Link Between Worlds client. Second, it will create a zip file with the same name and directory as the patch file. Unzip this file; it contains a folder named 00040000000EC300.
4. Place the 00040000000EC300 folder inside the load/mods/ folder you created. (If there is already a folder with this name from a previous randomizer, delete it first.)
5. Run A Link Between Worlds in the emulator. The client should automatically connect to the emulator.
6. Enter the server URL into the client and press Connect.

Playing a Game (3DS)

1. Insert your 3ds SD card into the computer.
2. The host will give you a .apalbw file. Drag and drop this file onto the MultiworldGG Launcher. Alternatively, run the Launcher, click Open Patch, and select your .apalbw file.
3. Enter the path to your A Link Between Worlds ROM when prompted (first time only, it is saved in MultiworldGG/host.yaml). Wait about 20 seconds for the client to create a patch for the game. If you set a mod_path during Setup, skip steps 4 and 5.
4. This will do two things. First, it will open the A Link Between Worlds client. Second, it will create a zip file with the same name and directory as the patch file. Unzip this file; it contains a folder named 00040000000EC300.
5. Copy the 00040000000EC300 folder to /luma/titles/ on your SD card.
6. Re-insert your SD card into your 3DS and power it on.
7. Run A Link Between Worlds. At the end of the red 3DS loading screen, you should see a blue flash. This means the plugin has loaded successfully.
8. Run the command on-screen into your ALBW client.
9. Enter the server URL into the client and press Connect.

Resuming a Game

1. Run the MultiworldGG Launcher and select the A Link Between Worlds client.
2. Perform steps 5-6 under Playing a Game (Emulator) or steps 7-9 under Playing a Game (3DS).