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Azahar - General Guide (Archive)

Azahar is a Nintendo 3DS Emulator.

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Cemu Links:

Azahar Webpage

Azahar Blog

Azahar Github

Azahar - Game Loading Changes from Citra

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Where to put the games

3DS games should be put under the retrodeck/roms/3ds/ directory.

What file formats are supported?

File Format	Description
.app	Nintendo 3DS application file
.axf	Nintendo 3DS ARM executable file
.cci	Nintendo 3DS cartridge image file (Recommended)
.cxi	Nintendo 3DS executable file
.elf	Executable and Linkable Format file
.7z	Compressed archive file
.zip	Compressed archive file

Folder structure

Type	Folder	Comment
ROMs Folder	retrodeck/roms/3ds/
Saves Folder	retrodeck/saves/n3ds/azahar/
Config Folder	~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/config/azahar/
BIOS Folder	/retrodeck/bios/azahar/
Data Folder	~/.var/app/org.retrodeck.retrodeck/data/azahar
Mods Folder	retrodeck/mods/azahar/
Texture Packs Folder	retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/

Guide - Adding mods

Note:

• The ~/retrodeck/mods/azahar/ represents the /load/mods/ folder in Azahar.
• TITLEID is different for every game.

On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode.

There are two ways of adding mods into Azahar

Add mods from Azahar

1. Extract any mod from compressed .zip or any other format to folders.
2. Open up Azahar inside RetroDECK Configurator by pressing Open Emulator - Azahar.
3. Right click on the game you want to add mods into.
4. Click on Open Mods Location.
5. Paste the mod files inside that directory, each folder is stored by the TITLLEID of the game.
6. Quit Azahar

From the mod folder directly

1. Extract any mod files from compressed .zip or any other format into folders.
2. Go into ~/retrodeck/mods/azahar/. The folders are all named by TITLEID.
3. Past the mods into the right ~/retrodeck/mods/yuzu/<TITLEID> folder.

Guide - Adding texture packs

Note:

Some texture packs could made for a specific version or region of a game. Make sure you have the right game and textures for it.

On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode.

• The ~/retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/ represents the /load/textures folder in Azahar.
• TITLEID is different for every game.

There are two ways of adding texture packs into Azahar

Enable Custom Textures

1. Open up Azahar inside RetroDECK Configurator by pressing Open Emulator - Azahar.
2. Press Emulation -> Configure -> Graphics -> Use Custom Textures and set it to On.

Add texture packs from Azahar

1. Extract any texture files from compressed .zip or any other format to folders.
2. Open up Azahar inside RetroDECK Configurator by pressing Open Emulator - Azahar.
3. Right click on the game you want to add textures into.
4. Click on Open Custom Textures Location.
5. Paste the texture folders inside that directory, each folder is stored by the TITLLEID of the game.
6. Quit Azahar

From the texture folder directly

1. Extract any texture pack files from compressed .zip or any other format into folders.
2. Go into ~/retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/. The folders are all named by TITLEID.
3. Move textures into the right ~/retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/<TITLEID> folder.

Example:

• You have a .zip file for a game that contains the /load/textures/0000001000 folders.
• All you need to do is take the TITLEID folder: 0000001000 and put it into ~/retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/
• So the end result looks like: ~/retrodeck/texture_packs/azahar/0000001000