Yuzu - General Guide (Archive)
Yuzu was a Switch emulator.
Note: Archived Emulator
It was removed as part of the 0.8.0b
update.
The last version that shipped with Yuzu was 0.7.6b
.
Where to put the games?
Switch games should be put into the retrodeck/roms/switch/
directory.
What file formats are supported?
Does Yuzu require BIOS or Firmware?
Yes, prod.keys
title.keys
and .nca
files.
Where to put the firmware files?
Needs the key files prod.keys
, title.keys
and the firmware files in the following directories:
Keys: ~/retrodeck/bios/switch/keys
Firmware: ~/retrodeck/bios/switch/registered
The directory tree should look like this example:
~/retrodeck/bios/switch
โโโ keys
โย ย โโโ prod.keys
โย ย โโโ title.keys
โโโ registered
โโโ XXX amount of .nca files goes here
How do I install DLC and Updates?
Requirements: Patch or DLC files
NOTE: On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode
.
- Extract any patch or dlc files from compressed
.zip
or any other format to the true files. - Open Yuzu from inside
RetroDECK Configurator
by pressingOpen Emulator
-Yuzu
. - Press
File
-Install Files to NAND
- Find a DLC or Patch file from the file browser and press
Open
- This will install the DLC or Patch file into the games NAND folder inside of Yuzu.
- Repeat step 2 to 3 for every file you need to install.
- Quit Yuzu
- Start RetroDECK and select the game you want to play.
How do I add shader caches?
Requirements: Shader cache files
NOTE: On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode
.
- Extract any shader cache files from compressed
.zip
or any other format to folders. - Open Yuzu from inside
RetroDECK Configurator
by pressingOpen Emulator
-Yuzu
. - Right click on the game you want to add mods into.
- Click on
Open Transferable Pipeline Cache
. - Paste the files inside that directory.
- Start RetroDECK and select the game.
How do I add mods?
NOTE:
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 Yuzu
From Yuzu directly
- Extract any mod files from compressed
.zip
or any other format to folders. - Open up Yuzu inside
RetroDECK Configurator
by pressingOpen Emulator
-Yuzu
. - Right click on the game you want to add mods into.
- Click on
Open Mod Data Destination
. - Paste the mod folders inside that directory.
- Right clicking on the game and selecting
Properties
. - Enable the mods you want to enable by pressing the checkboxes in the
Add-Ons
tab and press OK. - Quit Yuzu
From the mods/yuzu folder
- Extract any mod files from compressed
.zip
or any other format into folders. - Go into
~/retrodeck/mods/yuzu/
and file the right folder for the game you want to add mods to. The folders are all named byTITLEID
. - Move those folders into
~/retrodeck/mods/yuzu/<TITLEID>
- Open up Yuzu inside
RetroDECK Configurator
by pressingOpen Emulator
-Yuzu
. - Right clicking on the game and selecting
Properties
. - Enable the mods you want to enable by pressing the checkboxes in the
Add-Ons
tab and press OK. - Quit Yuzu