Yuzu allows you to mod your games directly in the emulator. This is possible because of the modding framework that it has. The mods allow you to unlock different aspects such as extra FPS for a game.
Modding in Yuzu is not complex at all, once you get the grip and know-how on the technical working, it all makes sense!
Just before you begin, please make sure you download Yuzu and have it installed. You can find installation guides on our site for Windows, Android and Linux.
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How Mods Work in Yuzu?
The mods work by altering the game files. This allows the players to change various aspects of the games including but not limited to gameplay, visual, audio and performance.
Yuzu mods work through a structured directory system and here you can put the modified files. You can organize the mods in folders in this directory structure with the name of the game the mod is for.
When you launch Yuzu, it reads these modified files and loads them in parallel to the original game files.
You can also enable or disable mods in Yuzu using the mod management interface. It also allows you to check the compatibility of different games. It also allows you to switch between different mod setups you may have for a single game.
Mod Directory Structure
Below is an example of how the structure is set:
What is the ExeFS directory?
This is the directory where the patch for the game executable files are located. The files in this directory are intended to alter the default behavior or logic system of the game.
This supports patches of two types:
- PS: To use an IPS patch you will have to create a file with the NSO build ID as the name and save the file with .ips extension. Once you have done this, please save it in the ExeFS directory.
- IPSwitch: To use the IPSwitch patch is much simple as the file name doesn’t matter as long as you save it with the .pchtxt extension and has the NSO build it along with it in the name.
RomFS extension (romfs_ext)
This is the directory where patches and stubs for romfs files are saved. With this, you can delete files within the romfs directory if a file has the same name but the extension is .stub and the same if the extension is .ips.
How To Install Mods in Yuzu
Installing mods in Yuzu is not hard at all, the below video explains the whole installation process: