It's the first Nintendo Switch firmware update of 2024. Made available as of today is system software version 18.0.0, marking a new milestone. According to the patch notes, not much is brought to the table in this update, which features a new timer option for auto-sleep, and Korean as a supported language for the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls video. Under the hood, however, it looks there there's some substance, as it has broken support for Atmosphere. SciresM says that it'll take a few days to get around to, but expect to see a new Atmosphere update that supports version 18.0.0 in the near future.

Ver. 18.0.0 (Released March 25, 2024)​

• Added “15 Minutes” as an option for “Auto-sleep when playing on TV” in Sleep Mode Settings.
• Added Korean as a supported language for “Nintendo Switch Parental Controls” introductory video.
  • When the console language is set to Korean, the video can be accessed from Settings > Parental Controls.
• General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

This is a major update, so Atmosphere will be broken until updated.

I've been traveling in Japan since earlier in the month, but I get back this week -- I'll start sorting out getting Atmosphere updated as soon as I can, but it might be a couple days before I can get started. https://t.co/ELLRWrz7Xg

— Michael (@SciresM) March 26, 2024

Source

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Patches will work, the only difference is Atmosphère fusee.bin will not load them anymore, so you need:

• Load them via Hekate's FSS0 and Package3
• Use SYS-Patch sysmodule
• Modify the source code and revert the changes and build new fusee.bin, or download the one on the sigpatches thread.

Yeah fuck that. Too much of a pain in the ass. I'll stay with 17.x.

Thank goodness Atmosphere had a usable version before it got neutered

The switch is dead anyway so there isn't any reason to update to 18.x

 

[BaamAlex]

The switch is dead anyway so there isn't any reason to update to 18.x

Dead? In which way?

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Dead? In which way?

Meaning it needs to be put out to pasture and make way for a successor

 

[RedColoredStars]

Yeah fuck that. Too much of a pain in the ass. I'll stay with 17.x.

Thank goodness Atmosphere had a usable version before it got neutered

The switch is dead anyway so there isn't any reason to update to 18.x

Uh oh. Not the painstakingly difficult and quite lengthy task of copying a few files to an sd card and editing a line of an ini file.

 

[Alagara]

Genuinely funny that they took this long to make Korean a supported language.

 

[Reploid]

Meaning it needs to be put out to pasture and make way for a successor

We'll have to wait for a year or so yet.

 

[Tyvar1]

Latest commit yes:

https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer/commit/1e5a09a407e68aba8b0c4d9411d33ad37d696b8d

you can build it easy

you need DevKitPro:

the packages:
git make devkitARM gcc

then

git clone --recursive https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer.git
cd ~/TegraExplorer
make -j

Any reason this wasn’t released?

 

[impeeza]

Any reason this wasn’t released?

NPI

 

[Tyvar1]

NPI

Sorry for stupid question, what does NPI stand for?

 

[impeeza]

Sorry for stupid question, what does NPI stand for?

Sorry is a Spanish Joke.

For so many people on spanish NPI stands for: «Ni Puta Idea» Something like "No -fucking- Idea". But also can stand for «No Poseo Información» (I have not information ) so using NPI you can be very polite or vulgar as hell at the same time.

Short answer, I have no Idea.

 

[Tyvar1]

Sorry is a Spanish Joke.

For so many people on spanish NPI stands for: «Ni Puta Idea» Something like "No -fucking- Idea". But also can stand for «No Poseo Información» (I have not information ) so using NPI you can be very polite or vulgar as hell at the same time.

Short answer, I have no Idea.

Ahahhaah TIL!

 

[urbanman2004]

So I was sailing the 7 seas and finally came across a copy of the v18.0.0 firmware... Time to fire up Ryujinx

 

[impeeza]

yeah, the poor

So I was sailing the 7 seas and finally came across a copy of the v18.0.0 firmware... Time to fire up Ryujinx

Firmware 18.1.0 is already available on github. commit e7e2b68 (look for the most recent release on that page)

 

[urbanman2004]

So I was sailing the 7 seas and finally came across a copy of the v18.0.0 firmware... Time to fire up Ryujinx

Here's a big F*ck you to Nintendo for what they did to YuZu & SuYu:

Post automatically merged: Tuesday at 8:06 AM

yeah, the poor

Firmware 18.1.0 is already available on github. commit e7e2b68

Thanks for the tip... Google helped me find it and downloading now...

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Yeah fuck that. Too much of a pain in the ass. I'll stay with 17.x.

Thank goodness Atmosphere had a usable version before it got neutered

The switch is dead anyway so there isn't any reason to update to 18.x

sys-patch is less work than the old way of installing sigpatches. It's no more work to install, and you never have to worry about downloading sigpatches again since it isn't firmware version dependant.

 

[impeeza]

sys-patch is less work than the old way of installing sigpatches. It's no more work to install, and you never have to worry about downloading sigpatches again since it isn't firmware version dependant.

I completely agree, but please do not forget to upgrade SYS-PATCH sysmodule, is needed for the latest Atmosphère:

https://gbatemp.net/download/sys-patch-1-5-2-binary-fw-18-1-0-atmosphere-1-7-1.38686/

 

[Tyvar1]

yeah, the poor

Firmware 18.1.0 is already available on github. commit e7e2b68[/

Spoiler

87769d1

 

[impeeza]

87769d1

yeah, you are right!! I copied the 18.0.1

Post automatically merged: Tuesday at 8:32 AM

yeah, you are right!! I copied the 18.0.1

But I just realize google do not find the latest commit so, searching for the old commit takes you to the release page, and there you can download latest firmware.

 

[luccabelinsky]

Is there a link for 18.1.0 firmware?

 

[SylverReZ]

Is there a link for 18.1.0 firmware?

You'll have to Google it for yourself, I don't assist with piracy here.