Hacking with versions below 9.0.0-00
What You'll NEed
3DS or 2DS with version below 9.0.0-00
ACNL Game
Computer
ACNL Game
Computer
Setting Up
Open the Internet Browser in your 3DS and search this website http://bit.ly/acnl_hack
When it loads click on RAM > SD, the page will load, once it does add it as a bookmark and go back to http://bit.ly/acnl_hack
This time click on SD > RAM, once it loads add it as a bookmark
Now go to your bookmarks and click on the wrench next to RAM > acnlram.bin and delete the '-remove-' from its url (even the dashes) save the changes and return to bookmarks
Click the wrench next to the other one, acnlram.bin > RAM, and delete the '-remove-' from its url (even the dashes)
On your SD card if you have 'acnl_dump.bin' or 'acnl_injc.bin' or 'acnlram.bin' delete them from your SD card
When it loads click on RAM > SD, the page will load, once it does add it as a bookmark and go back to http://bit.ly/acnl_hack
This time click on SD > RAM, once it loads add it as a bookmark
Now go to your bookmarks and click on the wrench next to RAM > acnlram.bin and delete the '-remove-' from its url (even the dashes) save the changes and return to bookmarks
Click the wrench next to the other one, acnlram.bin > RAM, and delete the '-remove-' from its url (even the dashes)
On your SD card if you have 'acnl_dump.bin' or 'acnl_injc.bin' or 'acnlram.bin' delete them from your SD card
Dumping Your Game to youR SD Card
Load your ACNL game as your mayor
Click the Home Menu and open the Internet Browser
In your bookmarks click on RAM > acnlram.bin
The page will load and then crash returning you to home screen
Power off your 3DS and remove the SD card (you can save your game before if you'd like)
Click the Home Menu and open the Internet Browser
In your bookmarks click on RAM > acnlram.bin
The page will load and then crash returning you to home screen
Power off your 3DS and remove the SD card (you can save your game before if you'd like)
Editing Your ACNL Game
To get the ACNL: Save Editor click here
It will bring up this screen
Note: It has been updated. Hacking with Homebrew has a better guide for the save editor
It will bring up this screen
Note: It has been updated. Hacking with Homebrew has a better guide for the save editor
Select choose file and in your SD card, you'll find a file called 'acnlram.bin'
It will open and will look something like this: (Although your map will actually show more)
It will open and will look something like this: (Although your map will actually show more)
Your town map will show all the items in our town, however it won't visibly show where the buildings are
Here's a mini key to help
Patterns = Brown
Flowers = Light Pink
Wilted Flowers = Dark Pink
Trees, Bushes, & Furniture = Green
Weeds = Dark Green
Rocks = Black
There's more colors for different items but these are the main ones
To place items directly into your town you can scroll through a list to find them or you can use the search bar above the map
To remove items have the current item as the - and click what you want to delete
Here's a mini key to help
Patterns = Brown
Flowers = Light Pink
Wilted Flowers = Dark Pink
Trees, Bushes, & Furniture = Green
Weeds = Dark Green
Rocks = Black
There's more colors for different items but these are the main ones
To place items directly into your town you can scroll through a list to find them or you can use the search bar above the map
To remove items have the current item as the - and click what you want to delete
At the top there are different tabs that bring up different pages that will allow you to edit different parts of your game:
Selecting Acres will bring up a screen like the one below
On here you can change the layout of your town as well as your island
Just click the squares to change them
On here you can change the layout of your town as well as your island
Just click the squares to change them
The Players tab will let you edit any of your villagers features, your towns features pocket items, island box items, dresser items, make all of your badges gold, unlock all pwps, and even max your bank and encyclopedia
The Island tab is just like the map but you can place things in your island instead of your town
The color key works the same here as well
The color key works the same here as well
The Villagers tab allows you to change what villagers live in your town and what furniture, wallpaper, flooring, shirt, and the umbrella they have
It also shows your past villagers
It also shows your past villagers
The final important tab is Buildings, this allows you to put building wherever you want on the map
It works as a coordinate system and your map will show you what the coordinates are when you hover over a block
However the coordinates start at 16,16 so anything under that won't show
It works as a coordinate system and your map will show you what the coordinates are when you hover over a block
However the coordinates start at 16,16 so anything under that won't show
Once you're done editing your town, press the save changes button in the top right corner, it'll send your changes to your downloads folder as 'acnlram.bin', if it has a number behind it you must ALWAYS change the name so it says 'acnlram.bin'
Then just drag it straight to your SD card
It ask you if you'd like to replace it or save both, ALWAYS say replace, or it won't work
Then just drag it straight to your SD card
It ask you if you'd like to replace it or save both, ALWAYS say replace, or it won't work
Injecting Your Changes
Place your SD card back in your 3DS/2DS and open your ACNL game as the mayor
Go to Home Menu and open the Internet Browser
In your bookmarks click on acnlram.bin > RAM this time, the page will load and crash leaving you at you Home Menu
Return to your game and run inside you house, when you walk back out your changes will be there
Go to Home Menu and open the Internet Browser
In your bookmarks click on acnlram.bin > RAM this time, the page will load and crash leaving you at you Home Menu
Return to your game and run inside you house, when you walk back out your changes will be there