Alchemist Switch

Mod Alchemist
General
Author	ppkantorski
Type	Hack Utilities
Version	0.5.4
License	N/A
Last Updated	2025/06/02
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Mod Alchemist is an Ultrahand package designed for managing and converting mods on the Nintendo Switch.

Configuration

The package.ini file contains the following configurations:

Mod Management

• Toggle exeFS Patches: Toggles exeFS patches by selection.
• Delete exeFS Patches: Deletes selected exeFS patches.
• Toggle Content Mods: Toggles content modifications by selection.
• Delete Content Mods: Deletes selected content modifications.
• Search Pattern: Configure search patterns for mod groups.
• Enable All: Enables all mods based on search patterns.
• Disable All: Disables all mods based on search patterns.

Mod Conversion

• pchtxt → IPS: Converts pchtxt files to IPS patches.
• pchtxt → Cheat: Converts pchtxt files to cheat codes.

Each configuration includes a set of commands that perform the corresponding actions, such as moving, deleting, creating directories, copying files, and converting files into specific formats.

Obtaining Mods

To use the mods provided in the Mod Alchemist package, you will need to obtain them separately.

Place the mods into the appropriate folders within the Mod Alchemist directory.

Please refer to the shared documentation or additional resources to acquire the specific mods you are interested in. Once obtained, organize them as instructed within the 'Mod Alchemist directory.

Installation

To install Mod Alchemist:

1. Copy the Mod Alchemist directory to /switch/.packages/.
2. Ensure the mods are properly organized within the subdirectories as mentioned in the "Obtaining Mods" section.

Additional Information

For more details on the Ultrahand Overlay project and its features, please refer to the official GitHub repository.

Changelog

v0.5.4

• WARNING: Users must use Ultrahand Overlay v1.8.7 or higher for this package to work properly.
• Bug fixes for contents mods management.
  • Management of contents mods were broken in v0.5.3 using Ultrahand v1.8.6, causing files to be moved to obscure locations.
  • contents mods must be toggled off then on for proper management under the Active dropdown menu.
• Various corrections to the defined wildcard patterns.
  • Should resolve other lingering issues.
• cucholix's repos have been repackaged.
  • There were some issues before with multi-part rar's in my formatting script. These issues have now been resolved.

v0.5.3

• New menu options for active exeFS and contents mods (sorted based upon active title ID).
  • An empty text file with the name of the title ID (and no file extension) is necessary within the folder for the IPS mod for the mods to show up in the Active dropdown menus.
  • This is now generated automatically when converting .pchtxt to .ips format.
• Updates to all packaged repos.
  • Repos have also been slightly sanitized to ensure name conflictions are less prominent.
• Updates to Software Update commands.
  • New Update Repos + Extract command.

v0.5.2

• Inclusion of contents mods from cucholix's mods repo.
• New Install Contents section.
• New Extract All option for Extract Repos.

v0.5.1

• Inclusion of cucholix's Graphics Pack repository.
• Updates to packaged Fl4sh9174, KeatonTheBot, and StevensND repositories.

v0.4.9

• Updates to packaged Fl4sh9174, KeatonTheBot, and StevensND repositories.

v0.4.8

• First Release.

External links

• Github - https://github.com/ppkantorski/Mod-Alchemist