When managing digital backups or homebrew files, understanding these identifiers is crucial:
The reason why the file identifier is so popular is partly due to the complicated history of Terraria on the console.
Terraria on the Switch offers a portable version of the massive "2D sandbox" experience. The base NSP is approximately 160 MB .
For players using custom firmware (CFW) on their Switch, distinguishing between the base game (v0) and the latest update is critical. The base NSP (0100E46006708000) contains the skeleton of the game, but the "Update NSP" contains the bug fixes and new content. Without the correct update installed over the base game, players are stuck with the unoptimized launch version of the title.
In piracy circles, v0 is often the starting point. Users then locate (update) files with higher version numbers, like v65536 (1.4.4) or v196608 (1.4.4.9). The full naming for an updated NSP would be something like: Terraria [0100E46006708000][UPD][v196608][US].nsp
| Component | Value | Meaning | |-----------|-------|---------| | | NSP | Nintendo Submission Package – a format used for eShop games. (Contrast with XCI , which is a cartridge dump.) | | Game | Terraria | The sandbox action-adventure game by Re-Logic. | | Title ID | 0100E46006708000 | A unique 16-character hex ID assigned by Nintendo. Every Switch game has one. | | Version | v0 | Base game (no updates). Likely version 1.0.1 or similar original release. | | Region | US | USA region. Other common tags: JP , EUR , ASIA . | | Truncation | switc... | Likely the remainder of “switch” or a scene group tag cut off. |
When managing digital backups or homebrew files, understanding these identifiers is crucial:
The reason why the file identifier is so popular is partly due to the complicated history of Terraria on the console.
Terraria on the Switch offers a portable version of the massive "2D sandbox" experience. The base NSP is approximately 160 MB .
For players using custom firmware (CFW) on their Switch, distinguishing between the base game (v0) and the latest update is critical. The base NSP (0100E46006708000) contains the skeleton of the game, but the "Update NSP" contains the bug fixes and new content. Without the correct update installed over the base game, players are stuck with the unoptimized launch version of the title.
In piracy circles, v0 is often the starting point. Users then locate (update) files with higher version numbers, like v65536 (1.4.4) or v196608 (1.4.4.9). The full naming for an updated NSP would be something like: Terraria [0100E46006708000][UPD][v196608][US].nsp
| Component | Value | Meaning | |-----------|-------|---------| | | NSP | Nintendo Submission Package – a format used for eShop games. (Contrast with XCI , which is a cartridge dump.) | | Game | Terraria | The sandbox action-adventure game by Re-Logic. | | Title ID | 0100E46006708000 | A unique 16-character hex ID assigned by Nintendo. Every Switch game has one. | | Version | v0 | Base game (no updates). Likely version 1.0.1 or similar original release. | | Region | US | USA region. Other common tags: JP , EUR , ASIA . | | Truncation | switc... | Likely the remainder of “switch” or a scene group tag cut off. |
