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Compatibility
Bad
Game functions, but with major graphical or audio glitches. Unable to progress in specific areas due to glitches even with workarounds.
Release(s)
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Pokémon Sword
Summary
Pokémon Sword & Shield boots and will go in-game.
Issues that the developers are aware of
- (Major, Unplayable) The game will soft-lock (freeze) every time an event occurs meaning that you will need about 4 dumped save files from a hacked Switch to even get to the second city and an unknown number of save files to finish the game (and it is unknown if the game can even be finished.) You can use a savefile (found below) to bypass the first cutscene that softlocks.
Thus, Pokémon Sword & Shield is completely unplayable. The project developers do not know what the cause of the soft-lock is and they are currently researching it, so it could take anywhere from a few weeks to a few years for the game to be fixed.
Known Issues
| Title | Created | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Wireframe on certain models in Sword/Shield on AMD | November 20, 2019 | February 21, 2020 |
| Pokemon Sword & Shield - Weird graphical glitch | November 17, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| Pokémon SwSh Box screen not rendering properly | November 16, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| Missing HLE service command 'SetOperationMode' in 'ISystemLocalCommunicationService' (ldn:s) | November 15, 2019 | November 23, 2019 |
| Softlocks in pokemon sword and shield | November 16, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
| No 3D output in Sword/Shield on AMD | November 16, 2019 | November 23, 2019 |
| Pokemon Sword & Shield - Running in Tall Grass isn't possible | November 15, 2019 | January 18, 2020 |
Compatibility
| Build Date | Tested By | Hardware | Version | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2020 | Jack01 on 02/24/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz GeForce GTX 1060/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 9675abf |
Bad
|
| 02/24/2020 | ijat on 02/25/2020 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 9675abf |
Bad
|
| 02/23/2020 | Cawfee on 02/23/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 1c35c9f |
Bad
|
| 02/23/2020 | Selim_Braham on 02/23/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00GHz AMD Radeon HD 8500M Windows |
Mainline Build 1c35c9f |
Bad
|
| 02/23/2020 | QKNR on 02/24/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 1c35c9f |
Perfect
|
| 02/23/2020 | Cawfee on 02/23/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 1c35c9f |
Bad
|
| 02/22/2020 | Lashiel on 02/23/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 1fe5612 |
Bad
|
| 02/21/2020 | Yair_Yakobson on 02/22/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz GeForce 840M/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 7ff1c48 |
Bad
|
| 02/21/2020 | DFGSDF on 02/21/2020 | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz Radeon RX 580 Series Windows |
Mainline Build 7ff1c48 |
Intro/Menu
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| 02/20/2020 | ijat on 02/20/2020 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 Windows |
Mainline Build 450a4bf |
Bad
|
Savefiles
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Boy, John, Start | Beginning of game. Past the unskippable softlock. |
| Girl, Jane, Start | Beginning of game. Past the unskippable softlock. |