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#### I've dumped my game, but when I load it Citra crashes/prints a bunch of gibberish to the console!
Games need to be decrypted on a 3DS before being usable in Citra. This is a technical limitation and it is unlikely that it can be removed in the foreseeable future. To decrypt your games, you will need to have a 3DS system running firmware 9.2 or lower and follow the [[Decryption]] guide.
#### I'd like to make a patch/develop/contribute to the project.
That's awesome, contributions are welcome! Please start by forking the project, and then create a Pull Request when you're ready to submit your contribution. Once you've made some good contributions, we'll consider adding you as a collaborator. Please also review Coding Style. If you're not sure where to start, this [TODO list](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SWIop0uBI9IW8VGg97TAtoT_CHNoP42FzYmvG1F4QDA) is the best place to find ideas.
If you're interested in contributing, forking the project here in GitHub, and then create a Pull Request when you're ready to submit your contribution. Unless your change is trivial, however, it is heavily recommended that you join our development channel (#citra-dev @ Freenode) to coordinate with the developers beforehand. Make sure to review our Please also review our [coding guidelines](https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). If you're looking for ideas on things to work on, try checking the [TODO list](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SWIop0uBI9IW8VGg97TAtoT_CHNoP42FzYmvG1F4QDA) for inspiration.
#### I want to run Pokemon/Zelda/Mario/X/Y/Z, but I can't figure out how!
#### I want to run Pokemon/Zelda/Mario/etc. but I can't figure out how!
Currently, no retail games/software are fully playable on Citra. The few games that do run are slow and can suffer from glitches or bugs. Sooner or later, games will come to playable state. Check back regularly for more updates.
#### I want to run backups of retail titles that I own, how can I do that?
Refer to [[Decryption]].
#### I'd like to be a beta tester, how can I help?
Unfortunately, we're not really at the point yet where beta testers (who don't have any developer experience) would be useful to the project. Commercial games will not run, and the amount of homebrew available to test with is very limited at this time. However, if you're able to compile/tweak/test homebrew applications, we are very interested in new demos that exercise different 3DS features. If this is you, please share your results on IRC
[freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/) @#citra and/or create an Issue with a link to the homebrew application.
If you try some games and run into issues like graphical glitches, freezes and especially regressions from previous versions, you can try reporting them in our issue tracker, accompanied by logs from the emulator if possible. Do *not* report an issue if a game simply fails to boot entirely.
We're not looking for any "full-time" dedicated testers at this time. The devs already have plenty on their plates to work with!
#### What operating systems are supported?
Citra is a cross-platform emulator and will run on Windows (Vista and up), Linux, and OS X. Ports to other Unix platforms should be somewhat trivial, but currently there are no active developers who are able to support them.
Citra is actively tested and supported on 64-bit versions of Windows (7 and up), Linux and OS X. Other platforms may work, but aren't tested by developers.
#### What are the hardware requirements?
There are no specific hardware requirements for Citra - any modern x86/x64 system should be fine. Currently, Citra only includes a rather slow pure interpreter CPU core, so performance will suffer regardless of your system power. Video output is currently framebuffer only (so most GPUs should be OK), but requires an OpenGL 3-capable video card.
There are no specific hardware requirements for Citra - any modern x86-64 system should be fine. Currently, Citra only includes a rather slow pure interpreter CPU core, so performance will suffer regardless of your system power. Graphics requirements are modest, but a video card and drivers supporting OpenGL 3.3 are required.
#### I think what you guys are doing is awesome, I've read the above, am not a developer, but still want to support the project! What can I do?
#### I think what you guys are doing is awesome! I am not a developer, but still want to support the project. What can I do?
That's awesome! Such support is what motivates us to keep working :) Stick around and keep motivating our work! If you're interested in donating, please [donate here](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K899FANUJ2ZXW), which will be used to buy systems and games to test with, as well as paying for infrastructure and web costs.
That's awesome! Such support is what motivates us to keep working :) Stick around and keep motivating our work! If you're interested in donating, please join our IRC channel (#citra @ [Frenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/)) and contact a developer. Donations will be used to buy systems and games to test with, as well as paying for infrastructure and web costs.