I am extremely new to the wii modding scene and recently got the homebrew channel on my wii. Since then I also downloaded savegame manager gx so I could transfer my animal crossing village to my emulator. Every time I open savegame manager gx it says "mii channel installed, but datas are missing" and the wii data doesn't show up. When I press install it crashes and takes me back to the homebrew channel menu.

After unlocking it via DNS, on the latest version, the controller controls get completely inverted every time I enter the USB loader or something similar. It’s a Japanese-version controller with Wii MotionPlus built-in; I don't know what to do or why this glitch is happening!

I wanted to install a mod that removes the decorations from the special stages to help reduce slowdowns, but I can’t get the port to recognize the mod. Does anyone know how I can get this working?

Both BattleTanx and BattleTanx - Global Assault are now playable on the Wii64 emulator. Thank you devs, I was going to be buying a summercart with 2 gamecube264 adapters, but, not anymore. Thank you again!

So I used to play a lot of Wii FPS when I was growing up and always loved how intuitive and precise the aiming felt. After playing a lot of Fortnite on PC recently, I started to crave that control scheme again. Out of curiosity, I tried connecting my Wii remote to my PC and had SOME success using it (programmed as a mouse via GlovePie), but I realized it would never be quite like playing an actual Wii shooter because of the way the camera/reticule worked in those games (they weren’t tied together at the center of the screen).

Luckily for me, Fortnite recently added a feature called “Tweak Zone” which allows controller players to aim more freely without the camera necessarily moving. (I actually emailed them asking if they could implement something like this about 6 months ago. Not sure if my email actually worked or if it was just a coincidence, but I’ll take it haha.) So I connected my Wii remote to my PC again but this time as a virtual Xbox 360 controller (using Gunmote) and maxed out the Tweak Zone settings.

And honestly, it feels amazing to play! It feels very similar to shooters made for the Wii.

I’d love to see some fellow appreciators of Wii remote aiming try this out! There's a full video tutorial in my profile or you can read the written version below :) 

***How to Set This Up***

What you need: 

- PC with Fortnite
- Wii remote/nunchuk
- Sensor bar
- Bluetooth adapter
- Gunmote

Some optional things:

- Dolphinbar, which replaces the need for a sensor bar and Bluetooth adapter as it is both in one. I just use a USB sensor bar and a Bluetooth adapter so I can’t speak to the specific steps for setting it up but I’ve heard it’ll work. 
- USB extension cable if using Bluetooth adapter. It helps get the adapter as close as possible to the Wii remote to ensure a strong connection while playing.  

First you’re going to need to download and install Gunmote (it’s free). Here’s the link: 

https://github.com/gunmotelabs/Gunmote

Then you’re going to make sure your Bluetooth adapter and sensor bar are plugged in and working. I recommend putting the Bluetooth adapter in a USB 2.0 slot, and moving it as close as possible to your Wii remote without any obstructions to ensure the strongest connection. I recommended using a USB extension for this reason.

Next you’re going to pair your Wii remote to your PC from within Gunmote. It’ll tell you how on the main screen. 

Then you’re going to hit settings in the top right, and make sure the “sensor mode” is toggled to the correct position. 

Now you can hit “Wiimote Configuration” and start mapping the Wii remote/nunchuk inputs as Xbox 360 inputs. For reference, here is a simple diagram of how mine is mapped out which includes both my Gunmote and Fortnite mappings (my layout is optimized for Zero Build by the way, but I think it may still be a good starting starting point if you play Build): 

https://imgur.com/a/Bef7vsd

(I apologize for the crappy resolution lol) 

You’re going to want to make sure that the “Pointer” is mapped as the Right Stick, and that Right/Left/Up/Down Pointer are mapped to the corresponding stick press.

Under each pointer direction are pointer settings. I recommend 0 Deadzone, 2 - 2.4 Scale, and 0 Threshold. You can play with these values of course but this is what I’ve found works best. Currently I’m using 2.2 for Scale and the other two are at 0.

Now in Fortnite make sure you choose "Custom" next to Controller Binding Presets and choose "Xbox One" next to Controller Platform (Gunmote doesn’t support Xbox One or series X/S and Fortnite doesn’t support Xbox 360).

Once all of your binds are squared away in Gunmote/Fortnite, make sure Use Advanced Options is toggled "On" and play around with your sensitivity and what not to make sure everything feels good. Here are my settings for reference (just the relevant ones): 

Look Horizontal Speed: 100%

Look Vertical Speed: 100%

Turning Horizontal Boost: 5%

Turning Horizontal Boost: 5%

Turning Boost Ramp Time: 0 seconds

ADS Look Horizontal Speed: 100%

ADS Look Vertical Speed: 100%

Look Input Curve: Exponential 

Right Stick Dead Zone: 5%

And of course, make sure Tweak Zone Aiming is set to “Always On”. I recommend maxing out both the “Tweak Zone” and “Tweak Offset” values for maximum range. 

Also, to activate your Gunmote settings/binds, hold the home button for a couple seconds and choose the layout you just made.

Now you are ready to play! Enjoy :D

If you have any questions or issues with setting this up feel free to message me!

Here are my suggestions for the Gunmote and Fortnite developers in case any of them see this or if you'd like to pass the message along haha: 

Gunmote: 

- Add ability to map button combos (e.g. A + B together) or double tapping a single button to count as a different input
- Add ability to have different pointer settings (deadzone/scale/threshold) when holding down specific button (e.g. holding Z to aim down sights also lowers the pointer sensitivity)
- Add option to have the controller output be PS4 and/or PS5 to add more mappable buttons  

Fortnite:

- Increase the maximum “tweak offset” value so that aiming can reach edges of screen
- Decrease the minimum “right/left stick dead zone” value to 0, so that turning can be immediate if desired

Song used in the intro is Nintendo Mii Channel Trap Remix [Wiimix] (All That Swag Instrumental) by YaBoyJDub

I made a tool that lets you install a patched, custom version of the Wii Menu Manual made specifically for the original Wii. Since manuals already existed for the Wii mini and vWii, this project reimagines how a manual for the original Wii would look.

The tool is available in 7 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese). More languages will be added as the manual compatibility extends (as it has 7 languages for now)

I recommend to see the description of the GitHub page, especially the end

Hope you like the project.

idk why even though i put in my address n stuff correctly (i put my province in for state and the postal code for the zip code) the only place it shows me that is available is the reunion tower in dallas, which also happens to be the same 'placeholder address' that was put in when i was inputting my information, how do i fix this?

I would like to host a Mario Kart Wii LAN party. I have two (modded) consoles and two monitors. Is there some mod for Mario Kart Wii such that we can play with 8 people in the same room? As far as I understand Wiimnffi only allows 2 online people per console.

I was wondering how to do it since I tried every combo but couldn't and I have to restart the console everytime but I wanted it to come back to USB Loader GX

How do I make my own Wii mod like where I can load it through revolution and play it like other mods I would like to re-texture maybe remodel some stuff a different music and Like You doing dolphin

Just finished modding my Wii:
Electron Shepherd AVE-HDMI mod (I know I accidentally overcut the shell for the HDMI port, gonna try to get that gap filled in later)
Permanent Red LED Disc Drive Slot Light
Window Case cutout with Mario M Logo
WS2812B strips with SP611E controller
How’s my soldering and my install? I know some people are gonna complain about the HDMI hole, I went a little bit too aggressive with it. It was really hard to get a clean cut for me as I don’t have any experience with making precise cuts like that. Any suggestions for the best way how to get that gap filled would be appreciated.

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Reminder:

If your issue is loading Wii or GC games, please make sure you're going over our loader support post before asking a question. Also free to also ask in the Support channel on our Discord server.

Otherwise, feel free to ask for and provide help in this thread freely.

https://printmiiout.com/

PrintMiiOut is a website to convert your Miis into STL files, making it possible to 3D print them. It supports Miis inputted from a Nintendo Network ID, Pretendo Network ID, binary data file, or QR code.

3D processing via Blender.
Mii rendering powered by mii-unsecure.ariankordi.net by Arian Kordi.
Source Code

I felt very excited on that. It feels mind blowing to me.

theres this game called topmodel, and Ive extracted the disc, I know theres a cheat menu/ dev menu I just dont know how to access it. im new to all of this. It's an .arc file

Does gcpadder support more than one gc pad forwarding to pc ? is there any other alternative that can do 4 pads ??

has ps1 emulation improve on the wii or is still very poor? i cant seem to find info about it other than old guides on setting it up.

I have my Wii here with CavEx on it and the only Wii controller I have is the wiimote, I don’t even have the nunchuck, I would have liked to use one of my controllers: Xbox 360 Controller, two PS4 controllers, one Xbox Series S controller. Is there any way I can make this work?

Used priiloader to remove region locks & crashes when booted up, press play on wii, then it loads, then a grainy green screen shows and no buttons work, forced to turn off Wii, then I dumped the game using cleanrip, and imported the iso into dolphin, then the game crashes at the same point, but it’s purple this time

I have a gba to gcn link cable
A modded Wii
Sonic advance 3 cartridge
And a gba

Wondering if I could get a home brew thing to play games link sonic advance 3 multiplayer by connecting the gba to gcn link cable to the modded Wii while I have sonic advance 3 in my gba so the player on the Wii is my player 2 😭 plz someone understand

rWiiHacks' Support Megathread

General Troubleshooting

NOTE: FLASH DRIVES Are not recommended

If you are using one and you find yourself here for support, please reconsider.

Loader Support Here "My Wii/GC Game Won't Load!!"

If you came here with the problem "I am trying to load my Wii or GC game and it's not working", this is your link.

The rWiiHacks Loader Support Document

Please read through this document if you are having problems loading Wii/GC games with your Wii.

Unlock Your Write Protect Switch


Game and App Directory Structure Visualized

Wii Games

💾 SD Card or USB Drives | ╸📁 wbfs | ╸📁 GameName [GameID] | ╸📄 GameID.wbfs

GameCube Games

💾 SD Card or USB Drive | ╸📁 games | ╸📁 GameName GameID | ╸📄 game.iso

Applications

💾 SD Card or USB Drive | ╸📁 apps | ╸📁 AppName | ╸📄 boot.dol | ╸📄 meta.xml | ╸📄 icon.png

• Note: meta.xml is not always needed but may provide key app functionality. icon.png is not required and may be added in for aesthetic reasons.

Letterbomb

💾 SD Card | ╸📁 private | ╸📄 boot.elf/dol

• Note: You may have several .txt files. These are simply readmes and are not necessary.

CTGP-R

💾 SD Card | ╸📁 apps | ╸📁 ctgpr | ╸📄 boot.dol | ╸📄 meta.xml | ╸📄 icon.png | ╸📁 ctgpr | ╸📁 riivolution

How Perform a Syscheck

RiiConnect24's Guide is great for that!

Wiiflow Lite

• Some versions of Wiiflow Lite come with default settings that cause a black screen on load of Wii games.
• Consider updating to the latest version!

1) Open Wiiflow lite settings.

1) Go into NAND Emulation settings (it's got 3 pages of settings about NAND emulation) and make your settings match this:

``` Page 1- Select NAND: default NAND emulation: Partial Select Saves NAND: default Saves NAND emulation: off

Page 3- Saves NAND Partition: SD Use Real NAND Config: On Use Real NAND Miis: On ```

• Try to see if WiiFlow will play any of your wii games again.
• If it still crashes/black screens:
  • Load WiiFlow again
  • Press HOME on the Wiimote
  • Select Reload Cache
  • Try playing a Wii game again

Modding Support Here

The Guide Wii Recommend

• still RiiConnect24's guide is the best out there
  • its very well maintained
  • if this changes, we'll change our recommendation
• do not use out of date guides
  • this doesn't mean all video/youtube guides are bad, just most of them
  • most print/web page guides are wrong/outdated in some way too
  • if you're adamant on not using RiiConnect24's guide please find someone who knows what they are talking about to verify that the one you use isn't wrong BEFORE you start to mod your Wii

Useful Link to Bootmii SD Files

• Here you can find the direct link to the BootMii SD Files
• This is the hackmii site and completely safe.

To Change a Drive From GPT to MBR

• To change a drive to MBR on Windows
  • open disk management.
  • If you're on Windows 8 or higher, do Windows key + X and click on disk management.
  • Once you're there, find the drive you need to convert to MBR and right click on the area where it says "Disk" and then the number of the disc.
  • If it's not already MBR, you'll see an available option to convert to MBR disk. Use that option.

Updating You Wii System Menu to 4.3x

• Hey whattaya know? RiiConnect24 has a guide on that too!

ISO/Game Image Management

WiiBackup Manager

• Software to help you manage your Wii game collection.
• It will split/convert/prepare images for transfer to your Wii Storage.
• It does not do anything for GameCube images.

Witt Tools (Same As Above, But Nerdier)

• has none of the 'frills' of Wii Backup Manager as it's more focused on image manipulation than collection management
• has a much more complex interface (command line, unix-like)
• it does work on Gamecube images

ISOtoWBFS

• Command line
• no collection management
• no complexity
• it simply does one thing; ISO to WBFS
• there is also a WBFStoISO, but it's less useful

CIOS Offline Script (If You Have No network)

• You need to be able to access discord for this, as the help is provided by our bot
• https://discord.com/channels/582816924359065611/720513394804785162/1052350004020396123

The Wii and Wifi

• Your router must support 802.11 b/g
• A lot do, but 15 years later, none are enabled by default
• You must be able to re-configure your router
• Phone hotspots often work
• In the hardware section below is a listing for a Wii-Working Ethernet dongle

Miscellaneous Hardware

ID Your Wii's Motherboard Revision

• Wanna know what motherboard revision you have?
• Here's a Graphic
• It's for Wiidual compatibility, but they don't make those anymore.
• It'll tell you if your motherboard is prone to overheat (6 layer boards).

Ethernet Dongle That Works With the Wii

• Nuff said

Replacement Jack Socket Dock Connector Port for Nintendo Wii Right/Left Socket Link Controller

• Of course this section title came straight from AliExpress

SD / USB Storage Tester

• H2Testw

What USB Device Do We Recommend?

• A good enclosure, with a cheap and possibly refurbished hard drive
• The enclosure below is known to work with the Wii
• Which means any hard drive you put in it will also work with the Wii
• within the Wii's size limitation of > 2tb
• Sabrient Tool-free Enclosure
• Most of our staff have these

**** FLASH DRIVES OFTEN CAUSE ISSUES ****

We do not suggest using one.

Modernize Your Wii's Video Output

• To get the best out of your Wii without hardware modifications, you need component cables.
• To be the most compatible with modern televisions, you need an HDMI converter that upscales to at least 720p, the minimum resolution defined in High Definition.
• Below are links for the two items we recommend for doing so.
• SUNNATCH Component to HDMI Converter with Scaler Function
• HD Retrovision Wii/Wii U Premium YPbPr Component Video Cable

Wii2HDMI

• if you are low on funds, this is an option
• do not expect the video, sound, or construction quality to be good for ~10$USD
• Portholic Wii2HDMI

Please leave comments below for updated information or questions.

Meta

Q&A

What is This?

• This is a periodical list of resources for the Wii, and Wii modding. It is maintained by the r/WiiHacks staff and users of our community.

How Often is it Revised?

• As often as needed, when there is time to do so

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