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Limitations of Soft-Modding a Wii???

  • 30-11-2008 11:44pm
    #1
    jolo
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Just wondering what are the limitations of soft-modding the Wii versus the usual modding(with soldering and chips).

    What can you do following soft-modding?

    What can't you do after soft-modding that you can do after modding?

    Thanks,
    J


Comments

  • #2
    animaX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭animaX


    Soft modding is not yet fully developed, is much slower to load, does not have full compatibility, requires iso's to be patched beforehand, etc


  • #3
    jolo
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭jolo


    Thank you.

    I'd love to 'expand the capabilities' of my Wii but I'm scared of wrecking/'bricking' the whole console by modding it. My soldering was never up to much - always dry joints, and I'm not anyway comfortable inside the cover of a machine.

    Thought it might be a nice 'safe' option to soft-mod but wanted to know if it's worth it.


  • #4
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Just give it time, they'll get there eventually. This thread will probably be locked even though your allowed to play your backups and have to hack consoles to allow this.

    Admittedly, 90% of people don't use it for legitimate reasons. I've not bothered because I earn enough to buy my games :D


  • #5
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    get the homebrew channel. can do it all


  • #6
    jolo
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭jolo


    I can't even find the homebrew channel!
    DUH!!!!!!!!


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  • #7
    abakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭abakan


    has any one used the homebreware software for the wii??

    I want to play a backup up of mario kart that was getting scratched and dont really want to go down the hardware mod chip


  • #8
    BrendanD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BrendanD


    abakan wrote: »
    has any one used the homebreware software for the wii??

    I want to play a backup up of mario kart that was getting scratched and dont really want to go down the hardware mod chip
    Yes and it works , dont forget to install starfall to stop updates


  • #9
    MiloFoxburr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭MiloFoxburr


    abakan wrote: »
    has any one used the homebreware software for the wii??

    I want to play a backup up of mario kart that was getting scratched and dont really want to go down the hardware mod chip

    Don't pay for free software.


  • #10
    abakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭abakan


    thanks all,

    I have since found this link with the free download
    http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page

    now to start the process and hopefully not brick it!!!!


  • #11
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    abakan wrote: »
    thanks all,

    I have since found this link with the free download
    http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page

    now to start the process and hopefully not brick it!!!!
    its piss easy, i went down the twilight hack route, had to buy the game second hand tho, any online ones i got never worked, let us know how you get on


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  • #12
    abakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭abakan


    Yes im been looking at the twlight hack and it seems the easiest to do. Ill rent Zelda at the weekend for a few hours and be able to play my backup games then.

    cheers


  • #13
    abakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭abakan


    ahhh, i bought zelda but my wii is from the US and wont run the PAL version of Zelda.
    Thats a step back for me.

    Ill have to get a US ntsc Zelda game somewhere....


  • #14
    ROC1977
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭ROC1977


    i did the Zelda hack today. Really easy to do. Haven't played any back up game yet. Have to get hold of a back up game first.


  • #15
    abakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭abakan


    needed to copy my wii game for a backup.
    seems only 4 LG drive are able to read the wii disk in order to take a dump of the image.

    is there another way?


  • #16
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    ROC1977 wrote: »
    i did the Zelda hack today. Really easy to do. Haven't played any back up game yet. Have to get hold of a back up game first.
    abakan wrote: »
    needed to copy my wii game for a backup.
    seems only 4 LG drive are able to read the wii disk in order to take a dump of the image.

    is there another way?

    Is there anything in this thread that you don't understand? A month off for each of you. :rolleyes:


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