[Wii Scene] USB Loader GX v3.0 r1280 released

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A new update is available for the popular Wii console USB charger, USB Loader GX . The purpose of this application is to allow game backups to be played from the USB drive.

 

USB Loader GX allows us to easily backup the Wii and GameCube from external storage media on Wii consoles (and from vWii on Wii U ).

This new update has numerous additional features, as well as a series of fixes for more or less known bugs.

Wii games can now finally be played from the SD card, while cIOS is automatically recognized and selected.

GameCube games can also be in CISO format while the language of a Wii game is automatically set now by editing the file wiitdb.xmlif the game does not support the language set in the system.

There are also several options for rendering games up to their framebuffer width, for hiding the number of games, and for remembering the last game played.

Games like Kirby’s Adventure Wii , Excite Truck and Driver: San Francisco should now work properly. The changer can also be operated with a guitar and you can now scroll through the channel list.

Custom channels now launch properly, and homebrew also returns to the loader again. The display of free space on the device has finally been corrected and caching has been greatly improved.

The download of the covers is now even faster and the quality of the audio files is further improved. After downloading a game, the DVD will stop spinning and Nintendont’s PAL50 mode can be applied to any video mode.

 

Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version, please also update your language files using the online updater!

 

Features

  • Backups and plays all Wii games using an external USB device.
  • Backup and play your GameCube games from the SD card using DML (big thanks to the DML team).
  • Homebrew & Channel Launcher: Launch your favorite homebrew apps and channels from the loader.
  • Supported hard disk format: WBFS, FAT32, NTFS, Ext2/3/4.
  • It supports multiple partitions at the same time.
  • 4 different display modes: Game List, Game Cover Grid, Game Carousel, and Channel Mode.
  • Show banner animation like in the Wii System Menu.
  • Custom game sorting and advanced filtering (game title, game genre, favorite level, user-defined categories, etc.).
  • Native widescreen detection/support.
  • Support for multiple languages.
  • It supports custom themes that you can create or download from within the loader. (Custom themes support images, sounds and fonts).
  • It supports all controllers (Wiimote, Nunchuck, GameCube controller, Classic controller, etc..).
  • Internal Update Function: Update to the latest version from within the loader (requires an active Wi-Fi connection).
  • GameTDB : Automatically rename all game titles and retrieve game details (developer, publisher, genre, year, rating, etc..).
  • Cover Download: Download custom or original flat covers, 3D covers and disc images.
  • Game Stats: Shows how many times you’ve played a game and adds the title and game time to the official Wii dashboard.
  • Supports Player Tags: Submit your last played game to websites that create dynamic tags and forum signatures.
  • Global settings and individual game settings.
  • NAND Emulation: Emulate Wii internal memory and save games and save channels to SD or USB device (unlimited Wii memory space).
  • Alternate Dol Loading: Most alt dols are automatically loaded when needed.
  • Support dol-reloading games.
  • Ocarina Support: Download and activate cheat codes for your games.
  • Full parental control.

New features

  • HTTPS downloads.
  • Faster downloads.
  • Proxy support.
  • Fixed downloading cheat codes.
  • All new Nintendont options (BBA).
  • Restored compatibility with WiiGSC and older forwarders.
  • 480p patch is on by default.
  • Fixed GPT partition detection.
  • RiiTag involved.
  • Fixed bug 23400 for some Call of Duty, Rock Band 3 and The Beatles games.
  • Protects against remote code execution vulnerabilities in Mario Kart Wii.
  • Ability to set up your own private server.

Installation

Changelog

New

  • Added the ability to play Wii games from SD cards.
  • Added automatic selection of cIOS for games ( cIOS modifications are recommended ).
  • Added automatic language selection for when a Wii game does not support the system language (requires wiitdb.xml).
  • Added basic CISO support for Nintendont.
  • Added an option to render games at framebuffer widths.
  • Added an option to hide or show the number of games.
  • Added an option to remember the last game played.
  • Added patches that make Kirby’s Return to Dreamland playable (SUKE01, SUKP01 and SUKJ01).
  • Added cover action options for list view (download cover or view info).
  • Added ability to navigate USB Loader GX via guitars.
  • Added the ability to scroll the channel grid view.
  • Added support for multiple instances with separate config files (this is mostly a developer feature).
  • Added support for progressive patching of Devolution and regional emulated memory cards (thanks to xperia64).

Corrections

  • Fixed an issue making Excite Truck unplayable.
  • Fixed an issue causing Driver: San Francisco to crash after completing the tutorial.
  • Fixed an issue preventing other homebrews from accessing the USB storage device.
  • Corrected an issue that prevented USB Loader GX from starting custom channel forwarders properly.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented homebrew from returning to USB Loader GX when exiting.
  • Fixed an issue preventing Devolution from loading games from an SD card (thanks to xperia64).
  • Corrected an issue causing the amount of free space not to be displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue causing game IDs for EmuNAND titles to be displayed.

Improvements

  • Drastically improved caching (huge thanks to Oddx for that).
  • Improved the accuracy of the region information displayed in the list view.
  • Improved cover download (updates less and should download more covers).
  • Improved the quality of embedded audio files.
  • The DVD drive should now stop spinning after installing a game.
  • Nintendont’s PAL50 patch can now be applied to any video mode.
  • Game IDs can now be viewed from the info screen (press 2 when the cursor is over a game).
  • Some EmuNAND and WAD settings have been cleaned up.
  • USB Loader GX can be compiled with devkitPPC r41.
  • The development environment has been overhauled (Visual Studio Code support, Codespaces support etc..).
  • Some translations have been updated (thanks to bjxuf, DDinghoya & Bamsemesteren).
  • Other miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

Download: USB Loader GX v3.0 r1280

Download: Source code USB Loader GX v3.0 r1280

Source: wiidadatabase.de