ModMii for Windows
by XFlak

This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.

THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

1. Your chosen options

This guide was generated using the following parameters:

• Desired System Menu is 4.1U
• Install Dark Wii Orange Theme


2. Important Notes


• Region Changing is not necessary to play other region games.
• An alternative to region changing is to use SNEEK\UNEEK to emulate a different region System Menu.
• If you use the Wii Shopping Channel, you must start the channel and delete your account before starting this guide. If you don't the Wii Shop Channel will error.
• Do NOT restart the Wii or exit the Homebrew Channel until you have completed this guide.
• This guide assumes your Wii has already been softmodded and SD Card (or USB) properly formatted by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard. If this is not the case please do so before going any further with this Region Change guide.
• This guide does not require a WiFi connection on your Wii.
• Make sure the files ModMii downloaded are on your SD Card, and your SD Card is inserted in the Wii.
• If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup).
• Use ModMii's USB-Loader Setup feature if you need help formatting your HDD as FAT32.
• Make sure to always plug your hard drive into usb port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii.
• An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console.
• Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled.
• If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32.
• If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again.
• Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS.
• When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch".
• To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps!
• If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them.
• Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup.
• It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc.
• Detailed guides covering a broader range of Wii topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide and wii.guide
• If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary
• If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!


3. Region Changing your Wii


1. Make a NAND backup


Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.


• Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
  • Power button = Advance to next item
  • Reset button = Select highlighted item
• Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2.


1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii".
2. Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it.
3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow)
4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
   • Do not power off your Wii when making your NAND backup.
   • This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary.
   • Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about.
   • After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console.
5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen.
6. Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it.

At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, or the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.


Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.

Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii or other tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any game saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation and EmuNAND features.




2. Install and Configure Priiloader


Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu.


• If you already have Priiloader installed by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard you can skip this step. If you are not sure either check if you can load Priiloader or just reinstall it.
  
  
• You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus).


1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel.
2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
   • When successful the installer should display "Install done!"
3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel.
4. If Priiloader failed to install, do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC, try the installer again. If still unsuccessful, proceed immediately to the Any Region Changer step to fix your AREA/SysMenu mismatch otherwise you will semi-brick once you exit a homebrew environment (unless you have Bootmii boot2).
5. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu.
   You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii.
6. From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
   
   Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
   
   RECOMMENDED HACKS*
   • Block Disc Updates
   • Block Online Updates
   • Region Free EVERYTHING
   • 480p graphics fix in system menu
   • Remove Deflicker
   • Wiimmfi Patch v4
   • Remove NoCopy Save File Protection
   *Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
   
   
7. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu.
8. Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
   • Select to "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu.
   • Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu?
   • Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File".
9. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
   

Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.

Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.


Hack	Description
Block Disc Updates	Removes the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
Block Online Updates	Disables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
Auto-Press A at Health Screen	Automatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
Replace Health Screen with Backmenu	Changes the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
Move Disc Channel	Enables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
Wiimmfi Patch v4	Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
480p graphics fix in system menu	Fixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
Remove NoCopy Save File Protection	Allows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
Region Free EVERYTHING	Disables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)	Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
Region Free Wii Games	Disables region locking for Wii disks.
Region Free Channels	Disables region locking for installed channels
No System Menu Sounds AT ALL	Disables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
No System Menu Background Music	Disables the Wii Menu background music.
Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2	Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)	Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)	Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
Force Standard Recovery Mode	Automatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
Remove Diagnostic Disc Check	Removes a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
Lock System Menu with Black Screen	Makes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDx	Re-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
Force Disc Games to run under IOS249	Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
Remove Deflicker	Disables the blurring filter on 480i and 480p originally meant to prevent "flickering" on CRTs in interlaced modes.



3. Install WADs using the Konami Code


YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your Wii. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.

WARNING: WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.


Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.


1. On your Wii, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel.
2. Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Enter the Konami Code: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA
3. Install your custom list of 13 WADs found in the spoiler below.
   
   • Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure).
4. Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
   • Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +
     
5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all.
6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 13, then press A again to install.
   
   • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
     
   • When asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
     
7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
   


Here's your unique list of 13 WADs to install:
1. cIOS249[56]-d2x-v11-beta1
2. EULA-NUS-v3[U]
3. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
4. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
5. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
6. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
7. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
8. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
9. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
10. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
11. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
12. Region-Select-NUS-v2[U]
13. SystemMenu_4.1U_v449_DarkWiiOrange_No-Spin


NOTE: YAWMM ModMii Edition will only allow you to install a different region System Menu WAD if you enter the Konami Code.

WARNING: Do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC or you may semi-brick. At this critical stage you are halfway through a region change, unless you have Bootmii installed to boot2 or you used yawmME and were prompted and chose to retain Priiloader you will semi-brick if you exit the HBC before installing Priiloader or fixing your AREA/SysMenu mismatch using Any Region Changer.

WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader will get uninstalled unless you used yawmME and were prompted and chose to retain it. If you accidentally removed Priiloader (re)install it immediately.


4. Use Any Region Changer ModMii Edition



1. Launch "Any Region Changer ModMii Edition" via the Homebrew Channel
2. After reading the warning, press A to continue.
   • You will see this error at the top of the screen: "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!"
3. Press A to select the "Auto Fix Settings" option.
4. Press any key to continue, and the "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!" error should disappear.
5. Now return to the HBC by pressing the Home button or by navigating to "Exit to the Homebrew Channel" and pressing A.



5. Optional: Remove the Korean Key (if applicable)


With KoreanKii, you can add or remove the Korean key from your SEEPROM. This eliminates the need for patching IOS60 into system menu IOS slots if you have a region changed Korean Wii. This program comes with no warranty. You, and you alone are responsible if this damages your Wii in any way. Nothing, not even Bootmii installed to boot2, will save your Wii if this corrupts your SEEPROM.

If your Wii wasn't originally Korean, you can skip this step since there shouldn't be a Korean Key to remove.

If your Wii was originally Korean, you might be at risk of a 003 brick by not removing the Korean Key. If you have a non-Korean system menu (4.2+) and the Korean Key is detected it will cause a 003 brick unless you have IOS60 installed to your System Menu IOS slot. This step is optional because you should have this exact System Menu IOS installed already if you followed the previous steps. So long as you only use ModMii and follow your guides closely, you will not 003 brick even if you skip this step, but if you venture on your own and manage to install a stock system menu IOS it could result in brick if you do not remove the Korean Key now. The Korean Key is only required to play Korean games from the disc channel and there are some other ways to accomplish the same thing.


1. Launch "KoreanKii" using the Homebrew Channel.
2. Press - or L using a GameCube controller to remove the Korean Key, then press A to confirm.




4. After modding your Wii


• Some of your currently installed Nintendo channels (e.g. News, Internet, etc.) may not work on your new region. To fix this, download and install the channels for your new U Region (see RiiConnect24 note below). Duplicate channels can optionally be removed by googling for Any Title Deleter, but be careful, you can easily brick your Wii with this tool if you delete the wrong thing!
• To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu.
• Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps.
• Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process.
• At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii.
• Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates.
• Download the latest Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
  • Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2.
  • Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC!
  • Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
    • To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml.
    • For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf
    • Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional).
    • If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file).
• Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite homebrew straight from the System Menu.
• Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod and MyMenuify Mod are both available on ModMii Classic's Download Page 2.
• "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
  • You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii.
• Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options.
• Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required).
• Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The RiiConnect24 Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2.
  • Note: if you used ModMii 6.6.0 or higher to install your System Menu IOS, you can use all of RiiConnect24's features without having to be on System Menu version 4.3 or (re)install a different IOS80. ModMii's RC24 compatible System Menu IOSs can be identified by their "ModMii" tag in SysCheck reports.


5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.

I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.


• Team Twiizers
  Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.
  
  I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.


• Giantpune
  Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.
  
  He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.


• DeadlyFoez
  DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.
  
  DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.
  
  What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.


• Violator
  He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos.


• JoostinOnline
  Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".


• Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
  The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.


• Comex
  In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.


• Waninkoko
  Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.
  
  
• Hermes
  Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.


• davebaol and XFlak
  These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.


• Fullmetal5
  Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!


• Rodries
  Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.


• WiiGator
  WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.


• cwstjdenobs
  cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.


• Leathl
  Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.


• scooby74029
  scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like Any Region Changer ModMii Edition, JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.


• person66
  person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.
  
  Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.


• WiiPower
  WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.


• OverjoY and obcd
  OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.


• Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
  They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.


• WiiWu
  He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.


• WB3000 and WiiNinja
  Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.


• TheShadowEevee
  TheShadowEevee helped update many tools with a new NUS endpoint. He also helped implement some fixes and improvements to Any Region Changer ModMii Edition.


• WiiCrazy
  WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.


• oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
  Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.


• Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
  Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!


• OverjoY, blackb0x, Peter0x44 and scooby74029
  This dream team of developers brought my vision to life when they created YAWM ModMii Edition.


• Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
  Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.


• Wiimm
  For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.


• Leseratte
  For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.


• diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
  The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.


• FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
  Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.


• jskyboo
  Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.


• ModMii's Translators
  Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.
  
  French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
  Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
  Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
  Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton


• Fig2k4
  Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.


• Gabubu, sthetix, Foxlet, Alexander1970 and Vila
  Thanks for recording, editing or upscaling many of the Youtube videos used by ModMii. Special thanks to Gabubu who single-handedly created all the new\updated videos in the 7.0.0 update, and also updated GFX for a bunch of ModMii's Wii channels.


• WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789, M3RK and AuroraNemoia
  Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. https://gbatemp.net/threads/new-modmii-icon-logo-candidates.296772/
  
  RobGee789 and M3RK made ModMii Skin's original graphics. AuroraNemoia made ModMii Skin's new (2022) default\Nebula theme. It was a pleasure working with them, they were all very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!


• dhtdht020
  Thanks for maintaining oscwii.org and for refreshing the ModMii icons in 2022; now I have a rainbow of icons to choose from should the need arise.


• My Fellow Guide Writers
  Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.


• RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
  Thanks in particular go out to Peter0x44, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to Peter0x44 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.


• DaMysteryMan
  Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).


• Gannon
  Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.


• Devnol
  Thanks to Devnol for properly modifying the Open HBC to use the same title ID as the official HBC (LULZ).


• ca032769
  ca032769 is best known for his tutorial on how to use a larger than 2TB Hard Drive on a Wii as a Single FAT32 Partition, thanks!


• All My Beta Testers!
  It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
  Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, Peter0x44, Alexander1970, Cyan, Damaj301damaj, Function, forseenink, jeannotte, saulfabreg, Vila, ca032769, godreborn, KleinesSinchen, RunningSnakes, Scooty and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.


• You!
  Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!

Supporting Apps and Sources

Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.


• NusFileGrabber.exe by Leathl, Mod by XFlak and TheShadowEevee - requires libWiiSharp.dll
• patchIOS.exe by Leathl, Mod by scooby74029 - requires libWiiSharp.dll
• WadMii.exe (aka WadMiiIsh) by cwstjdenobs - requires libWiiSharp.dll
• TMDedit.exe by person66 - requires libWiiSharp.dll
• libWiiSharp.dll by Leathl, Mod by scooby74029 and TheShadowEevee
• nusd.exe by WiiNinja (original GUI code by WB3000)
• wit.exe by Wiimm
• ShowMiiWads_Sneek_Mod.exe by Leathl, Mod by RetroHead
• settings.exe v1.0 by cwstjdenobs and v1.1 mod by obcd
• wget.exe (freeware)
• 7za.exe (freeware)
• nircmd.exe (freeware)
• sfk.exe (freeware)
• jptch.exe (freeware)
• Waninkoko's cIOS
• Hermes v4 cIOS
• Hermes v5 cIOS
• d2x cIOS, v11+ source
• ISO template (by spayrosam)
• Ascii2All.bat (freeware)
• WizApp.exe by Dion Nicolaas
• Sharpii.exe by person66
• UnRAR.exe (freeware): No Longer Bundled with ModMii since v4.7.0
• AutoIt3.exe (freeware): No Longer Bundled With ModMii since v4.5.7
• hy.exe (freeware): No Longer Bundled with ModMii since v4.7.0
• fvc.exe (freeware): Not used since v7.0.0


6. Support ModMii

ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 8000-9000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.

Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.

ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.




If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.


- XFlak