i'm a reborn again noob as it has been about 5 years since i have hacked my wii
im looking at getting it running again and wondered if there's anything worth updating?
is there a new HBC? or IOS things?
I'm running configurable loader atm for wii games
<name>Configurable USB Loader</name>
<version>70-222 (release)</version>
<release_date>20110707000000</release_date>
can i get those things to have my emulators (snes,gba,n64) on the home screen are they called loaders or something?
is there anything new out that i could be missing out on?
I'm kinda in the same position. Well, if you like the Cfg USB Loader, then you should switch to the fork
Configurable USB Loader MOD patched. It has quite some fixes and new features. But personally, I now prefer the
USB Loader GX I discovered only a week or so ago. The Wii Home Menu-like channel view is pretty awesome, where you can see the "channel animations" of the games when looking at them in the library and when starting them up.
Regarding loaders on the home screen: You probably mean Forwarders. USB Loader GX has one officially for download at their SourceForge page, for everything else you have to look around and possibly create one yourself.
Regarding new things worth mentioning: There's now
Wiimmfi, an alternative to the discontinued Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Right now,
80+ games are supported. USB Loader GX has built-in patching for it ("Private Server" option), Cfg USB Loader MOD patched seems to have it as well. The only negative is the 7 day activation period, but it's necessary because of cheaters and is an automated process (so you don't have to fiddle around after first-time connecting). If you're interested, please read
this topic explaining the activation process in detail.
Lastly, there's
RiiConnect24, an alternative to the discontinued WiiConnect24. It hasn't much use nowadays and is really more a novelty. The main feature is being able to send messages to others again, with pictures and Miis attached to them. You can let the blue disc glow when receiving messages like in the past. There's also the News and Weather channels and
the team is working on more - they can even send announcements to everyone now.