ROM Hack Project Animal Crossing: City Folk Deluxe

[SunakazeKun]

Wiimmfi is currently down: https://wiimmfi.de/

 

[ElSena]

I've managed to patch my copy of the game using the riivolution iso builder.

I have a question,apparently it has worked. It says deluxe and by aurum on the title screen, but when the game starts for the first time I cannot choose my skin tone. the dialog doesn't appear, and i've wathed a gameplay that shows where it should appear that dialog. i know it doesn't appear. the game plays normally and the deluxe options appear. everything apparently is there, but i dont understand that... makes me think that i might be missing other things.

I dont know the usual workflow of the game, i downloaded for my wife that liked the ds one, so we have no more references that the ones on the web. All i can say is that the dots in the dialog boxes appear. Are we missing something here?

Post automatically merged: Jun 6, 2025

As an update: I've been trying different versions of the game and different revisions (1.0 or 1.1). Couldn't test all of them but with the usa version in 1.0 i've managed to use classic controller. I know some said to disable it, but at least to me its working. Just with the downloaded files from the mod i enable it and it works. It is my firs time doing this kind of stuff and english is not my first language, so sorry in advance if i didnt understood the conversation

 

[SunakazeKun]

Pro tip: Don't use Riivolution ISO builder. My mod won't work with that due to technical limitations. Your only options are playing with Riivolution on a console or on emulator.

 

[albatrnss]

if you guys used the 'nintendo selects' cut of the game that would likely be the reason. in the meantime i got a non-'selects' copy which does the job.

in a future update it'll probably be fixed.

I am having the same issue using an original 'nintendo selects' edition disc, gets to the loading screen with the bus in the corner but doesn't go any further. Is there likely to be a fix? Very keen to try this mod out. If no fix is imminent, perhaps OP could update the 'compatibility' notes?

 

[Orbots]

will this support local multiplayer in the future

 

[Orbots]

does this also has the new special characters beyond city folk like isabelle?

 

[carecynthia]

Is the download link on the official site currently removed?

 

[grandosegood]

Is the download link on the official site currently removed?

It has been removed, presumably since an update will be coming out soon

 

[SunakazeKun]

will this support local multiplayer in the future

This is not planned, no. The multiplayer system is already complicated enough. Playing via internet is the easiest and best option.

does this also has the new special characters beyond city folk like isabelle?

Aside from the many new villagers there are no new special characters.

Is the download link on the official site currently removed?

It was down for a day in preparation for the new update that's just been released!

 

[Technician]

It was down for a day in preparation for the new update that's just been released!

Can you tell what the update includes? Is it worth to build a new iso or are the changes not that big?

 

[SunakazeKun]

Can you tell what the update includes? Is it worth to build a new iso or are the changes not that big?

Yes absolutely worth it.

Additions

• Added 81 new villagers.
• Added 7 new items:
  • Poké Ball set
  • Blue carnation
  • Shiny Pikmin
  • Falcon helmet
  • Ash's hat
  • Pikachu cap
  • Dimentio's mask,
• Made more previously unavailable items obtainable:
  • Moving Boxes L
  • Moving Boxes M
  • Moving Boxes S
  • Invisible Chair
  • Invisible Bench,
• Added full support for calendars up to 2099, including proper dates for all events.
• Added alphabetical sorting to the catalog as well as a way to configure the sorting order.
• Added distinguishable forgeries like those introduced in Animal Crossing New Leaf.
• Added new bulletins for Anniversary Day, Burns Night and Shamrock Day.
• Added full Korean translations for all new texts.

Changes

• Categorical catalog sorting was changed to consider new items in a proper order.
• Paintings are now listed in the catalog among furniture.
• Uncatalogued items are now guaranteed to be gifted by Tortimer, Wisp, Chip, Nat, Pavé, Jingle, Katie and Kaitlin.
• Silver tools now generate with a 5% chance at Nook's store instead of 2%.
• Spotlight items may also show up at Crazy Redd's store now.
• Various other item generation conditions were tweaked.
• Gracie's discount bonus has been changed to 20% instead of 10%.
• Harriet now allows to choose the other gender's hairstyles after taking 5 haircuts instead of 15.
• Some villager personalities have been changed to more fitting ones.
• Most villagers that were not available as starting villagers can now generate in new towns.
• Fish and insects can be dropped from the inventory now.
• Painting prices have been decreased (20,000 Bells -> 10,000 Bells).
• Various HRA-related item properties have been adjusted.
• Various item furniture colors have been adjusted.
• Save data graphics and texts have been changed to distinguish them from the unmodded game.
• Internet disconnection error message on start menu was rephrased to refer to Wiimmfi.
• Concert credits now reference more people who contributed to this project.
• Latin American Spanish and Quebec French localizations now use their proper localized villager names.
• All localizations have been updated to fix mistakes and inconsistencies.
• The title screen now displays the current version number.

Bugfixes

• Attempting to use DS communication features no longer crashes the game.
• Invalid text characters have been removed from all affected villager catchphrases and item names.
• A crash caused by faulty item generation before the title screen has been fixed.
• Fixed various villager texture mapping mistakes.

Miscellaneous

• The code running the mod's changes has been rewritten from scratch in a more efficient manner.

 

[Deleted member 663203]

And isn't it possible to use a backup along with the mod? My Wii has trouble reading my original discs and I sometimes lose my patience. I can upload a photo with my original game as proof in case you think I don't have it.

 

[SunakazeKun]

And isn't it possible to use a backup along with the mod? My Wii has trouble reading my original discs and I sometimes lose my patience. I can upload a photo with my original game as proof in case you think I don't have it.

You only have these two options:

• via Disc and Riivolution
• via Dolphin and Riivolution

 

[grandosegood]

You only have these two options:

• via Disc and Riivolution
• via Dolphin and Riivolution

Thanks for all your hard work. Is it not possible to use wit tools and patch an .iso, so the mod is self-contained in a disc image

 

[Technician]

Thanks for all your hard work. Is it not possible to use wit tools and patch an .iso, so the mod is self-contained in a disc image

I think it's still possible and I'm gonna test it when I have some free time. Although the code has been rewritten. We'll see

 

[Flame]

Great work, mate.

 

[Deleted member 761491]

If anyone could run the mod without using a real disc please tell me, I'm getting crazy trying to make this mod work

 

[Technician]

If anyone could run the mod without using a real disc please tell me, I'm getting crazy trying to make this mod work

It didn't work with riivolution to iso builder, but there is another tool which might work. It's called hoshi iso builder. Unfortunately it didn't run for me. Maybe we have some experts here who can make it work. This can be the most promising route

 

[nmagod]

man, I get it

"use riivolution or dolphin" is a good policy on the surface but with how many wii drives are bad, come on

 

[albatrnss]

I am having the same issue using an original 'nintendo selects' edition disc, gets to the loading screen with the bus in the corner but doesn't go any further. Is there likely to be a fix? Very keen to try this mod out. If no fix is imminent, perhaps OP could update the 'compatibility' notes?

I tried V1.1.0 on a fresh homebrewed wii (which needed a replacement drive...!) and the 'selects edition' disc works fine. Thanks for all the work you've put in here. I hope that as many people as possible can enjoy playing with the mod.