Hacking Wii backup Manager for Windows

[extracampine]

Cool, thanks!

 

[WiiModder123]

Hi,
I want to mod wii party with the dii party mod (from gamebanana), so the only way I see to put the mod files into the wii party files is to transfer my wii party copy to SNEEK format (I have no clue what it exactly means) and then I can copy the mod files into the folder called "files". But now I don't know how I can convert it to ISO or WBFS to let Wii backup manager read it. So how do you do convert a Sneek Format to ISO or WBFS?

 

[XFlak]

Wiimm's tools, specifically wit.exe should be able to do this

 

[loonsta]

Anyone trying to grab the WiiTDB add the following to your hosts file first:

188.165.246.77 www.wiitdb.com


to confirm the IP address I ran the following in cmd prompt: nslookup www.gametdb.com

 

[JasonH]

One game turns Purple. What does this mean? Is there an error and if so whats the solution?

 

[SaulFabre]

One game turns Purple. What does this mean? Is there an error and if so whats the solution?

What Wii Backup Manager version are you using?

I'm using Build 78 (x64) on my Windows 10 and i didn't have any issues.

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

One game turns Purple. What does this mean? Is there an error and if so whats the solution?

Custom = Title renamed on the fly from Custom database.

That means,the Game Title is maybe modified/a Custom Game (like some Just Dance or Guitar Hero Games).

 

[JasonH]

Build 78 (x64)
It happens on S!mC!ty Cre@tor

 

[Alexander1970]

Thank you.

Build 78 (x64)
It happens on S!mC!ty Cre@tor

Please check the correct Game ID and CRC/md5 Hash (on the Bottom of the Page):

PAL Version:
https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/R4CP69

NTSC Version:
https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/R4CE69

 

[Jayro]

Does this app support NKIT yet?

 

[SaulFabre]

Does this app support NKIT yet?

No.

EDIT: Look at this quote from official Wii Backup Manager website:

• Read RAR, ISO, CISO, WBFS File.
• Write ISO, CISO, WBFS File, SNEEK extraction.
• Direct conversion from any of the readable formats, to any of the writable formats.
• Transfer any readable format to WBFS or simulated WBFS drives.
• Multiboot ISO support. An entry is added to the file list for each game partition.

 

[Jayro]

No.

Well the OP might want to add in NKIT support, since it's here to stay. Otherwise this tool is obsolete for someone entering the Wii scene.

 

[JasonH]

Thank you.

Please check the correct Game ID and CRC/md5 Hash (on the Bottom of the Page):

PAL Version:
https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/R4CP69

NTSC Version:
https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/R4CE69

I checked the Title and I noticed that the Original Title was scc_080_US
If this needs to be changed, how?
I can change the "Game Title" but not the "Original Tile"

 

[Jayro]

I checked the Title and I noticed that the Original Title was scc_080_US
If this needs to be changed, how?
I can change the "Game Title" but not the "Original Tile"

Have you tried a hex editor?

 

[Alexander1970]

I checked the Title and I noticed that the Original Title was scc_080_US
If this needs to be changed, how?
I can change the "Game Title" but not the "Original Tile"

Maybe you can try,as long as the Game works it should be no greater "Issue".

 

[SaulFabre]

Well the OP might want to add in NKIT support, since it's here to stay. Otherwise this tool is obsolete for someone entering the Wii scene.

NKit tool is ONLY for convert from .nkit.iso to vanilla .iso and viceversa.
Wii Backup Manager is a multi-tool for Wii backups, because it is used mostly for convert from and to multiple formats, such ISO to WBFS, ISO to CISO, SNEEK, and viceversa. It also allows to transfer your Wii backups to your HDD.

So, the Wii Backup Manager MUSTN'T BE OBSOLETE anymore, even when the Nkit support is missing in it (since there's a tool for converting from .nkit.iso to vanilla .iso).

 

[JasonH]

Have you tried a hex editor?

I think i figured it out. In the top menu i chose Options and then Settings then Titles. Then i clicked on the check box for "Use GameTDB Titles" Then i clicked all the check boxes in the renaming section below it.
Then i clicked "Download titles.txt" then clicked "OK" and it changed the original title to from "scc_080_US" to
"S!mC!ty Cre@tor" with the correct spelling of course.

 

[Jayro]

NKit tool is ONLY for convert from .nkit.iso to vanilla .iso and viceversa.
Wii Backup Manager is a multi-tool for Wii backups, because it is used mostly for convert from and to multiple formats, such ISO to WBFS, ISO to CISO, SNEEK, and viceversa. It also allows to transfer your Wii backups to your HDD.

So, the Wii Backup Manager MUSTN'T BE OBSOLETE anymore, even when the Nkit support is missing in it (since there's a tool for converting from .nkit.iso to vanilla .iso).

It's just irritating having to use two tools in tandem to get one job done, that's all I'm saying. I really hate that ISO uploaders switched to NKIT, since none of the tools or USB loaders I use support the format. (Wii Game Manager, CFG Loader, etc.)

 

[JasonH]

It's just irritating having to use two tools in tandem to get one job done, that's all I'm saying. I really hate that ISO uploaders switched to NKIT, since none of the tools or USB loaders I use support the format. (Wii Game Manager, CFG Loader, etc.)

(VIMM dot Net) has wbfs format. You have to change the format just above the download button.

 

[Codemastershock]

(VIMM dot Net) has wbfs format. You have to change the format just above the download button.

the issue is that vimm fails to download quite often recently and there are other places that share only nkit files which I find extremely annoying, but I dont think wii backup manager is obsolete, just dragging and dropping wbfs files never worked as well as backup manager for me.