ngl I totally forgot about this lol
check out this guide, Wii themes imo are a little tricky to set up, so take your time and read carefully
https://wii.hacks.guide/themes.html#theme-installation
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Project updates:
With a lot more experience than last time with reverse engineering I might just be able to properly patch the Wii Menu to accept DVDs
A Google search just now found me a brand new full wip decomp of it (it's kinda like what they did with Super Mario 64 PC Port..). Be sure to give them a star and maybe even help work on it
Full decompilation is not really my thing, but I very much do appreciate the efforts of those who do
https://github.com/koopthekoopa/wii-ipl
The final optimal goal of the project will be once the DVD is loaded, show the disc animation, then a custom DVD banner with the DVD name, then display 'Watch DVD' instead of 'Start.' On boot it will be a simple redirect to a hidden Wii channel with a hardcoded ID. This channel can be whatever you want it to be, for example WiiMC.
With a fully decompiled code I have a handful of other ideas for the Wii Menu as well!
(These are just a few brainstormed ideas with what's possible with a full decomp)
- displaying GameCube disc banners from Disc Channel (this feature was planned initially but scrapped by Nintendo for technical reasons)
- load burned discs without the need of cIOS (which has other downsides)
- load Wii Channels from USB Flash Drive
- proper support of Calendar past the Year 2035
- integration of USBLoaderGX into the Wii Menu
- deluxe homebrew suite for creating custom Wii Banners
- safer, automatic alternatives to homebrew and game forwarders
- support for custom splash screens and boot animations
this decomp will also make it easier to make Priiloader hacks