I tried redownloading the bases again and waited around 6 hours each, but it still wouldn't go over 75%. I also checked Task Manager and it reported 0% network and disk utilization. I'll keep trying to redownload just in case, but I won't keep my hopes up.
When downloading a base (I tried both Rhythm Heaven Fever and Spirit Tracks) the progress bar always stops at around 75%. I installed the latest version of .net Framework and .net Core (x64), reinstalled UWUVCI made an exception for it in Windows Defender. I even disabled Windows Defender but it...
One of the sites that weren't blocked on the school's network was some file uploading sites. I would upload some games, write down the URL and take it to school one day.
my school has a chrome extension called light speed filter agent and it legit blocks YouTube pfps since the file cdn(I think aka yt3.ggpht.com) is classed as mature
It was easy to bypass some of the restrictions, as one of the admins left a registry key in the administrative shares drive, which allowed me to get around the blocking of some sites.