Hacking Gaming Homebrew any harm in allowing system to auto-patch/update wup installed titles?

[Citan_KL]

my Wii U autoboots into Tiramisu, and i recently installed a small eShop indie called Elliot Quest with WUP Installer. for whatever reason i decided to run the game prior to also installing the Update folder, and to my surprise the system immediately began downloading the update. as far as i can tell everything is working, and i'm still able to access eShop to re-download content i actually do own. but my question is, is this a bad idea? or are the manual update installs only necessary once eShop servers close for good, or maybe if someone has no internet access?

just wondering, thanks

 

[NinStar]

No.

 

[V10lator]

Updating is completely safe. Before the question comes up: Playing online is safe, too. Nintendo can't distinguish between legally purchased and pirated content server-side. They did a lot of mistakes in their DRM sheme but learned their lession (just look at the Switch).

On a side note shameless self advertising: WUP Installer is old, unmaintained since almost a decade and buggy. Use NUSspli instead.

 

[CrazySquid]

Updating is completely safe. Before the question comes up: Playing online is safe, too. Nintendo can't distinguish between legally purchased and pirated content server-side. They did a lot of mistakes in their DRM sheme but learned their lession (just look at the Switch).

On a side note shameless self advertising: WUP Installer is old, unmaintained since almost a decade and buggy. Use NUSspli instead.

I know they don't do it, but wouldn't they be able to detect pirated titles by checking if a ticket is legit o not?

 

[V10lator]

but wouldn't they be able to detect pirated titles by checking if a ticket is legit o not?

Not if you use a legit ticket from that ticket key site.

As said: They did a lot of mistakes with the Wii Us DRM but they learned from it.

 

[ValentineMeikin]

For a while, there was a download application that could grab the Wii U software, never mind the updates, directly off Nintendo's servers just by being given a valid ticket database without Nintendo being any the wiser.

With the Switch, server-side, it's much more secure. Client-side, it's just as insecure, since the emulators can still decrypt with valid system files, same as PS3 emulation.

 

[V10lator]

For a while, there was a download application that could grab the Wii U software, never mind the updates, directly off Nintendo's servers

All of these applications still exist today but not only that: Better, maintained, alternatives exist. Nintendo never ever fixed the download flaw on Wii U. They did around 5 to 10 years ago on 3DS which had the exact same issue all these downloaders use but Wii U? Meh...

Need links for modern software?
https://github.com/Xpl0itU/WiiUDownloader/releases
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nusspli...nintendo-update-servers-to-your-wii-u.566055/

 

[Citan_KL]

thanks guys.

@V10lator sounds good. I will use the newer installer. I hacked my Wii U just earlier this summer and I think I followed a fairly recent YouTube guide that specifically mentioned Wup, which is the only reason I was using it.

 

[NinStar]

@V10lator sounds good. I will use the newer installer. I hacked my Wii U just earlier this summer and I think I followed a fairly recent YouTube guide that specifically mentioned Wup, which is the only reason I was using it.

I know this wasn't mentioned here, but it's always good practice to follow written guides, video guides are often outdated.

 

[SylverReZ]

I know this wasn't mentioned here, but it's always good practice to follow written guides, video guides are often outdated.

Next time, always refer to: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/