Just as additional info. I have installed the latest version of dx2 and have tried running the game through multiple IOS' with no luck. The game keeps freezing at the "new game" screen. Any ideas how to get this to run in either USBLoader or WiiFlow?
That's interesting. Just for clarity's sake: when you say "I have installed the latest version of d2x", do you mean you installed the different base IOS'es in different slots? (the list at
wiiflowiki gives a bit more clarity what I mean). And did you use those slots when running the game?
(this may sound trivial, but I remember someone installing half a dozen cIOS in 249 and then not understanding why only the last one he installed was found).
Updating your wii through official means won't brick your wii*, but it will remove some of your homebrew (it probably asks to update because it detects that the stub 249 the game carries counts as a "newer" version than what you currently have in slot 249).
Installing priiloader always carries a certain risk (duh! it overwrites the system channel), but the chances are slim**. And the benefits more than make up for the small risk that only happens during the install. Priiloader has 2 hacks regarding updates: block internet updates and block disc channel updates.
I don't think that priiloader will help running your game, though. At best it'll help if the game is out-of-region for you. But fiddling with the options in USB loaders are more likely to yield result (you do have the latest versions of those programs, right?).
*there may be some exceptions (eg. when region changing is involved), but not much.
**just follow the instructions and don't try anything fancy. Installing it through MMM may not be a good idea.