After almost a year and a half of waiting, WiiFlow Lite is back with a new update that brings several fixes and improvements.

The popular USB loader, which allows you to launch games and applications stored on USB devices or SD cards connected to the Wii console and Wii U in Wii Mode, now includes fixes aimed at improving stability and overall compatibility.

New features include improved 480p resolution and video patching, the addition of GameCube controller support in the Wii version of Resident Evil 4 , and updated patches for titles such as Kirby’s Return to Dreamland , Excite Truck , Tintin , and the Just Dance series .

Old workarounds for Call of Duty and Rock Band have also been removed , as they are no longer needed.

Another important fix concerns a bug present in version 5.5.4, which forced the use of a base 38 d2x cIOS when the IOS option was set to “auto”, thus preventing some games from launching correctly.

Characteristics

  • Reads backups on FAT32, NTFS, WBFS and EXT2 partitions.
  • DVD playback support on Wii and GameCube.
  • Booting GameCube backups from SD (HC) card with DM.
  • Boot GameCube backup from USB media.
  • Compatible with cIOS Hermes, Waninkoko and d2x.
  • Chaining support for WiiWare and Virtual Console on real or emulated NAND memory.
  • Homebrew support (games and applications).
  • Launch classic games emulated through the plug-in system.
  • Reading animated banners at the launch of Wii and GameCube games.
  • Automatic detection, backup start, cIOS with the necessary base if available.
  • Compatible with almost 100% of games, even those running IOS reload, using cIOS D2X.
  • Ability to categorize games, chain them, homebrew by category.
  • Different coverflows for all games, real NAND or emulated memory chains, homebrew and GameCube games.
  • Fanart animation support for set selection.
  • Theme support.
  • Multilingual support.
  • Cheat codes support.
  • Parental Control blocks access to the settings menu and prohibited games.
  • Download jackets via GameTDB.zip.

Installation

  • Download and extract the archive to your SD card or USB device. If prompted to overwrite existing files, say yes. The device must be formatted in FAT32.
  • If you’re using a previous version, make a backup before extracting the new version. Simply copy the file wiiflow_lite.inito the same folder and rename it to wiiflow_lite_old.ini. If something doesn’t work properly with the new version, you can download the old version and extract it over the new version. Then, delete it wiiflow_lite.iniand rename it wiiflow_lite_old.inito wiiflow_lite.ini.
  • You will need WiiFlow_Channel_Installer_v1.1.zipto install the WFL forwarder channel and a hidden channel. This will work for both Wii and Wii U. The forwarder channel is used to launch WFL from the Wii or vWii menu, and in the main WFL settings, it can be set as the return channel when exiting a Wii game. The hidden channel is used by GameCube launchers (Nintendont/Devolution), homebrew applications, and plugin emulators to exit them and return to WFL.

Start WFL

  • You can launch WFL via the HBC (Homebrew Channel) or install a channel forwarder to launch it directly from the Wii or vWii system menu.
  • If you are not satisfied with the channel forwarder installed by WiiFlow_Channel_Installer_v1.1.zip , you can find alternatives on the old wiiflowiki 4 here: https://sites.google.com/site/wiiflowiki4/forwarder-channels .
  • Installing them with a WAD file manager will overwrite the current one.
  • If you are using a Wii (not a Wii U) with Priiloader, you can set Priiloader to run Priiloader-Forwader-Loader-DWFA.dol, which will automatically start the WFL channel forwarder you installed.

Start Configurator

When WFL is running, you can go to main settings > boot settings to change some boot options, such as whether to use IOS58 or a CIOS and which CIOS to use by default, which USB port to use for Wiiflow, and whether you want to use SD only.

However, sometimes WFL may not start properly, so you can’t access this menu. In that case, use Wiiflow_Start_Configurator.zip.

Extracting it to your device and booting it via HBC will allow you to make changes to WFL startup. With any luck, a tweak may fix the WFL startup issue.

Themes

If you’re not satisfied with WFL’s graphical interface, you might want to try these themes. Note that WiiFlow 4 themes must be updated to work properly with WFL.

Game covers

Downloading plugins

If you plan to use WFL to emulate plugins, these downloads will make WFL better. This is still under development.

@RunningSnakes added several more image links and cart/drive images to Wiimpathy’s thread here – https://gbatemp.net/threads/wiiflow-lite-with-emulators-database.527613/ Just scroll down the 2 pages to find RunningSnakes’ posts.

Assistenza per Kirby’s Adventure Wii/Return to Dreamland Metafortress https://gbatemp.net/threads/wiiflow-lite.422685/post-9869026

Changelog

  • Fix for Sourceflow sorting.
  • Porting: Improved 480p fix and video width patch (usblgx/blackb0x).
  • Patch per RE4 Wii Edition per abilitare i controller GameCube (usblgx/blackb0x).
  • Removed patches for CoD and Rock Band games ported by ubslgx (blackb0x).
  • Patch aggiornate per Kirby: Return to Dreamland grazie a usblgx (Blackb0x).
  • Ported fix for Excite Truck and Kirby: Return to Dreamland to SD card from usblgx (Blackb0x).
  • Ported fix for Tintin and Just Dance games by usblgx (blackb0x).

Source: Github, x.com, biteyourconsole.net

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