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Softmod or hardmod?
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paulfoel
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1. January 2011 @ 13:03 |
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Whats the best these days?
IS it even worth bothering with a hard mod chip?
Must admit I'm a bit scared of softmod in case it goes wrong and bricks my wii.
Any comments?
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penguin98
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1. January 2011 @ 13:14 |
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Softmodding is the way to go. It has more options and its easier than modchips as well.
You can mess things up doing it, but if you're careful and follow each step then the chances of breaking anything are minimal. Probably equivalent to the odds of breaking something like installing a modchip, lol.
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12137
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1. January 2011 @ 21:06 |
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Modchips are fast becoming outdated, softmods are a much better way to go for many reasons:
-It's Free
-It's Easier, Simpler & Faster
-You get more Brick Protection Options, such as Priiloader & Bootmii
-You get more chance of recovery should you brick
-You can bypass System Updates & play new games
-Many extras (e.g Changing Game Content, USB Loaders etc)
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paulfoel
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2. January 2011 @ 14:56 |
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Originally posted by 12137:
Modchips are fast becoming outdated, softmods are a much better way to go for many reasons:
-It's Free
-It's Easier, Simpler & Faster
-You get more Brick Protection Options, such as Priiloader & Bootmii
-You get more chance of recovery should you brick
-You can bypass System Updates & play new games
-Many extras (e.g Changing Game Content, USB Loaders etc)
Easy to follow guide anywhere?
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12137
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2. January 2011 @ 19:56 |
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There are different softmod guides for different wii firmware versions. What is yours?
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Kalli2007
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4. January 2011 @ 15:23 |
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I'm debating softmodding my wii too.. any suggestions?
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12137
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4. January 2011 @ 20:20 |
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Read my earlier post (Post #3).
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Kalli2007
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4. January 2011 @ 21:03 |
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Thanks for the reply.. now if I am a fairly new person to this soft mod concept.. CAN it really damage my Wii beyond repair? Or is it no different than say messing aroudn with a FTA system for satellie I've done that.. I'm not a total newbie when it comes to this stuff
Also for copying wii games? any recommendations?
Thanks
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12137
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4. January 2011 @ 22:15 |
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Softmodding doesn't harm the console, the only way it would cause harm would be if you did something wrong like uninstalling/installing the wrong IOS during the process or updating the console afterwards. If you do everything correctly & follow a reliable guide there shouldn't be any risks.
Once you've softmodded you can rip(copy) your original games to a Hard Drive & play them on your wii through a USB Loader.
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paulfoel
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5. January 2011 @ 13:10 |
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Originally posted by 12137:
There are different softmod guides for different wii firmware versions. What is yours?
4.3E. Thats not good is it?
Dont I need a specific game to softmod it? Yu-gi-oh....
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12137
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5. January 2011 @ 20:31 |
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Damon666
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7. January 2011 @ 10:15 |
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Can anyone recommend or suggest where I can get soft mod software to put on my memory card? I dont want ot get scammed nor pay for soft mod software if it fails
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7. January 2011 @ 11:50 |
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Originally posted by Damon666:
Can anyone recommend or suggest where I can get soft mod software to put on my memory card? I dont want ot get scammed nor pay for soft mod software if it fails
In my opinion all pay sites that claim they have software that can mod your system are a scam. All they do is either provide you the homebrew (which is free) or guide you to places to download the free homebrew. I would donate to the creators of homebrew that make loading backups possible, instead of paying a pay site that leaches off those that create the homebrew.
The link that 12137 provided is pretty much the same info/homebrew you would get, that a pay site would give you.
Just go to the linked guide 12137 provided and read the guide a few times. It is kind of hard to mess it up if you take your time and be patient through the steps. Those that rush and hurry through it are the ones that usually miss a step and have an issue.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. January 2011 @ 12:05
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Damon666
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7. January 2011 @ 12:08 |
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Thanks larrylje, your right, you should take your time to do any kind of instal in my opinion; and that guide is spot on.
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