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@2gifts 2gifts released this 11 Nov 20:02
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SlippWii 1.5.0: update from the Wii, and a No Music switch.

SlippWii is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Project Slippi or Nintendo. It is free and open source (GPLv2). Please report problems here, not to the Slippi team.

What's new

Check for Updates

This is the last SlippWii update you need a computer for. From 1.5.0 on, SlippWii updates itself on the Wii:

  1. Start SlippWii and press B on the game list. Check for Updates is the first row of the Slippi Settings page: press A.
  2. If a newer version is out, SlippWii shows what is new. Press A to install it.
  3. Start SlippWii again from the Homebrew Channel.

It takes about half a minute over the same wired connection you play on.

  • Your account and your settings are kept. The update replaces SlippWii's own files and nothing else.
  • It is safe to fail. Everything is downloaded and checked before the card is touched, and each file is read back after it is written. If the download breaks or the card refuses a file, SlippWii says so and the old version stays.
  • Only real releases install. SlippWii installs a release only if it carries SlippWii's own signature.
  • Only when you ask. SlippWii contacts GitHub when you press the button, and sends nothing about you or your console.

No Music

A new switch on the Slippi Settings page: set No Music to Yes and the game's music is off, in the menus and in matches, online and offline. Sound effects stay. It is remembered with your other settings, so you set it once.

Install or update

Download SlippWii-v1.5.0.zip below and extract it onto your Wii's SD card (replace files when asked; your account and settings stay). New to SlippWii? Then also double-click Copy my Slippi account to SD.bat on the card. Full instructions: README.

  • The top of the SlippWii screen should say 1.5.0. The first start after an update takes a little longer, as always.
  • Had the rollback beta? Delete apps/SlippWii-Rollback from the card: the regular SlippWii replaced it in 1.4.0.
  • You need a wired USB LAN adapter: the Wii's Wi-Fi is too slow for online play.

You can ignore update.txt below: it is the file Check for Updates reads.

Known gaps

The same as in 1.4.0:

  • High ping (about 90 ms and up): rollback still works, but the Wii is near its limit, and you may see brief hitches.
  • Wired connection only. You need a USB LAN adapter.
  • A very large virtual memory card turns rollback off. With a card of 1019 blocks or more (Memcard Blocks in Nintendont's settings), there is no memory left for rollback and the Wii waits for late inputs, as 1.3 did. The default card (251 blocks) is fine.
  • Teams is untested, and "Show Friendly Player Indicators" is not among the optional codes yet.
  • No Ranked.

If something goes wrong

Open an issue or post in #help on the SlippWii Discord, and attach the slippwii/logs folder from your SD card (zipped). Say what you saw and roughly when. For anything that is not a crash, set Diagnostic Log to Yes on the Slippi Settings page first and play until it happens again.

If Check for Updates fails, the message on the screen says why; a photo of it helps.

SlippWii-v1.5.0.zip sha256: 996f8831d31978ec59113fe47a83c75bf04eb20d3dda96578e71bc5e1d0eef57

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