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If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please join the RiiConnect24 Discord server (recommended) or e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net. {: .notice--info}
RiiTag is a customizable and dynamic gamertag. By sharing your gamertag (a dynamic image), you can show what you've been playing to your friends! You connect it to a USB Loader, and the tag updates on-the-fly. You need a Discord account in order to start using RiiTag.
Want to install RiiTag on your Wii U? See this guide on how to connect it to your Wii U Menu. {: .notice--info}
What you need
- A computer
- A text editor
- A USB Loader
Instructions
Section I - Getting Started
- Go to the RiiTag site.
- Click
Log In
and log in with your Discord account. - A dialog will pop up asking you if you want to authorize
RiiConnect24 Login
with Discord. ClickAuthorize
. - Click
Edit Your Tag
and customize it to how you like. You can add a background, overlay, flag, nickname, Wii Number, and manually enter in games to show on your tag (not needed if you're using a USB Loader). - Click
Show Key
and make note of the key shown. This is not needed if you're using USB Loader GX, as the key will be in a downloadable file. - Click
Submit
to save your changes.
Do not share your RiiTag key with anyone! If you do, people can abuse your tag. {: .notice--warning}
Section II - Connecting Your USB Loader
The steps to connect RiiTag to your USB Loader depend on what USB Loader you use.
USB Loader GX
- Load USB Loader GX on your Wii.
- Go to
Settings
>Features
and turnWiinnertag
on. PressYes
orOK
to any dialogues that show up. - Ensure that
Initialize Network
is turned on. - Exit USB Loader GX.
- Insert the SD Card or USB device where your USB Loader GX data is into your computer.
- Go to this page.
- On your browser, right click, and click
Save As
. - Save the XML to
/apps/usbloader_gx
folder on your SD Card or USB device, replacing the existingWiinnertag.xml
. - You have now set up RiiTag. You can try loading any game now to see if it works correctly.
WiiFlow
- Take the SD Card or USB device where your WiiFlow data is into your computer.
- Open
/apps/wiiflow/wiiflow.ini
with a text editor. (If you use WiiFlow Lite, the path might havewiiflow_lite
instead ofwiiflow
.) - Search for
gamercards
and replace that line withgamercards=wiinnertag
. - Search for
wiinnertag_url
and replace that line withwiinnertag_url=http://tag.rc24.xyz/wii?game={ID6}&key={KEY}
. - Search for
wiinnertag_key
and replace that line withwiinnertag_key=<key>
, replacing<key>
with the key you wrote down in Section 1. - Search for
gamercards_enable
and replace that line withgamercards_enable=yes
. - Save the modified
wiiflow.ini
file. - You have now set up RiiTag. You can try loading any game now to see if it works correctly.
Emulators
RiiTag supports Dolphin, Citra, and Cemu. You need a Discord account for this to work. {: .notice--info}
- Join the RiiConnect24 Discord server if you aren't already in there.
- Make sure you turn on Discord rich presence in the emulator preferences.
- Make sure your Discord client is open.
- Play a game and RiiTag will automatically update your tag when you play a game.
Configurable USB Loader
We do not offer support for Configurable USB Loader, as we are focused on USB Loader GX and WiiFlow. {: .notice--info}
You can use the CfgLoaderConfigurator.exe
program (Windows only) instead of editing the config.txt
file mentioned below if you want to.
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- Take the SD Card or USB device where your Configurable USB Loader data is into your computer.
- Open
/usb-loader/config.txt
with a text editor. - Replace (or add the line) starting with
gamercard_url
withgamercard_url = http://tag.rc24.xyz/wii?game={ID6}&key={KEY}
. - Replace (or add the line) starting with
gamercard_key
withgamercard_key = <key>
, replacing<key>
with the key you wrote down in Section 1. - Save the modified
config.txt
file. - You have now set up RiiTag. You can try loading any game now to see if it works correctly.
RiiTag Channel
We have a RiiTag channel you can install on your Wii. When it is launched, it will open up the Internet Channel and show your RiiTag, making it easy to look at it when using your Wii. {: .notice--info}
- Log into RiiTag and go to your tag page.
- Click
Download Forwarder WAD
. - Put the WAD on your SD Card or USB device.
- Install the WAD with your favorite WAD manager (Wii Mod Lite is recommended).
- Make sure the Internet Channel is installed.
- The RiiTag Channel should now be available to use on your Wii Menu.
Check out RiiTag-RPC
Now that you set up RiiTag, you can set up RiiTag-RPC to show your friends what you're playing on the Wii using Discord's rich presence.
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