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RiiConnect24 for Dolphin

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This guide will help you install RiiConnect24 on your Dolphin installation.

If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please directly contact KcrPL#4625 on Discord, join the RiiConnect24 Discord Server or e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net. {: .notice--info}

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• Follow this tutorial if you'd like to install RiiConnect24 on a Wii.
• Follow this tutorial if you'd like to install RiiConnect24 on vWii (Wii Mode on Wii U). {% endcapture %}

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DO NOT INSTALL RIICONNECT24 ON A WII MINI! It will not work and it will brick the system. {: .notice--danger}

What you need

• A computer with either Windows 7 or newer or any Unix-based system
• Dolphin
• RiiConnect24 Patcher

Instructions

Section I - Installing Dolphin

If you have Dolphin already installed, skip to Section II {: .notice--info}

1. Download the latest Dolphin beta version, but not a stable version as these are very outdated!
2. Extract the .7z file using a program like 7-Zip or WinRAR.
3. Start Dolphin.
4. In Dolphin, go to Tools -> Perform Online System Update -> Choose your region.

If you have a homebrewed Wii console, you can use a BootMii NAND dump instead of installing the system files with the System Update option. See this page for more information. {: .notice--info}

Section II - Installing RiiConnect24

Windows Unix

1. Run `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat`. 2. Start the patcher (by pressing `1`), then select `Install RiiConnect24`. 3. Select `Dolphin Emulator` (3). 4. For this guide, choose "`Install RiiConnect24 on your Dolphin Emulator`"  5. Choose "`Express (Recommended)`". It will give you everything you need.  6. Select your region.  7. While you're at it, RiiConnect24 Patcher can additionally download some other optional channels that do not use RiiConnect24. `[X]` represents the options that selected. Just press 5 and `ENTER` if you're not interested.  13. After it's done, we would appreciate if you take a minute to send anonymous feedback to us. If you don't want to, close the patcher. All the files should already be on your SD Card.   14. In Dolphin, go to `Tools` and then `Install WAD`. Install all the WAD files one by one.

You're all done! Unfortunately, Wii Mail doesn't work in Dolphin yet. {: .notice--info}

Dolphin now supports WiiConnect24 natively. It's not perfect, but it works enough. Issues include having error code 109144 on the region selector, or having to open the Everybody Votes Channel multiple times during initial setup in order to see the poll questions. {: .notice--warning}