Riivolution

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Riivolution
Author: Aaron
Version: v1.06
Date of latest version: 2013-12-18
Download: rvlution.net

Overview

Riivolution is an on-the-fly game patcher for use with retail discs. It allows users to place content on their SD or USB devices, which will be read by the game during regular play. It is used by several Custom Track Distributions in order to run modified courses without a patched ISO.

Usage

Riivolution uses XML files to load custom content from an SD Card. To use this, have your XML point to a folder with all the custom content inside and place the XML in the "riivolution" folder.

Riivolution game patching tutorial

Related

Riivolution Generator is a tool, that can create files needed by Riivolution using other files as source. The algorithm is simple.

  • Extract the original ISO image
  • Set the modified-time to a date in the past (2008-01-01)
  • Run the patching process
  • Copy the modified files into the SD Card folder.
  • Create a XML based on the list of modified files.

RiiFS is a filesystem that allows for streaming of data from your computer to Riivolution.

Version History

Version Date of release Information
v1.0 2010-03-20 Initial release
v1.01 2010-03-22
  • Memory patch improvements
  • Mounted disk improvements
  • Added network support
v1.02 2010-03-28
  • Disc file addition
  • More memory patch improvements
  • Network hostname lookups
  • Network stability improvements
  • Games will now connect to the network alongside RiiFS
  • Foreign character support in XMLs (Latin-1)
v1.03 2010-06-28
  • System Menu 4.3 compatibility
  • Wii slot light filesystem indicator
  • Stability fixes for all filesystems
  • Files close after a few seconds to allow them to be replaced over RiiFS
  • NetBEUI hostname lookups supported
  • Improved channel install
    • No longer requires SD/USB
  • RiiFS improvements
    • Native C++ Server
    • Connects automatically on a LAN without needing SD/USB
v1.04 2010-09-22
  • This update provides behind-the-scenes fixes that will not affect features but will improve the overall system performance.
  • System Menu 4.3v2 compatibility (September 8th, 2010 update)
  • New savefile redirection feature
v1.05 2013-06-10
  • Wii U (Virtual Wii Menu) is now supported
  • New Wii Remote Plus remotes are now properly supported
v1.06 2013-12-18

Links

Retrieved from "https://wiki.tockdom.com/w/index.php?title=Riivolution&oldid=200054"