Aurora

Aurora

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Author:	Gabriela_
Type:	Riivolution
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Website:	gabriela-orzechowska.com
Source code:	GitHub
Discord server:	Aurora Development Server

Overview

Aurora is an in-progress custom track distribution created by Gabriela_. It will be the first publicly available Mario Kart Wii distribution powered by the work-in-progress Cosmos Engine and will be kept up-to-date with its changes.

Media

Currently no media

Tracks

If you would like to submit your track to Aurora, please use this form.

Features

Feature	Author	Information
200cc	stebler, Melg, Gabriela_	Replaces 100cc with 200cc; includes brake drifting and fast falling.
Multiple Track Lists	Gabriela_	Players can choose which tracks they want to see in VS races and friend rooms: only retros, custom tracks or all.
Track Variants	Gabriela_	Tracks can have multiple versions of them. Specific versions can be chosen in VS races and friend rooms with specific settings enabled, or in Time Trials.
In-Game Settings	Gabriela_	Players can change their settings, even mid-race.
Extra Language Support	Gabriela_	The distribution can be played in any vanilla game language (excluding Korean) as well as few additional ones.
SD Card Support	Chadderz, Gabriela_	Pack has a native SD card support, meaning all data can be saved no matter if it is played on Dolphin, Riivolution or USB loaders.
Ghost Support	Melg, Gabriela_	All valid runs will have their ghosts saved on an SD card. Staff ghosts are planned for the future.
Anti-Cheat	Gabriela_	Aurora contains several anti-cheat measures to ensure all played runs are valid without usage of savestates or TAS tools.
Security	Gabriela_	Aurora contains several security measures like ASLR, stack mangling or self-checks to make external modifications more difficult.
WiiLink WFC	WiiLink Team	Aurora uses WiiLink for its online functionality.
Discord Status	Gabriela_	While playing on Dolphin, a custom Discord status will be displayed on user's profile.
USB GCN Adapter Support	Chadderz, Gabriela_	GameCube Controllers can be used through a USB GCN Adapter.
Better Compression	Gabriela_	Aurora uses LZMA compression for most of its files, reducing the overall distribution size by 40%.

Planned Features

Feature	Information
Additional Gamemodes	Modes like Knockout, Online TTs or Track of the Week are going to be added in future updates.
Ghost Database	A custom ghost database allowing users to upload their times, include Dolphin users.
In-Game Updater	The distribution will be able to be updated in-game.

Version History

Version	Date of release	Information
v1.0	2024-??-??	First release

By the same author: Gabriela_

Custom Tracks
Gleamhaven — Ruinated Peach's Castle

Kacky Tracks:
Waterlogged Woodbox

Retro Tracks:
GBA Ribbon Road

Custom Characters:
Lucina

Other:
Aurora — Cosmos — Blender MKW Utilities — RANWr