This page is a part of the Custom Track Tutorial. Back to the main tutorial page.
Overview
Obtaining the tracks files is done in 2 steps:
ISO download page for Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - File: Mario Kart (Scrubbed).torrent - EmuRoms.ch. The original track files must be extracted from a Mario Kart Wii disk image (ISO). There are several tools that can do this: Dolphin (Windows) The Windows tool allows interactivity to extract or modify files within a raw ISO image.
- Create a private copy of your original Mario Kart Wii DVD.
- Extract the tracks with a PC tool using the private image copy.
Image Copy
There are 2 general ways to create a private copy of the original Mario Kart Wii DVD:
- Use any homebrew application (e.g. WiiXplorer, CleanRip, or any modern USB loader), which is capable of ripping original Wii games directly on your Wii. This is the fastest and recommended way.
- Rip it with an LG drive and Raw dump 2.0 on your computer, working drives are LG-GDR8161, 8162, 8163 and 8164
Any other way to obtain a Mario Kart Wii ISO is illegal!
Extracting Tracks
The original track files must be extracted from a Mario Kart Wii disk image (ISO). There are several tools that can do this:
- Dolphin (Windows)
- The Windows tool allows interactivity to extract or modify files within a raw ISO image.
- Wiimms ISO Tools (Linux, Mac and Windows)
- The tools can list, extract, modify, compose and manipulate ISO images in different file formats (iso, ciso, wbfs, wdf, wia, fst). The tool wfuse (available for Linux and Mac) can mount images and complete WBFS-Partitions to allow browsing with any file browser.
- WiiScrubber (Windows)
- It's a Windows tool that allows interactivity to extract or modify files within a raw ISO image.
- WiiXplorer (Wii)
- It's a homebrew tool that allows for disk browsing and copying individual files/directories.
Main Tutorials
Introduction – Textures –Scale –Modeling ⇒ Using Blender–BRRES: CTools
BRRES: BrawlBox –Minimap –Solidity –KCL: Wiimms Tools –KMP Editing
Object Editing –Cameras –Cannons –Post-effects –Videos
Battle Arenas
Battle Arenas –Enemy routes in battle arenas ⇒ Using Wiimm's Tools –Coins
Misc. Tutorials
Getting Files –BrawlBox Tricks –Animations –Shadows –Mipmaps
Moving Terrain –Music –Ports –Paint Remakes –Tutorial Archive
Extended presence flags: Track Tutorial –LE-CODE Track FAQ
Mario Kart Wii Iso Files
Testing and Reviewing
Testing a Track –Visual Review –Track Transformation –Fixing Errors
Software
3D Tools –BrawlBox –CTools Pack –KMP3D –KMP Cloud –KMP Modifier
Lorenzi's KMP Editor –MagicY –Material Tool –Post-Effect Editor –Wiimms SZS Tools –Wiimm's Tool Manager
Mario Kart Double Dash Iso
Other
KMP Objects –Custom Objects –Model Database –Tutorial Archive
Mario Kart Wii Iso File Download
Please note that this guide is designed for Linux. You can still do this on Windows but you need to change the path to directories accordingly.
Guide assumes a GCT file has already been made. Guide also assumes you are somewhat familiar with WIT & SZS Tools. This also works for WBFS files.
1. Make a copy of your ISO, rename it whatever helps you know its a copy ready for editing.
2. Open a terminal & cd to the location of your copied ISO
3. wit extract ExampleTest.iso /home/yourusername/Test (do not create Test folder beforehand or else WIT will show an error, the wit command will create the folder for you)
4. Main.dol is located in /home/yourusername/Test/DATA/sys/main.dol (you will not have a DATA folder if your ISO/WBFS is fully scrubbed)
5. Take your gct file and place it in the /sys directory alongside the main.dol
6. cd /home/yourusername/Test/DATA/sys
7. wstrt analyze main.dol
8. No patches should be present, original version of main.dol should be found
9. wstrt patch main.dol --add-section nameofgctfile.gct
10. wstrt analyze main.dol
11. Three items should be listed - VBI Hook address, Section T1 modified, and Additional section T2
12. Move the gct file out of the /sys directory and back to wherever you had it before
13. cd /home/yourusername
14. wit copy ./Test /home/yourusername/ExampleDone.iso
15. add ISO to USB, congratz
NOTES:
-Ocarina must be OFF or GCT file will not work
-Having a separate standard GCT file in your codes folder while ocarina is ON will also render the GCT file within the main.dol useless.