You MUST dump the Game Files before the Patch files. GAME FILES: Digital game installed on USBĪlso, it says it on the screen too but I'll mention it anyway. GAME FILES: Digital game installed on System You should now be at a screen that gives you 5 options. Now this is where time and patience come into play. Once you're back to the launcher, load up Sm4sh2SD. If it does the former, just go back to the HBL. It should either take you back to the Wii U Menu or back to the HBL. Once you open up the Homebrew Launcher, load up Mocha CFW (DO NOT FORGET THIS OR SM4SH2SD WILL NOT LOAD) Then, use your preferred method to load the HBL (browser exploit, Haxchi, etc)

Insert the SD Card into your Wii U and power on the console. SDCafiine (what you will use to load modpacks) THERE SHOULD NOW BE 3 folders in your wiiu/apps folder:

Drag the wiiu folder to the root of your SD Card. Drag the wiiu folder to the root of your SD Card.ĭownload SDCafiine 1.4 and open the. If not, you will get a 'IOSUHAX_open failed' error when you try to open sm4sh2sd.ĭownload Sm4sh2SD and open the. Whether you use the browser or Haxchi to load up the HBL does not matter, but you WILL need to load Mocha in order to use Sm4sh2SD. Go to the CFW page I attached up there and download 'Mocha CFW' and then drag its contents to the root of your SD Card. Once you successfully have Haxchi and HBL come back here. Note: I will not be going through the steps to install HBL and Haxchi, that's what the guide above is for. Sm4shExplorer (I know some people don't want to dump an entire 13 GB game just to use mods but this is worth it) Keep in mind that your SD Card should be at LEAST 16 GB but a 32 GB or higher is very recommended) Sm4sh2SD (This is a tool that allows to dump the Smash 4 game to your SD Card. SDCafiine 1.4 (I heard 1.3+ still works but if you only have Smash on your USB then you need 1.4) If this is on your USB due to not enough space on your console that's fine too. Smash 4 Disc OR a digital copy of the game. Keep in mind that to install Haxchi you will need to buy a DS VC game such as Brain Age, and also you will NEED Mocha CFW regardless of what HBL method you use) The recommended method I would use is Haxchi, and then installing Coldboot. Wii U and GamePad (you MUST have a GamePad as this is the only way to navigate the HBL as of right now)Ĭustom Firmware AND Mocha CFW (Link will redirect you to a guide showing you how to get CFW if you haven't already.

Maybe I wasn't focused or maybe it was just hard for ME, but I figured since everyone else can do their own tutorials I might as well make it easy and include all the steps in one. When it came to loading Smash mods (dragging the 'packed' files and nothing else), I found it easy but when it came to adding mods and other stuff I found myself looking at different sites to know what I'm doing.

How to install mods on smash 4