Hacking Custom GC Channel/Banner Collection for System Menu/Backup Loaders

[pepxl]

Couldn't you just use CustomizeMii?

it doesnt covert to .bnr it only extracts the wads contents, but the clart on with a hex editor may only be needed for opening.bnr files used on discs

 

[JoostinOnline]

Thanks pepxl, I already extracted the wads but wasn't sure that *.bnr is the same file type as 00000000.app
@Gaiaknight no the blur may be due to images still loading, just refresh your browser session

no its definitely no my browser whats the quality of the pngs you using for you the logos of the games cause you can actually use pretty decent renders for those you just got to compress the hell out of them without loosing to much picture quality

He's replacing the image default background with a picture from google images, not creating them himself. If you have problem with the quality (and I think they look decent), just download a wallpaper or something and replace the file background png with CustomizeMii. Also, png files don't loose quality when you compress them, that's jpgs.

 

[Gaiaknight]

Thanks pepxl, I already extracted the wads but wasn't sure that *.bnr is the same file type as 00000000.app
@Gaiaknight no the blur may be due to images still loading, just refresh your browser session

no its definitely no my browser whats the quality of the pngs you using for you the logos of the games cause you can actually use pretty decent renders for those you just got to compress the hell out of them without loosing to much picture quality

He's replacing the image default background with a picture from google images, not creating them himself. If you have problem with the quality (and I think they look decent), just download a wallpaper or something and replace the file background png with CustomizeMii. Also, png files don't loose quality when you compress them, that's jpgs.

backgrounds all look great im talkinga bout the picture posted in post #48 the system menu picture the logos are a little blurry otherwise these are great forwarders

 

[pepxl]

probably the capture device used, not HD but standard

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I used Dolphin for the screenies,
Icons (including post 48) were created from high quality pngs, they look fine on dolphin and on the wii! I just resized them all before posting.

Just figured out that Dimok (GX Dev team) did not include cache files for Gamecube yet so can't test my custom banners.
Hope this will be implemented soon in ID3 form to save time and web space

 

[JoostinOnline]

AbdallahTerro, are you making sure to use free title ids? They will be incorrectly identified in a USB loader if you use an ID that's in WiiTDB.

I suggest you change the first letter of each ID to "U" like WiiGSC/Crap.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

AbdallahTerro, are you making sure to use free title ids? They will be incorrectly identified in a USB loader if you use an ID that's in WiiTDB.

I suggest you change the first letter of each ID to "U" like WiiGSC/Crap.

The wad ID was inspired from the game titles, I'll double check if any of those ID's is in the WiiTDB and adjust accordingly.
Thanks for the tip

 

[diddy81]

u8mii and u8tool can make the titles and changes that a bnr file needs
i made the bnr file for punemu and the retro remix mario game
also the GC banner in the new GX looks like the one i made for punes homebrew launcher just with modified tpls changing the homebrew pics for ones that say gamecube

 

[JoostinOnline]

Just use the game ID, but replace the G with a U. I would suggest "D" but that's used for homebrew forwarders.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

2 more added
All channels in download folder are updated to v8 now (v7 were removed)

@diddy81 thanks for the tip too, will be v. useful when GX bnr cache for GC is added
@Joostinonline I'll use UID3 next time on (not this time )

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[BoredGuyonGBA]

Harvest moon a wonderful life.

+ great update and good job with making all those channels. you need to be rewarded.

 

[themanuel]

Hey, AT:

How could I modify your icons so that instead of alternating the game icon with the DML logo, it alternates with the GCN logo, just like it does now in GX?

 

[JoostinOnline]

Open the wad with CustomizeMii and replace LogoChan.tpl with a GC png.

 

[themanuel]

Open the wad with CustomizeMii and replace LogoChan.tpl with a GC png.

I'll try that. Thanks for the tip.
Do you know where I can find the image that GX uses?
Does it get it from the Wii or is it embedded in the dol?

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Today's Channels:

Baten Kaitos E-Wings - GKBXAF v8 - UGKB
Baten Kaitos Origins - GK4X01 v8 - UGK4
Batman Begins - GINX69 v8 - UGIN
Harvest Moon a WL - GYWXE9 v8 - UGYW
Harvest Moon Another WL - G4GXE9 v8 - UG4G
Harvest Moon MM - G4AXE9 v8- HMMM

Changed Channel IDs to UID3 (thanks JoostinOnline for the tip)
Screenshots:

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[AbdallahTerro]

Special Thanks to Dimok and the awesome GX team for adding custom banner cache option for GC.
Testing now, Expect a GC-Bnr-Pack for GC soon if everything works as expected

 

[Hielkenator]

Special Thanks to Dimok and the awesome GX team for adding custom banner cache option for GC.
Testing now, Expect a GC-Bnr-Pack for GC soon if everything works as expected

An option to download them from within USBL GX would be cool.
Would be awefull to have to replace them by hand...just like when downloading the covers for games....

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Special Thanks to Dimok and the awesome GX team for adding custom banner cache option for GC.
Testing now, Expect a GC-Bnr-Pack for GC soon if everything works as expected

An option to download them from within USBL GX would be cool.
Would be awefull to have to replace them by hand...just like when downloading the covers for games....

That's why I'm creating this database. I'll convert all banners into GX friendly bnr file format too.
When everything is done a huge pack of GC-BNR files in ID3 will be available for download, so u just need to extract it into ur cache folder or hopefully made available online for within loader download.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Well it seems that the new & improved DML requires a new version of DML_Booter to work,
The Chanels will be updated as soon as a new apploader is available... until then DML52+ is needed to make things work.

I did few tests with GX banner cache and found that simple rename of 00000000.app to id3.bnr or id6.bnr did not work,
the files were not recognized as banners.
Copying a Wii bnr file to GC Id3 or ID6.bnr worked fine
So the problem is with inadequate conversion and not related to GX.
I'll try U8tools as suggested by diddy, any help is appreciated here.
Thanks

 

[AbdallahTerro]

The good news: Custom Banners for Gamecube Games in USBL-GX bnr format pack1 Download Link: http://www.mediafire...au872ma4at4z880
Thanks Dimok

Screenies:

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Included games in ID3:

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007 Agent Under Fire - GW7
1080 Avalanche - GTE
Aggressive Inline - GIL
Alien Hominid - GAH
Animal Crossing GA
Animaniacs The GEH - GAN
Auto Modellista - GAU
Baten Kaitos E-Wings - GKB
Baten Kaitos Origins - GK4
Batman Begins - GIN
Beyond Good & Evil GGE
Donkey Kong JB - GYB
Eternal Darkness SR - GED
F-Zero GX - GFZ
Final Fantasy CC - GCC
Harvest Moon a WL - GYW
Harvest Moon Another WL - G4G
Harvest Moon MM - G4A
James Bond 007 FRWL - GLZ
Legend of Zelda 4 SA - G4S
Luigi's Mansion - GLM
Mario Kart 64 - D44
Mario Kart D-Dash - GM4
Mario Party 4 - GMP
MegaMan Anniversary - G6Q
MegaMan X Collection - GXG
Metal Gear Solid TS - GGS
Metroid Prime - GM8
Metroid Prime 2 Echo - G2M
Namco Museum 50th An - G5N
Paper Mario 1000 - G8M
Pikmin - GPI
Pikmin 2 - GPV
Resident Evil 4 - G4B
Resident Evil Zero - GBZ
Soul Calibur II - GRS
Super Mario 64 - D43
Super Mario Strikers - G4Q
Super Mario Sunshine - GMS
Super Monkey Ball 2 - GM2
Super Smash Bros. Me - GAL
The Sims 2 - G4Z
The Sims 2 Pets - G4O
The Sims Bustin' Out - G4M
Viewtiful Joe - GVJ
Wario World - GWW
Zelda The Wind Waker - GZL

Extract into your Banner cache folder and you're ready to go

You need the latest mod 14_1 for this to work properly (R1156_IOS249_MOD14_1.zip) Download link: http://www.mediafire...btqb95by4cn2zwy

The bad news all channels has to be recompiled to work with new DML. Waiting for DML_Booter v9 source