Homebrew 3DS Animated Themes ? ....

[SuperDan]

Is 3DS Animated Themes a Thing ? are they any good ... if so how to set up ?

 

[DSoryu]

Mmm, if you mean the Home Menu themes, the only animation possible is a frame change in the bottom screen scrolling, nothing else can be animated.

 

[SuperDan]

Mmm, if you mean the Home Menu themes, the only animation possible is a frame change in the bottom screen scrolling, nothing else can be animated.

sounds good how would i do this ?

 

[DSoryu]

sounds good how would i do this ?

There are various theme making tools around, I would recommed to use this:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-usagi-3ds-theme-editor-net-library-testers-wanted.412233/

But bear in mind that the animattion I mentioned will only move when you scrooll through your apps in home menu, and is frame based with a limit, so you have to figure out how you sort each frame and how to edit it in order to work as you wish.

 

[SuperDan]

There are various theme making tools around, I would recommed to use this:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-usagi-3ds-theme-editor-net-library-testers-wanted.412233/

But bear in mind that the animattion I mentioned will only move when you scrooll through your apps in home menu, and is frame based with a limit, so you have to figure out how you sort each frame and how to edit it in order to work as you wish.

oh i see ... last question then is it really worth the effort or are they pretty much lame ?

 

[DSoryu]

oh i see ... last question then is it really worth the effort or are they pretty much lame ?

I reccomend you to download pre-made ones before anything, you can do it with Anemone, but again, the majority of them are not animated. In my personal opeinion, is only worth it when you like and know what you want to achieve. For example, it adds a nice touch to 8-bit themed games, as you can insert sprites for moving chararcters and it will look as the real deal. But if you want higher quality animations, then is a no go.

 

[SuperDan]

I reccomend you to download pre-made ones before anything, you can do it with Anemone, but again, the majority of them are not animated. In my personal opeinion, is only worth it when you like and know what you want to achieve. For example, it adds a nice touch to 8-bit themed games, as you can insert sprites for moving chararcters and it will look as the real deal. But if you want higher quality animations, then is a no go.

ive added a few using Anemone and they are good and all ... i was kinda hoping for a 3D style theme ...

 

[DSoryu]

ive added a few using Anemone and they are good and all ... i was kinda hoping for a 3D style theme ...

You mean something like the default plain-color themes? Is possible to make custom ones like those, but IDK if that theme format has been reversed already, as there are official themes that use this format, such as MoodMatrix from Ace Attorney and one from Monster Hunter. Also, in japan, more plain colors where added, If I remember these where magenta, cyan and cynamon.

 

[SuperDan]

You mean something like the default plain-color themes? Is possible to make custom ones like those, but IDK if that theme format has been reversed already, as there are official themes that use this format, such as MoodMatrix from Ace Attorney and one from Monster Hunter. Also, in japan, more plain colors where added, If I remember these where magenta, cyan and cynamon.

Funny Enough Thats how all this came about .. i was googling trying to find another place to grab moflex. movies ..( ive only found one place & Grabbed about 60 films yesterday ) ... & along the way someone mentioned about the Japanese 3ds themes being better ...

 

[DSoryu]

Funny Enough Thats how all this came about .. i was googling trying to find another place to grab moflex. movies ..( ive only found one place & Grabbed about 60 films yesterday ) ... & along the way someone mentioned about the Japanese 3ds themes being better ...

Japan themes use the same formats as western ones, they just got more variety and beauty themes.
Here is an example of animated bottom screen, but the top is a plain image:



And here an example of top curved and animated, it has the bottom screen frame-animated as well:

 

[SuperDan]

Japan themes use the same formats as western ones, they just got more variety and beauty themes.
Here is an example of animated bottom screen, but the top is a plain image:



And here an example of top curved and animated, it has the bottom screen frame-animated as well:

i actually like them ... any idea where to grab some ... ? are they easy to install? cia?

 

[DSoryu]

i actually like them ... any idea where to grab some ... ? are they easy to install? cia?

Yeah is easy to install them, but as them are oficial theme released by Nintendo, I cant link them here, so Google is your friend. These come in pakages with 50 theme each and are in cía format, and you can select them in the theme menu in the home menú itself.

 

[SuperDan]

Yeah is easy to install them, but as them are oficial theme released by Nintendo, I cant link them here, so Google is your friend. These come in pakages with 50 theme each and are in cía format, and you can select them in the theme menu in the home menú itself.

Alrighty i will have a look on Google & Thankyou !