Hacking Custom Icons for AKAIO

[VatoLoco]

@Dead End,

For images (themes, icons) to show up properly on the Acekard products they need to be 16bit .bmp....24bit doesnt work

the problem that the icons have is the same as yer theme(s), i only tried your ak DSi theme, the rest i dont know so you'll have to check them yourself.

You need to fix/update your icons (and skin(s)) to be compatible, or i will petition to have them removed from FileTrip

 

[Dead End]

well the acekard themes ill fix
the icons ill just remove
ill just convert them all and reupload
( i keep forgeting to convert them before I upload)

 

[Synt4x3rror]

I'm not sure if this has been answered yed but:

can I change the icon for the folders in akaio (instead of those yellowish folders, I'm thinking something a bit more stylish :3)

also, what must I rename them as if make 'em?

 

[Kinqdra]

Download Link - http://filetrip.net/f9421-Acekard-DSi-Repl...-Icons-1-0.html
I Made some Custom Icons
If you want me to make more/ a specific game lemme know by PM and ill include that in a new pack(10 More Icons Per Patch)

I Also Do homebrew icons (just didnt do a whole lot)

I made a couple of those myself by using you're example.

 

[choconado]

I'm not sure if this has been answered yed but:

can I change the icon for the folders in akaio (instead of those yellowish folders, I'm thinking something a bit more stylish :3)

also, what must I rename them as if make 'em?

Not in the way it's done here. You have to do it in the theme editor.

Meanwhile, if it's not too much to ask, I have some GBA icon requests...

Aggressive Inline
Final Fantasy V Advance (Seriously? That's not in the pack already? )
Godzilla: Domination!
Jazz Jackrabbit
Mega Man Battle Network series (wow, that's a glaring absence too)
Pac-Man World
Pac-Man World 2

I know it's a tall order, but I'm in no rush. If it interests the skilled gba icon-makers to perform, then thanks!

 

[CannonFoddr]

Silly question - & I don't think it's possible - but is there a way to get custom Folder icons in AKAIO ?

I use a blue themed AKAIO skin but the Yellow folder icons seems 'out-of-place' on the blue theme, & I'd like to change them to a more suitable [bluer] folder icon instead

 

[choconado]

As I just said, I've seen that the folder icons are in the theme. This leads me to easily assume they can be altered there...

 

[CannonFoddr]

As I just said, I've seen that the folder icons are in the theme. This leads me to easily assume they can be altered there...

Oops sorry didn't see that post but anyway.. What theme/editor are you talking about ??

- AKEdit doesn't show any folder graphics
- AK/RPG theme editor doesn't show a Folder icon either
- in a AKAIO skin folder there is no icon for a folder

Spoiler: List of files in AKAIO skin

brightness.bmp
btn3.bmp
btn2.bmp
btn4.bmp
card_icon_blue.bmp
clock_colon.bmp
clock_numbers.bmp
cross.bmp
day_numbers.bmp
folder_up.bmp
lower_screen.bmp
menu_bg.bmp
progress_bar.bmp
progress_wnd.bmp
spin_btn_left.bmp
spin_btn_right.bmp
tick_bmp
title_bg.bmp
title_left.bmp
title_right.bmp
upper_screen.bmp
year_numbers.bmp

& you can't have an 'custom icon' in the '/_aio/icon/' folder for 'folder.bmp' - since those icons only work on 'file extensions' e.g. bmp,jpg,dpg etc etc

Personnally I think it's 'hard-coded' into AKAIO

 

[VatoLoco]

yar, i am 99.7% sure that folder icons are not customizable (but i'll ask smiths/normmatt on irc later).


@ choconado, it may take a day or three, but i'll start on making some loco icons for yer requests =)

 

[Synt4x3rror]

yar, i am 99.7% sure that folder icons are not customizable (but i'll ask smiths/normmatt on irc later).


@ choconado, it may take a day or three, but i'll start on making some loco icons for yer requests =)

That would be awesome


*waits for reply in same pose as avatar*

 

[VatoLoco]

My OP is giving a quite a hassle while trying to edit it, and needs to be re-vamped cuz the DL links are all outdated, and redirect to the FileTrip home page =|
so posting here will have to do (till i get the gumption to clean house)


updated 03/22/10

Vatos GBA custom icon pack

added: AggressiveInline, FFV_Advance, Godzilla, JazzJackrabbit, MegaManBattle, PacManWorld, PacManWorld2

03/22/10 added: GTA, Driver2, Driver3, FFV(alt), (and tweaked the PacMans a little)

 

[jaywilson]

can i maybe request a grand theft auto/max Payne/ driver icons?
there the only gba games i play

 

[choconado]

sweet dude. You're the man. By the way, does anyone have an update of Joey's extension icons? No offense Vato, but his text icon is super nice.

And Cannon, you and I must be looking at the wrong folders or something. The theme folders I've looked at (including AKAIO's Adv.EvoR default) have the following files:
folder_minus.bmp
folder_minus_single.bmp
folder_plus.bmp
folder_plus_single.bmp

The minuses are open folders (yellow and blue respectively) and the pluses are closed. Of course, there's also the folder_up.bmp that does get changed from theme to theme.


EDIT: Something's up. Filetrip's showing the new version, but only downloading the last one.
Also, I'm not seeing icons for Aggressive Inline, or Final Fantasy V...

 

[CannonFoddr]

And Cannon, you and I must be looking at the wrong folders or something.

You're right we are looking at different folders - I've been looking at 'old' akaio skins while you've been looking at a 1.6 theme apparently

Only thing is... those icons are VERY small only 10x10 pixels and are used in the 'Cheats' menu

 

[VatoLoco]

choconado, i fixed the link to the newer version. thanks for letting me know it was borked.

i'll see what i can do about converting the joey90 txt icon,
the FFV (8 over, 7 down)and AgressiveInline (8 over, 8 down 6 down =P) are in the pack, they just maybe arent quite what yer looking for.

@ jaywilson, i'll make gta and driver icons...max pain is already in the mix(6 over, 2 down on the pic)

edit: fixed my maths

 

[choconado]

well, I was using a 1.5.1 pack. Didn't realize those were for the cheats though. Bad on me.

Meanwhile I see what you mean. But you miscounted, I think the A.I. is 8 over, 6 down. 8 and 8 is Godzilla--which looks better than the actual game graphics

If I weren't using PSP for graphic editing, I'd do it myself.

 

[VatoLoco]

choconado, youre right. my math was off. id been chillin with Towelie all day =P
i dun did converted the text icon you requested and put it in the Extension Pack.
i also made a new FFV from the boxart

jaywilson, i added GTA and Driver the GBA Pack for ya=)

 

[Another World]

you spend all your time here now and none of it on irc. don't you love us anymore?

-another world

 

[VatoLoco]

awwww, A-Dub, that makes me feel all gushy that yall miss my sparkling personality on the irc ;P

and yeah, i havent been on #acekard as frequently these past couple of weeks,
but its not that i have no

 

[jaywilson]

choconado, youre right. my math was off. id been chillin with Towelie all day =P
i dun did converted the text icon you requested and put it in the Extension Pack.
i also made a new FFV from the boxart

jaywilson, i added GTA and Driver the GBA Pack for ya=)

thanks mannnnnn