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is Yata the best editor? or is there something new now? I wish the simulator would show all the color changes.

Yeah, for the time being, it's the best editor. It has its bugs, but it gets the job done. I definitely agree that it could use a more refined simulator and overall overhaul, but there hasn't been an update in quite a while. I'm not particularly hopeful, haha.
 

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is Yata the best editor? or is there something new now? I wish the simulator would show all the color changes.

There's 2 Editors I know of: YATA and CustomThemeTools.
Both has their quirks.
CTT can't open a body.bin file if the path leading to it has spaces. When exporting an image, it saves the image as .bmp and I can't open it with photoshop for some odd reason(I'd have to edit with paint and save as a png before using PS)

YATA doesn't seem to have too many issues. It saves images as a png and can find files if the path has a space.
I do occasionally get an error when saving the theme. Using the save as function doesn't work either. Opening a body.bin file will also make a dec_body_LZ.bin file in the same folder for some reason.
 

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is Yata the best editor? or is there something new now? I wish the simulator would show all the color changes.
There's 2 Editors I know of: YATA and CustomThemeTools.

Someone released an updated fork of YATA yesterday, YATA+. The preview function isn't any better at the moment, but it does fix some bugs that are in the original YATA (most notably close/bottom buttons switching and save-as working) and it loads up a template when you select file->new instead of just doing nothing
 

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Yeah, I think with ninjhax 2 more people can get invovled. I'm interested to see what @SomeGamer comes up with. Hes been asking alot of "how to" questions lately.
Wow! Thanks for the interest! Currently, I'm working on a Fire Emblem if / Fates theme. It's almost done, I just need to put the BCWAVs in their correct places, set up the colors and the BGM. (So expect questions on BGM conversion SOON!). After that, maybe a Zelda theme... Once I've familiarized myself enough with theme making, I might start taking requests!
 

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I have a request.
Can someone make for me both pictures borders (24x24 / 48x48) and both pictures folders (closed/open)?

I need something like ecchi, pink, heart, kawai girls/stuff... You know what I mean xD
It's because I'm very bad with this, I'm very not artistic xD
 

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I created a Mirai Nikki theme for my first theme, so don't expect too much. It has the English opening, hope you guys like it :yaysp:
Link: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/s7qo3f71cx6f5/138-Future_Diary
Mirai Nikki.JPG
 
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So, again, a theme making question from me. In the JPN Fire Emblem if themes, the scrolling sound is a very long BCWAV that is only played as long as I'm scrolling. How can I implement this in my own theme? Every time I want to use it, the 3DS just plays the BCWAV endlessly until I launch an app.
 

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So my Fire Emblem if theme's release us just around the corner! But I'm looking for some help. How could I host the files? And I'm looking for a person who would polish up my theme with awesome color palettes since I'm terrible at picking them. Thanks in advance!
 

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OK, I finally finished this really cute Dango theme from the anime Clannad. I was originally going to make an actual Clannad theme, but I recently bought the Kirby cover plate for my 3DS and was inspired by the cute little character. The top screen scrolls through bundles of Dango and the touch screen cycles through a cute animation of a Dango couple. This theme was actually a lot harder than it looks, since I had to edit and redraw some the top screen in order for it scroll seamlessly. The BGM is a lyrical version of the Clannad ED, Dango Daikazoku. Normally, I find lyrical versions to grow tiresome with endless looping, but I find it soothing in this case. The SFX are sampled from the Clannad visual novel and really fit well, I think!

Anyway!

6saMlM3.gif


This theme features:

  • SFX (Clannad Visual Novel)
  • Cycling Touch Screen (Dango Couple)
  • Scrolling Top Screen (Dango Bundles)
  • BGM (Clannad ED - Dango Daikazoku)
  • Folders (Dango - Open Folder Changes Color)
  • Borders (A Simple, Soft Pastel Design)
  • CHMM Preview
Download
 

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OK, I finally finished this really cute Dango theme from the anime Clannad. I was originally going to make an actual Clannad theme, but I recently bought the Kirby cover plate for my 3DS and was inspired by the cute little character. The top screen scrolls through bundles of Dango and the touch screen cycles through a cute animation of a Dango couple. This theme was actually a lot harder than it looks, since I had to edit and redraw some the top screen in order for it scroll seamlessly. The BGM is a lyrical version of the Clannad ED, Dango Daikazoku. Normally, I find lyrical versions to grow tiresome with endless looping, but I find it soothing in this case. The SFX are sampled from the Clannad visual novel and really fit well, I think!

Anyway!

6saMlM3.gif


This theme features:

  • SFX (Clannad Visual Novel)
  • Cycling Touch Screen (Dango Couple)
  • Scrolling Top Screen (Dango Bundles)
  • BGM (Clannad ED - Dango Daikazoku)
  • Folders (Dango - Open Folder Changes Color)
  • Borders (A Simple, Soft Pastel Design)
  • CHMM Preview
Download


I love this ^.^
 
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OK, I finally finished this really cute Dango theme from the anime Clannad. I was originally going to make an actual Clannad theme, but I recently bought the Kirby cover plate for my 3DS and was inspired by the cute little character. The top screen scrolls through bundles of Dango and the touch screen cycles through a cute animation of a Dango couple. This theme was actually a lot harder than it looks, since I had to edit and redraw some the top screen in order for it scroll seamlessly. The BGM is a lyrical version of the Clannad ED, Dango Daikazoku. Normally, I find lyrical versions to grow tiresome with endless looping, but I find it soothing in this case. The SFX are sampled from the Clannad visual novel and really fit well, I think!

Anyway!

6saMlM3.gif


This theme features:

  • SFX (Clannad Visual Novel)
  • Cycling Touch Screen (Dango Couple)
  • Scrolling Top Screen (Dango Bundles)
  • BGM (Clannad ED - Dango Daikazoku)
  • Folders (Dango - Open Folder Changes Color)
  • Borders (A Simple, Soft Pastel Design)
  • CHMM Preview
Download

Senpai, please teach us the ways of quality themes and SFX
 
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Septimo

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Senpai, please teach us the ways of quality themes and SFX

Haha, thanks! Seriously, though, I do think the theme tutorials need to be updated, since quite a bit has changed and there are more efficient tools now. Information is kind of scattered across the forum, so that makes finding information a chore. I'll see if I can contribute towards one myself someday.
 

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