ROM Hack How do I create functional custom 3DS banners?

[Lufvave]

Hello, I've been trying to make custom banners for use with NDS Forwarder, I used 3DS Banner Maker and tried following this and this guide as well as using the .exe provided with the tool, I can always succesfully create the required banner file which I then rename to romname.bin as per the instructions, however everytime I try to use it, it just doesn't work, no errors, nothing, it just shows the default DSi-style banner
I thought this was a problem with NDS Forwarder itself, but it's actually an error with the banner files, because downloading a pre-made custom banner works and it shows up fine

So now I am out of ideas about what to do, I can't test out other versions of Banner Maker, because this is the only version I found and any other download links seem to be completely dead and there seems to be no other tool for creating custom banners, so could someone point me in the right direction, please?

thanks

 

[LITTOMA]

Use bannertool.

 

[Plazorn]

Use bannertool.

Once you make a banner how do you add it to the game?

 

[LITTOMA]

Once you make a banner how do you add it to the game?

Banner is stored in the exefs, you can use Kuriimu2 to replace it.

 

[Plazorn]

Banner is stored in the exefs, you can use Kuriimu2 to replace it.

Thanks, do you know if this works with psx forwarders?

 

[LITTOMA]

Thanks, do you know if this works with psx forwarders?

It works with all 3ds titles.

 

[Lufvave]

Use bannertool.

Thanks, I'll check it out!

 

[Lufvave]

Hello, does anyone know of an alternative way to extract banner.bin files? Literally all versions of Hacking Toolkit on GitHub don't work for me

thanks

 

[SrMininez]

Does anyone know how to convert archives to ".bin"? 3DS Banner Maker isn't really working for me

Nevermind, got it.

 

[Martinity]

Use bannertool.

I'm not quite sure how to use it. No matter the way, I still struggle to convert.

 

[LITTOMA]

I'm not quite sure how to use it. No matter the way, I still struggle to convert.

What don't you understand?

 

[Yrouel]

The best and easiest way has become to use YANBF instead of the other nds forwarders

 

[Martinity]

What don't you understand?

What command I should use to generate a banner.

 

[PandaPandel]

Hello, I've been trying to make custom banners for use with NDS Forwarder, I used 3DS Banner Maker and tried following this and this guide as well as using the .exe provided with the tool, I can always succesfully create the required banner file which I then rename to romname.bin as per the instructions, however everytime I try to use it, it just doesn't work, no errors, nothing, it just shows the default DSi-style banner
I thought this was a problem with NDS Forwarder itself, but it's actually an error with the banner files, because downloading a pre-made custom banner works and it shows up fine

So now I am out of ideas about what to do, I can't test out other versions of Banner Maker, because this is the only version I found and any other download links seem to be completely dead and there seems to be no other tool for creating custom banners, so could someone point me in the right direction, please?

thanks

Did you ever figure this out? I am also very stuck. 3DS banner maker does not seem to put out a useable banner.bin or icon.bin file

Banner tool the link is gone and dead. I have no idea whats going on at this point with any of this. Did you have any luck?

 

[SrMininez]

Did you ever figure this out? I am also very stuck. 3DS banner maker does not seem to put out a useable banner.bin or icon.bin file

Banner tool the link is gone and dead. I have no idea whats going on at this point with any of this. Did you have any luck?

I actually did get this working!

https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-made-it-but-its-smol-custom-3d-banner.608563/post-9763297

I was working on a tutorial, but due to life I had to put it on pause, tho eventually, sooner than later I'll post it, it was done basically using files and apps from 2016 that are no longer available, those are specific selected versions, since I pretty much tried every version of anything that you could imagine, just keep around, till I have some time to post

 

[PandaPandel]

I actually did get this working!

https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-made-it-but-its-smol-custom-3d-banner.608563/post-9763297

I was working on a tutorial, but due to life I had to put it on pause, tho eventually, sooner than later I'll post it, it was done basically using files and apps from 2016 that are no longer available, those are specific selected versions, since I pretty much tried every version of anything that you could imagine, just keep around, till I have some time to post

YOOOO!!!! Thats awesome you got it too work. Good looks!!! I'll standby, and look at what you posted.

Appreciate the reply.