Hacking New Animated Wad + System Menu Mod

[WiiBlaster]

TPLConv gave me weird TPL files. I think gally's is still the best.

I've been using gally's but for all them wierd format TPL's i use Howard's, but only to view them

 

[icefireicefire]

I created a few forums at WADder.net so we can continue this discussion.

WiiShizzza: Do you and NeoRame want to jump over there and we can discuss stuff about banners and such? Probably good to have all the info in one place.

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Howard's is just Broly7's, but wrapped in a GUI.

 

[WiiShizzza]

@icefireicefire
Well, why not. But you should contact NeoRame about that. I haven't that much time atm, I don't know if I can be online that much the comming days....

@WiiBlaster.
You're on a good Way. Try using HowardCs tpl tool also for saving.

 

[WiiBlaster]

@icefireicefire
Well, why not. But you should contact NeoRame about that. I haven't that much time atm, I don't know if I can be online that much the comming days....

@WiiBlaster.
You're on a good Way. Try using HowardCs tpl tool also for saving.

I'll try that
Yep Just made a good lookin Japanese Home brew Channel

just wasting time

 

[WiiShizzza]

I'm sure your mask/alpha channel isn't right...
To get a good looking channel, the masks are very need to be made properly.

Did you try TGA with alpha channel ?

I can't give you more info at this point, NeoRame would slap my face

 

[icefireicefire]

Anyone interested in banner hacking should go over to wadder.net ? good idea? then:

a) we don't spam GBATemp with confusing and potentially brickable talk

b) we can have more than one thread and easier management and finability of old info

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HOW THE HELL DO YOU MAKE A TGA WITH ALPHA CHANNEL!?!?

 

[WiiShizzza]

Basic photoshop knowledge.... ?!?!

 

[icefireicefire]

I don't have photoshop

.

 

[WiiShizzza]

I would say you definitely need some basic skills in graphics to make your channels look "smooth"
simple pngs, bmps, jpgs will never turn out good looking.

 

[zidane_genome]

so, I'll ask what everyone wants to know...

when can the average slub make animated banners?
what format will the graphics have to be?

 

[WiiShizzza]

At this point, I would say Animated Banner Creation is nothing for average slubs.
You need at least some knowledge of graphics editing.brlan and brylt knowledge would also be needed.
But these are new filetypes and they are not much documented.

I really don't know what the upcomming tools from Team 0C can do for avarage joe.

 

[zidane_genome]

So, it's not going to be as easy as making an AnimatedGIF, then tossing it into a program that will change it all around to make it Wii compatible...

figures... haha...

 

[WiiShizzza]

No. That'sa what I thought also at first.
But those new formats are totally different to gif or anything.

In short words, these files animate still pictures.

 

[WiiBlaster]

Guess its time to break down and get me a good photoshop program and hack it.lol

 

[WiiShizzza]

Photoshopping is the easy part of banner editing.
brlan and brylt file knowledge is seriously needed...
So if anyone can figure out how those files work, I would really appreciate any info about them.

 

[WiiBlaster]

One question has anyone, exactly ever made one form starch or successfully edited one?

 

[WiiShizzza]

I guess only Team Twiizer build an animated channel up from scratch. and that'S the HBC.
Also comex made a channel from scratch, but that was not animated.
I believe all others are overworked ones....

See the first post and decide yourself if those are edited successfully.
My opinion is, Team NeoShizzzas Channels are edited successfully

@WiiBlaster
As you are one of the code gurus can you have a look at brlan and brylt and maybe find out how they work ?

 

[WiiBlaster]

I guess only Team Twiizer build an animated channel up from scratch. and that'S the HBC.
Also comex made a channel from scratch, but that was not animated.
I believe all others are overworked ones....

See the first post and decide yourself if those are edited successfully.
My opinion is, Team NeoShizzzas Channels are edited successfully

@WiiBlaster
As you are one of the code gurus can you have a look at brlan and brylt and maybe find out how they work ?

Shit I looked at it, I wouldn't know were to start, Team Twilizer done a good job, and i can verify they did it all from scratch.
I think i'll stick to copy off of Already made titles.lol Seems alot easier, Your going to need someone to write up a program that will edit\code the info automatically in the brylty, Not sure if anything like that will ever get released soon But hopefully it will.

 

[Adr990]

Thanks stev, I successfully unpacked the Banner.bin !

--edit

I now working on a Custom channel animated... I may not public it... only a movie...

---edit3
Hey, is there a TPL conventor that supports PNG? (for transparency)

Thanks for all help!
Adr990

 

[Adr990]

I bump because I have added a tutorial with really all info you need to make a animated channel... (1st post all down...)

And because I want to know, where/ how to get a PNG as TPL ? (for transparency)