Hacking Sm4shExplorer (Wii U only for now)

[-Hero-]

For those having problems adding more music slots to a Stage or the Names of a Song not replacing in-game, you have to start over again (which I'm sure the creator said as well) without using "Save/Load Configuration".

Just open Sm4shMusic and edit it from there, don't click Load or Save your Configuration. Once you finish editing everything, just click "Compile Modifications" since that saves your work too.

That worked for me.

 

[Segtendo]

Just back-up your mods somewhere, and clear the patch folder on your SD Card. Then put the vanilla update files on your SD. Then you can merge and overwrite the update files with the mods you have.

I'll give it a try. However, where was this mentioned?

 

[epicmartin7]

I'll give it a try. However, where was this mentioned?

I was the one in the discord chat with the developer.

 

[Segtendo]

I was the one in the discord chat with the developer.

Well then. I think we need better instructions in the OP. It wasn't made clear at all.

 

[epicmartin7]

Well then. I think we need better instructions in the OP. It wasn't made clear at all.

Get any results yet?

 

[Inferior653]

For those having problems adding more music slots to a Stage or the Names of a Song not replacing in-game, you have to start over again (which I'm sure the creator said as well) without using "Save/Load Configuration".

Just open Sm4shMusic and edit it from there, don't click Load or Save your Configuration. Once you finish editing everything, just click "Compile Modifications" since that saves your work too.

That worked for me.

Well... After all the trouble, this managed to at least solve the issue of the Japanese-exclusive songs not appearing. Will test with expansion songs next. (I also added the vanilla 288 patch in SD card's patch folder)
EDIT: Bingo! Got custom song on Umbra Clock Tower using @-Hero-'s method. I used one of the supposedly "bad" BLANK spots as well (the first one, 522, to be exact) and it worked fine (except still no Original or Remix text or even the red or gray backdrop for it)

 

[Segtendo]

Get any results yet?

Nothing. I give up for today.

Someone on Discord mentioned that we can't use the existing blank slots (THEN WHY HAVE THEM) and we must add our own in order for them to work.

*sigh*

 

[Baggy Scraggy]

Nothing. I give up for today.

Someone on Discord mentioned that we can't use the existing blank slots (THEN WHY HAVE THEM) and we must add our own in order for them to work.

*sigh*

That doesn't make any sense, doesn't the tutorial in the original post use one of the blank slots? I really can't find the issue here.

 

[Supster131]

Nothing. I give up for today.

Someone on Discord mentioned that we can't use the existing blank slots (THEN WHY HAVE THEM) and we must add our own in order for them to work.

*sigh*

There's a way around that actually. Use Sm4shMusic to obtain the file name to for the slot you want to replace. Then get your song you want to add to Smash, rename it to the song you want to replace, then place it in the bgm folder on your SD card.

 

[Segtendo]

There's a way around that actually. Use Sm4shMusic to obtain the file name to for the slot you want to replace. Then get your song you want to add to Smash, rename it to the song you want to replace, then place it in the bgm folder on your SD card.

But I don't want to extra music to replace the existing music. That's what I was doing before this came out.

 

[Supster131]

But I don't want to extra music to replace the existing music. That's what I was doing before this came out.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, complain to the person who made this then. We currently can't make new slots because it's broken.

 

[epicmartin7]

Nothing. I give up for today.

Someone on Discord mentioned that we can't use the existing blank slots (THEN WHY HAVE THEM) and we must add our own in order for them to work.

*sigh*

Wait, have you tried @-Hero-'s method at all?

 

[Baggy Scraggy]

I'm going to add the vanilla update once it finishes downloading, then try compiling a mod with added slots, and using blank slots. I'll post results in a bit.

 

[Segtendo]

Wait, have you tried @-Hero-'s method at all?

I have not. I'm not doing any more experimenting tonight. I've been working at this all day, with nothing working.

It's stressing me out.

 

[Kaguura]

When you insert a new song make sure to add 1 to the index number because for some reason the program copies the previous index number and puts it on the the one you want to add, causing it to not show up on my music.

 

[A Generic User]

To clarify: do we copy the patch folder from the v288 update onto the SD card, then put our mod files? Will some files not get overwritten or will it be fine?

When you insert a new song make sure to add 1 to the index number because for some reason the program copies the previous index number and puts it on the the one you want to add, causing it to not show up on my music.

also this

 

[EternalSaiyan96]

Are people having an issue using the blank slots starting at 522? I've been using them for 4 songs so far, and they've been working just fine. The only issue I'm having at all with anything is where certain UI elements aren't appearing like the Remix and Original text.

 

[deinonychus71]

Are people having an issue using the blank slots starting at 522? I've been using them for 4 songs so far, and they've been working just fine. The only issue I'm having at all with anything is where certain UI elements aren't appearing like the Remix and Original text.

Yes, that's one bug that actually exists (remix/original)

 

[Segtendo]

So @deinonychus71. Is it true that we can't use existing blank slots and we have to add our own?

 

[EternalSaiyan96]

Yes, that's one bug that actually exists (remix/original)

Aight, I couldn't tell if it was just me doing something wrong or not. I wonder what could be causing it? It was fine before in the preview video TS4M had for it.