ROM Hack [Tutorial] Edit the HomeMenu

[jimmyleen]

https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Title_list

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It's super unrealistic to edit it that way, but it's relatively easier to make a homebrew alternative launcher and create a cfw that autoboots a specific regular app!

Yifan Lu begs to differ, http://yifan.lu/.

 

[Ryccardo]

Yifan Lu begs to differ, http://yifan.lu/.

Where does it disagree, lol?
We can already create custom launchers as regular app cias (FBI is one) and it's relatively easy to autoboot a title: https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/FIRM#FIRM_Launch_Parameters

 

[tomx86]

https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Title_list

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It's super unrealistic to edit it that way, but it's relatively easier to make a homebrew alternative launcher and create a cfw that autoboots a specific regular app!

Thanks

 

[Logan Pockrus]

After building it you need to enter Decrypt9 once a gain and use the "CIA Encrypter (NCCH)" option.
Afterwards you may install it.

I did, though. That's why I'm wondering why this isn't working. That's what I meant by:

encrypting the newly generated CIA file

 

[Zan']

Awesome now if we could just make our 3ds home menu look like the psvita home menu we will be set for life.

i think it's impossible

It's not impossible, you can find not only colors but also positions of the HUD Icons.
And the graphics itself are in there as well.
Therefore it is possible but it is a huge amount of work and requires someone who can identify things in the hexadecimal structure.
Or you write your own version of homemenu and install that instead.

 

[chronoss]

It's not impossible, you can find not only colors but also positions of the HUD Icons.
And the graphics itself are in there as well.
Therefore it is possible but it is a huge amount of work and requires someone who can identify things in the hexadecimal structure.
Or you write your own version of homemenu and install that instead.

Ok, good luck for you if you can do something

 

[Zan']

Ok, good luck for you if you can do something

I am not even done with the colors completely. I guess I understood how they are built up, but wasn't able to completely identify everything. (As I said. My battery color changed back for some unknown reason).
After finishing that, I'll look into positions.
But I might start using a darc tool instead of the hex editor. Might be easier?
(It should be possible to even write a tool to load everything correctly to make you able to change colors easier)

 

[ketal]

People, remember that colors are bgr

 

[Archexe]

I am not even done with the colors completely. I guess I understood how they are built up, but wasn't able to completely identify everything. (As I said. My battery color changed back for some unknown reason).
After finishing that, I'll look into positions.
But I might start using a darc tool instead of the hex editor. Might be easier?
(It should be possible to even write a tool to load everything correctly to make you able to change colors easier)

You use MSBT Editor Reloaded for text, right? That makes it a lot easier.
How do you edit colors?

 

[Zan']

People, remember that colors are bgr

Where did you come up with that? Colors are ARGB format.

You use MSBT Editor Reloaded for text, right? That makes it a lot easier.
How do you edit colors?

Hex Editor

 

[Archexe]

Where did you come up with that? Colors are ARGB format.


Hex Editor

Well duh, but where? HUD_lz.bin? And what should I look for?

 

[chronoss]

You use MSBT Editor Reloaded for text, right? That makes it a lot easier.
How do you edit colors?

 

[Archexe]

Is HUD_lz.bin compressed?

 

[MasterLel]

(As I said. My battery color changed back for some unknown reason).

Try to recharge your battery and see if the color came back.

Colors are ARGB format.

Are you sure ? 00 should be 0% opacity, but we're able to see them.

Well duh, but where? HUD_lz.bin? And what should I look for?

Look for hexadecimal colors, should be near the material name.

Is HUD_lz.bin compressed?

As the name says, yes it's LZ compressed.

 

[Archexe]

Try to recharge your battery and see if the color came back.



Are you sure ? 00 should be 0% opacity, but we're able to see them.



Look for hexadecimal colors, should be near the material name.



As the name says, yes it's LZ compressed.

Is HUD_LZ.bin compressed?

 

[MasterLel]

Is HUD_LZ.bin compressed?

Yes it is, decompress it using 3dstools, edit what you want and compress it back.

 

[Archexe]

I used 3dsexplorer

 

[MasterLel]

Err I meant 3dsexplorer haha

 

[TheDeKay]

Well duh, but where? HUD_lz.bin? And what should I look for?

Okay just for clarification:
Texts for everything are in menu_msbt_LZ.bin
They can be edited with the MSBT Editor Reloaded, however not everything shows up in there. I personally prefer a Hex Editor.

The power off screen colors are in sleep_LZ.bin
The used colors go by #464646 (Background), #3C3C3C (Border/Glow) for the Screens and #23232D for the Lines. [P_Bg_D_00]
Button Font color is #323232. [T_BtnF_01]

Icons in the normal home menu are in hud_LZ.bin
Playcoin color for example is #B4B400. [P_Coin_00]

Notes:
Default Font color is #323232 everywhere.
Default glow/border color is default white #FFFFFF everywhere.

I use a Hex editor to change the colors. (The replace function is great)

 

[Archexe]

Err I meant 3dsexplorer haha

haha
Can you give me an example of a hexadecimal color used? like #FF3000 or something