Homebrew [Tutorial] How to make a custom badge

[froggestspirit]

click a color on the image to make it transparent for the badge shape!

 

[TUK_Pyroman]

That still doesn't work, it says "Copying Failed!" for the BadgeData.dat

Try with this version of Extdata_dump : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/183608682/extdata_dump.zip

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click a color on the image to make it transparent for the badge shape!

Tested in 3DS Home?

 

[froggestspirit]

Tested in 3DS Home?

still in development

 

[RetroBitMig]

Try with this version of Extdata_dump : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/183608682/extdata_dump.zip

That worked, thanks!

 

[froggestspirit]

I'll need more info on how the shape actually works. I think it's safe to say that it is stored in bits rather than bytes. The mario ones appear to be only 00 or FF since it's 4x the size of pixels. The thing that gets me, is that it still leaves 4-bits per pixel, and stuff like makuhita's badge (disclaimer: I hate makuhita) definitely show that the shape files are done by bits.

As of right now, I have loading the badge.dat file, importing 24-bit bmp (saved in paint) and saving the imported image to the badge. If I did my calculations correct, you can have up to 1000 unique badges. I'm guessing there is also a small icon for badges, I plan to have this program automatically downsize a copy for that too.

If anyone can give me more info on the shape of the badges, please tell me.

 

[Mattshark]

I'll need more info on how the shape actually works. I think it's safe to say that it is stored in bits rather than bytes. The mario ones appear to be only 00 or FF since it's 4x the size of pixels. The thing that gets me, is that it still leaves 4-bits per pixel, and stuff like makuhita's badge (disclaimer: I hate makuhita) definitely show that the shape files are done by bits.

As of right now, I have loading the badge.dat file, importing 24-bit bmp (saved in paint) and saving the imported image to the badge. If I did my calculations correct, you can have up to 1000 unique badges. I'm guessing there is also a small icon for badges, I plan to have this program automatically downsize a copy for that too.

If anyone can give me more info on the shape of the badges, please tell me.

Is this the kind of info you were looking for? I'm not sure if you read this post yet or not...
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I do not know the formula for figuring it out, but I do know the general format:


(Yes, this was made in less than 5 minutes with paint; I don't have any fancier way of making images)

Each number represents ONE hex digit, as Steveice10 mentioned a few posts back (a single # is only one 0 or F, not an 00 or FF).
So this code:

Would create a shape:

Hope this helped!

 

[froggestspirit]

Is this the kind of info you were looking for? I'm not sure if you read this post yet or not...
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thank you for that, it looks like its the same pixel order as the bclim. Ill add it in tomorrow

 

[mungry]

Here's my idea of a tool that should be created for being able to inject any official badge into you badgedata.dat

1. The tool would have access to a database that housed every single badge bclim that was already converted to 64x64 png format. Alongside the pngs of each and every badge it would have the shade hex data attached to the individual badge.

2. The tool would confirm your badge choice from the database

3. Next it would tell you to choose what badge you would like to replace (some sort of drop down menu that read your badgedata.dat and showed all the badges with a picture of each badge. It would also display the number of badges you have)

4. With the badge hex data you selected to overwrite, the tool would take the hex data of your original badge and inject the database .png into bclim hex data along with the shade hex data, replacing your original hex data for that badge (whilst it is in the process of overwriting you original hex data it would automatically add

43 4C 49 4D FF FE 14 00 00 00 02 02 28 20 00 00
01 00 00 00 69 6D 61 67 10 00 00 00 28 00 28 00
05 00 00 00 00 20 00 00

in order to inject the 64x64 badge png. Then it would remove it and apply it to your badgedata.dat and then proceed to overwrite that original badge's shade hex data with the injected shade hex data)

5. The tool would successfully inject an official badge over your original badge

6. It would then save the badgedata.dat when finished

Now this obviously requires a database for the tool to access. So the community has to come together and dump every single official badge converted to a 64x64 .png with the attached shade data. This is the tool we need. I don't expect this to be an easy task. But from what I explained I believe this is the process that needs to be followed in order to create such a tool. If I any of my statements are impossible, please correct me. However, this makes plenty of sense from my stand point

 

[ArugulaZ]

Uh, this sounds cool and everything, but I'll wait for this process to be automated. This is a bit complicated for the layman.

 

[froggestspirit]

Here's my idea of a tool that should be created for being able to inject any official badge into you badgedata.dat

1. The tool would have access to a database that housed every single badge bclim that was already converted to 64x64 png format. Alongside the pngs of each and every badge it would have the shade hex data attached to the individual badge.

2. The tool would confirm your badge choice from the database

3. Next it would tell you to choose what badge you would like to replace (some sort of drop down menu that read your badgedata.dat and showed all the badges with a picture of each badge. It would also display the number of badges you have)

4. With the badge hex data you selected to overwrite, the tool would take the hex data of your original badge and inject the database .png into bclim hex data along with the shade hex data, replacing your original hex data for that badge (whilst it is in the process of overwriting you original hex data it would automatically add

43 4C 49 4D FF FE 14 00 00 00 02 02 28 20 00 00
01 00 00 00 69 6D 61 67 10 00 00 00 28 00 28 00
05 00 00 00 00 20 00 00

in order to inject the 64x64 badge png. Then it would remove it and apply it to your badgedata.dat and then proceed to overwrite that original badge's shade hex data with the injected shade hex data)

5. The tool would successfully inject an official badge over your original badge

6. It would then save the badgedata.dat when finished

Now this obviously requires a database for the tool to access. So the community has to come together and dump every single official badge converted to a 64x64 .png with the attached shade data. This is the tool we need. I don't expect this to be an easy task. But from what I explained I believe this is the process that needs to be followed in order to create such a tool. If I any of my statements are impossible, please correct me. However, this makes plenty of sense from my stand point

My tool eliminates the need for any hex editor. I should have it out by tomorrow hopefully. And the badge shape is a shape, not a shade (this should be fixed in the OP)
EDIT: the future is now http://gbatemp.net/threads/release-custom-badge-tool.403597/

 

[TecXero]

Hmm, I might have to give this a go. I wouldn't mind creating a couple of icons for my folders for the awesome Metroid theme I've been attached to the past few months. I doubt anything Metroid related will pop up on that Badge Arcade.

 

[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

When I created a theme custom badge it didn't change the icon on the bottom screen but it did change the badge on the top screen.

 

[TUK_Pyroman]

When I created a theme custom badge it didn't change the icon on the bottom screen but it did change the badge on the top screen.

You must refresh your badge, store it in the badge menu and put it in the Home menu

 

[Deleted member 373223]

You must write the good code in the config.txt

; dump BadgeData
DUMP "000014D1:/BadgeData.dat" "BadgeData.dat"

; replace the BadgeData
RESTORE "BadgeData.dat" "000014D1:/BadgeData.dat"

And chose the second optioon in Extdata_dump

i selected "dump all" but it didn't dumped badgedata.dat

 

[Sirence]

Hmm, I might have to give this a go. I wouldn't mind creating a couple of icons for my folders for the awesome Metroid theme I've been attached to the past few months. I doubt anything Metroid related will pop up on that Badge Arcade.
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But there already are metroid badges? They were released a few months ago.

 

[TecXero]

But there already are metroid badges? They were released a few months ago.

Hmm, I didn't notice them. Here in the states we've only had the arcade for a short time.

 

[Sirence]

Hmm, I didn't notice them. Here in the states we've only had the arcade for a short time.

Here is a picture of them:

http://i.imgur.com/QwChdG4h.jpg (last two panels)
Sorry the picture is a bit small but I couldn't find a better one.

 

[TecXero]

Here is a picture of them:

http://i.imgur.com/QwChdG4h.jpg (last two panels)
Sorry the picture is a bit small but I couldn't find a better one.

If I ever notice them pop up on the US version, I'll use one of those free plays to grab them then.

 

[Sirence]

If I ever notice them pop up on the US version, I'll use one of those free plays to grab them then.

They were also really easy to get, you could clear the last panel with a single free try so I hope you get them soon!

 

[katrain]

I can't dump my extdata. Every time I try with the link in the OP, I get this error:
AM_GetTitleCount() failed: 0xd8e007f7
I am using OOT3dhax on 10.3 if that could make any difference.

edit: never mind, I got another version of extdata_dump