CUPASH / SD Loader Tutorial for Brawl Custom Stuff

[A1exAKA]

you should make a StapEn.pac editing tutorial

[Vilanx]

I'm having difficulty. I placed all the folders where they are supposed to be and renamed common5 but when I boot up brawl, the CSPs I made don't show up. I did save the images as .tga too. Any ideas what I may have missed?

[darkchris126]

i need help. whenever i activate step 2 i only get files in the menu folder but not in the info folder. what gives.

[yobemaL]

should the tga file stay as example "kirby#_big.tga" or should i replace the "#" with the number the texture is? also do i need cupash thingy? if not what folder should the tga file be?

thx

[basvhout]

At step 2 he's telling me that tplsplitter.exe has stopped working...

wtf?

[blackrapture]

I got files that come up in the main CupASH folder that are .TEX0 files, and my wii freezes up when I try to run the character screen, I tried making my own CSPs with dark knight images, the joker one worked but is a tad blurry, and when I try the batman one it just doesn't work, it has a .TEX0 file that I don't know what to do with it.

[sonicfan123456]

Why does my after battle picture show up but not the one on the css? halp!

[luchoins]

that sucks...

why don´t you explain hardest?..

[picano]

I have no idea what you are talking about...

[BingBangPoe]

Very original way to make a tutorial! Helped a lot! Thx and nice job!

[roxas06]

hold up .....where do i get that common w/e i use my brawl disc i dont have a brawl iso

[therobotthatdidurmom]

were can i get pre made battle portiats

[therobotthatdidurmom]

i cant find ntcompress

[MTKL17]

i have ntcompress and texconver, if you want it, tell me and i'll upload to MU or RS

[therobotthatdidurmom]

k thanks man send me the link :)

[f00db01]

cupash wont extract the files from the common5_en.pac I looked everywere for the answer and cant find it i have the texConv and the ntcompress) but i keep getting all these error messages in the command promt saying "usamode.tmp not found"... help?

[hiddends]

QUESTION

ok. i have the common5_en.pac and all of the small pictures (which are used in battle). my CUPASH used to extract the images. it doesn't anymore.

help?

[teammeowmix]

Love the video. We'll link to it on MeowMix's Youtube Favorites.

[Arbiter9]

Any help, pleeeeaaaaaassssssse?

[Arbiter9]

ntcompress is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

[Arbiter9]

This program is giving me a peptic ulcer.

[starfox300]

where do I have to put the selcharacter and the InfFace file??

[yeller1]

Is thier any way to do this without an iso and just the actual game disc ... plz get back to me

[picano]

Read the help FAQ.

kittycorp (dot) freei (dot) me (slash) index (dot) php

There is a topic in there with file downloads for most of the disk

[Dundabre000]

Do you mean edit the retail disc? No, you cannot edit a disc, you can only make a new one.

[F3N4TIK]

PhantomWings' File Patche 3.2

[luladavincci]

When I run the step2_create.exe I got an error that says that my image does not have an indexed palette, but i have already indexed it. Does somebody knows how to fix this?

[MRDSBOY]

make sure you have ntcompress and texconverter. I had the same problem.

[Queitaro]

Anyways, bro. I don't wanna keep coming to you about this stuff, but I'm not familiar with anyone else who would have any answers. You've been a great help!

[Queitaro]

Alright Picano, I managed to "change" the character select images, the problem is, they changed to look like shredded versions of the intended picture... I'm not sure if that is because I indexed the picture AFTER I added a new magenta layer, but if I index before that, it won't let me add another layer. I'm also getting custom select images for characters I haven't even worked on, but I'm guessing, that comes from the common5.pac file I'm using, correct? So that's not a big deal.

[Queitaro]

I've got a question Picano... what exactly DOES go inside of the info/portrites folder... what file types exactly...?

[picano]

brres --- something like "infface##.brres"

They are the in battle portraits and are created by having _small images in the newfiles folder.

[Queitaro]

ooooh! Gotcha! Thanks bro. It's just that, I'm doin' everything here, but I can't seem to get the character select screen to show my Custom Pics, or anything for that matter... even when the program to create all this stuff goes through that "process" without errors. I've been tryin' to figure out exactly what it is that I'm missing... yeah. When I figure this all out, I think I'm gonna give you my whole trial and error record, just in case others deal with this stuff.

[Queitaro]

Hey Picano, just wanted to say, Great Stuff! Thanks :D

btw, there was this one guy who customized a stage to be perfectly MAGENTA! It's great because all he had to do after that was take in game screenshots and convert them accordingly to proper size and proper file, and VIOLA! New CSP! I've been lookin' for that lately... I know there was a vid on youtube, but I can't seem to find it... meh I want to test it out. So I'll keep lookin'.  Thanks for your help, Picano.

[SalaComMander]

So I've gotten it to work, but I can't get rid of the pink

[SalaComMander]

About this photoshop thing, whenever my image is indexed, I can't create new layers, and if I index two layers, they merge.

[SalaComMander]

Good news, I now have Roy

Bad news, He's got a pink background and I have all the ones I didn't want

[picano]

Sounds like you didn't use propper magenta (check and make sure the hex code is EXACTLY #ff00ff after it's indexed)

Also... I'll pm ya a link, seems I can't post it in the comments, which should fix your other problem.

[SalaComMander]

Thanks (by the way, this is all going to be a surprise Birthday gift for my cousin who loved Roy in Melee)

[SalaComMander]

I only want ONE psc, not all of these others. I'm trying to replace Ike's red costume with Roy, but it says "file newfiles\ike3_big.tga has no palette"

WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!

[picano]

You need to index it, says so right in the video.

Photoshop / GIMP

Image > Mode > Index [72 colors max]

Also it has to have no transparency, anything you want transparent has to be magenta. (Side note... if you add magenta before indexing... you might get a pink fringe --- best to do so after like I did in the video)

[SalaComMander]

And here I was thinking it was safe to skip the "make your own" section. Whoops.

[xeladude]

Olo picano, it's asdfman.

Thanks for the help :]

[iFaiLx]

i need an unedited common5_en.pac

[ChuyISHChewy]

ME TOO!!! D:

Someone please... PM me with it T-T

[leafbarrett]

I googled it and found it :)

[DarkkirbyKRPG]

can you help me?

when i run step 2, there apears the name of every character except for:

kirby

jigglypuff

sonic

help

[23max0]

i love u

[DarkkirbyKRPG]

ok, this is getting worse...

now i cant make a kirby one,just toonlink D:

help me please

i have the common5.pac in the neededfiles

[BalkanGangsta92]

i have the pics after fight but by select can see i dont have become infface files

[xelo1234567]

if anyone want Ntcompress, texconv and common5.pac pm me

[DarkkirbyKRPG]

i got this error

sonic2_big in the newfiles

step 2

the folders are there

BUT THEY ARE EMPTY D=

i changed the name to mario2_big

step 2

created sucefull

but

why doesnt work with sonic?HELP

[RagePhone]

Also, I figured out how to get the selection portraits to work.

Just take the MenSelchrFaceB###.brres file and rename it to InfFace###.brres.

The number stays the same.

[RagePhone]

I gotta tell you, this is a really helpful tutorial, even to me being one of those guys that gets everything wrong most of the time.

[picano]

Pac / Pcs numbers is not the same as template numbering.

[picano]

Somewhere on Kitty Corp (on-topic forum) has a place... I'd link directly but can't... youtube >.> --- Uhh... just click through the "template" files and look for the correct color image.

[DarkkirbyKRPG]

it only happens with sonic

[DarkkirbyKRPG]

hey, i got this error:

when i edited sonic2_big, and put it in the newfiles, i run step 2, and then, it create the folders,but they are empty D:

[jayloonar]

do i save the edited csp as a tga in the new files folder? Ive been having a problem with this, help!!!

[aznrice7]

ok i finally got them working! thanks for all the help!

[aznrice7]

i need help on how to get the Inface.brres

i havent the slightest idea on how to get/create them. i have the textures and CSPs working but i dont know how to get the battle portraits to work. Im using CUPASH and everything but nothing ever seems to come out in the portrite folder. im kind of a noob at this so help would be greatly appreciated

[picano]

Yeah... I've never bothered with them myself just because... there are lots. But, you can get a zip of them from a topic on Kitty Corp.

kittycorp (dot) proboards (dot) com/index.cgi?board=ontopicdis­cussion&action=display&thread=­403

[aznrice7]

thank you so much for the help but i went to the link and it says "An Error Has Occurred

You are trying to access a board that does not exist."

[picano]

Registered? Might give that error if you aren't. (Hate forcing people to register to view stuff... but it's in the same section as all our texture download links --- which would kill our bandwidth otherwise)

[aznrice7]

im registered i know that much. i i found a thread that has all the original battle portraits if thats the one you were trying to give me.

[23max0]

i have tga files i just dont know where to put them

where do i put them??

[picano]

@23max0: You sir are an idiot. That is EXACTLY what the tutorial is about.

[23max0]

i didnt download CUPASH so i dont know where they go

private/wii/app/rsbe/pf/??

[soniconefan]

Yes. I'm also sorry for spamming. ^^

[soniconefan]

Dammit! Now File Factory says "Sorry, there are currently no free download slots available on this server".

[soniconefan]

Nvm. Found it.

[soniconefan]

Can you post the GCT file somewhere else? You have to log in to enter Kitty Corp's forums. Because there must be something wrong with the codes I'm using. I burned a DVD using the info, system, and menu folder I made when using CUPASH and it worked. Everything worked perfectly. The Victory Portrait, the Selection Portrait, and the Battle portrait. However, when I use the SD card, only the victory screen works. So I may need a certain code that I'm missing or something.

[soniconefan]

I also did the small portraits and they are also not showing...

[soniconefan]

Nvm. I figured it out. But it only shows on the victory screen... It seems everyone else is having this problem.

[DeadX95]

how do you put a snapshot into GIMP?

[CJTHeroofTime]

My problem is everytime I runstep 2, it says the file does not have an indexed palette. I've tried indexing it several times, but I keep getting the same error. Any ideas?

[CJTHeroofTime]

Now I got it to work, but the image only shows on the victory screen...

[CJTHeroofTime]

Plus the portrite folder always comes out empty after step 2, so I dont have the battle portraits...

Sorry for spamming your thread

[Undermate2005]

It's giving me this error: This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information."

[Blargafiggle]

Thank you! I didn't know how to pallette it or whatever it's called

[Cheatbreaker94]

Nvm, I know what to do now. However, is it possible to just convert a jpg to a tga and then just use the tga for this? Or do you have to make the tga yourself?

Help would be appreciated.

[TLoZNarutofan]

Is this to see them on the CSS, or to Make them?

[picano]

Both. --- CUPASH makes it... but the placement of files on the SD card combined with the linked code allows you to use them.

[Cheatbreaker94]

That's cool Picano, but I was wondering how are you supposed to rename the file so the wii can read it?

eg. pf/menu/common/char_bust_ex/ ?

What am I supposed to put in the question mark?

[kwarkman85]

I get victory portraits, but no select portraits. I use SD Loader v 1.1, still no select portraits.

[FireKirby7]

Do we have to do all that layer stuff at 4:10? And after we change the .tga file/templete, we have to save it to new files? I thought we edit the current unedited .tga file and save/overwrite it.

step 2 puts everything in newfiles folder...

[DarkIllusionHokage]

If the texture comes with pcs and tga small & big files do i still need to go through all of this?

[picano]

pcs is the texture itself (may need to create a pac for it with LZ77)

_small / _big are battle / select screen portraits... you still have to run those through CUPASH for them to be of use.

[DarkIllusionHokage]

Thanks ^_^

i finally found that common5_en.pac file i was looking for and im working on a whole bunch of templates, if i had a cookie i would gie ti to you but phantom wings took them all ):

p.s if you need the common5_en file PM me

[VintageJordan]

im using the a PAL WIi with a NTSC-U brawl disc (Real not iso)

Will this work? Im trying but its not wanting to work :/

[picano]

I believe it should work but I'm not sure.

Does Gecko OS say that the codes loaded? (I advise you check on the gscentral forums for help with this, or the wiird forums [Gecko OS support basically])

[VintageJordan]

Ive got it to work now bud

just needed to get rid of invalid textures when creating it on ASH. Unfortunatly it doesnt come out the way i wish for it to due to that small factor :/

Btw I use Backup-Launcher (WiiGator) lol

[COlimar788]

Does this not work on version 1.3? 'Cause it doesn't seem to want to work for me for some reason... however, they do show up on the results screen.

[picano]

Are you also using Dynamic SD Loader ?

[COlimar788]

Yeah.

[JCentavo]

Um... I did everything in this video and when I choose my char the said image doesn't show up.

It Instead shows up on the winning screen.

I guess it messed up on the char_big and char_ small ones, and mixed them all up or something.

Great tutorial though, really helped me out a lot.

[picano]

_big is used on both victory and character select. The fact that it worked on victory either means you forgot to rename common5_en.pac to common5.pac, don't have it in \pf\system, or... you aren't using the absolute latest code. --- Use the GCT file I have posted on Kitty Corp --- that is guaranteed to work.

[JCentavo]

Yeah, probably the 1.1 version doesn't work for select screen.

Thanks.

[JCentavo]

Scratch that, you need version 1.1 of

Dynamic SD Loader for it to show up on the select screen.

[silentkill450]

What do i do with the Small files? Are they the ones you need in order for the photos to appear in the HUD during gameplay?

[picano]

Yes, they are the ones needed for the HUD. Once you run those through CUPASH... follow the same procedure of copying over the folder / contents. --- But I've never messed with those... seems like a lot of hassle for nothing.

[silentkill450]

so do i rename the small the same way as i would do to the big file like for example lucario2_small?

[picano]

Sounds good. But your guess is as good as mine. (The files your supposed to have in addition to common5.pac should provide templates for them when step 1 is used) --- But as I said... never done it.

[silentkill450]

oh well, guess its time for me to experiment. Thanks for the tutorial by the way!

[fpsanth]

Good vid, the only problem is that I don't have common5_en.pac

someone upload it to megaupload or something!

[snipa5800]

Great tut , got it up quickly.

Now I just need to get my hands on the common5_enpac