Ok guys, im new to this site (yeah im a bit of a noob right now) and I've hacked a few times, and gotten them to work. I got this Snake to be as Krauser(not my creation) and it had both .pac and .pcs files, and worked perfectly, then I found out about this site, searched around it a bit, downloaded 1 test character to see if it worked, and only the .pac was on it. So I researched the site, before posting this question, so I wont be Spamming it, with the same question over & over, and I couldnt seem to find my solution, all i read was I didnt need the .pcs unless I wanted the texture, but isnt a custom character should be included as a texture? i mean yeah it will have the same move, but it will look like the character the owner created. So im a bit confused on what files I need? Im sure i got everything handled, just the whole .pac and .pcs thing is really bothering me right now u.u so someone please help on that. and I cant wait to see what else this community has to offer. :)
the .pcs and .pac are basically the same exact file. The main thing is that .pcs is compressed and .pac is not. In multiplayer, textures/models are read from the .pcs. So if you want to use a character hack downloaded here, you will need the .pcs. Certain single player modes read the character data from the .pac, so sometimes you will also need it.
Characters that transform (PT, Wario, Bowser, Zelda, Samus/ZSS) always need the .pcs and .pac because transforming characters usually freeze if both aren't included.
If you downloaded a character texture/model that only included the .pac, then you should open it up in BrawlBox and save it as a .pcs because the creator neglected to do so.
And if you happen to have a .pcs, but also want the .pac, never NEVER use BrawlBox to save the .pcs as a .pac. Save it as an Archive Pair to actually get a .pac that won't freeze the game.
OK guys thanks, I think I got the hang of it. and I got Brawlbox already. everything seems to be working fine :) But I know that at the end of a custom character texture, like for example (Snake00) I know the "00" means the original costume, which means the next one (snake01) is the diffrent color, how can I change it to a diffrent number, so I can have multiple textures to a character? Do I just change the numbers myself? or do I have to do something on BrawlBox to make it work?
But thanks guys for helping me on the .pac and .pcs thing, I was getting frustrated on that x) haha
You can just right click the file and go to rename, then change it yourself. It doesn't have to be renamed via saving in Brawl Box.
there is a list of what to change each of those 2 numbers, thought it might help ^^
Captain Falcon
00-Original
01-Blood Hawk
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-Pink
Dedede
00-Original
02-Green
03-White
04-Grayscale
05-Purple
06-Pink
Diddy Kong
00-Original
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Pink
05-Yellow
06-Purple
Donkey Kong
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-White
Falco
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-Yellow
Fox
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-White
Ganondorf
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Grandpa Ganon
05-Brown
Ike
00-Original
*01-Red
02-Green
*03-Blue
*04-Another Kind Of Green
*05-Yellow
Kirby
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Yellow
05-White
Bowser
00-Original
01-Red
03-Blue
04-Black
05-Pimp Gold
06-Brown
Link
00-Original
01-Red
03-Blue
04-Dark
05-White/Light Blue
06-Yellow
Lucario
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
04-Light Blue
05-White
Lucas
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Claus
05-Pink/Purple
Luigi
00-Original
01-Red
02-UNUSED-Blue
03-Blue
04-Fire Luigi
05-Orange
06-Waluigi
Mario
00-Original
02-Green
03-Jumpman
04-Wario
05-Black
06-Fire Mario
Marth
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-White
Meta-Knight
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-White
05-Pink
Ness
00-Original
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Bumble-Bee
05-Fuel
06-Mr.Saturn
Peach
*00-Original
*01-Red
*02-Green
*03-Blue
*04-White
*05-Daisy/Yellow
Pikachu
00-Original
01-Cap
02-Bandana
03-Googles
Olimar
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-White
05-Dirty Helmet (Yellow and Black)
Pit
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Gold
05-Black
Pokemon Trainer
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Light
Ice Climbers
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Dark
05-Light
Jigglypuff
00-Normal
01-Flower
02-Sleep Hat
03-Japan Hat
04-Trainer Cap
ROB
00-Original
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Pink/Purple
05-Yellow
06-NES
Samus
00-Original
01-Pink
02-Green
03-Fusion/Blue
04-Gravity Suit/Purple
05-Dark Suit/Black
Zelda
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-Ocarina of Time colors
Snake
00-Original
01-Red/Black
02-Green
03-Blue
04-"IDK WTF this is" camo
05-Wild Feline camo
Sonic
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
04-Gold
05-Black
Toon Link
00-Original
01-Red
03-Blue
04-Purple
05-NES Link
06-Dark
Wario
00-Original (WarioWare)
01-Red (WarioWare)
02-Green (WarioWare)
03-Blue (WarioWare)
04-Black & Red (WarioWare)
05-Orange & Blue (WarioWare)
06-Original (Overall)
07-Red (Overall)
08-Green (Overall)
09-Blue (Overall)
10-WarioLand 2 color (Overall)
11-WarioLand 3 color (Overall)
Wolf
00-Original
01-Red
02-Green
03-Blue
04-Black
05-Red & White
Yoshi
00-Original
01-Red
03-Blue
04-Yellow
05-Pink
06-Light Blue
THanks guys! Im really enjoying this site! :D haha, idk if u can give Rep in here? if so, tell me how so I can give you all Rep. thanks guys!