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Title: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: mnsg on September 24, 2009, 07:42:45 PM With the creation of Phantom Wings's CSS Organizer (http://kittycorp.freecp.net/index.php?topic=2861.0) program, I decided to compose this guide for anyone that wants to use custom portraits with their custom CSS.
Requirements: CSS Organizer SSBBinsert.exe (now called SSBarc.exe) ntcompress.exe CUPASH (optional) common5.pac sc_selcharacter_en.pac (created with CSS Organizer) SmashBox (highly recommended) Command Prompt.exe Steps 1: Create a new folder onto the hard drive (preferably the Desktop), and place the files, SSBarc.exe and ntcompress.exe into it. 2: Create your new CSS with CSS Organizer and save it into the folder with SSBarc.exe. 3: Use CUPASH to create your custom common5.pac. 4: Open up common5.pac with SmashBox. 5: With common5.pac opened up, go inside the archive, sc_selcharacter_en. There's an archive, called, char_bust_tex_lz77. Export that archive onto the folder with SSBarc.exe and name it 002.pac. 6: Open up Command Prompt.exe and head to the folder that's containing SSBarc.exe 7: Place 002.pac into sc_selcharacter_en.pac by inputting the code below: SSBarc.exe sc_selcharacter_en.pac -i 002.pac OR SSBBinsert.exe sc_selcharacter_en.pac -i 002.pac 8: Compress the file, sc_selcharacter_en.pac with the code below: ntcompress.exe -l -o sc_selcharacter.pac -A4 sc_selcharacter_en.pac 9: You should now have your own PAC file that contains your custom portraits and custom CSS. Finish up by moving sc_selcharacter.pac onto the set directory below: [SD drive]\private\wii\app\RSBE\pf\menu2\sc_selcharacter.pac 10: Turn on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, activate your File Replacement code, and you're all set. Final Notes 1: When using sc_selcharacter.pac, the file, common5.pac, is not used for some reason. 2: Don't place too many custom portraits onto sc_selcharacter.pac. Just like with common5.pac, freezing is likely to occur when you're using too many custom portraits; biggest problems are likely to happen with Zelda, Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, PKMN Trainer, Charizard, Squirtle, and Ivysaur portraits. From what I've witnessed, more than 135 portraits can lead to freezing issues, and that excludes the characters that I just mentioned. 3: Depending on the format of your custom CSS, you may need the CSS Fix code. 4: This does operate properly with the File Replacement v2.1a (http://kittycorp.freecp.net/index.php?topic=5.msg3984#msg3984) code. It also works with File Patch Code v3.5.1, as stated by various users from Smashboards.com (http://www.smashboards.com/). 5: So far, this only works with NTSC Wiis. This can't be done with PAL Wiis, due to the fact that the latest File Replacement code for PAL always crashes with the custom portraits. I hope that this guide will come in handy for anyone. Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: STUFF2o on September 24, 2009, 08:18:00 PM Can't we just place the CSP's directly into the .pac through SmashBox? I don't see any reason why not.
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Pinutk™ on September 24, 2009, 09:16:47 PM Can't we just place the CSP's directly into the .pac through SmashBox? I don't see any reason why not. I tried that with that with my common3.pac I just took the common3 and edited the TGA's in the .pac file and it froze my wii at the strap loader, I don't know if it'll work with this...Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Finman702 on September 25, 2009, 04:02:17 PM Very helpful. Thank you.
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Oizen on September 25, 2009, 05:05:37 PM I awalys get issues when I use command prompt
and here is this case's issue: 'SSBarc.exe' is not reconized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Segtendo on September 25, 2009, 05:34:12 PM Um, can someone tell me how to decompress the sc_selcharacter_en.pac? :srs:
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Plasmakirby on September 25, 2009, 07:45:17 PM so far, i have many problems with this.
1. there is an annoying icon i can't get rid of 2. i can't start the match 3.some icons are getting replaced by others Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: darklink94 on September 26, 2009, 04:56:01 AM Does it work for PAL Brawl ?
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Finman702 on September 26, 2009, 11:12:13 AM I awalys get issues when I use command prompt I didn't have any problems... Maybe try getting the newest version of SSBBarc if you don't already have it?and here is this case's issue: 'SSBarc.exe' is not reconized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Plasmakirby on September 26, 2009, 11:55:46 AM that was because you put SSBarc instead of SSBBarc. i fixed the post
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Oizen on September 26, 2009, 12:52:12 PM that was because you put SSBarc instead of SSBBarc. i fixed the post Nope. Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: bboynotbgirl on September 26, 2009, 11:05:06 PM would this mean i would have to do this with every new CSS or CSP i make?
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Finman702 on September 27, 2009, 10:57:42 AM Yes for CSPs and yes for CSSs unless you make your new CSS using the one you already put your CSPs in.
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Finman702 on September 28, 2009, 09:30:07 PM "2: Don't place too many custom portraits onto sc_selcharacter.pac. Just like with common5.pac, freezing is likely to occur when you're using too many custom portraits; biggest problems are likely to happen with Zelda, Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, PKMN Trainer, Charizard, Squirtle, and Ivysaur portraits"
Im guessing thats the error for 002.pac being too big? No way around this? =[ It told me to use -g to ignore the size change or somehting, so I tried that and It gave me some weird CSS i never made or downloaded with no CSPs XD Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Tylerelyt on September 30, 2009, 07:40:07 PM I can get to step 7, and then I get stuck. When I attempt to insert the file, it spits out a file called "sc_selcharacter_en.pac.out" and tells me to try again with that file. When I do, it does absolutely nothing. I've tried renaming the .out file to "sc_selcharacter.pac" and going on, and that doesn't work. I've tried renaming it then attempting to insert again, doesn't work. I've tried using both a compressed and uncompressed sc_selcharacter_en.pac, neither works. So I don't know what else to try. Any help?
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Katakiri on October 11, 2009, 09:42:44 PM Is there any way to just insert the sc_selcharacter into common5?
It seems like that would make things 1000 times easier with all the CSP apps that use Common5. EDIT: NVM I just did it on my own and it WORKED! You have to rename sc_selcharacter.pac as 003.bin and use the command: SSBarc common5.pac -i 003.bin You should have the CSS you made load from Common5 now. :af: Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: freezinboi280 on October 22, 2009, 09:11:06 PM i'm not so sure how command prompt.exe works. i tried running cmd.exe and typing it in there, but i'm guessing that's not it. is it something that doesnt come with windows? or am i using it wrong.
EDIT: nvm, some googling helped me. i'm just going to say this for future reference, in case someone else was confused like I was. What I did was Start>Run> type in cmd.exe I didnt know before that by opening the folder, you meant doing it within Command Prompt. To do this, type in cd (then directory here). Example: cd c:\documents and settings\freezin\desktop\portrait making After you press enter, just type in: SSBBarc.exe sc_selcharacter_en.pac -i 002.pac (make sure that your file in that folder is named sc_selcharacter_en.pac if you get an error) and after you press enter again, type in: ntcompress.exe -l -o sc_selcharacter.pac -A4 sc_selcharacter_en.pac then you should be all set. the new file you use will be called sc_selcharacter.pac (without the _en) Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: JBG on November 25, 2009, 04:03:47 PM I think we're overcomplicating things, why don't you just put in the custom tga or png directly with smashbox, though you shouldn't edit it WHILE it's in the PAC.
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Mac_Elef on December 17, 2009, 09:16:36 PM Where can I download the original battle portraits?
Title: Re: How to use Custom Portraits AND Custom CSS Post by: Emmanoelbs on January 31, 2013, 06:28:28 PM And how tochange the stage portraits too?
Post Merge: January 31, 2013, 06:40:02 PM And the im ages need to be at the brres format? If yes how i convert then? |