Homebrew Share and Download custom Wii U Themes

[MikaDubbz]

I found a few account file thingys and also I believe i found the home button menu but i tried changing a few icons and they didn't work with sdcafiine.

The one thing I cannot figure out for the life of me is how to change the colour of the backgrounds. It was the same with Mk8 and the menu background..... I cannot see what needs to be changed and how if it's not stored within a bflim! Any advice is severely appreciated!

So the background color is the part of the spreadsheet I labeled as 'sky background'. It's location is in Men2.pack under Common/Model/LoungeVR.szs Open that tree and enter gsys.bfres/textures, and then edit the bg02 file.

 

[godreborn]

@MikaDubbz , a couple days ago, I redownloaded your themes from the op, and I replaced them on my hdds. they should be up to date now. I also installed the new version of your light blue theme on my system. this is a new pc, so I hadn't tried filezilla yet. with @Laf111 's ftp server, it uploaded both files at the same time perfectly, but I reduced simultaneous transfers to 1 file at a time afterwards. it's safer that way. anyway, I noticed one of the menu packs for light blue was about 8KBs larger, so I figured you had made some changes. what exactly did you change? I haven't noticed anything different, but I haven't really poked around.

 

[MikaDubbz]

@MikaDubbz , a couple days ago, I redownloaded your themes from the op, and I replaced them on my hdds. they should be up to date now. I also installed the new version of your light blue theme on my system. this is a new pc, so I hadn't tried filezilla yet. with @Laf111 's ftp server, it uploaded both files at the same time perfectly, but I reduced simultaneous transfers to 1 file at a time afterwards. it's safer that way. anyway, I noticed one of the menu packs for light blue was about 8KBs larger, so I figured you had made some changes. what exactly did you change? I haven't noticed anything different, but I haven't really poked around.

The only difference from the first version is that the USB icon is blue and black instead of blue and white, and the swap display icon is blue and black themed instead of the old grey image it had been. Other than that, there are no other changes.

 

[godreborn]

yep, looks better (compared with the top post of page 5):

 

[Marcus777]

Hi, Nice work with those themes they look amazing and thanks for the effort!
And i would like to know which tool did you used for editing the files? Thanks

 

[MikaDubbz]

Hi, Nice work with those themes they look amazing and thanks for the effort!
And i would like to know which tool did you used for editing the files? Thanks

Switch Toolbox is the main program to explore and change files within the .pack files, photoshop is a tool I use in the process as well.

 

[AMIdDST]

Thank you for your work with themes, layouts and icon files, everyone! This forum has been incredibly helpful creating the UI of my dreams!

 

[frillyseal_69]

Anyone else having this issue where when swapping themes the "Swap Screens" button doesn't change colors? I've attempted to install multiple themes and everything changes except that button. Its currently stuck to the same color as my first installed dark blue theme

 

[xoINARIox]

Anyone else having this issue where when swapping themes the "Swap Screens" button doesn't change colors? I've attempted to install multiple themes and everything changes except that button. Its currently stuck to the same color as my first installed dark blue theme

If I remember correctly, the button only changed when I restarted the console

 

[frillyseal_69]

If I remember correctly, the button only changed when I restarted the console

I've done a few reboots to no avail. Even reverting back to stock plaza leaves a blue button

 

[MikaDubbz]

I've done a few reboots to no avail. Even reverting back to stock plaza leaves a blue button

How does it look when you load the theme via SDcafiine?

 

[frillyseal_69]

How does it look when you load the theme via SDcafiine?

sdcafiine displays correctly, but the stock menu still has the blue button on reboot

 

[MikaDubbz]

sdcafiine displays correctly, but the stock menu still has the blue button on reboot

K, this is the Wii U being the Wii U then. I do not understand it for the life of me, but sometimes when you make changes via FTPiiU, they do not stick, despite sometimes the changes even showing up initially on the Wii U menu. My advice is to simply try again, and as soon as you finish the transfer, do not return to the Wii U menu, but instead turn off the Wii U and turn it back on. Don't know why, but I've had similar changes not stick, but every time I do it where I turn off the Wii U immediately after and then turn it back on, that method always sticks.

 

[frillyseal_69]

K, this is the Wii U being the Wii U then. I do not understand it for the life of me, but sometimes when you make changes via FTPiiU, they do not stick, despite sometimes the changes even showing up initially on the Wii U menu. My advice is to simply try again, and as soon as you finish the transfer, do not return to the Wii U menu, but instead turn off the Wii U and turn it back on. Don't know why, but I've had similar changes not stick, but every time I do it where I turn off the Wii U immediately after and then turn it back on, that method always sticks.

Ok so as I was posting what I said before, I unplugged my HDD from the back of the console and for some reason that fixed it? I don't know how the two correlated but I guess it had something to do with my HDD

 

[MikaDubbz]

Ok so as I was posting what I said before, I unplugged my HDD from the back of the console and for some reason that fixed it? I don't know how the two correlated but I guess it had something to do with my HDD

Well whatever works I guess? Glad you got it functioning properly though.

 

[frillyseal_69]

Well whatever works I guess? Glad you got it functioning properly though.

Thanks, BTW thanks for making this thread I've always wanted custom plaza themes.

 

[delukard]

A matrix background would look great!

 

[BedtimeGuy]

I ran in to the exact same issue as major_mew, as a PSA to everyone else, do NOT try deleting the men/men2 files. I thought that might help clear some sort of cache but all it did was mess up the permissions on the files when I re-uploaded them.

I suggest just turning off the WiiU from the FTP screen, maybe using this mod of FTPiiU https://github.com/Laf111/WiiUFtpServer/releases, and just trying over and over till it sticks.

 

[litlnicky]

big thanks ,, love the white photo negative effect theme !!!!

 

[litlnicky]

just wanted to ask , is there away to swap out plaza background pic with a custom one? if not , its fine , thankgod its permanent!! big thanks again