I am making available in this topic several tutorials that I created that teach how to create themes customized for 3DS.
Tutorials available:
Definitive tutorialsBelow are the tutorials I have created, if you want to share some tutorial that teaches to create textures and etc ... leave in the comments that I will put in this topic along with your credits.
Here you will find the latest versions of my tutorials, these versions have been adapted, for the final version of Usagi (theme editor for 3ds). You'll find absolutely all the elements you'll need to create your custom themes.
- Tutorial Part 01 (Creating and cropping images)
- Tutorial Part 02 (How to create folder textures)
- Tutorial Part 03 (How to create border textures)
- Tutorial Part 04 (How to create BGM)
- Tutorial Part 05 (How to create a custom track in bgm.bcstm)
- Tutorial Part 06 (How to perform an advanced edition in a Bgm)
- Tutorial Part 07 (How to put colors, with even coloring on the themes buttons)
- Tutorial Part 08 (How to Create a BGM and SFX File with Stereo Quality)
- Tutorial Part 09 (How to create custom themes with images with scrolling function)
- Tutorial Part 10 (How to create a preview with large icons)
- Tutorial Part 11 (How to create borders, with perfect mirroring) Under construction
- New package of border textures New
Note: These tutorials, are old.In this area, you'll find all the tutorials and files you need to start creating your custom themes.
WARNING: These tutorials should be used if you are using Yata Plus.
- Definitive tutorial on how to create theme with single image with the same background effects of the official themes of Nintendo Note: This tutorial also serves to create themes with different images.
- Definitive tutorial on how to create border textures with the same quality as the official Nintendo themes
- Definitive tutorial on how to create folder textures with the same quality as the official Nintendo themes
- Editable folder and border files, which allow you to create icons with the same quality of official theme icons.
- Textures to create icons for themes of 3ds with quality of official themes. News TOPIC - LINK
Programs needed to create custom themes:In this area, you'll find tutorials and files for visual creations or presentation of your projects, as well as new methods of creating custom textures
Below are the applications you will need to create your themes, applications that have links in the names are opensource, applications with red name will not be provided, you should try to find this application on your own.
- Usagi - Program to create customized themes, and the best program for creating and editing customized themes.
- Yata Plus - Program to create custom themes, I recommend you download the Usagi editor.
- Audacity modified version - Program to convert files in WAV and Cwav formats.
- ctr_waveconverter32 - This plugin has the same function as the modified version of Audacity, it converts Wav files to cwav, this plugin can be integrated with Usagi.
- LoopingAudioConverter - Program to convert WAV files to brctm.
- Howling Theme Tool - This program converts custom themes to .cia format.
To use Yata plus or Usagi you need to have the following items:
- Net Framework 4.5 or greater.
- Windows Operating System
Official topic of the Yata Plus Editor
Official topic of posting of customized themes gives gbatemp.
3DSTHEMArchive site to download customized themes.
ThemePlaza site to send and download customized themes.
You ask me, after reading these tutorials I will be able to create what types of themes. I leave below some examples of custom themes that I created using the methods explained in the tutorials.
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