Guide How to change Project M 3.6 CSPs, BSPs, RSPs and STOCK ICONS

[PowerpointSmasher]

How come not all the BPs are listed in inface. Cause I wanted to replace a BP for one of mario's costume and I can't find the inface. Please help

 

[qwertz143]

How come not all the BPs are listed in inface. Cause I wanted to replace a BP for one of mario's costume and I can't find the inface. Please help

Also if any CSP or BP files that you wanted to edit are missing, it's because project m has not duplicated it as it's not necessary for them, so for whichever file you want to replace, find it in the Brawl Data Partition (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4vhNdf69qaSZ0N0MnBjOXFYMU0) and then you'll be able to replace things in it.

 

[PowerpointSmasher]

Alright thanks

 

[Solaros]

It's located here pf > menu2 > sc_selcharacter.pac > MiscData[30] > MenSelchrMark.1-21

Thank you, although this does not change the emblem in-game (or the RSP, although I hadn't asked for this at first oops)

 

[Massacre775]

I have been having some issues taking CSP's from older gens, I turn it on everything looks good and then it crashes. Effectively I am taking all the skins from one version and putting it into the next one, however it still crashes. If anyone could help with this that would be very helpful, thanks. Followed the rules that had been given, went to Common5 took those se_selecharacter files and replaced it into 3.6, re placed the fighter folder, replaced the brres in the menu folder.

I have all the files of the pre-3.6 edition, and the current 3.6 version. The only other thing that i have edited on my current 3.6 version are the music BRSTM's, which would have no bearing on the game crashing due to CSP's.

 

[xDizxy]

I can't delete sc_selcharacter? It says corrupt file and has 0 bytes. I tried deleting but doesn't do it. I really don't wanna format my sd card.

 

[Solaros]

I can't delete sc_selcharacter? It says corrupt file and has 0 bytes. I tried deleting but doesn't do it. I really don't wanna format my sd card.

Try refreshing the window.

 

[Solaros]

Bump: Does anyone know how to change the in-game emblem of a character? (The icon that shows up behind the fighter's %)

 

[Star ☆]

I believe I've done everything correctly, however costumes that I've added via cbliss crash in All Star Versus Mode. Does anyone have any idea as to why this occurs?

 

[Pherae77]

My game goes to a black screen right after the PM screen after pressing play on the launcher. I downloaded costumes manually from Brawl Box, and got pictures for them, and they all worked fine, but then I downloaded Kapedani's PM 3.6 build, and used some of the costumes and pictures that he used, and now i'm having the black screen problem. It can't be a problem with the models, because (aside from the fact that they work on his build) I replaced the fighter file with a backup of the original and it still didn't work, so the only thing I can think of is that something is wrong with the pictures, but I don't know what. They obviously work on his build, and they are all the right size. I'm also using costume manager if that makes a difference. Anyone know what's going on?

Edit: After some testing, it's the stock icons that are causing the problem. But I have no idea why they are causing this problem, as they are all 32 by 32 and all are under the recommended image settings in brawlbox. Any suggestions? And I replaced some stock icons before the same way, and it worked, but this black screen only started happening after I used some of Kapedani's stock icons.

 

[chrus]

I've only changed a few css icons and nothing else, but when I lanch prject m everything works fine until I get to the actual css, it loads brawls and then freezes. Any help?
If it helps I get a sc_selcharacter_en.pac saved to my menu2 when I save from brawl box. The contents inside of it are the exact same as the contents of sc_selcharacter.pac (as in both have my custom portraits saved).

 

[qwertz143]

Bump: Does anyone know how to change the in-game emblem of a character? (The icon that shows up behind the fighter's %)

I'm not sure but I think it is in projectm/pf/menu2/mu_menumain.pac/MiscData0/Textures/MenSelchrMark.01 onwards

 

[qwertz143]

Updated the first post

 

[Solaros]

I'm not sure but I think it is in projectm/pf/menu2/mu_menumain.pac/MiscData0/Textures/MenSelchrMark.01 onwards

Thank you!

Btw, are you the same /u/qwertz143 on Reddit, the one requesting a Kirby poster?

 

[qwertz143]

Thank you!

Btw, are you the same /u/qwertz143 on Reddit, the one requesting a Kirby poster?

Yes that's me

 

[qwertz143]

Bump: Does anyone know how to change the in-game emblem of a character? (The icon that shows up behind the fighter's %)

You can change it in info.pac under miscdata[30] also

 

[Solaros]

You can change it in info.pac under miscdata[30] also

Lol, I stumbled across that awhile ago, but thanks again!

 

[Z25]

Hi, so I have 3.6, but the files for css, and everything else are not there at all....

The sc_selcharacter.pac is not there. Are there any other ways I can find them? I'm trying to change it, to add geno over R.O.B. with a custom one I found.

 

[qwertz143]

Hi, so I have 3.6, but the files for css, and everything else are not there at all....

The sc_selcharacter.pac is not there. Are there any other ways I can find them? I'm trying to change it, to add geno over R.O.B. with a custom one I found.

Are you using the netplay build? Because I don't think sc_selcharacter.pac and stuff is there in that.
Make sure to check menu2 folder in pf for it.
Otherwise try checking common5.pac and see if brawlbox is updated https://github.com/libertyernie/brawltools
If it still doesn't work try editing on Brawl Costume Manager http://www.lakora.us/brawl/costumemanager/

 

[Z25]

Are you using the netplay build? Because I don't think sc_selcharacter.pac and stuff is there in that.
Make sure to check menu2 folder in pf for it.
Otherwise try checking common5.pac and see if brawlbox is updated https://github.com/libertyernie/brawltools
If it still doesn't work try editing on Brawl Costume Manager http://www.lakora.us/brawl/costumemanager/

I don't know if I am using netplay build. I download it for a non homebrew link from pm's site that was archived.

And yeah I checked menu 2, it only has this:

Now if I do find the thing:

1) how would I open that file? The others like it can't be opened on my computer.

2) Would either of these actually work over pm?

http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=207888
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=207888
The second link is meant to be an add on to the first?

If I did what I saw in this video:

Would the game still work? And would R.O.B. be successfully replaced by Geno if I did it right, without errors?

I've been trying to learn BrawlEx, and came across this, and was trying to try different ways to expand brawl or even add on to it without replacing these slots. I'm very new to this, so it's been a bit challenging, and I may still misunderstand things.

 

[qwertz143]

I don't know if I am using netplay build. I download it for a non homebrew link from pm's site that was archived.

And yeah I checked menu 2, it only has this:
View attachment 90780
Now if I do find the thing:

1) how would I open that file? The others like it can't be opened on my computer.

2) Would either of these actually work over pm?

http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=207888
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=207888
The second link is meant to be an add on to the first?

If I did what I saw in this video:

Would the game still work? And would R.O.B. be successfully replaced by Geno if I did it right, without errors?

I've been trying to learn BrawlEx, and came across this, and was trying to try different ways to expand brawl or even add on to it without replacing these slots. I'm very new to this, so it's been a bit challenging, and I may still misunderstand things.

Right, so the archived link is actually for PM 3.5, so the character select is in the common5 folder. And yes the game would work.
I don't know where the latest vanilla PM 3.6 downloads are but you can take this build if you want https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d82blzr40y26r5r/AAASzEc0NnYt_0A-WtRsYkkha?dl=0
It's the same thing with just a few changed costumes and music.
And to open the file you open it with the brawlbox like I said https://github.com/libertyernie/brawltools/releases/download/v0.76_h3/BrawlBox.v0.76.Hotfix.3.exe

 

[Z25]

Right, so the archived link is actually for PM 3.5, so the character select is in the common5 folder. And yes the game would work.
I don't know where the latest vanilla PM 3.6 downloads are but you can take this build if you want https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d82blzr40y26r5r/AAASzEc0NnYt_0A-WtRsYkkha?dl=0
It's the same thing with just a few changed costumes and music.
And to open the file you open it with the brawlbox like I said https://github.com/libertyernie/brawltools/releases/download/v0.76_h3/BrawlBox.v0.76.Hotfix.3.exe

Ah alright. So I have pm now, and so If I use brawl box, I can put these geno files over R.O.B.s? Or do I use the video I posted and do it that way. If I use brawl box what do I do there?

I watched the sammi husky video on it, but it only showed how to expand the slots through BrawlEx,, and that didn't work for me...


And thank you for your help so far!

EDIT: This may work for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Loi2cy98M

EDIT 2:
That doesn't work, I'm going to try the other tool you linked.

EDIT 3: Damn I'm bad at this. I got it to work on the brawl box, and changed out of 8 of R.O.B.'s alts to geno ones. Weird thing happened though. I was changing just the CSPs and so I booted up brawl. I got into project m and pressed play, but then the game sent me back. Going to try and fix this now...

EDIT 4: Alright so I copied the first geno file over the first R.O.B. file for all 3 things. The game again takes me from project m back to brawl and when I select the green R.O.B. It freezes. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I am still going to try to fix it ,

 

[qwertz143]

EDIT 4: Alright so I copied the first geno file over the first R.O.B. file for all 3 things. The game again takes me from project m back to brawl and when I select the green R.O.B. It freezes. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I am still going to try to fix it ,

Did you by chance delete the FitRobot.pac for the green one? Because Project M doesn't have all of the fitpacs as some are taken from brawl.
I suggest if you're just going to only be editing ROB replace the portraits using http://www.lakora.us/brawl/costumemanager/ and if any ROB files are missing get them from https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4vhNdf69qaSZ0N0MnBjOXFYMU0
It's pretty easy, just drag and drop the portraits over the old picture in the costume manager and it will work.

 

[Z25]

Did you by chance delete the FitRobot.pac for the green one? Because Project M doesn't have all of the fitpacs as some are taken from brawl.
I suggest if you're just going to only be editing ROB replace the portraits using http://www.lakora.us/brawl/costumemanager/ and if any ROB files are missing get them from https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4vhNdf69qaSZ0N0MnBjOXFYMU0
It's pretty easy, just drag and drop the portraits over the old picture in the costume manager and it will work.

I believe the problem is that the other geno alts are still synched to the other alts in the RSPs. I'm going to add the stock icons and see if it works now.

EDIT: Alright that didn't work... Let me try this method you linked.

EDIT 2:

YES!!!! I'm getting somewhere! Using the costume manager, I have the geno stocks, icons and css portrait!. Now I need to get the moveset he comes with working... Do you know what I could do for that?

EDIT 3:
Alright I'm doing better. All of geno's pac and pcs fighting things are in R.O.B.s fighter folder. The animations are kind of there, but the body is still R.O.B. who trys to move like Geno. How do I change this? I'm looking through the files now to try and figure something out.

FINAL EDIT:

I did it! I got everything to work! Thank you so m,uch for your help! Now I can play geno in PM! I also learned a lot about editing brawl! I can now do simple edits! Now to learn more about BrawlEx... I may not need it, but if I can understand it better, it could be nice!

 

[Solaros]

Qwertz, would you happen to know how to change which emblem a character uses on the CSS? For example, one character is using the Bowser emblem and I'd rather them use the Fire Emblem emblem. I suspect the info to be within MiscData[30] of sc_selcharacter.pac, specifically in the AnmChr(NW4R) folder but I can't quite pinpoint it.

 

[Z25]

I have to last questions, if you an help me out with them. I'm trying to do Scott Pilgrim, and the hack has DS stores files in several locations, they seem to go with each thing such as the csps, rsp, and bsps. What do I do with these? I've never seen them outside of pokemon fangames.

The other thing it says is the read me says to add to codes it has. They seem to relate to getting it to work, and I think they go with gecko but I'm not sure. If they do, what do I do with them?

EDIT: So Scott works without the code, but I have a problem. The creator made the basic alts for him to big for pngs.

Here is the file:

I tried to do as it says but when I put it in the part where it says to. I tried deleting the original textures but that doesn't work. How do I get it to work? I need it to access the csps for scott's other basic costumes. He also has 6 more. How would I add those to?

 

[qwertz143]

I have to last questions, if you an help me out with them. I'm trying to do Scott Pilgrim, and the hack has DS stores files in several locations, they seem to go with each thing such as the csps, rsp, and bsps. What do I do with these? I've never seen them outside of pokemon fangames.

The other thing it says is the read me says to add to codes it has. They seem to relate to getting it to work, and I think they go with gecko but I'm not sure. If they do, what do I do with them?

EDIT: So Scott works without the code, but I have a problem. The creator made the basic alts for him to big for pngs.

Here is the file:
View attachment 90924

I tried to do as it says but when I put it in the part where it says to. I tried deleting the original textures but that doesn't work. How do I get it to work? I need it to access the csps for scott's other basic costumes. He also has 6 more. How would I add those to?

.DS_Store are mac files ._.

 

[Z25]

.DS_Store are mac files ._.

Ah, thanks! Which is weird.... I use windows. Alright will it see works for me, which is good. And I don't suppose you know anything on the working of these?
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=24490

IT seems really good, but the readme is barely in English. I only understand a few of the textures changes for each screen, but I don't understand whatt to do with the older version of brawl box needed for this!

 

[qwertz143]

Ah, thanks! Which is weird.... I use windows. Alright will it see works for me, which is good. And I don't suppose you know anything on the working of these?
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=24490

IT seems really good, but the readme is barely in English. I only understand a few of the textures changes for each screen, but I don't understand whatt to do with the older version of brawl box needed for this!

Just use this one its alot smoother
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=209833
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z8SKq5DfGM

 

[qwertz143]

Qwertz, would you happen to know how to change which emblem a character uses on the CSS? For example, one character is using the Bowser emblem and I'd rather them use the Fire Emblem emblem. I suspect the info to be within MiscData[30] of sc_selcharacter.pac, specifically in the AnmChr(NW4R) folder but I can't quite pinpoint it.

I knew where it was before, but I seem to have forgotten the location
The bowser emblem is kept somewhere else iirc

 

[Z25]

Just use this one its alot smoother
http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=209833
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z8SKq5DfGM

Thanks! As always your very helpful! I should be able to do this!

 

[darkmx4]

So my game is freezing after changing all the icons for my custom characters, I changed the BSP and the stock icons and when I tried to replace the CSP on the common5.pac they started freezing, even though it now shows the proper images on the character select screen.

Is this a common issue or did I mess something up?

Edit: The freeze is right after selecting a stage btw.

 

[Z25]

So my game is freezing after changing all the icons for my custom characters, I changed the BSP and the stock icons and when I tried to replace the CSP on the common5.pac they started freezing, even though it now shows the proper images on the character select screen.

Is this a common issue or did I mess something up?

If I had to guess, one if not more of them are the wrong size.

 

[darkmx4]

Sorry I didn't elaborate, but I tried out the stock icons and BSPs before adding the character select portraits, and they worked with custom models and all, it's not until I added the CSPs that the game started to freeze, sorry about that :v

Edit: Actually I just tried using a single modded char at a time and it doesn't freeze with one but it does freeze if all of them are modded, I don't know if this is a widespread issue or just me lacking common knowledge

 

[Z25]

Sorry I didn't elaborate, but I tried out the stock icons and BSPs before adding the character select portraits, and they worked with custom models and all, it's not until I added the CSPs that the game started to freeze, sorry about that :v

Edit: Actually I just tried using a single modded char at a time and it doesn't freeze with one but it does freeze if all of them are modded, I don't know if this is a widespread issue or just me lacking common knowledge

What sizes are the CSPs? I believe if they are wrong they still could freeze.. You mean the full portraits, not the icon box right?

 

[darkmx4]

Yup I do mean the full portraits on the character select screen, which is strange as hell because it worked BEFORE I added those.

The CSPs are 128x160 pixels size and the result screen portrait is the same size... Maybe that's causing it? Though the main page did they the RSPs and the CSPs had to be the same?

 

[Z25]

Yup I do mean the full portraits on the character select screen, which is strange as hell because it worked BEFORE I added those.

The CSPs are 128x160 pixels size and the result screen portrait is the same size... Maybe that's causing it? Though the main page did they the RSPs and the CSPs had to be the same?

Yes those are correct. I don't know what the issue would be unless one of them is bigger. I thought I could assist qwertz, but he might know a fix, so I would wait till he replies.
Sorry that I couldn't help you. I hope you can get the problem fixed.
I've been learning this stuff and it's rewarding but takes a lot of testing.

 

[darkmx4]

Yes those are correct. I don't know what the issue would be unless one of them is bigger. I thought I could assist qwertz, but he might know a fix, so I would wait till he replies.
Sorry that I couldn't help you. I hope you can get the problem fixed.
I've been learning this stuff and it's rewarding but takes a lot of testing.

I appreciate any help, don't worry about it c:

Also I've just thought that it might be how heavy the portraits are, I just exported a vanilla pjm 3.6 one and it was 17kb unlike my 48kb ones, I'll try making them lighter and trying that out.

Edit: Yeah, that was it, protip to everyone don't use the recommended option on brawlbox when adding CSPs

 

[qwertz143]

So my game is freezing after changing all the icons for my custom characters, I changed the BSP and the stock icons and when I tried to replace the CSP on the common5.pac they started freezing, even though it now shows the proper images on the character select screen.

Is this a common issue or did I mess something up?

Edit: The freeze is right after selecting a stage btw.

You're supposed to change the CSP at projectm/pf/menu2/sc_selcharacter.pac for Project M 3.6

 

[Solaros]

I hope no one's said this so far and I just missed it, but another common cause of crashing is the sc_selcharacter.pac file being too large in size. For each CSP/RSP I'd stay in the safe range of 17 kb or less.