PTD allows you to add new file select icons! But it takes a few steps.

If you're just here for the template... here. Put it in ObjectData.

You shouldn't need to do anything else if you're not looking to add custom file icons.

• The latest version of PTD

Knowledge on how to use:

• WiiExplorer
• Whitehole's BCSV editor
• brawlbox (or other TPL editors)
• pygapa
• galaxymsbt (or other msbt editors)

Using galaxymsbt, open LocalizeData/{Language}/LayoutMessage.arc. Open Layout_FileSelect and add a new message entry. Call it System_FileSelect_Icon[INDEX].

In this case, [INDEX] will always need to have 3 numbers, so "1" would be 001, "10" would be 010, etc.

Then, edit it to be whatever you want!*

*Must be 12 or less characters total or it will be cut off. This includes spaces.

Open whitehole's bcsv editor and open:

Archive: /ObjectData/FileSelectData.arc

File: /FileSelectData/FileSelectData.bcsv

If you do not have this file, download a template here.

The first column is ModelName and should be named the name of the model. No /ObjectData/, no .arc. Just the name.

In the same file, there is a column named "play_frame". This is the frame the game will use in Character.brlan to display for the icon.

First, make a TPL and stick it in LayoutData/MiiIcon.arc/timg/.

Then, export anim/Character.brlan. Download BENZIN cygwin and drag the brlan onto BRLANdecompress.bat. Edit the xml in an editor (like notepad++).

Add 1 to the framesize and below the other tlps put <timg name="[TPL NAME].tpl" />.

Then add a new pair for each "pane" (there are 3).

data1 is the frame number.

data2 is the image number it will use. This is in hex and always has 4 digits.

It should look like this, however the "0008"/"8.000000000000000" would be different depending on the index.

<pair>
	<data1>8.000000000000000</data1>
	<data2>0008</data2>
	<padding>0000</padding>
</pair>

Then save the xml and drag it onto XMLANcompress.bat. You will need to rename it back to Character.brlan. Then replace the file in WiiExplorer and save.

Copy and rename a pre-existing FileSelectDataMario to your model name of choice, preferrably following the format. This will be referred to from now on as [ModelName].

Using wiiexplorer, change the root name to [ModelName]. The BMD's name should be the same.

In Whitehole's BCSV editor:

Archive: /ObjectData/[ModelName].arc File: /[ModelName]/actorinfo/ActorAnimCtrl.bcsv

Here you'll see the previous name of the model. Change that to [ModelName].

Now time to add some particles.

In pygapa, add 4 effects. Then, copy FileSelectDataMario::Open to the 1st new effect, FileSelectDataMario::Vanish to the 2nd new effect, etc.

Once you've copied the 4 effects from FileSelectDataMario over, change FileSelectDataMario to [ModelName], of course.

Congratulations on adding a new File Select Icon!