DSHack

If you want to replace character models, you'll need a 3D Modeling program, like Blender, or SketchUp, and MKDSCM to generate the Nitro System Basic Model Data (NSBMD) along with the Nitro System Basic Texture Data (NSBTX), but if you want to animate the character, you'll need Maya 2011, and the Nitro Plugins. (I won't link it here).

The title screen isn't a texture, by the way it's kind of like a background, you'll need an program called CrystalTile, same with the Character names on the Menu.

I know it's not the best tutorial, but it should work.

I've just tested your Texture Hack, and it's indeed your ROM that's causing problems.


I've tested this on a clean Japanese MKDS ROM, and on a Nintendo 3DS.

Before you port those items and title screen over, try testing your Texture Hack alone first, and then slowly re-add those other things in.
The problem could possibly be related to...ehm...something else.

Could you try a different region ROM, or otherwise, get one from a difference source?
It's unlikely the region would affect it, but it works fine on my Japanese ROM.

You're obviously doing something wrong, here, I've used the ROMs from that site, and they work fine.
Tell me all the files you're replacing, and with what, and have you done anything else to the ROMs?

Tell me, what files exactly are you replaing cross_course.carc, and cross_courseTex.carc with?
Did you put the NSBTX file in cross_courseTex.carc, or did you just replace it with the nsbtx file entirely?

Well, a friend, and I have found out that your CourseTex.carc file is somehow 3 KB bigger than the old one.
Something is obviously wrong with it, what did you use to make it?

No, I mean, what did you use to insert it, is it bigger than the old texture in terms of size? (Like 32 x 32 vs 64 x 64).

I don't think the texture is an issue, seeing how it works fine when I insert it.

You'll see yours is 1.3 times the size of mine, while it's the exact same Texture Hack.

I could send you my .carc file, but I figured it would be a better idea to figure out what's the problem, because if we don't, you'll come back with the exact same problem.

What I would do is:
Open MKDS in MKDSCM, extract the .carc file, open the .carc file in EFE, replace the Texture Hack in EFE, save it, and replace the modified .carc file back in MKDSCM, and save it.

What I would do is:
Open MKDS in MKDSCM, extract the .carc file, open the .carc file in EFE, replace the Texture Hack in EFE, save it, and replace the modified .carc file back in MKDSCM, and save it.

1. Right click → Export...
2. The file you've made before, which goes inside "cross_courseTex.carc", I only don't remember how the file extension was called again.
3. Yep.

No, we're really low on video tutorials, sadly.

Perhaps this is something?

and it should only require the same amount of textures as any normal character in MKDS,

I answered seriously, since I wan't sure if he posted this here by mistake, or not.

General should do, for this type of thread.

That would go in "MKDS Help", you should read the description of what each forum is used for, before posting, even the names should make it obvious.

Many things in the original DS hack are not longer here , so your best bet would be locate the file somewhere else , as i believe many things posted in here are reuploaded by others in other places through file sharing services.

plus we already have a dump of it.

Both of them, the JP Kiosk Demo can be found in another thread here, as an xdelta patch.
While the US one is on the Hack Store.