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[hurlamania]

Anyone know the anotomy of the theme files yet and how to create or mod one?

BTW does anyone have the 2 japaness themes water and pink? they would most likely be on a japanees kiosks disc different from the current one out, the current one for us has the hidden theme from japan Sun on it but not the other 2 but is set up for them...

[XeroKitsune]

I've been poking arround them with a hex editor. Good news is they don't seem to be compressed. The Images I've pulled are in 24bit PNG format, 128x128 pixels for the menu and 1120 x 770 for the main backrounds.
There is much of the file that is still beyond me, I'm not nearly as well versed as others here.

Edit: I forgot to mencon that it seems they have duplicates of the menu images in at least the ones I opened(fire and hotrod) and I was not able to pull all 4 of the blades images.

This post has been edited by XeroKitsune: Dec 28 2005, 10:40 PM

[hurlamania]

I just uploaded a striped down version of the kiosks disc for just themes most will know where to find it,
and it has 5 avalible themes and 3 others visable but not downloadable...

[XeroKitsune]

QUOTE(hurlamania @ Dec 28 2005, 04:08 PM)

I just uploaded a striped down version of the kiosks disc for just themes most will know where to find it,
and it has 5 avalible themes and 3 others visable but not downloadable...

Why are they not downloadable? Did you edit the hwdb.ini for your language?
I can download all including sun on the orginal disc.
I added

CODE

[Entry]
Category=2
Title=Sun
Description=Personalize Xbox 360™ with distinctive Faceplates to match your personal style.\n\n• High-quality graphics resist scratching or peeling.\n• Easy to change designs whenever you like.\n• Keep an eye out for new designs.\n\n(download faceplate theme by pressing "A" on your controller)
IconPath=game:\images\htn-fpWOodie.png
ImagePath=game:\images\mta-hw-fpWoodie.png
DownloadItemPath=game:\items\sun

It looks like wood but it loads the sun  

Edit: I'm glad the themes and base files are small enough to run off of a CDR, I mucked up the first go and modified the Italian language menu. English is en-en

[XBoxgeek]

CODE

[Entry]
Category=2
Title=Sun
Description=Personalize Xbox 360™ with distinctive Faceplates to match your personal style.\n\n• High-quality graphics resist scratching or peeling.\n• Easy to change designs whenever you like.\n• Keep an eye out for new designs.\n\n(download faceplate theme by pressing "A" on your controller)
IconPath=game:\images\htn-fpSun.png
ImagePath=game:\images\mta-hw-fpSun.png
DownloadItemPath=game:\items\sun

Or do this so it looks like Sun and downloads Sun  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[Arakon]

anyone manage to convince it to install them to HDD instead of MU yet?

[Arakon]

I can confirm now that you can install themes from other sources (such as the PDZ Limited Edition Bonus Disk) this way. Other apps (such as live arcade games) will not install.

Once someone creates an app to compile theme files, this could be used to install your own themes on the 360, only to MU at this time, though (you can still copy them from MU to HDD).

[t_mac_ca]

do u think we could create our own theme files and install them through the kiosk disc?

[hurlamania]

Yes i modded the file for sun but it is also set up for 3 other themes but the theme files themselvs were not present on the disk but the links and pictures were so i added them for now and they display it just does nothing when you select them to copy...

  Also if you have other theme files such as PDZ please share them and i will add then to the disc...

PM me don't post them here...

[XeroKitsune]

These files make me feel realy stupid. I just can't wrap my head arround them.
Well from my further digging things in common among the files.

Block starts with "PIRS" then *diffrent*      0h to 103h

Block of FF in hex               22Ch to 233h

*diffrent*(unknown)                 32Ch to 39Ch
*diffrent*Small title                  412h (start)
*diffrent*Small title                  612h  (start)
*diffrent*Small title                  712h (start)
*diffrent*Small title                  812h (start)
*diffrent*Small title                  912h (start)
*diffrent*Full title                     D12h (start)
*diffrent*Full title                     F12h (start)
*diffrent*Full title                     1012h (start)
*diffrent*Full title                     1112h (start)
*diffrent*Full title                     1212h (start)
Text "Experience disc"              1692h to 16AEh
*diffrent*unknown                   B000h to *Variable*

{text with unknown trailing}
DashStyle                                D000h to D03Fh
guidetile.png                            D040h to D07Fh
wallpaper1                               D080h to D0BFh
wallpaper2                               D0C0h to D0FFh
wallpaper3                               D100h to D12Fh
wallpaper4                               D140h to D17Fh

PNG tile start                            F000h to *Variable*

There is also 4096 block of bytes at the end of each file.

The images are made with Imageready and Fireworks(at least all of the ones I looked at).

I have a feeling that the blocks with the titles from D000 to D17F may have information as to where the files start and stop but it's well outside of my limited knowledge to confirm this.  

[gamerTAG XL]

Where could I get these theme files?

[XeroKitsune]

QUOTE(gamerTAG XL @ Dec 30 2005, 01:22 AM)

Where could I get these theme files?

It's copyrighted materials from the Kiosk disc. They are in the items folder.

[jizmo]

Hopefully this'll get cracked pretty soon, the official themes plain suck.

Just how cool would it be to have a Project Mayhem IV skin on your x360 instead? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[PedrosPad]

QUOTE(XeroKitsune @ Dec 30 2005, 04:13 AM)

These files make me feel realy stupid. I just can't wrap my head arround them.
Well from my further digging things in common among the files.

Block starts with "PIRS" then *diffrent*      0h to 103h

According to free60, that file signature means that it's a "Generic Xbox 360 File Container".

A utility called PIRSTOOLS exists that purports to extract the contained files.  The sources are intended to be compiled with Linux, but are likely to compile under CygWin for use on Windows.

[running_wild]

Thus, Judging by that structure - its probobly signed and un-editable.
Game over  

...Or is it?