3DS:Editing the HOME Menu: Difference between revisions

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This page will cover how to edit your 3DS' HOME menu. ~~(as in replace~~ text~~, customize~~ positions of ~~icons~~ and time~~, edit how the~~ Sleep Mode screen ~~looks~~, ~~etc.)~~

This page will cover how to edit your 3DS' HOME menu. With the guide below, you will be able to:

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Replace text and words on your HOME menu

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Customize the positions of things like the wireless indicator bar and the time

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Edit your Sleep Mode screen completely

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Change the color of applets, and the words that appear when you open them

==Using LayeredFS to customize your HOME menu==

{{Critical|text=This is not a guide for custom themes. If you have a full up-to-date 3DS CFW setup, you may already apply custom themes with the Anemone app that you installed.}}{{Info|text=Some things in this guide will require [https://www.color-hex.com/ hexadecimal colors] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_system knowledge of coordinates.]}}

===Prerequisites===

~~Download the following files before continuing with this guide;~~

*[https://mega.nz/#!BhkWnI6a!QA_2cVB9kQKGpQnUlbJ7Llnn4Nm8nu5ucr5Gx_jXh4k Home Menu Rebuilding Tool]

*[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/441119928334942218/988539384225726504/HME_Positions_By_DeKay.CT HME Positions]

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*The latest version of [https://github.com/IcySon55/3DLandMSBTeditor/releases/latest MSBT Editor Reloaded]

*The latest version of [https://www.cheatengine.org/download.php Cheat Engine]

===Section I: Preparation Work===

{{Info|text=If you can't extract the <code>.7z</code> or <code>.rar</code> filetypes, download and install [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] before continuing.}}

#Download and extract the contents of <code>HMRT_Dev_Build_v0.7.7z</code>

#Download and install HxD, or alternatively download and extract the portable version

#Download and extract the contents of <code>MSBT.Editor.Reloaded.v0.9.8.rar</code>

#Download and install the latest version of Cheat Engine

#Download the HME Positions file

===Section II: Obtaining and Decompressing your HomeMenu.cia File===

#Insert your SD Card into your console if you do not already have it in

#Power on your console while holding the START button to open GodMode9

#*Navigate to <code>[1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND</code>

#*Navigate to <code>title</code>

#*Navigate to <code>00040030</code>

#*Navigate to the folder corresponding to your region:

#**USA: <code>00008F02</code>

#**EUR: <code>00009802</code>

#**JPN: <code>00008202</code>

#*Navigate to <code>content</code>

#*Press (A) on the .tmd file → TMD file options... → Build CIA (standard)

#Turn off your system and insert your SD card into your computer

#Navigaate to <code>/gm9/out</code> on your SD card

#Renamed your dumped .cia file to <code>HomeMenu.cia</code> and place in the same folder as the Home Menu Rebuilding Tool

#*This file will include the name of the folder corresponding to your region above if you can't find it

#Launch the <code>Home Menu Rebuilding Tool.bat</code> file from where you extracted it and press <code>8</code>