Want to pimp your PSP without hassle? One of the few good places to start is with your unit's cross media bar. Speaking of which, the homebrew scene was recently bombarded by a lot of custom XMB waves. All you need is an image editing program such as Photoshop and you can already edit your wave's texture by applying filters to whatever image.

Notes for this version: * Open system_plugin_bg_deflate_part2.tga in your favorite image editing program (Photoshop/GIMP/etc). * Change the wave texture as desired by using filters in Photoshop or whatever. * Save the targa file with the same name as you opened it with. * Run start.bat. * Put system_plugin_bg.rco that was created in /vsh/resource/ * Done!

Want to pimp your PSP without hassle? One of the few good places to start is with your unit's cross media bar. Speaking of which, the homebrew scene was recently bombarded by a lot of custom XMB waves. All you need is an image editing program such as Photoshop and you can already edit your wave's texture by applying filters to whatever image.

Notes for this version: Instructions for use ------------------------------ !!!!NO MORE HEX EDITING REQUIRED!!!! (<---Yup, that's why) 1. Read the tutorial by Al-Zamli from QJ.NET forums (2 mirrors), you can read it at: http://pspjunk.org/tgawavetut/index.html OR http://vbmaster.portablesofdoom.org/tgawavetut/index.html 2. Open your TGA in Photoshop/GIMP/etc. Edit to your satisfaction (but make sure you read the tutorial first!) 3. Save it exactly how the tutorial says (Indexed Color, Local (selective), 32 (or less) colors, Black and White with Transparency, and Diffusion.) You can now save the TGA as any name you wish. 4. Run start.bat. It will guide you through the rco creation process. Specify the TGA you would like to inject and relax as it does the rest (no more hex editing required) 5. Put system_plugin_bg.rco that was created in /vsh/resource/ 6. Done! As always, be sure to view the README for extra details (such as the team that helped put this together).

edits the wave in the background

Notes for this version: xmbWave is basically a simplified hex editing tool that alters the wave on your background, and as easy as the app is to learn, it's a tough one to become an artist. As you can see from the above picture from one of Darkstone's creations, finding a balance between going nuts in changing the values and knowing when to stop will serve users well in creating their own unique waves. It's probably the closest thing to a visual "fingerprint" you'll have on your PSP, seeing as two original creations will rarely be alike after editing. Combined with icon makers and uploaders, as well as background manufacturers, this will really spruce up your PSP into something uniquely you. Before anything else though, Vulpix wants to remind folks to check the readme and to not alter the values too much, as you could make the wave effect disappear entirely. Make sure you have a copy of the original starting values, just in case you do something very weird.