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So I have been fooling around with the PS3 theme builder after I was messing with my PSP theme, and I decided I wanted to try my hand at making a full theme (and put my degree in graphic design to work, I suppose). I am still in the very early alpha stages, because building an entire theme is a lot of work, and I'm only a few hours into designing the icons and such. The final product is going to have a complete icon set, cursors, sounds, and the works. I'll probably update this thread later on with what build it is currently on, and eventually I think I may remake the KH2 Final Mix theme because really, the theme they gave us for completing the game is just kind of a wallpaper... But this theme is Starcraft 2, particularly Heart of the Swarm. Below is a current preview of what it looks like, followed by a download link, and if I get time, a video of what it looks like on your PS3 (but I'm sure many of you can check for yourself). As I said, this is a VERY early alpha, intended only for testing purposes for those willing to try it, and will hopefully lead to me making future themes if I feel it's well received. Last Update: 1/31/2015 8:55PM Preview Image: Note: the little white dots do not appear on the actual theme, for some reason the preview generator does that! Download Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7wbh17q6hgrwt7j/Kerrigan.p3t How to Install: First you're going to need obviously: -A PS3 and dualshock 3 controller (duh) -A flashdrive that is formatted and compatible with your system -A computer to copy the files to the flashdrive from -The theme file itself. 1. Create a new folder on the root of your flashdrive called "PS3" 2. Inside that folder create a secondary folder called "THEME" (both of these are important, as the PS3 won't recognize the theme without these!) 3. Paste the .p3t into the "THEME" folder 4. Insert the flashdrive into your PS3 5. Under Theme Settings go to install, and the flashdrive should pop up with the theme 6. Install the theme, then select it from the menu 7. Enjoy! Changelog: v0.1Alpha: Initial version. Background, Users, and power icons added, also test for custom cursor (appears to still be broken) added. v0.2Alpha: -Added settings, music, video, tv/video services, and network icons. -Modified Power icon's appearance to clean it up a bit. -Changed all Icons colorscale to purple to match theme. v0.3Alpha: -Added game icon and friends icon v0.4Alpha: -Added system update, game settings, bluray settings, music settings and chat settings icons -working on adding PSP support v0.5Alpha: - Added system settings, theme settings, time settings, accessory settings, and printer settings icon. Other Info: Will this mess up my PS3? No. Creating custom themes is completely supported by Sony, and they even offer guides on how to install and create them. It is completely safe to install. Are you going to make other themes? Possibly. Can I make a theme request? Possibly in the near future. Though keep in mind these take a long time to make, so I won't be doing a ton of requests, but I may accept commissions to make some. Where did you get the icons? I borrowed some of the border from the actual game and modified it myself, so more or less, they are custom made. Can I modify this theme? Yes, so long as I am accredited for my work. How do you make these? A full fledged tutorial would be tedious to explain, but here is the abridged version: I use a program for creating PS3 themes, which is free to download combined with photoshop, a cursor editor, a sound converter and more. There are a number of programs required to make PS3 themes in full, but there are a number of tutorials and guides online on how to make them. The annoying part is that the PS3 is VERY picky about file formats, sizes, etc. It has to be EXACTLY as the system wants it or it won't accept it. For example, the preview icon MUST be 64x64 saved as a 8bit png with 128 dither for web format. If it is ANYTHING slightly different from that, the program will return an error and won't accept it. It requires a lot of patience. Why are you posting this? To give my work away, and to sort of keep a record of my changes, so I can see my progress.