Melee-CSS-Color-Changer

The Melee CSS (Character Select Screen) Color Changer is used to change various colors on the character select screen of Super Smash Bros. Melee. The app supports changing the:

• Bottom frame
• Top frame
• Cursor
• Rules
• Background
• Selects in the background

of the CSS. For more information on the process involved for creating an application like this, check out my blog post.

How to Use

There are a few ways to use this program, but this section will cover how to use it with DAT Texture Wizard.

1. Have a Super Smash Bros. Melee (Melee) ISO
2. Download DAT Texture Wizard
3. Open DAT Texture Wizard
4. Click "File" in the top left
5. Click "Open Disc" in the newly appeared "File" menu
6. Locate and Open your Melee ISO from the file explorer
7. While under the "Disc File Tree" tab Locate MnSlChr file (note: the file extension changes based on what version of Melee your ISO is, e.g. MnSlChr.usd for vanilla Melee, MnSlChr.0sd for 20XX 4.07++, etc.)
8. Click the MnSlChr that you just found
9. Click "Export" on the right side of the application
10. Save the file to your desired location
11. Download the newest .jar release for CSS Color Changer
12. Open the CSS Color Changer
13. Click "Choose a File to Modify"
14. Select the MnSlChr file that you recently saved (from DAT Texture Wizard)
15. Pick your desired colors and modifications to the Melee CSS
16. Once you finish making your changes click "Update File"
17. Switch back to the DAT Texture Wizard application
18. If you closed your ISO from earlier refer back to steps 2-6 to get back to where you need to be
19. While highlighting the MnSlChr file Click "Import" on the right side of the application
20. Locate and Open the MnSlChr file that you saved earlier
21. Press Ctrl+s or go to "File" -> "Save" to save your changes

Your ISO now has the changes you just made to the CSS and you can run it on your console or emulator!

Limitations

The program does not currently suppport reading the color of background "selects." When updating the other colors and you don't want to overwrite your background "selects" color(s) then set the option to "Do Nothing" for the "Background Selects:" combo box.

Example Input and Output of the Application

Program input and output:

Transparent Background with "Background Selects" at "Alternate" with color 1 as white and color 2 as black

Transparent Background with "Background Selects" at "Tri" with color 1 as white and color 2 as black

Transparent Background with "Background Selects" at "Random"

Some other examples

Slippi 2.0 Support

MnSlChr.usd Starting Offset Documentation

42 48 Format	Starting Offset
Background	0x000958
Selects in Background	0x000984 to 0x0019D8

07 07 07 Format	Starting Offset
Multiplayer Top Frame	0x349008
Multiplayer Bottom Frame	0x348E88
Single Player Top Frame	0x382F04
Single Player Bottom Frame	0x382E44
Cursor	0x01005C
Rules	0x348F48