UPDATE (4/23/16):









FIRST:

OVERVIEW (to get a sense of how easy this is...)

GUIDE

I'll use Normal Falco as an example.

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The program should show the name of the DAT file you selected to load.

A list of textures for that character file will be shown (with preview images on the right!)

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It saves as a PNG

Let's make a simple Los Angeles Lakers Falco head (Photoshop)

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The preview on the right will now be your new texture.

NOTE: Extracting and replacing textures with the Melee Toolkit only works with character costumes and not things like the Stage Select Screen, Character Select Portraits, stage textures, etc. Replacing those textures requires manual hex editing, the old school way. See the stickied Melee Hack and You thread.

Melee Toolkit is now obselete. Please see DAT Texture Wizard instead.Download InternetExplorer's Melee Toolkit This program has been around for awhile now, but the power it holds needs to be made apparent to everyone who loves Melee and is interested in creating custom costumes.NO HEX EDITING needs to be done to add textures to your ISO file, thanks to this program.Open Smash ISO in Melee Toolkit --> extract a PNG of a texture --> edit the PNG --> replace original PNG file with your new one using the toolkit.1) Open Melee Toolkit and hit "Open Disc Image". Point it to your ISO file.2) Click the "Filesystem" tab and search for the costume file you want to extract images from.[COLLAPSE="Character & Costume Color File Abbreviations"]Courtesy of Steelia, the Great.Captain FalconPlCaBu - BluePlCaGr - GreenPlCaGy - GreyPlCaNr - Captain Falcon (Default)PlCaRe - RedPlCaWh - Pink-and-whiteYoung LinkPlClBk - BlackPlClBu - BluePlClNr - Young Link (Default)PlClRe - RedPlClWh - WhiteDonkey KongPlDkBk - BlackPlDkBu - BluePlDkGr - GreenPlDkNr - Donkey Kong (Default)PlDkRe - RedDr. MarioPlDrBk - BlackPlDrBu - BluePlDrGr - GreenPlDrNr - Dr. Mario (Default)PlDrRe - RedFalcoPlFcBu - BluePlFcGr - GreenPlFcNr - Falco (Default)PlFcRe - RedRoyPlFeBu - BluePlFeGr - GreenPlFeNr - Roy (Default)PlFeRe - RedPlFeYe - Yellow-and-whiteFoxPlFxGr - GreenPlFxLa - Blue/LavenderPlFxNr - Fox (Default)PlFxOr - OrangeGanondorfPlGnBu - BluePlGnGr - GreenPlGnLa - Purple/LavenderPlGnNr - Ganondorf (Default)PlGnRe - RedMr. Game & WatchPlGw - All ColorsKirbyPlKbBu - BluePlKbBuCpDk - Blue Donkey Kong capPlKbBuCpFc - Blue Falco capPlKbBuCpMt - Blue Mewtwo capPlKbBuCpPr - Blue Jigglypuff capPlKbGr - GreenPlKbGrCpDk - Green Donkey Kong capPlKbGrCpFc - Green Falco capPlKbGrCpMt - Green Mewtwo capPlKbGrCpPr - Green Jigglypuff capPlKbNr - Kirby (Default)PlKbNrCpDk - Donkey Kong cap (Default)PlKbNrCpFc - Falco cap (Default)PlKbNrCpMt - Mewtwo cap (Default)PlKbNrCpPr - Jigglypuff cap (Default)PlKbRe - RedPlKbReCpDk - Red Donkey Kong capPlKbReCpFc - Red Falco capPlKbReCpMt - Red Mewtwo capPlKbReCpPr - Red Jigglypuff capPlKbWh - WhitePlKbWhCpDk - White Donkey Kong capPlKbWhCpFc - White Falco capPlKbWhCpMt - White Mewtwo capPlKbWhCpPr - White Jigglypuff capPlKbYe - YellowPlKbYeCpDk - Yellow Donkey Kong capPlKbYeCpFc - Yellow Falco capPlKbYeCpMt - Yellow Mewtwo capPlKbYeCpPr - Yellow Jigglypuff capPlKbCpCa - Captain Falcon capPlKbCpCl - Young Link capPlKbCpDk - Donkey Kong cap (alternate)PlKbCpDr - Dr. Mario capPlKbCpFc - Falco cap (alternate)PlKbCpFe - Roy capPlKbCpFx - Fox capPlKbCpGn - Ganondorf capPlKbCpGw - Mr. Game & Watch capPlKbCpKp - Bowser capPlKbCpLg - Luigi capPlKbCpLk - Link capPlKbCpMr - Mario capPlKbCpMs - Marth capPlKbCpMt - Mewtwo cap (alternate)PlKbCpNs - Ness capPlKbCpPc - Pichu capPlKbCpPe - Peach capPlKbCpPk - Pikachu capPlKbCpPp - Ice Climbers capPlKbCpPr - Jigglypuff cap (alternate)PlKbCpSk - Sheik capPlKbCpSs - Samus capPlKbCpYs - Yoshi capPlKbCpZd - Zelda capBowserPlKpBk - BlackPlKpBu - BluePlKpNr - Bowser (Default)PlKpRe - RedLuigiPlLgAq - Blue/AquamarinePlLgNr - Luigi (Default)PlLgPi - PinkPlLgWh - White-and-greenLinkPlLkBk - BlackPlLkBu - BluePlLkNr - Link (Default)PlLkRe - RedPlLkWh - WhiteMarioPlMrBk - Brown-and-whitePlMrBu - Blue/JumpmanPlMrGr - GreenPlMrNr - Mario (Default)PlMrYe - YellowMarthPlMsBk - BlackPlMsGr - GreenPlMsNr - Marth (Default)PlMsRe - RedPlMsWh - WhiteMewtwoPlMtBu - BluePlMtGr - GreenPlMtNr - Mewtwo (Default)PlMtRe - RedNana (Ice Climbers)PlNnAq - Orange costume [with Light Blue Popo]PlNnNr - Nana (Default)PlNnWh - Red costume [with White Popo]PlNnYe - Yellow/TanNessPlNsBu - BluePlNsGr - GreenPlNsNr - Ness (Default)PlNsYe - Yellow-and-blackPichuPlPcBu - Blue [goggles]PlPcGr - Green [backpack]PlPcNr - Pichu (Default)PlPcRe - Red [bandana]PeachPlPeBu - BluePlPeGr - GreenPlPeNr - Peach (Default)PlPeWh - WhitePlPeYe - Daisy [yellow]PikachuPlPkBu - Blue [party hat]PlPkGr - Green [cowboy hat]PlPkNr - Pikachu (Default)PlPkRe - Red [trainer hat]Popo (Ice Climbers)PlPpGr - GreenPlPpNr - Popo (Default)PlPpOr - Light Blue costume [with Orange Nana]PlPpRe - White costume [with Red Nana]JigglypuffPlPrBu - Blue [bow]PlPrGr - Green [headband]PlPrNr - Jigglypuff (Default)PlPrRe - Red [flower]PlPrYe - Yellow [crown]SheikPlSkBu - BluePlSkGr - GreenPlSkNr - Sheik (Default)PlSkRe - RedPlSkWh - White-and-blackSamusPlSsBk - BrownPlSsGr - GreenPlSsLa - Purple/LavenderPlSsNr - Samus (Default)PlSsPi - PinkYoshiPlYsAq - Light Blue/AquamarinePlYsBu - Dark BluePlYsNr - Yoshi (Default)PlYsPi - PinkPlYsRe - RedPlYsYe - YellowZeldaPlZdBu - BluePlZdGr - GreenPlZdNr - Zelda (Default)PlZdRe - RedPlZdWh - Light Blue/White[/COLLAPSE]3) Click the file you want to load on the left and then choose "Load Selected File" on the right.4) It seems like nothing happened after clicking the button, but the DAT file was loaded in the background. Hit the "DAT File" tab at the very top.5) Hit the "Textures" tab, which is now underneath the "DAT File" you just hit.6) Choose the texture you want to edit and hit the "Export" button on the right.7) Use your favorite graphics editor to change the extracted PNG file to whatever you want. Do not change image dimensions.8) Back in the Toolkit at that last screen you were at, make sure you have the correct image selected on the left and hit "Replace" on the right. Point it to your new texture.9) Now to save everything, click the "Info" tab, two to the left of "Textures" at the top.10) Hit "Save to Disc Image" and you are done!Close Melee Toolkit and boot your game up in Dolphin to test the texture!11) Share your work in the Melee Texture Hacks Thread.