PictoPlus v0.9 Beta

PictoPlus v0.9 Beta is here. Build a puzzle from blocks, give it a book cover, and see if someone else can solve it in Picross 3D: Round 2.

What's new

• Slicers reach the full grid on large imported puzzles.
• Imported model previews follow the chosen orientation, and completed models sit at table level.
• Custom covers fit both screens, and descriptions wrap at word boundaries.
• One USA SD loader handles first-time setup and updates. The loader creates a setup profile if one is missing. The optional files under PictoPlus/Setup files let you skip setup or request a new profile.
• Windows keeps portable setup data when you keep app/data. The export window returns to the Book Library after the file saves.

Downloads

• PictoPlus-Windows-USA.zip is the puzzle designer. Extract the whole ZIP and open PictoPlus.exe.
• PictoPlus-USA-SD-Loader.zip goes on the SD card for the installed USA game. Copy its luma and PictoPlus folders to the card root.
• PictoPlus-Animals-Puzzle-Pack.zip is optional. It contains the updated 15-puzzle Animals book and model credits. Replace an older Animals.pictobook in SD:/PictoPlus/Books/.
• PictoPlus-Source.zip includes build sources and notices. SHA256SUMS.txt verifies the four ZIPs.

Keep your setup file private, and keep your books, registry and progress files when updating. EUR support remains separate. The slicer correction was confirmed on a USA 3DS. This build also passed desktop and ARM simulation checks. The final setup and display changes still have physical checks pending.

Installation · Troubleshooting

PictoPlus is an unofficial fan project. See the included notices for third-party licences and CC BY 3.0 model credits.

PictoPlus 0.8.0 Alpha - first public release

This is the first public alpha. Expect rough edges and please report any bugs.

Welcome to PictoPlus! Make puzzles with blue cubes and yellow shapes, collect them into books, and play them in Picross 3D: Round 2 on your Nintendo 3DS.

Start here

Download PictoPlus-Windows-USA.zip, extract the whole ZIP and open PictoPlus.exe. Follow the welcome screen's Download USA SD Setup steps. You'll need Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 x64, Luma3DS with its plugin loader enabled, and your installed USA copy of the game. No ROM dump or manual save editing is required. Keep the generated setup file private.

Installation instructions · Need a hand?

What's in the downloads?

• PictoPlus-Windows-USA.zip: the Windows puzzle creator, with its required runtime and compiler helpers.
• PictoPlus-USA-SD-Setup.zip: install or update the USA loader. For first-time desktop setup, use the app's download button, which also requests your setup file.
• PictoPlus-Source.zip: the prepared source tree, build dependencies, licences and USA loader source.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: checksums for the four ZIP downloads.

A few things to know

The public downloads support the USA game. EUR work remains separate. The USA workflow has been tested on physical hardware, including a New 3DS LL with Luma 13.4. Automated checks cover setup, exports, 210-puzzle books, paging and progress preservation. The final openly licensed loading-font change has passed an automated rendering check but still needs an on-console visual confirmation; not every console or game update has been tested.

Each book can contain up to 210 puzzles. The current loader supports 71 persistent custom-book identities; deleting a book keeps its identity and progress. Keep your existing Books, registry and progress files when updating. The 3D converter is experimental, so preview the design before exporting.

PictoPlus executables are unsigned. Microsoft WebView2 is required; the app offers Microsoft's installer if it is missing. See security notes for the recorded review and its limits.

Original PictoPlus code is MIT licensed. Third-party components and the Animals models retain their own licences. PictoPlus is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.

Thank you to everyone who helped test it. Have fun making something of your own!