A complete walkthrough for softmodding an Xbox 360, running games digitally, applying custom themes, and building a full military-green case mod.
- Requirements
- Adding Games
- Themes & Skins
- Game Updates via Xbox Unity
- Moving Physical Discs to Digital
- Case Mod
- Disclaimer
You'll need a USB drive or another storage drive to set up BadAvatar and store games. An external SSD, or a normal SSD paired with a USB-to-SATA adapter, works great.
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| 🔹 Boot / Games drive | 128GB SSD + USB-SATA adapter, running BadAvatar |
| 🔹 Extra storage | 1TB external HDD, plugged into the back of the console |
| 🔹 Internal drive | 120GB stock Xbox 360 drive |
| Part | Link |
|---|---|
| USB drive | Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 64GB USB 3.2 |
| SSD | Intenso Top Performance 128GB |
| HDD | Seagate Expansion Portable 1TB |
- Plug the USB drive or external SSD into a USB port on the Xbox 360.
- Format the drive under Storage Devices in the console settings.
- Disable auto sign-in on your Xbox profiles.
- Follow this video guide by ChaboiFam to install BadAvatar → YouTube Guide
- Search for "Xbox 360 ROMs" and download the ISO files from a site of your choice.
- Use iso2god to convert the ISO into a GOD (Games on Demand) image.
- Copy the converted files onto a USB device, plug it into the Xbox, and move the files to your local disk — or just leave them on the external hard drive. Location doesn't matter, as long as you point Aurora to the correct path.
- To download game covers/artwork: press Start on your controller (make sure you're connected to the internet), then select Update Assets.
For this project I used the Xbox Series X Skin from RealModScene.
Note: Since the original download links are no longer available, the files are included in this repo's Releases section.
- Follow the installation guide on the skin's page.
- Place all files in the correct folders on your BadAvatar drive.
- On the console, press B → go to Skins → select the Xbox Series skin.
- Under Theme, disable Animation.
- Register and activate your account at xboxunity.net (confirm via email).
- On the console, go to Settings → Profile and enable Unity Connection.
- Highlight any game and press Y → select the download source/controller.
- Navigate right to see and install all available updates for that game.
To rip your physical game discs onto the Xbox 360 as digital copies, follow this guide: 👉 YouTube Guide
The full build: military-green top/front/bottom panels, black sides, an acrylic window over the disc drive, a repainted and "flexed" drive tray so the disc is visible while spinning, internal LED lighting, a 120mm intake fan mounted on the acrylic panel blowing onto the heatsink, and a custom drive bay for the external SSD/HDD — all tied together with matching green/black controllers.
| Part | Link |
|---|---|
| 120mm LED Fan (green) | eBay |
| Acrylic glass panel | eBay |
| Green spray paint | eBay |
| Black spray paint | eBay |
| Controller thumbsticks | eBay |
| LED Stripe (+ remote controller) | eBay |
- Spray-paint front/top/bottom panels military green, side panels black (use a plastic primer first for better adhesion).
- Cut a window into the top panel and fit the acrylic glass panel.
- Repaint the disc drive faceplate and "flex" it into place so the spinning disc is visible through the window.
- Route the LED stripe along the acrylic window edges, powered from a 12V source inside the console (e.g. fan header), controlled via the included remote.
- Mount the 120mm fan on top of the acrylic panel, aligned to blow onto the heatsink.
- Paint the fan grille/tray green.
- Build/paint a bracket behind the fan to hold the external SSD/HDD, and route their cables cleanly.
- Repaint the controllers to match (green/black).
Only use these methods with games/software you legally own. This guide is for educational and personal preservation purposes.