| Tool | Difficulty | Best for | |------|------------|-----------| | PES 2013 Kit Creator | Easy | Quick custom kits, beginners | | Photoshop + Kit Templates | Advanced | Ultra-realistic kits, full texture control | | In-Game Editor | Very Easy | Very basic color changes (no sponsors or patterns) |
1. Unlimited Depth
Once you learn the folder structure (GDB > uni > League > Team >), you can have a fully licensed Premier League, Bundesliga, or Championship in minutes. The community shared entire packs, turning PES 2013 into a visually superior product to FIFA 13.
2. No Ingame Limits The in-game editor only allowed you to use preset templates. The Kit Creator allows anything. You want a 3rd kit? A 95th anniversary kit? A neon pink goalkeeper kit with dragons? Done.
3. Performance Friendly On a 2013-era PC, adding 500 custom kits via Kitserver caused zero frame drops. The injection method was incredibly light. Pes 2013 Kit Creator
Even the best PES 2013 Kit Creator tools have quirks. Here is how to fix them.
| Problem | Solution | | :--- | :--- | | Kit looks flickering/disappearing | Your texture resolution is too high (above 2048x2048) or the DDS file is corrupted. Resave as PNG. | | Numbers are the wrong color | Check the "Mapping" tab in Kit Studio. Sometimes the GUI inverts color IDs. | | Game crashes when selecting team | You have a "strip selection" conflict. Go to Edit Mode and reset the team’s strip to default, then re-apply the Kit Studio config. | | Socks mismatch between shorts | PES 2013 links sock color to the "Shorts 2" color by default. Change the "Sock Pattern 1" to independent mode in Kit Studio. | | Sponsor logo is mirrored on the other side | In Photoshop, place the logo on the right side of the template only. The engine mirrors the left side automatically. |
If you are reviving your old copy of PES 2013 or installing it via Steam/abandonware, here is exactly how to master the built-in tool. | Tool | Difficulty | Best for |
Let’s be controversial: Modern football games have worse kit creators. Here is why the PES 2013 Kit Creator remains superior:
For retro gamers, the Kit Creator is not just a feature—it’s a time capsule of a more open, creative era in sports gaming.
This is where many users fail. You must inject the created .bin file into the game's database. If you are reviving your old copy of
Using Game Graphic Studio (GGS):
Using AFS Explorer (For Rebuilding): If the file size exceeds the original block size: