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Community => Feedback/Suggestions/Problems => Topic started by: xfir on January 12, 2004, 08:59:13 PM

Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 12, 2004, 08:59:13 PM
Well.. as it stands, we have four:

IBP Default
Caliskin
Hardwired
BoHeGeHa

Would you like another?

Right now, I have downloaded:

Aquatic eXperience
ONi Style

But I am open to others (make sure they are either IBP 1.2 or 1.3).
Title: New Skins?
Post by: it2000us on January 13, 2004, 05:23:27 AM
Can u find some sort of alien/space technology looking skins?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: plymoth45 on January 13, 2004, 09:15:32 AM
y don't we jsut try to make an op2 theme for a skin? since after all this is an outpost universe forum, we could even try to get a theme for all the ops
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 13, 2004, 02:45:09 PM
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y don't we jsut try to make an op2 theme for a skin? since after all this is an outpost universe forum, we could even try to get a theme for all the ops
Sure.. but who's doing the graphics?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Leviathan on January 13, 2004, 05:07:07 PM
whoevea wants 2 try needs a copy of the jpg templates for a skin.
or a skin and edit that.
post a skin or template so people can have a go.  
Title: New Skins?
Post by: BlackBox on January 13, 2004, 05:14:15 PM
*maybe* i'd do it... but i'm so bogged down with stuff to do, I can't currently.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: plymoth45 on January 13, 2004, 06:28:25 PM
i'm free to do it, but i don't ahve a clue how i would lol.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 13, 2004, 06:39:59 PM
You need a .tar compressor. This is required for any skin making.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Leviathan on January 13, 2004, 06:46:30 PM
winrar does tar
i imagin the image files just go in the tar files with name like side1
give us a template or a skin so we can have a look.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 13, 2004, 07:10:27 PM
Ok: This is the default skin:

http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/archive_out/set-IPB_Skin_Set_1.2.tar (http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/archive_out/set-IPB_Skin_Set_1.2.tar)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: selfdestruct on January 21, 2004, 11:02:27 AM
I have the op2 themes still i just have to rememberwhere exactly i put the files, its still on my petium75 harddrive, but i put it on a floppy, where did i put them :huh: ?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: BlackBox on January 21, 2004, 11:17:47 AM
should it be a regular uncompressed tar? or will it work if we Gzip the file? (.tar.gz)

OP2 themes: Kevin might have them at his site:

http://op.virtualave.net/ (http://op.virtualave.net/)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 06:22:20 PM
You may be able to GZIP it. I think the forum uses GZIP compressiom, but I am unsure as to if it'll work.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: CK9 on January 21, 2004, 07:05:22 PM
I don't care for the current ones.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 08:27:53 PM
Then browse http://www.ibplanet.com (http://www.ibplanet.com) for one you like! It has to be either a 1.2 or a 1.3 compatable skin, however.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: CK9 on January 21, 2004, 09:04:41 PM
the redalert one is interesting

http://skins.ibplanet.com/index.php?act=ca...start=0&show=20 (http://skins.ibplanet.com/index.php?act=cat&id=15&start=0&show=20)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 09:09:32 PM
Okay.. but I have to warn you that it will be a while before you can use it. I have to edit the files for the IBShout, IBStore, and IBReferral stuff.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: j0 on January 21, 2004, 09:32:56 PM
Yes. Red Alert is now a working skin. (posting for xfir)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: gpgarrettboast on January 22, 2004, 06:57:56 AM
Is it possible to make your own skins?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: plymoth45 on January 22, 2004, 09:47:01 AM
yes, it is posible for u to do anything with that sort of graphics, or where would they all come from?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Luweeg64 on January 22, 2004, 05:34:42 PM
did this red alert skin just get put up yesterday?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: CK9 on January 22, 2004, 06:07:20 PM
take a look at it.

"I see a red door and I want it painted black..."
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 22, 2004, 06:49:21 PM
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Is it possible to make your own skins?
Yes.. see the posts above for the Default skin TAR..

I may have to update that though, because of the fact that the IBStore, IBShout, and IBReferral kind of changed the files.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: CK9 on January 24, 2004, 06:11:00 PM
Hey x, is it every skin or just this one that doesn't show credits?
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 24, 2004, 06:39:18 PM
Show credits in the topic view?

I guess I have forgotten to edit the skin_topic.php and skin_profile.php

I'll do that tomarrow, as I have plans tonight.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: CK9 on January 24, 2004, 06:40:34 PM
okay, thanks x
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on January 26, 2004, 11:13:13 PM
Please inform me of any other skins/mods you'd like.

Remember, your input is important!
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on February 15, 2004, 04:13:40 AM
I'm currently working on some Outpost2 lettering for my website but I can send them into xfir for an Outpost2 skin design

Just tell my what format you want the graphics file to be and i'll make it that.





 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on February 15, 2004, 09:52:30 AM
Well, I suppose if you could, could you send it as a .psp? If not, then a .jpg or .gif will work (preferably the Jpeg, as the gif will lose a lot of color)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on February 15, 2004, 10:02:54 AM
Judging by your graphics I would say that you would have Paint shop Pro 7
I've got Paint shop Pro 8, so I would gladly save the files as a .psp,
also each letter has its own vector so it would be easier to use them.






 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on February 15, 2004, 04:03:38 PM
Hey Xfir how about replacing the current banner with the one I made for you!
For the IPB Skin Set 1.2

(http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/fourm/current-logo.jpg)
Current Banner

(http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/fourm/new-logo.jpg)
New Banner

.PSP File (http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/fourm/newlogo.zip)
Attributes are 954x54

PS. You dont have to use it if you dont want to.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on February 16, 2004, 11:45:06 PM
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Hey Xfir how about replacing the current banner with the one I made for you!
For the IPB Skin Set 1.2

(http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/images/current-logo.jpg)
Current Banner

(http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/images/new-logo.jpg)
New Banner

.PSP File (http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/enterprise/newlogo.zip)
Attributes are 954x54

PS. You dont have to use it if you dont want to.
Okay... a couple minor things..

First of all, the logo above is transparent. The background I could change, but doing so is annoying.

Note also that the image is a gif. If you could possibly make the .psp file layered, with the text on top, that would be great.

Other than that, it looks pretty good.. I am unsure whether I like your new icon or not, however. But I don't use the default skin, so I guess it is more or less up to the community.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Luweeg64 on February 19, 2004, 07:30:19 AM
Kiith has invaded our forum! Grab the torches and pickforks!
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on February 19, 2004, 07:57:55 AM
Kiith runs into a cave away for angry mob,
Comes out with the entire United States Military.


lol...




 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: plymoth45 on February 19, 2004, 09:32:06 AM
*little does kiith know that Plymoth is in his sovergeign class starship just waiting to open fire.*
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on February 19, 2004, 10:31:16 AM
*As Plymoth45 opens fire on Kiith Somtaaw, the all might Hiigaran Space Fleet arrive out of hyperspace to aid him in his unfortunate encounter, after the battle Plymoth’s Starship is heavily damaged and slowly returns to Earth only on impulse engines, while the Hiigaran Fleet return to there Homeworld victorious and unscarred.



 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on February 19, 2004, 10:32:08 AM
Little does Kiith and Plymoth know I will probably delete their posts unless they return to the topic!
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on March 27, 2004, 05:21:42 PM
Wow, Not much was said for over a month here!



Also Will there be New Skins at the new Host?



 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: xfir on March 27, 2004, 06:57:07 PM
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Wow, Not much was said for over a month here!



Also Will there be New Skins at the new Host?
A couple things you should know:


There will be new skins only if I decide to add them after I get everything working. Even then, it may not happen.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: selfdestruct on March 31, 2004, 09:40:59 AM
EXcuse my lanuage but the D_A_MN hard drive that was on my p 75 had themes and skins in it and im pretty sure it had a lot more usefull stuff but this hd is going to get its @$$ kicked if i don't get to those files. I dont remember but i had practaclly everything that was on the net at the time op2 was up and on won, and im not sure if i might actually have a map editor that was created from a members i knew on won...... :find:
i am this close to sending the hd back to the company
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 02, 2004, 08:03:17 PM
I could do an OP2 skin. With PNG's and not JPEG's. ;) I could make the bottom of the page appear as New Terran landscape, and the rest is the sky. Just give me a landscape and a sky image.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on April 02, 2004, 08:06:17 PM
Kiith Says

"Doooo It"



 :lol:
 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 02, 2004, 08:11:46 PM
The easiest landscape to do would be the view of the colony while the RLV is launched in the Starship colony game cutscenes. I can't take screenshots of parts of videos for some reason, so someone needs to take one for me.

Or, if someone could make a custom landscape in a program like Brice, that'd be even better.

--

Ok, maybe that will be a little harder, considering the rocket fire and the AA'ing...

I'm modifying one of the art things in the mission brefings.

--

The skin is for this board.

Hmm, your post magically appeared in front of mine...? Or did I edit instead of post?

--xfir says, "Edit button = good, yes?"
--Arklon responds, "Kiith likes to delete and repost his replies in front of mine a lot. Or, occasionally, just delete."
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on April 02, 2004, 09:39:55 PM
A Landscape what ever for.

Are you making a skin for forum or something else?



If you want some Pictures go here.
Click to view this topic. (http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/index.php?showtopic=757&view=findpost&p=16548)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 03, 2004, 07:50:24 AM
Why do you keep reposting your reply in front of mine? I don't need those screenshots now... due to the rocket engine fire and the AA'ing on those pictures. The skin is for the board.

Anyway, as for changing parts of a mission briefing image, here is what I have right now: (Takes work getting rid of the background and the text...)

(http://luigi.wootest.net/misc/op2skin_bottom-img.gif)

It's not meant to fill the entire bottom of the page. Just the lower left corner. The sky will be done later, which will cover the bottom.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 03, 2004, 08:28:03 AM
For me, it works perfectly fine.

And resizing often causes distortions or pixelation in images... and anti-aliasing it will make it look odd as well.


Edit 1: Ok, go here (http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/index.php?showtopic=757&st=0&) for that image if you can't see it.

Edit 2: Damn it, Kiith, stop deleting your posts.

Edit 3: Here is how it looks enlarged: blah (http://luigi.wootest.net/misc/op2skin_bottom-img-enlarged.gif)
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on April 04, 2004, 10:05:48 PM
Replying to your post...


1: I see the Image.

2: OK!

3: Your Link is Busted!
 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 06, 2004, 05:02:46 PM
Or wootest.net doesn't like you.

I didn't attatch the image in that thread because it stretched the page. Besides, it looks bad. The normal sized version of it would look better.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 10, 2004, 10:21:19 PM
I'm double posting so that people see that there's a new post here.

I'm almost done with the skin, I just need to make the buttons. Unfortunately, there's a lot of button images...
Title: New Skins?
Post by: TH300 on April 11, 2004, 06:43:33 PM
Well done! The skin really looks .. not great, but it's quite good.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on April 17, 2004, 10:34:00 AM
The Skin is only for Guests,

Or your can have it, by changing skin in your controls.


 :)

 
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Arklon on April 17, 2004, 12:59:17 PM
If you haven't set your skin to something already, that is.

I fixed more things in the CSS and the templates, but xfir still has to move those over here.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: BlackBox on April 17, 2004, 02:09:18 PM
Um, Kiith, if you keep deleting and reposting your posts one or more of the following may happen:
- You could lose points.
- You could be warned.
- You could be banned.
- You could lose the privilege of being able to delete your own posts.

So don't do that. a forum does not work that way.
Title: New Skins?
Post by: Kiith Somtaaw on April 18, 2004, 10:54:04 AM
I haven't done that in a long while.


and X has already told me about that.