PlaneShift
Development => PlaneShift Mods => Topic started by: dewed on September 01, 2006, 05:41:36 am
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Its um.. purple and a work in progress, many things are already on the list to redo, including incorporate some parts already done by someone else (thanks Illori :thumbup: )
(http://www.dew-code.com/shot20.jpg)
(http://www.dew-code.com/shot21.jpg)
The skin in downloadable at
http://www.dew-code.com/prpl.zip
First attempt at anything like this, so be gentle :whistling:
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I think it really fits the icons but I don't know about the interaction gui, would it fit with the planeshift world? All in all this is a really good first attempt and I see you've put alot of detail into the icons. I hope to see more of your work soon.
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I just redid all the toolbar buttons.. again, for like the 6th time now. I think this revision is the best so far. download has been updated.
As for "does it fit?".. my original idea was to take a bunch of screen shots around deathrealm, from those derive textures to apply to the interface. The initial attempt went so so, but I wound up only being happy with the sort of purple crystaline texture, that later became the prominent texture throughout with a few different hues of purple
So in short, yes it does fit, or at least hopefully it will, it's supposed to be "Death realmish"© :P
I want the theme to have a dark hint of evil feel, but still appeal to the "good" players. I can never hope to compare my theme to the already bundled themes. all of wich are great, but maybe a little too "goody two shoes" for some tastes, no offense intended. At least one other player has downloaded and contributed some graphics that I still haven't worked in yet. If anyone else cares to contribute just PM me where I can download a zip, or individual files, I'll get em rolled in but reserve the right to redo later.. maybe. :whistling:
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is nice friend, good work yoo as been doin on it i thinks!
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You didn't blur out your stats very well... Why'd you do that anyway?
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You didn't blur out your stats very well... Why'd you do that anyway?
because I wanted comments on the skin, not remarks about how lame the character was.. statwise, she's dumb as a clacker
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I just redid the inventory screen, worked in the current contributions.. it's better IMHO, still not perfect
dang typos! :oops:
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gosh, when I said "be gentle" I didn't mean dont comment.
Is the screenshot just to ugly to get your interest?
Is there a large number of contributed skins I dont know about ?
Will our hero be dashed on the jagged rocks below ? :detective:
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Pretty nice skin!
I still want a how-to to be written by someone, would surely make stuff easier for future skin modders!
/me glances at Induane
Okay...anyway, it's pretty nice! :)
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Yes I certainly could of used a how-to a month or so ago, probably still could. Thanks to a few, particularly Induane and Illori... some ramblings, deductions etc.. Please correct/append as needed. I used Windows & Photoshop for the most part, later I used Gimp for Windows to ensure PNGs were RGB/indexed where neccesary. (What can I say, I'm a web developer, a 0.5MB image file seemed blasphemous)
What I did...
With Winzip installed, browsed to the skins directory, C:\Program Files\PlaneShift Crystal Blue\art\skins\ in my case,
Right clicked one of the bundled themes, on context menu select
Winzip >> Extract to C:\Program Files\PlaneShift Crystal Blue\art\skins\THEME_NAME
rename the directory to what you want to call your theme, you'll be talking & typing it, so shorter is better, mine's called prpl
edit skin.xml put in your <name>, <author> and <description> info
edit/review imagelist.xml take note of the "trans" values for the mouse cursor, typically 255,255,255 aka white
I edited mine to be grey since at one point my mouse pointer had pure white in it
<trans r="99" g="99" b="99" />
whatever value you pick, be consistent and always use that color/pallete entry for transparencies where applicable.
When saving images, ensure your PNGs are in RGB mode, except the mouse cursor, it should be saved in index mode, using the correct transparency/alpha channel value defined in imagelist.xml
after modifying your theme, browse back to your new theme directory , C:\Program Files\PlaneShift Crystal Blue\art\skins\prpl in my case..
Right click, create new winzip file, I of course renamed mine prpl.zip
ALT, E, I to invert the file selection, you should have 5 items selected, 3 folders, 2 xml files
Right drag the 5 items onto your zip file , Winzip should open, the default options are likely fine, but I uncheck everything leaving
action on "Add/Replace" and Compression at Normal Click "Add"
Copy the new/freshened zip file up one directory, to :\Program Files\PlaneShift Crystal Blue\art\skins\
Run Setup and select the new theme if needed and launch psclient
When distributing your theme, take a minute or 2 to ensure you aren't including un-needed development files, like PSDs, that make the download bigger than it needs to be.
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Hey thanks! 8)
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Purple ain't my thing, bit it's certainly different. (that was a compliment btw)
Don't let the lack of comments get you down, keep practicing, refining your skills, and you know, there is that Official Mod challenge, posted just above. Them rats need love too. :innocent:
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Ok, I've just submitted my attempt at rat hide :P
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for future reference if anyone wishes to work on this skin it can be found at
http://planeshift3dmod.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/planeshift3dmod/old%20skins%2C%20etc/prpl.zip?revision=67
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huh can't get it downloaded. I always get unexpected end of... Well I'l try later. I'm just curious to see this. I also did consider something between the lines pink/purple :D
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huh can't get it downloaded. I always get unexpected end of... Well I'l try later.
the download works for me, if anyone else has issues i will try to upload it again.
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pah should have known. there is some problem with vista sp1 ie :@#\. with firefox the dl is fine. :thumbup:
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Works ok for me. And the skin is pretty cool ;D. Since there are no screenshots of it in this thread so far, here you go (not perfect but still ;)):
(http://www.postimage.org/PqjalkS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqjalkS)
Edit: I hadn't adjusted the sizes of the GUI components yet.
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it is missing a few images that have been added in the last year + or so but it should still work pretty good for most people ;)
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I actually tryed it just and must say it really looks nice :thumbup: The only thing I would change is those menu buttons. I just prefer something more clear on those. Have to see if i make some variation based on that skin.