MazzleExtraSkinsPackage - Page 15

Bergamo · 06-26-07, 04:00 PM

Thank you so much...

I wasn't sure what I changed to make that box appear...lol

Bergs

123noob · 06-27-07, 06:07 PM

Everyone or anyone. I NEED help!
I am currently making a new skin, but stuck in the middle of the process of completing it atm... Since I don't have WoW installed anymore, I cannot test it out myself. So please, I would like anyone to try this out and post a SS with target selected. I need to check to see how does the entire skin fits in the game, especially the targetcave with the bottom textures. The process of using this skin is very simple (same method as the old MazzleUi version).

- All you have to do is copy and paste the new textures .blp into whichever skin folder you chose to play as when you re/mazzify to the new Mazzle version.
- For example: If I mazzified and used NE skin, all I have to do is make a backup file textures for the NE skin and paste over the new skins to test. Once you do that, log into the game and the new textures shoudl replace whatever textures that you overwrited. But REMEMBER to backup the textures that you're replacing otherwise you will either have to redownload Mazzle to get those textures back or so.

- Files included now are: Bottom1.blp, Bottom2.blp, Bottom3.blp, Bottom4.blp, FloatingCave.blp
- Attachment is at the bottom of this post.
- EDIT: oh also please note if the coordination text color is viewable or not so I will have to adjust the coordination color area under the map as well. And any hot spots... etc... and spaces etc... (all this will be shown in SS)

Thanks a lot,
123noob

---As soon as the SS is up, I will make any changes possible and complete the new skin by tomorrow or tonight.

Screen Shots of the textures (in PSD)

These are not completed yet, especially the TargetCave, I will try to add in more details to it.

Arkive · 06-27-07, 08:28 PM

Here ya go

123noob · 06-27-07, 09:28 PM

Thanks a lot Arkive

! now all that is left is completing the skin.

Mazzlefizz · 06-27-07, 09:37 PM

Hmm...looking at the screenshots, that texture looks awfully bright. I think it might be hard to read chat text on.

There also seems to be a border between the target cave and the bottom panels. Frankly, I don't know how easy that would be to fix. Unless you start with one large texture that you later split into parts, it will probably be hard to match the two gradients.

But overall, it looks like a very sharp new skin.

123noob · 06-27-07, 09:59 PM

Ahhh, totally forgot about that method... all these time I've been doing piece by piece of ur original textures... well time to start from scratch using that method, then there won't be gradient problem nemore.

Thanks for the reminder Mazzle.

Mazzlefizz · 06-27-07, 10:12 PM

If you're going to do some fundamental alterations, allow me to make a suggestion. Perhaps you can find a way to make it darker in parts, or at least darker in the the target cave and left portion of the panel where the chat frames are. Both those area have text that would be hard to read on a bright background. In addition, you may want to consider something with more a bluish-metal tint to match the color scheme in the unit frames. Just an idea.

stec · 06-28-07, 03:32 AM

I think Gun metal black would be an ace colour to use, id provide a screenshot or sample of the colour but works probably gonna hang me soon

123noob · 06-28-07, 04:10 AM

Color alteration shouldn't be a difficult job, so I'll just go ahead and finish with the outline first, then a different color. I did thought about matching it with the unitframe; moreover, I did even planned to create an outline for the target's hp/mp on the side of targetcave. However, it just an idea I thougt up... lol. For the color, I'll also make it more metal like as well, going to add brushed metal in it.

stec · 06-28-07, 04:23 AM

Something like this colour maybe

http://www.excaliberpc.com/Antec_P18...id-578713.html

123noob · 06-28-07, 05:32 AM

That's a good color,and I'm sure Mazzle was suggesting something like that as well.

Arkive · 06-28-07, 07:36 AM

The metallic theme idea is great, but I tend to agree with Mazzle...some color would be nice (and this is coming from someone who loves black). Maybe something like this, but darker, and with a more "brushed" look:

I wouldn't mind seeing that gunmetal black theme though too, just to see how it looks

Detritus · 06-28-07, 07:47 AM

Vote here for gun-metal. Looks like I found meh theme...lovely work, man.

Mazzlefizz · 06-28-07, 10:55 AM

Yeah, I think that black shiny metal looks really sharp too.

spyder · 06-28-07, 02:50 PM

More like this?? If you all like this I can try more. I will probably try to refine it anyways.

Geboran · 06-28-07, 02:59 PM

That's hawt.

123noob · 06-28-07, 03:27 PM

Well... remade the entire thing and here's the sketch SS of it after compiling the pieces into one. I haven't done the casting bar yet, but that shouldn't take too long. This is last test for this, I'd like to see how the minimap piece fits and few minor things I was worrying over. Please try it out and post a SS.

The attachment is at the bottom of the post. Now I'm going to a few hour break while waiting for SS.. spent 6 hrs straight for this

... I'm so slow.

Dreadlorde · 06-28-07, 03:35 PM

Here's the Fix on the casting bar border and the FuBar background someone requested.

Mazzlefizz · 06-28-07, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by 123noob

Well... remade the entire thing and here's the sketch SS of it after compiling the pieces into one. I haven't done the casting bar yet, but that shouldn't take too long. This is last test for this, I'd like to see how the minimap piece fits and few minor things I was worrying over. Please try it out and post a SS.

The attachment is at the bottom of the post. Now I'm going to a few hour break while waiting for SS.. spent 6 hrs straight for this

... I'm so slow.

That looks nice. I think I speak for many future users when I say thanks for making these.

Anyway, I'll try it out and add it as another skin. When you finish the rest of the artwork, I'll just drop them in.

P.S. And, if it's any consolation, playing with Photoshop for six hours is far more fun than trying to get Decursive and BigWigs to configure and place their frames correctly in all aspects, which is what I spent six hours doing yesterday. Oy.

Mazzlefizz · 06-28-07, 07:09 PM

I just tried it in game and it looks great. I think I like this one as much as your druid one. There's only two things I noticed. First, the border between the target cave and the main panel doesn't seem to connect. You can see it the screenshot you posted as well. Second, the four corners of the target cave have such clearly delineated circles in them that the target hotspot buttons are slightly off when they show up. If you look at this screenshot, you might see what I mean.

I'll try to see if I can adjust the positions of the buttons slightly without messing up their placement in other skins. I'll let you know how that works out.