We should get this stickied up for people who want feedback and critique on thier skin work.

My 2nd for UnleashX


Chromulous






Download soon available @ allxboxskins

Very nice much better than the included skins IMHO!

Clean and Simple!

QUOTE (joele @ Nov 29 2003, 03:17 AM)

Very nice much better than the included skins!

You didn't read the docs, did you?

I told you, graphics wasn't my forte'. The included skins are there for reference, to showcase the skinning capability of UnleashX. But, it's okay. I don't really mind comments like this. This kind of things will just help make UnleashX better.

@hydraulix,
Nice work. I'm very flattered that people started making skins for this dash, considering it's only on its 2nd day.

thanks man, the built in skins are actually a HUGE help. They pretty much cover all the tags available (i think). Skinning for this dash is a breeze since I can upload the changes and not have to restart the dash.

LOL unleashx

No offence meant, the dashboard itself is brilliant, and I did see that comment in the docs...

QUOTE (joele @ Nov 29 2003, 03:39 AM)

LOL unleashx No offence meant, the dashboard itself is brilliant, and I did see that comment in the docs...

None taken

number 3

"gerenNinja"

basic layout comes from an old webdesign i did a while back but ended up trashing.




as usual, download at allxboxskins

or immediatly at the xboxdojo

WIP..

wow - that last skin rocked! I'd love to have that on my xbox, submit it to AXS now, I COMMAND YOU!

i have uploaded it now..

FANTASTIC! thanks a lot snk, thats easily my favourite skin for this dashobard, ever....
Well done

I think I'm going to have a go at making one too! *bites fingernails*

hi

unleash x would i be able to have the default skin? as i just want to change the orb from the green one to a big blue one.

please email it to nick@cowman1960.co.uk



cheerz

i meant the one that is originally on unleash x not any of the ones you can download



cheerz

I was trying to make some skins last night. But only one thing how do u get rid of the blur in the middle. I kinda find it annoying.

QUOTE (SNICK! @ Nov 29 2003, 07:53 PM)

hi unleash x would i be able to have the default skin? as i just want to change the orb from the green one to a big blue one. please email it to nick@cowman1960.co.uk cheerz

You can modify one of the simple skins. For example, take the Red or Green one, remove the entire ColorScheme Section, then look at the matrix skin to see how to change the Orb image.

QUOTE (nagmine @ Nov 29 2003, 08:39 PM)

I was trying to make some skins last night. But only one thing how do u get rid of the blur in the middle. I kinda find it annoying.

The Fog? I thought that was a nice touch, gives a real 3D look . I'm gonna put some attribute to turn it off.

ok i fiddled about with it and learned a load of stuff about unleash x (which made me make it my default dash)

so i made a skin with the background of my site and the orb from Gcue's true blue ms dash hack so i combinded the 2 and its awesome!

i will upload it too axs tommorow as its on m xbox computer at the moment



cheerz

oh ps unleashx do you need anymore devs on your team if you make a next release? as i would like to help.



cheerz

I know a way you could help!
The UnleashX website I'm building, we need artists, problem-solvers and skinners...I want to make this the best damn dashboardx website ever, and with your help I can!

Email me: scarsr2@aol.com
AIM me: scarsr2
MSN messenger me: scarsr2@hotmail.com

(you can tell Im a man of consistancy with all those scarsr2's)

(you can tell Im a man of consistancy with all those scarsr2's)

i thought the scars meant you just liked getting cut.

/me puts away the razor sharp blade for latter.

Quick question for hydraulix and KF. Does the order in which things are placed in the skin.xml make a difference? Like in MXM can I create overlays by placing an object later in the xml? Working on a skin for this dash just to see how it works and my router is having issues so I can't test right now.

correct me if im wrong, but I believe there is only a single later <background>back.png</background> and it always sits below the stats objects, but above the globe.

since the skins support png's with transparencies, you can basically create any overlays in the PNG and use it for the background.

dunno if that helps any.

QUOTE (PuddWakkr @ Nov 30 2003, 12:19 PM)

Quick question for hydraulix and KF. Does the order in which things are placed in the skin.xml make a difference? Like in MXM can I create overlays by placing an object later in the xml? Working on a skin for this dash just to see how it works and my router is having issues so I can't test right now.

here's my original question:

I was able to get <Image Opacity="90" Top="100" Left="25" Width="115" Height="100">defaulticon.jpg</image> as an additional image to work. In this instance it was suppose to go behind the game icon on the left (unleashed skin) so that a default icon would show when a game icon wasnt available but I couldnt set the z-index/layer order. Is there a way to do this? I thought it might work like MXM and the first thing load goes to the back, and everything is loaded on top of that..doesnt seem to be the case though.


and UnleashX's response:

Not on top of the menu. The Menu gets drawn last. You can overlay a png (assuming you have provided the proper transparency) over anything except the menu. The order of drawing is this: Globe (spinning sphere), custom background, orb, Game Icon, custom images, shapes, infotext, then the menu. The orb will accept images with transparency. If you have ralliSport, try selecting that.


should answer that question pretty well.

Thanks for the reply's. Guess I can scrap my WIP

QUOTE (PuddWakkr @ Nov 30 2003, 11:24 PM)

Thanks for the reply's. Guess I can scrap my WIP

Or wait till the next release? Which isn't too far, by the way

Please define what is a "Custom Image" and how is it different from a standard background and what is its XML tag. I wish to lay a translucent feathered image on top of the Game Icon, but cannot figure this out for my next skin.

nevermind, got it after a little messing around.

<Image>image.png</Image> will be drawn on top of the game icon display, excellent!

New skin almost done!

work in progress, im kinda stumped at the moment,

any ideas greatly appreciated, I think the top is bare, I was gonna slap the game icon previews right in the top middle, but now im having second thoughts.

The green default skin is very nice (main Orb could be a little bigger for perfection) its like the nexgen we never got.

Great dash, looking forward to seeing any future versions!

Hydraulix - great look'n dash! Make sure to leave enough room in the inet config section to support all triple numbers and hard coded IPs "000.000.000.000 STATIC"

Also, once the DVDTitle tag gets implemented, that would be cool under DVD Tray, although it may be tight for space.

I agree that putting the game icon in the top middle would take away from the professionalism that this dash gives... but maybe include it as an option, since many can't read and need the icon to know what game they are selecting :-)

I love it though!!

I would like to change the background FOG in the green skin.
Now it's the same colour as the orb. Wat i would like to have it black as in the original dash. But when I try to make it black, the orb becomes grey.

How about this one

that skin is good

ill be uploading my new modified skin to axs and dojo tommorow


cheerz

I made some changes to the default green skin. If you guys want it I can upload it to AXS.





C-5

QUOTE (C-5 @ Dec 1 2003, 09:52 PM)

I made some changes to the default green skin. If you guys want it I can upload it to AXS.

yes mate, Id like the green style with a bigger orb ... looks that bit better.

Hi,

I'm working on an Unleashx skin too, here's a preview version:



It will be finished in a few days.

@TangLeFuzZ
i like that, good work

@hydraulix
i like it as is but if you do put icons in that spot maybe you could have it like a sign hanging down or something

WIP

damn these skins are kickin ass! keep up the good work dudes.

wots a good tool for picking colours to get the value's?
tia

Any good graphic tools should support conversion of colors to their corresponding hex values, like PaintShop Pro.

Note that this will only give you RGB, UnleashX needs ARGB, so you'd have to add one for the alpha (A) or transparency. For transparency, it's (0 to 100%) * 255, then convert that to hex. For example Red is 255,0,0 in RGB converting this to hex would give you FF0000. For a 90% opacity, 255 * 0.9 ~230 = E6. Final value is E6FF0000.

By the way, thanks to all skinners. You people are doing an awesome job and you never ceases to amaze me. What does it takes to become a good graphic artist? I really envy you with all that creativity. Undoubtedly, you helped UnleashX a lot. Thanks for the support

Would it be possible to make a skin that shows the spine of the dvd cases of games rather than the text name?

QUOTE (MikeHolliday @ Dec 2 2003, 02:36 PM)

Would it be possible to make a skin that shows the spine of the dvd cases of games rather than the text name?

that'd take a diff pic for every single game...
kickass idea though


actually that'd be very kickass
i wouldn't wanna take pics of all the cases though and size em
maybe someone else could do it hehe

how do you add skins ?? im new to this dash so dont ..... and please email me dont reply in the post

It's sorta done... just needs a little more tweaking

;//// what yall think?

files; udashx.zip

QUOTE (rob1309 @ Dec 2 2003, 10:00 PM)

QUOTE (MikeHolliday @ Dec 2 2003, 02:36 PM) Would it be possible to make a skin that shows the spine of the dvd cases of games rather than the text name? that'd take a diff pic for every single game... kickass idea though actually that'd be very kickass i wouldn't wanna take pics of all the cases though and size em maybe someone else could do it hehe

Tip: create semi-transparent 320x240 game screenshots, then stretch them over the entire screen (i.e. use them as GameIcons). Doesn't take long to pick a decent screenshot and save it to a screenshots folder - looks amazing on a decent background - I'll post some WIP screens soon.

QUOTE (tenka @ Dec 2 2003, 05:55 PM)

;//// what yall think?

i'm psyched about this skin. looks like this kin will actually fit on my TV's screen (unlike the other unleashX skins)

Okay, so this is a WIP (so some things not quite in the right place) basic background - very simple, nothing too flashy because the main attraction is below...



GameIcons are semi-transparent custom images - in this case, a PGR2 screenshot - stretched over the entire screen. Very cool (IMO) and they load very quickly too.

QUOTE (49er @ Dec 2 2003, 07:57 PM)

Okay, so this is a WIP (so some things not quite in the right place) basic background - very simple, nothing too flashy because the main attraction is below... GameIcons are semi-transparent custom images - in this case, a PGR2 screenshot - stretched over the entire screen. Very cool (IMO) and they load very quickly too.

damn that's pretty cool