Blackbolt
Jun 7 2007, 05:37 PM
QUOTE(http://blackbolt.x-scene.com)
Hi Guys, Blackbolt here. I'm just popping in to inform everyone of the plans that I hope to adere to this year leading up to the holiday period. First of all concerning MC360 and website downloads. Pretty soon we will be moving to a more simplified way of delivering MC360 and other skins to you alot quicker than the way we have it now, whether that means having download links directly on our homepage, or another system, I want to make them more accessable. Also XBMC Live Place will be streamlined into the MC360 section and no longer have its own space in the downloads section.
Regarding MC360, the SVN is the best place to download the latest version. Towards the end of this week, we will release 1.05 which will include the current SVN tree, this is likely to be the last 'version' numbered release of MC360. Everything will be based on SVN numbers from the official XBMC Skinning SVN where MC360 now recides.
I myself, will be returning to skin in the fall, specifically September/October. I plan to finish 'eX' and have that ready before Christmas. I would also like to get the 'THR33' Skin release before Christmas, but we will have to see how things pan out. I look forward to returning to skinning after having some time away from it and I hope that the forums will perk up again with chatter about our new skins.
Thank You.
- Blackbolt
shizzle01
Jun 7 2007, 05:46 PM
yeeeeeeeeeeees
Rotfloljfk
Jun 7 2007, 06:44 PM
Do you mean MC360 1.5? you put 1.05
Blackbolt
Jun 7 2007, 08:46 PM
QUOTE(Rotfloljfk @ Jun 7 2007, 07:20 PM)
Do you mean MC360 1.5? you put 1.05
Nope, I deffinatly mean 1.
05.
Beastmaster
Jun 7 2007, 09:26 PM
That's great news Glad to hear you will be back to skinning.
Quote: "XBMC Live Place will be streamlined into the MC360"
Besides that change do you guys plan on making any other major changes in the skin?
Rotfloljfk
Jun 7 2007, 10:01 PM
QUOTE(Blackbolt @ Jun 7 2007, 04:22 PM)
Nope, I deffinatly mean 1.05.
Oh sorry I was thinking the skin was currently at 1.4 not 1.04.
spaceman-spiff
Jun 7 2007, 10:17 PM
Nice to have you back
Rotfloljfk
Jun 7 2007, 10:22 PM
QUOTE(spaceman-spiff @ Jun 7 2007, 05:53 PM)
Nice to have you back
Blackbolt used some new aging cream and found out he wasn't so old after all, so he figured he wouldn't retire just yet.
mikebeecham
Jun 8 2007, 10:29 AM
Good to hear you're coming back mate...have you had a sufficient break though? Real life stuff MUST always come first.
That said, if you're ready then you're ready...and it'll be a very welcome return if you read these forums mate!
CHI3f
Jun 8 2007, 10:53 AM
Do you guys really plan on making 2 skins in 3 or 4 months?
mikebeecham
Jun 8 2007, 11:03 AM
Well technically it would be finalising the skins
Rotfloljfk
Jun 8 2007, 03:46 PM
QUOTE(CHI3f @ Jun 8 2007, 06:29 AM)
Do you guys really plan on making 2 skins in 3 or 4 months?
Might just be betas like MC360 started out as.
Emerica44n
Jun 8 2007, 04:24 PM
mannn, I thought eX was going to be released in the first half of 2007 as it says on the site?
that's going to be the sickest skin ever, and now I have to wait until christmas. =[
oh well...
Rotfloljfk
Jun 8 2007, 04:36 PM
QUOTE(Emerica44n @ Jun 8 2007, 12:00 PM)
mannn, I thought eX was going to be released in the first half of 2007 as it says on the site?
that's going to be the sickest skin ever, and now I have to wait until christmas. =[
oh well...
dude, he retired. And WHEN he retired, he said it probably wasnt gonna happen at the announced time period. So were lucky we are getting it at all in 07.
Blackbolt
Jun 8 2007, 06:33 PM
eX is such a simple skin compared to MC360. Most people just don't realise that when we started MC360, NOTHING that complex had ever been done, even I don't understand alot of the code, I put alot of faith in Jezz_X and he always delivers. I believe that he is the best coder in the XBMC scene.
When we where coding the skin, we literatly had to change the tracks ahead of us as we went, XBMC's skinning engine was updated and changed, we helped add new ideas and functions to the skinning engine. This was a very lengthy process as MC360 was not possible with XBMC when we started it, but that was a risk I took and gladly a few others decided to take that risk with me.
eX is going to be so simple to create because of the simple layout. THR33 is not a priority for 2007, I personally want eX in time for christmas, would be nice to finish off 2007 with a new skin from us.
Agitator
Jun 9 2007, 12:10 PM
Nice welcome back!
HSDEMONZ
Jun 10 2007, 01:28 AM
nice.
hope to see more of you and your projects
juan_2006
Jun 10 2007, 02:23 AM
awesome your back
always enjoying TB skins
mbay
Jun 10 2007, 06:28 AM
You can't keep a good solder down.
Blackbolt
Jun 10 2007, 10:19 AM
QUOTE(mbay @ Jun 10 2007, 07:04 AM)
You can't keep a good solder down.
Apprently the Xbox 360 can, all the
solder points break after it gets too hot, causing the Ring of Death.
On the other hand, soldiers yeah.
bucko
Jun 10 2007, 10:37 AM
woo MC360 rox my box.
stevenalvarado
Jun 10 2007, 04:37 PM
BB thats funny.
Welcome back btw. Do you have a picture of the new eX skin?
shizzle01
Jun 10 2007, 06:00 PM
yeah screenshot or something:D
ThaCrip
Jun 11 2007, 05:29 AM
im just glad MC360 is still being made
... as this is the sole reason i use XBMC now as my main dashboard over UnleashX.
MC360 stands out pretty much over all other skins on XBMC if you ask me.
(no disrespect to Project Mayhem III skin, as this is professional looking to, i just prefer MC360 easily over it)
p.s. on a side note after i got a xbox360 a couple months or so ago... u can really see how dated the original xbox hardware is cause of how sluggish MC360 runs (in no way am i disrespecting blackbolt etc, i know it's a CPU issue etc as to why this happends) compared to how smooth the xbox360's runs.... but as far as it's (mc360's) look it's pretty damn close to the xbox360's
.. bottom line though is MC360 is great and i aint complaining.
helino
Jun 11 2007, 06:46 AM
Welcome back Blackbolt!
I'm definitely looking forward to eX
StrictPuppet
Jun 11 2007, 06:57 AM
Awesome, Blackbolt. Looking forward to it.
Blackbolt
Jun 11 2007, 10:31 AM
QUOTE(stevenalvarado @ Jun 10 2007, 05:13 PM)
BB thats funny.
Welcome back btw. Do you have a picture of the new eX skin?
Check the official Blackbolt website and see for yourself in the skins section.
stevenalvarado
Jun 12 2007, 05:44 AM
those two screenshots look really simple.
you got the skinīs objective.
Dynam!c
Jun 12 2007, 10:20 AM
This is awesome news! Thanks BB for sharing your spare time again
I remember when i saw the screens for eX... it was love at first sight
koSmiQ
Jun 12 2007, 11:27 AM
Welcome back!
Good to see you back in business, I can barely wait for eX..
wantin2mod
Jun 27 2007, 07:24 PM
Very excited and happy! Thanks so much for all that you've done and I'm looking forward to more of Team BlackBolt's creations!!!
Regards,
wantin2mod
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