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[SKIN GUIDE] Make a Cool Skin in 3 Easy Steps!

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[SKIN GUIDE] Make a Cool Skin in 3 Easy Steps!

Make a Skin in 3 Easy Steps!
by Dania. Do not copy.

Requirements:
  • Winrar
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Preferably)
  • nVidia DDS Plugin ()
1) Download this archive of all of the interface files that need to be changed.

Click to download all the necessary skin files compiled by me currently at Patch 5119. These will be perfect until TQ adds a new interface dialogue or button which will appear different from your custom skin, it can take at least 20 patches until that happens.

These include any of the new features such as talismans, battle power dialogues, mentors, you name it. Nothing is left out, and there are no interface bugs.

Extract it.

2) Batch-edit the skin files using Photoshop's batch automation.

Open example .dds file in Photoshop. Press Alt + F9 to open the Actions window. Make yourself a new action by clicking the little icon at the bottom of the dialogue.



Once you have named your new action it automatically starts to record anything you perform to the .dds file example.

Now press Ctrl + U to change colors around, just mess with the knobs until you get a nice look for your skin, and apply it to the example .dds. If you want you can apply more effects like transparency but I think it's just something that's an overused effect raped to its core and it's just not cool anymore.



Now, in the actions dialogue, click the Stop button near the Record button to stop recording your actions.

Now exit that example .dds file and click File -> Automate -> Batch. (If this option is not available you have not clicked the Stop button to stop recording.)



Here you will select the name of the action you have just made and now you will click "Choose..." to select the extracted skin folder from Step 1. Verify that you select Include All Subfolders. Make sure the Destination is on "Save and Close".

Here is how your settings should look like roughly:



Click OK.

When the nVidia DDS Plugin prompts for .dds output configuration, be sure to select (Explicit Alpha) from the big dropdown, once you select it for the first file it should be automatically selected for the rest.

It will start to make the Hue/Saturation changes to all of the interface files and save them, you might have to sit there and click Save for every nVidia DDS Plugin confirmation box but I just put my big phone on the "Enter" button to do this for me while I go watch TV.

3) Install the skin.

Exit Conquer 2.0 if running. Drag the 'data' (containing 2 subfolders main and interface) folder from your new skin into the C:\Program Files\Conquer 2.0\ folder and let it overwrite everything. Restart Conquer 2.0 and enjoy!

Thank me! Don't steal this and don't claim archive of interface files as your own!

And show us your 3-step skins!!!


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Old 04/20/2009, 21:27   #2
 
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No replies what a shame.
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hehe , heres mine from the guide ^_^ , i just made a test , now i gotta work on adding more details but thnx aloooot

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No problem mate enjoy your skin!
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Looks cool and easy. Thanks for the contribution.
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Glad you think so, you're welcome!
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im just wondering , on the chat boxes , what messed up for it to show all that white? and lets say i add some trimming on 1 and batch , will it to the trimming on all? or i have to trim each 1 indevidualy? hehe thnx again ^_^
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woooot.awesome guide .... i can now make my own skin ...im tired of tq's one .... with that ****** blueh lool......
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travd, not sure what white you're talking about. Post a screenshot and we will see.

And most likely if you did the trimming manually according to the shape of the box then it has to be done individually.
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Ty dude, but you only gotta use the actions once, then just keep saving as explicit alpha.
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Ty dude, but you only gotta use the actions once, then just keep saving as explicit alpha.
Ya that's what I explained Nice skin, by the way!
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Very well done. Even if they dont want to do it all the same, You supplied all the files for piece by piece. +k for you
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Very well done. Even if they dont want to do it all the same, You supplied all the files for piece by piece. +k for you
Thank you very much, finally someone who understands how difficult it was to compile that.
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Looks cool and easy i will try it
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Nice work !
imma try this at home
+k if it works !
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