Player profile screen / picture background

[koohead]

Has anyone figured out how to fix the background of the player picture so that the upper left corner (where the team logo happens to be) is not so dark?? Attached the background image I believe (got it from the skin files), but I can't make heads or tails of how to change this but still maintain the format.

[koohead]

maybe it's the logo_overlay file that's the issue??

[koohead]

Here's a transparant logo_overlay file if anyone else wants it.

[silvam14]

Originally Posted by koohead

Here's a transparant logo_overlay file if anyone else wants it.

can you post screenshots to show the difference?

[silvam14]

Figured it out:

Before:

After:


Big difference

[silvam14]

was able to change the whole background to solid. Not sure I'm a fan, but at least there are possibilities.

[koohead]

Originally Posted by silvam14

Figured it out:

Before:

After:


Big difference

yes...HUGE! I always love getting my hands on the unpacked skin files. every year there's new stuff to play with

[Thundercrack]

Where are those unpacked skin files?

[koohead]

you need to download them from Add on Central

[cephasjames]

Originally Posted by silvam14

Figured it out:

Before:

After:


Big difference

That 'blocking the logo' idea was not one of the best, imo. This looks much better.

[endgame]

Love the idea and encourage the tinkering with anything skin and graphic related to add to the game. I have mixed feelings on the brighter background, edging toward favoring it over the existing. The darker background does provide a bit more of a three dimensional look, actually becoming a background with the lighting, making the player appear closer. The logo is, without a doubt, more clearly presented with the lighter background, but it does lose a bit of the layered dimension, but much cleaner and crisper.

The team logo is usually present somewhere on a page, so I'm not sure why it's included in the player photo in v13's iteration. On a sidenote, I'm strongly advocating getting the player photo back into the profile IN-game. Good Lord, I miss that. Oh, well.

In any event, good work on locating and manipulating the background on this one. The spotlights are even brighter and seem more numerous in that rendition, making me favor it even more as I write. Thanks!

[Cooleyvol]

Originally Posted by koohead

Here's a transparant logo_overlay file if anyone else wants it.

I took the logo_overlay and set it to 50% transparancy. Its a nice middle ground between the two images above.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

I took the logo_overlay and set it to 50% transparancy. Its a nice middle ground between the two images above.

Let's see! and the file if you don't mind.

[Cooleyvol]

Here's the file and a screenshot of a young Johnny Podres.

I'll let you be the judge of its appeal.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Here's the file. I'll let you be the judge of its appeal.

Looks great!

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Here's the file and a screenshot of a young Johnny Podres.

I'll let you be the judge of its appeal.

You should push for this to be changed via the master copy of the game, this looks so much better than that dark corner the retail default version uses.

[koohead]

Great idea on the 50% transparency. nice compromise between the two extremes.

[andrewdon]

Where do you replace the file?

[GlennCraven]

Originally Posted by koohead

Great idea on the 50% transparency. nice compromise between the two extremes.

I actually prefer the dark, but agree the 50 percent transparency is better than no shadow.

I think the point of the dark screen over the logo is to let you see that logo enough to know the club for which he plays, but leaves the true brightness for the player's face -- like he's in the spotlight.

[joshuar9476]

Originally Posted by andrewdon

Where do you replace the file?

you have to (basically re)download the skin from the add on site when you start up ootp. it will then be uncompressed. install it then replace the file with your new file. you have to then quit ootp, delete the skin.bin file, then fire ootp back up. this will load the skin with your new changes.