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Posted by: SniperStealth
Decided to something really simple, Webmaster Theme.
Not bad, but too contrasty for my taste. I would use a darker red for the header background. Perhaps fade that white a little, as well. What you have now seems like too much surrounded by all that gray. But, of course, this is only my opinion.

[Edited on 07.29.2008 8:17 AM PDT]

  • 07.29.2008 8:15 AM PDT

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Yet another theme. Since it's not too obvious, I'll clarify: it features a Spartan holding an Assault Rifle.

Sorry, I haven't uploaded all the files yet, but all it's missing is a few navbar buttons.

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  • 08.02.2008 1:57 AM PDT
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Man should have done that pic of a spartan holding his energy sword like some ancient samurai

  • 08.03.2008 9:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: Deus_Ex_Machina
Yet another theme. Since it's not too obvious, I'll clarify: it features a Spartan holding an Assault Rifle.

Sorry, I haven't uploaded all the files yet, but all it's missing is a few navbar buttons.

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Way to bright of a group home image

  • 08.03.2008 9:05 PM PDT

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Yes, I thought about scaling down the glare a bit--maybe put semi-transparent stripes across the image.

  • 08.03.2008 9:15 PM PDT
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Yeah not much of a pc dude here much like a noob ill say how does this work.
Please if someone can PM an answer.

  • 08.03.2008 10:06 PM PDT

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Just so you don't get spammed with a storm of replies: simply read the first post. There, it'll tell you to download a theme builder. Do so, and then unpack it. Open the theme builder and go to theme > struct_images. To customize the theme, you can replace three main images: group_top_banner, group_sidebar_bottom, and, in the "forums" folder, HeaderGroupForum. If you're familiar with CSS, you can tweak the main.css file.

To change the three images, I would recommend Paint.NET (or Photoshop if you have it). Good luck.

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  • 08.03.2008 10:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Deus_Ex_Machina
Just so you don't get spammed with a storm of replies: simply read the first post. There, it'll tell you to download a theme builder. Do so, and then unpack it. Open the theme builder and go to theme > struct_images. To customize the theme, you can replace three main images: group_top_banner, group_sidebar_bottom, and, in the "forums" folder, HeaderGroupForum. If you're familiar with CSS, you can tweak the four CSS files in static > css. If a tweaked CSS file doesn't save, copy its contents into a new Notepad document, delete the previous one, and save it as a .css file with the same name.

To change the three images, I would recommend Paint.NET (or Photoshop if you have it). Good luck.
Good except for one thing, Do Not Under ANY Circumstances edit anything in the static folder. It will not be included as part of your theme. If you know / want to learn css, edit the main.css file in the theme folder. There might be a reason why you can't save over stuff in the static folder! The Static folder is off limits for themeBuilding, it represents "the site as it stands." The /theme folder contains everything you're doing to change the site. (Note: CSS rules in /theme/main.css override those in /static/css)

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  • 08.03.2008 11:54 PM PDT

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Um... Sure, I believe you.

  • 08.03.2008 11:59 PM PDT

Posted by: Deus_Ex_Machina
Um... Sure, I believe you.


It's written in the readme. In addition, it is why the entire /static folder is "read only".

  • 08.04.2008 12:26 AM PDT

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That makes sense now. I fixed the misinformation.

  • 08.04.2008 12:41 AM PDT
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  • 08.04.2008 7:17 AM PDT
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Stosh just make a theme builder, this thing is tricky.

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The Theme Builder is not an actual program, its just something to convert your files into a readable format. If your waiting for The Photoshop 5000 its not coming

  • 08.04.2008 7:07 PM PDT

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Stosh just make a theme builder, this thing is tricky.
Stosh doesn't need to. What we have now works perfectly. You have to tinker with it to understand it. Remember, nothing ventured, nothing gained...

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  • 08.04.2008 7:14 PM PDT

Posted by: x Spartan J19 x
Stosh just make a theme builder, this thing is tricky.


Seeing as it's identical in construction to the themeBuilder for the old hotness that he made, I doubt he will ever make a different one. It's really not that hard to use. Just edit the images in the theme directory. All there is to it. If you want to change stuff other than that, there are guides throughout this thread, in the Theme Builders group, and you can always just ask a repeat question in this thread and it will be answered.

  • 08.04.2008 7:36 PM PDT

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Any news on when the next wave of themes is going up? I've lost track of time. Also, how do I upload a live preview of my theme as opposed to an image?

  • 08.05.2008 7:54 AM PDT

Posted by: Hawaii6U
Also, how do I upload a live preview of my theme as opposed to an image?


Here's the general process:

Step 1: Get Web Hosting, preferably with FTP Access
Step 2: Upload the theme builder (note: do not zip it before uploading. You want to upload individual files, not the zipped themeBuilder)
Step 3: Place a link to the themeBuilder here.

Note: I might make an easier way to do this on my website as more people are wondering how to do it.

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  • 08.05.2008 8:04 AM PDT

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Also, you don't have to upload all the images from the static > images folder. Many of them are unnecessary--I only went halfway down the list, and it's just missing a couple of navbar buttons.

For a host, I would recommend X10 or Free-Space.net. You have to be patient with the signup process, it takes about a day.

  • 08.05.2008 10:49 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hawaii6U
Any news on when the next wave of themes is going up?

I'm pretty sure it's in about 1-2 weeks from now.

  • 08.05.2008 11:20 AM PDT

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Sunset theme:

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  • 08.06.2008 7:45 PM PDT
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Sunset theme:

Home, Forum.


I like that. That's my favorite out of your themes so far.

  • 08.06.2008 7:46 PM PDT

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That's very nice.
I love the lighting, and setup.

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Sunset theme:

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  • 08.06.2008 7:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: Deus_Ex_Machina
Sunset theme:

Home, Forum.


I like that. That's my favorite out of your themes so far.
I was just looking through some old screenshots and though that I could make a theme out of this one. Guess it turned out well.

Ironically, it was the easiest to make.

  • 08.06.2008 7:57 PM PDT

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I'm sorry but I can't tell what that's a picture of. too bright.

Also I don't like how there are words over the symbols in the forum. It just doesn't look right.

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