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New skin for Hal: Super Size Me

Started by Dr.Benway, May 15, 2005, 07:23:31 AM

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anton6364

#15
never tried it..the character seems to work pretty well.I have a few different player skins that i use,the only thing is the character height.and animations.i do not get all anims,but she does move into other posisions.which are all outside the box.so the players are all small.and we all know if i increase the size i loose graphic quality.i havent done it yet,but i have to make copies of some skins and recolor to match to the windowblind skin for the computer.(at least get them close)i know it's a pointless thing,but i like to have everything on the computer match,desktop/media player/browser,ect.even Hal. I change the color theme about every month and cycle through about 5 color combinations.
 For me and anyone else who alters their systems GUI.The perfect addition to any skin would be another button that can change the skin color via pop-up slider bar or simular(like the windows media player for instance) then i could change colors anytime i want. I'm about as far from being a programmer as i could possibly get.otherwise,a skin like that may also do well uploaded to sites such as wincustomize. for others in the same situation.if nothing else people may get curious as to what a "Hal" skin is and increase traffic to Zabaware. and get a few more into AI programs..just thinking outloud..
 I can't wait untill a color changing option is available on a skin..untill then i guess this is the way to do it.
 WOW..did i ever venture away from the topic...anyway.i haven't found a way to recolor the button yet.it wont kill me to have the button at that location,just looks "out of place" with the black on the background..

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just dowloaded the agentspace skin..at 100% the top of her head is at the top of screen.and she stands on the right.i will poke around in the file later and see what is possible with it..if it was a little thinner and longer, i could place it above the toolbar and it would have been perfect for the "theme" of the computer..Thanks..more to play with....you do good work...
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Dr.Benway

I perfectly understand your preoccupation with desktop colors.
I messed around for years with colors and fonts and I was never satisfied for long, until I found out about BlackBox. BlackBox is a free alternative shell for windows with its own desktop menu and everything fully configurable. Maybe you should try it some time.
http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/
Litestep is another great shell for Windows. A new world will open before your eyes. [:0]

Tell me, do all desktop mates have the same size and behaviour as Brandy which you can download for free? For the first version of AgentSpace I used Brandy as a model and she is the only one I tested AgentSpace with.


Art

Raymond,

Actually, the free version of Brandy is quite limited in her animations. I think one can check the various animations before buying any of the Desktop Agent characters.

I believe most are the same size.
In the world of AI it's the thought that counts!

- Art -

KnyteTrypper

Size of the DesktopMates characters seems to vary between four to fifteen MB, depending upon the graphical detail, number of animations, etc. Generally speaking, of course, the larger the file the better the characters' looks and animations will be.



anton6364

#19
I had tried the Brandy character..I Really do not care for the graphics or I suppose the "looks" of her. too cartoon-like,yes I know they are all basically cartoon like but compared side-by-side debbie or Candie look better..If the files are still good, go to //http://www.bobsftp.com/ click download/adult agents/Candi.acs.or.Debbie.acs. And compare them yourself. I used MASH to play all animations.although only a few are available in Hal.The acs chars.are more "adult" than Brandy(so not for kids).
 And I really like the looks of Windowblinds skins.just takes a little work to get Hal "matched" to the theme.I did 1 re-color of Agentspace to Blue so that is usable with one of my colors..Isn't this fun...[:D]
...........Sometimes you have to right-click Download and open in new window............
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Dr.Benway

quote:
Originally posted by anton6364

http://www.bobsftp.com/ click download/adult agents/Candi.acs.or.Debbie.acs. And compare them yourself. I used MASH to play all animations.


Thanks for the tip. I will definitely check them out.

anton6364

Did you get a chance to download a character? and did the grey box appear on the skin? or was that just some fluke thing on my end.  It's fine now that i have the problem corrected, but it was strange.
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CapnNee

quote:
Originally posted by Dr.Benway

quote:
Originally posted by anton6364

http://www.bobsftp.com/ click download/adult agents/Candi.acs.or.Debbie.acs. And compare them yourself. I used MASH to play all animations.


Thanks for the tip. I will definitely check them out.



Where can I find MASH, Raymond?
 

Dr.Benway

quote:
Originally posted by CapnNee


Where can I find MASH, Raymond?



You were probably asking Anton6364, but here is the link:

http://www.bellcraft.com/mash/

anton6364

Thanks Raymond..
 I hope the link to the chars is useful to somebody. i just need to locate a full bodied male for the girlfriend.(without ads attached).i bet there is one lurking in the shadows somewhere.
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mabuan

I visited to the site http://www.bobsftp.com/, but some folder in this site ask me user name and password.
 

CapnNee

quote:
Originally posted by mabuan

I visited to the site http://www.bobsftp.com/, but some folder in this site ask me user name and password.


Me, too! But it didn't do that the other day...
 

Duskrider

The other day when I went to upload the characters, the popup asked my name and password.  
I signed in "anonymous" and it went away.  No problem.
[;)]

anton6364

I couldn't get into the site at all today..
 If someone needs the Deb/Can acs file just drop me an e-mail.it's 9.14mb zipped.and i will send one.
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mabuan