Arber's Skin WIP

[FINisher]

Great stuff, I'm halting playing the game for the most part until this skin is finished.

[Atticus]

Beautiful. I love it.

 

I don't know if it's just because the colour scheme is more familiar, that it makes the new game feel less strange and alien... but regardless, it's really cool.

 

Also the buttons look like buttons. Nice.

 

Completely 100% agree with this sentiment. Not only does it feel familiar, it makes the familiar feel updated and modern too. Just clean and crisp.

 

Excellent work thus far, Arber!

[Arber]

Great stuff, I'm halting playing the game for the most part until this skin is finished.

 

Oh, please don't say that! I really can't give an ETA right now as - due to the national lockdown in the UK - I am working from home and have my two young daughters to supervise 24/7. I'm hoping to have this done within a week - but that could extend to two, or three.

 

So play the game.

[FINisher]

Oh, please don't say that! I really can't give an ETA right now as - due to the national lockdown in the UK - I am working from home and have my two young daughters to supervise 24/7. I'm hoping to have this done within a week - but that could extend to two, or three.

 

So play the game.

 

If I could, I would, but right now all those white lines and UI decisions are giving me literal migraines so it's 95% unplayable at the moment. It's not a good feeling that you get in your head when the migraine attack starts creeping up on you.

 

I'll probably use someone elses skin for a while until this one's finished.

[Arber]

<p>Here is my first attempt at the website pages. I'm not entirely sold on it - it's inspired by the wrestlinginc.com website. I am very open for suggestions on this.</p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="BpqY4S7.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BpqY4S7.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[sabin357]

Here is my first attempt at the website pages. I'm not entirely sold on it - it's inspired by the wrestlinginc.com website. I am very open for suggestions on this.

 

I love everything about that except the white buttons on the white background. I think a more contrasting color would look better & possibly be better to players with color blindness.

[Arber]

I love everything about that except the white buttons on the white background. I think a more contrasting color would look better & possibly be better to players with color blindness.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I'll return to it once I'm done with the next set I am working on. I think maybe I'll invert the colours on the buttons and see how that looks. I do agree that it feels a bit too white.

[Idolized]

EDIT: Wrong thread

[Arber]

<p>I've been working on the booking overview skins this afternoon. Here's what I have now:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Booking overview</strong></p><p>

<img alt="3bBacKL.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3bBacKL.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Venue selection</strong></p><p>

<img alt="GjdpeUs.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GjdpeUs.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Booking segment screen</strong></p><p>

<img alt="JiokKnt.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JiokKnt.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

As always feedback is welcome.</p>

[FRAGz]

Real nice!

[gord]

Looks really good! I appreciate the effort and work you've put into it.

[shipshirt]

This looks wonderful, really great work

[Arber]

Just a quick update today, probably nothing to show off today as I want to focus my time on just getting it done. I've done just shy of 50 screens so far, out of 341.

 

I have to give props to Adam Ryland and the designer for removing the needless amount of button images. Skinning for TEW2020 is so much more enjoyable than it has been for any of the other games.

 

Have a good weekend everyone and I will update with progress when I have something more substantial to show.

[FINisher]

That red on green in the Clear Bookings is quite unclear and a strain to eyes. Other than that one button, great stuff.

[Arber]

That red on green in the Clear Bookings is quite unclear and a strain to eyes. Other than that one button, great stuff.

 

On my monitor / resolution it looks fine, but this does bring me to my next point: When this skin is released it will come with multiple button colour choices that you can just drop into the buttons folder and use. Don't like blue main / green bottom? No problem, try out one of the other colours

 

I have added a progress count to the main post.

 

A quick look at one of the screens I got done today: Booking analysis

 

[FINisher]

When this skin is released it will come with multiple button colour choices that you can just drop into the buttons folder and use. Don't like blue main / green bottom? No problem, try out one of the other colours

 

Amazing stuff.

[Xendarii]

This skin is the only one that's been posted so far that could make me try out the game again once you've released it. It looks so much cleaner and easier on the eye. I still hate almost everything about the new UI, but your work could turn the game from unplayable to teeth-gnashingly playable.

[Arber]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Xendarii" data-cite="Xendarii" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47618" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This skin is the only one that's been posted so far that could make me try out the game again once you've released it. It looks so much cleaner and easier on the eye. I still hate almost everything about the new UI, but your work could turn the game from unplayable to teeth-gnashingly playable.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for the comment but please try and keep UI negativity out of this thread. The last thing I want is one of my threads being locked because of snowball affect. Thanks.</p><p> </p><p> To the detriment of my lockdown life, I have been working pretty much non-stop on this skin. I am now over 25% through the screens. Today I am working on the company screens.</p><p> </p><p> It's important to remember this is more than just a re-colour, I am re-creating each element of the screen to fit the style I am going for, and so it can be very time consuming.</p><p> </p><p> Here's a sample of today's work:</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="ay71NOY.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ay71NOY.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Idolized]

Top notch, this skin is looking great.

[Arber]

Top notch, this skin is looking great.

 

Thanks mate. Can't wait to use your stable logos inside it

[Xendarii]

I love that you've gotten rid of all the rounded corners and consistently use rectangles instead. Having both of them mixed really messes up clearness for me, so I think that's a very, very good decision.

 

Also, I didn't mean to hate on the existing UI with my comment, really just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your work.

[Arber]

I love that you've gotten rid of all the rounded corners and consistently use rectangles instead. Having both of them mixed really messes up clearness for me, so I think that's a very, very good decision.

 

Also, I didn't mean to hate on the existing UI with my comment, really just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your work.

 

Thanks. Straight lines and simple rectangles can sometimes be the easiest way to convey information, especially with quite busy screens. Consistency is key.

 

I actually took a short break from this to make a mock up of a design idea I had. I'll post here later just to show it off and get some feedback but it's a real rough idea and wouldn't be worked on until this skin is 100% finished anyway.

 

EDIT:

 

I grabbed the screenshot quickly. I wanted to try something 'out of the box'. Colours are just for display - this is a real rough, unfinished idea more than anything. Thoughts welcome. The current skin will be finished before I started work on my next one.

 

[Xendarii]

I personally like it less than the skin you're working on right now. It looks less clean and a little more, let's say, "improvisational" to me. But as you said, it's a very rough draft, so there could obviously be a lot more to it once it's a bit more fleshed out.

[Idolized]

Thanks. Straight lines and simple rectangles can sometimes be the easiest way to convey information, especially with quite busy screens. Consistency is key.

 

I actually took a short break from this to make a mock up of a design idea I had. I'll post here later just to show it off and get some feedback but it's a real rough idea and wouldn't be worked on until this skin is 100% finished anyway.

 

EDIT:

 

I grabbed the screenshot quickly. I wanted to try something 'out of the box'. Colours are just for display - this is a real rough, unfinished idea more than anything. Thoughts welcome. The current skin will be finished before I started work on my next one.

 

 

I think a skin like this would satisfy those who liked the "concept" post in the suggestions forum. Looks sleek.

[Arber]

I personally like it less than the skin you're working on right now. It looks less clean and a little more, let's say, "improvisational" to me. But as you said, it's a very rough draft, so there could obviously be a lot more to it once it's a bit more fleshed out.

 

For me it's the buttons right now on that. Also red is too bold. But I just wanted to get the basic layout down while I had the idea and didn't forget about it

 

I think a skin like this would satisfy those who liked the "concept" post in the suggestions forum. Looks sleek.

 

Thanks, it's still very rough and in need of polish, but I had the idea while looking at another game on my phone (which I cannot remember what it was now - I want to say it was a FM clone?). Like I said above, I just wanted to get a 'record of my idea' so as to not forget it later on.