Hacking Custom Backgrounds for USB Loaders

[Bladexdsl]

use a program like xara to make the buttons that's what i do

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

Two backgrounds I pieced together for WiiShizzza's USB Loader Ultimate v7.2...

Enjoy!

 

[the ripper]

nice backgrounds people! but can you make one related with the wii? thanks

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

nice backgrounds people! but can you make one related with the wii? thanks

Related to the Wii console, games, characters, or what? I'm open for ideas!


TiMeBoMb

 

[Bladexdsl]

ok i got some ideas for you how about making some more SEXY

 

[the ripper]

nice backgrounds people! but can you make one related with the wii? thanks

Related to the Wii console, games, characters, or what? I'm open for ideas!


TiMeBoMb

what about a little bit of everything?

 

[Bladexdsl]

new skin for v7 widescreen mode

 

[wiinublet]

My usb loader to match my crazy intro. Works with v7.4. non wide screen.

Change the following in your config.txt file:

 console_coords = 40,71,340,290
covers_coords = 440,57
console_color = 15,0

 

[Bladexdsl]

new skin widescreen v7

console_color=15,0
covers_coords=478,110
widescreen = 1

 

[Kosaic]

Here are a few I threw together today (got bored for a few minutes)

V7 Ultimate - Widescreen (16x9)

console_color=15,0
wconsole_coords=38,71,338,290
wcovers_coords=444,110

 

[Bladexdsl]

so everyone done making skins?

 

[priapism]

i made my own. it came out pretty good.

i used this as the basis.

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/201...ironohasama.png

 

[Bladexdsl]

where is it

 

[priapism]

i am not an artist and it is super basic. i use paint not photoshop because i don't have those skills. the discrepancies are minor and they are hidden by a lot of the GUI. when you flip between games and the cover art disappears for a second you see Samus's cannon in your face. i think it is pretty cool and it looks good on my 50" TV.

EDIT: it is widescreen and i have it set so the cover art is on the left (the top edge of the box comes up just short of samus's helmet so it is never block by the cover art) and the console is on the right. i don't feel the need to outline the console or the cover art especially since the cover art disappears for a second when you scroll through games. i use the GUI USB Loader and the cover coordinates are 20,92. everything else is default.

 

[Bladexdsl]

that's not a proper skin

 

[banchan]

Do you know why this background does not load ?

I have a black screen instead of. there is a problem with this PNG ?

 

[Bladexdsl]

my guess would be cos its 256 colour not 16bit every skin i've seen is usually 16bit

 

[priapism]

that's not a proper skin

ok?

it works for me.

 

[iazybandit]

that's not a proper skin

It will work. It just wont have the black box with titles. The titles instead would be using the image as background and no legend for the buttons. An image is an image. Whether he has boxes or not, if its the correct format and file extension, it will work.

 

[priapism]

that's not a proper skin

It will work. It just wont have the black box with titles. The titles instead would be using the image as background and no legend for the buttons. An image is an image. Whether he has boxes or not, if its the correct format and file extension, it will work.

it does work.

i don't have a legend for the buttons because i am using the GUI USB Loader and the buttons are implemented into the loader itself.
this loader also has the console part implemented so the titles are in a sleek white box not just displayed over the image.
the loader basically saves me a ton of work and since i am not very artistic, it is easy for me to make a simple background and still have it come out looking good in the loader.

i wasn't aware that you all were making skins for a specific loader. what are you using? SD/USB Loader 1.5?