GUI Customisation

[vladikus]

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen1.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen2.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen3.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen5.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen6.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/skittles.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/rainbowlightning.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen7.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen8.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen9.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen10.jpg


http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen11.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen12.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen13.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen14.jpg

See below for the GUI images used in order to make these screenshots.

These screens hardly do justice to all the options available (magic window, all gui borders, backgrounds, opening skies, and more!):
You'll have to see the files if you don't believe me.

If you would, post screenshots of your GUI setups, I would like to see what you end up with.

I tried attaching the .zips from URL, but I didn't have any luck (I copied the link location and then put them on as an attachment, but a 10MB .zip would show up as only 200 kb and when you tried to open it, the .zip archive would be corrupt)

Anyhow, the .zips can be found at this link:
http://semirandom.dom3minions.com/vladikus/CustomGUI/

Thanks to Ballbarian for letting me use his part of Gandalf Parker's site for hosting.

[Ballbarian]

Looks great!

[I cannot host the .zip because I have run out of file space
on the server where I normally host, if someone could please PM
me their e-mail and host this, I would greatly appreciate it.
33.0 MB total]

I am sure Gandalf would volunteer to host on his server. If you would like, I can upload the files to my little corner on Gandalf's server when I get home from work tonight.

Send to:
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=50

I believe there is a size limit on gmail of around 10mb (or at least there used to be). Be sure to split the zips up in such a way as to stay under this limit or I may not receive them.

[Foodstamp]

That stuff looks pretty cool. I have heavily customized mine as well, ivy wraps my windows, different background screen etc. I will post it when I get home this afternoon sometime :).

[Foodstamp]

Here are a couple of screenies of my vine border:

[Ballbarian]

That looks really slick Foodstamp. :cool:

[Gandalf Parker]

We had a bunch of gui theme sets early on. Mostly color choices but some were specific to nations such as Ermor. I have a bunch on my links page.
http://www.dom3minions.com/links.htm
In my usual Gandalf style I tend to include unusual links that I feel get forgotten. :)

@Foodstamp:
Being basically Pangaean (in all parts of my life) Id really like that theme expanded and made available. Very nice.

Gandalf Parker
--
To some people, unlimited options seems to them to be zero options.
Without a menu of choices, they are lost.

[WraithLord]

Here are a couple of screenies of my vine border:

I take the risk of going a bit OT here since I noticed not one but two MOM mods in your screes. What are these?

[vladikus]

Here are a couple of screenies of my vine border:

I take the risk of going a bit OT here since I noticed not one but two MOM mods in your screes. What are these?

Using the powers of deduction, I believe MOM stands for Master of Magic. As for where to find these mods, I couldn't find anything by searching the forums.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Magic

I also like your GUI Foodstamp, it looks good.

[WraithLord]

I'm sorry if my question was not well phrased. I know what MOM stands for :), I used to play it a lot as a kid and it's one of my all time favorite games :D

I was asking what the MOM mods are since I never saw, let alone played, them before.

[vladikus]

Here is some eye candy to show what combinations are possible:

This is with:
dustky1_bluesunnyday
background1_moremagic
guibar_black
expl_white
guiborder1_warriormonument
guiborder2_starrynight
guiborderthin_blue
guihead_magichand
expl_rainbow


Sample Setup 1 screenshots:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen3.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen5.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen6.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/skittles.jpg

And what is cooler than blasting the enemy with rainbow lightning?

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/rainbowlightning.jpg

Ouch.

[vfb]

Here ya go, more eye candy:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/vfb_dominions/dom3.jpg

[Foodstamp]

winnar!

[Foodstamp]

Wraithlord,
Those nations are from my Master of Magic mod I have been working on. I have added 13 nations, plus wizards and heroes. I just need to add the Beastmen and the spells, then test it a bit and I will release it.

Gandolf,
Once I complete the theme, I will release it here or give it to you/ball to host on your site depending on file size. It is basically a forest theme with bark for the behind the map graphic. I have a little more tweaking to do to it before it is done.

[vfb]

Wraithlord,
Those nations are from my Master of Magic mod I have been working on. I have added 13 nations, plus wizards and heroes. I just need to add the Beastmen and the spells, then test it a bit and I will release it.


Wow, that's really cool! Just thinking about it made me get the 'peaceful' MoM bg music stuck in my head. :D

[vladikus]

Have some more.

This is using:

background1_winterwoods
guibar_lightblue
guiborder1_blue
guiborder2_water
guiborderthin_oilyclouds
guihead_lordguard
expl_lightblue
dustsky1_greenclouds

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen7.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen8.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen9.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen10.jpg

[vladikus]

Everyone else is going green, so why don't you?

background1_deepforest
guibar_green
guiborder1_green
guiborder2_treesunlightgreen
guiborderthin_green
guihead_leaves
expl_green
dustsky1_greenclouds

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen11.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen12.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen13.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dduckett/Dominions%203%20Customisation/screen14.jpg

[Ballbarian]

I am confused. :confused:
Did you change the thread title to "Don't click here!" vladikus?

(The screens look great btw :) )

[vladikus]

It's a cheap tactic ;-)

[chrispedersen]

I'm sorry if my question was not well phrased. I know what MOM stands for :), I used to play it a lot as a kid and it's one of my all time favorite games :D

I was asking what the MOM mods are since I never saw, let alone played, them before.

The only mod I was aware of let two players play head to head except that tactics had to be auto resolved.

[Foodstamp]

The green one is my fav. You have an obvious talent for this, and your banners are great too. You would make a much better marketer than most the marketing majors I have classes with.

[vladikus]

The green one is my fav. You have an obvious talent for this, and your banners are great too. You would make a much better marketer than most the marketing majors I have classes with.

I'm watching for when you release your GUI (as well as the MOM mods, they have piqued my curiosity) ;) I'm definitely downloading it.

Although, I think vfb beat us both. Always someone one upping somebody :D

Why did KO and JO not give us more control over the 3d models? Makes me sad, but they did make changing the the gui extremely accessible.

[WraithLord]

vfb: your background is out of the question. Way too distracting ;)

I have played a bit with the different options and came up with two themes I liked, starry night and green/nature/trees. I would have attached them here but for their size 6M and 5M.
Awesome work vladikus.

Just throwing some ideas:
- Grey, werewolf type theme
- Dark red vampire lords type theme
- white yellow angelic type theme

[Gandalf Parker]

Im loving this thread. Particularly the greens.

VFB I love yours also. Particularly that you left my little head on the menu box. I love where I seem to be looking. :)