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New Skin - Grey Space - Pirate Theme

Dec 19, 2011 Savet link
I decided to create my own skin, as the links for existing ones seem to be disappearing across the web.

For the station/menu interface, I went for a grey/unaffiliated theme.

For the HUD, I kept a lot of the redblood (the theme I started with) elements, but the radar, reticles, and power indicators needed replacing.

The reticle is much finer, but still clearly visible against both dark and light backgrounds. The front radar includes a crosshair/reticle to mak. targeting your cargo/enemy easier, and the power bars are more....tribal.

Feedback is welcome.

The Theme:
http://www.mediafire.com/?f4s7o3thqf3lis2 (tar.gz)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jegxq35g23p02vk (zip)

Screens Album:
http://imgur.com/a/42tbh

Screens:







Dec 20, 2011 abortretryfail link
Nice!
Dig the red HUD. Easier on the eyes then that light blue. :)
Dec 20, 2011 Phaserlight link
Nice work on the HUD. You could probably use a little more contrast on the station interface. Any reason in particular you left out the crosshairs on the rear-facing radar? Asymmetry is good in some cases, but I think it actually draws the eye more to the right radar with the additional space. All in all, very nice.
Dec 20, 2011 Pizzasgood link
Looks nice. I'll try it sometime.
Dec 20, 2011 Savet link
Re: the radar, I was initially a fan of both radars being clear, but targeting dropped cargo was difficult when the sector was littered with it, hence the crosshairs. It wouldn't look bad on the rear, but your target should be in front of you, hence the clean rear radar. I'll probably play with it though.

I may indeed recolor some aspects of the station.