• Hello World!

• A lot of new items in preferences folder
  New cursor
  New mods. Not sure if these or old ones are better
  Awesome new Menu Background (supporter only)
  Redesigned Selection button labels (mode, mods, etc)
  Reverse arrow now has a shadow so it’s less cluttered on super short sliders
  More glowwy small ’S’ letters
  Followpoint animation refined
  Fixed crashing issue when menu snow is turned on
  Misc Small fixes and requests by the public added

• New Menu Sounds (some not yet present)
  New, animated hitbursts
  Score, Song Pie and Accuracy are now dimmed during gameplay to increase focus on gameplay.
  Target and ScoreV2 mods added.
  Made the setup warning more annoying so that your skin works properly. ;p
  Ranking Screen Touchup
  Combo colours changed to more vibrant colours. Unsure about this change
  Various elements darkened for better visibility with less background dim
  
  Misc Small fixes and requests by the public added

• Disappearing preferences folder has been found. ...it ran away again.... download separately above.
  Dormant back sound has been woken up and tuned
  STANDARD DEFENITION IS HERE!
  
  and no, i'm not trying to release a new version every 23rd and 29th...

• ALL MODES
  most bugs fixed, but one major one has crawled into the setup folder for standard defenition users.
  
  *mania is not centred yet. this will come soon.
  *the skin is getting to completion! loooong awaited colours coming soon.

• issue with setup folder not replacing files for SD users fixed
  Issue with scorebar not showing on SD fixed
  
  *mania is not centred yet. this will come soon.
  *the skin is getting to completion! loooong awaited colours coming soon.

• Added lots of new options:
  added judgement laser flash off in mania
  added non-tilting hit burst
  added subtle osu combo burst
  added bigger hit circle numbers
  added HEAPS different reverse arrows to choose from
  refined followpoint animation
  refined combo colours
  added mouseover ‘click’ feedback
  
  *mania is not centred yet. this will come soon.
  *getting closer to the rainbow...

• issue with setup folder not replacing files for SD users fixed ("the popup wouldn't disappear after setup" issue)
  That's it. Wasn't really in the mood for skinning...

• NIGHTGATE GREEN FINISHED!
  This is a proofread build, where we scan for bugs. If there are any, I'll list them down and fix them. If not, i'll finish up this colour and make the other colours. plz help
  
  many requested prefs added, main ones are:
  minimal spinner
  follow circle / slider balls
  gameplay perimeter
  and more
  
  Some sounds have been shortened by default, but I left some long ones in.
  
  If you want completley short sounds, head to prefs.

• NIGHTGATE PINK IN TESTING STAGE!
  Pink has now been fully patched. Well, at least to my knowledge
  
  Please download and check it for errors. I'll be working on blue next! (not cyan)
  
  umm... why do I always HAPPEN to release on the 21 of july?? strange...

• NIGHTGATE PINK FEEDBACK IMPLEMENTED
  - added option for pink only combo colours
  - Fixed mania combo tinting
  
  Additional Fixes:
  - More refined line above the scoreboard at song select, now more 'pink' instead of white, and sharper too
  - Refined buttons have a dark shade to them to enhance their visibility with lighter backgrounds
  - A better menu background added.
  - Multi elements refined. Better multi-skip and ranking-winner frame.
  - Fixed a preferences error where the numbered option had a space after the name.

• NIGHTGATE PINK COMPLETE
  Small Fixes:
  - Buttons have darker backgrounds
  - Multi elements touched up (multi-skipped and multi-winner)
  - More kawaii combo colours for pink lovers
  
  I need to implement these changes to GREEN.

• PINK - Small Fixes
  Small Fixes:
  - Refine top bar in song select.
  
  I still need to implement these changes to GREEN.

• NIGHTGATE RED BETA NOW OUT
  Come test out Nightgate in RED! Very kindly patched by the amazing DaPrimeAtce.
  We need to figure out the preferences, as most of them disappeared for some reason. But otherwise, the main skin seems all good to my eyes.
  
  If you see any issues, please report them with the version details seen in the mode select panel.

• Not much has changed, but I've merged my new multi designs and new menu buttons. Also fixed the info panel (ish, date says 8 not 10 because thats when I did them, and it's such a tedious task to fix so I'm not gonna do it for a silly 8.)
  
  If you see any issues, please report them with the version details seen in the mode select panel.

• Added Preferences Folder.
  Fixed a few bugs.
  
  This release seems pretty complete, so let me know if there are any bugs!

• NIGHTGATE CYAN BETA NOW OUT
  Come test out Nightgate in CYAN! Very kindly patched by the amazing DaPrimeAtce.
  I hope I didn't miss any bugs or files.
  If you see any issues, please report them with the version details seen in the mode select panel.

• Sorry for the two month wait...
  Misplaced Green Minimal Spinner Element fixed
  Patched in small design changes (More Readable menu buttons, Multiplayer Refinements)
  If there are no other issues for the next month, RED will be finalised and marked as finished.

• aaaand yellow is out... DaPrimeAtce is really on the roll with his help!
  As usual, if you see any issues, please report them with the version details seen in the mode select panel.

• 
  Have some Vanilla. I'm sorry if you where looking for white... (it was never part of the plan)
  
  The reason it's cream and not white is to make the cursor and cursor-movement elements stand out. In this skin, white stands for things that relate to your cursor. If the whole skin is white, you cannot relate white to cursor movements.
  
  It's kind of like: White = the path you are meant to take.
  Everything you see in this skin, including weird design choices like a massive spinner, combo colours and cream colour is designed to enhance readability of osu to optimise your human vision.

• 
  Got blue done. I heard this is a long awaited one, so I hope it's good enough.
  
  I'm very unsure about the combocolours and the deepness of the blue in general. Although it seems a little dark to see, I actually did better when playing compared to white. I think it's because the cursor and the white cursor elements stand out really well...
  
  If they really don't work out then maybe as a last priority i'll recolour it a little lighter and add refinements.
  
  I'd also like to note that I haven't really tested the new colours a heap because my main goal here is to just get them DONE. I have a massive stack of homework to do so i thought i'd blast through this to clear my mind a little. Maybe when I get that work done I'll come back and refine, but main goal right now is to get the colours usable and bug free. (not nessesarily ultra-refined.)

• 
  A Nightgate Red bugfix.
  
  - CTB colors in skin.ini are green - fixed
  - Redone combo colours. This time I actually tested them. Ended up with the ones you see when you update (pink, yellow, cyan, purple). (orange, green were removed from the cycle as green/red looked horrible, and orange didn't provide enough contrast with the red, making the approach circles blend in)
  - Preferences cursor smoke folder had a redundant folder inside it. Removed.

• 
  More bugfixes, this time for cream.
  
  - Taiko Drum misalignment fixed
  - Version panel doesn't say it's cyan anymore.
  [quote="Matt2e2”]
  - scorebar-colour is not aligned with scorebar-bg (this is by design)
  - Fade In's canvas gets in the way of Sudden Death, which may cause inconvenieces for mania players (I can't fix this due to the way that image works, and it hasn't been an issue for the last two years anyway.[/quote]

• NIGHTGATE ORANGE just out
  Just the usual... Report any issues so I can fix them.
  
  DaPrimeAtce did this one

• Aand I pulled an all-nighter to bring you Nightgate Purple.
  I've lightened the colour a bit for this one as the one that was planned was a bit too dark to read, and didn't work very well with the brighter combo colours.
  
  As usual, reply if you find any bugs. I'll be facing my massive stack of homework now so I'll probably do the bug fixes over weekends or if I need a brain break.
  I am desperate for time now though, so maybe I'll focus really hard on that stack of homework and pause the skinning for now instead. Maybe I can do bug fixes on my upcoming holiday trip (where I can't do homework).

• All colours marked as completed.

• Repaired all downloads and most images.

Jad Marin wrote:

Looking forward to the skin(s)! Especially to the red version . Keep up the great work, the skin looks so cool already ;u;

For now I quietly cast my vote for a mania! mode as well~

Infemy wrote:

Damn, unable to use this skin since it doesn't support lower resolutions at 16:9

Guess I'll have to wait, but it does look really nice!

Ryees wrote:

Wow. Wooow. I will be super thrilled when this is set up with different colors. Do want.

This is very pretty. Keep it up.

Zivoz wrote:

Remove followdots how?
edit:nvm

ripmyacc wrote:

[5/10]
Nothing special ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Dephiy wrote:

The spinner is probably one of the most trippy things I've ever seen but I love it haha. What you've got going on so far is great, and I look forward to the full release

Barbarose wrote:

[i][i][/i][/i]I have no idea where to download it, the only download button I see is on Image. xd

But the skin looks nice

Barbarose wrote:

Ah, I had to allow Java plugin or whatever - my bad, thanks

0Azimuth wrote:

Holy shit. This skin is PHENOMENAL! Thank you!

xi9w wrote:

dude i love the new update! can't wait for mania skinned!

Veestire wrote:

I need to wait for non-hd version as my monitor is about 6 years old :/
But from the screenshots i can see that it looks fantastic!

EternalNinjaRem wrote:

Dude its so cool!!! Please notify me or message if Blue is available <3

Marko wrote:

All I can say is your page layout is sexy

Lazer wrote:

as futuristic lazer i approve skin

0Azimuth wrote:

For what it's worth, in reference to their feedback:

* Several of the criticisms that MadCharles or Firinael noted, I actually quite like - you defended most of them anyhow, but I strongly recommend that if you DO replace anything, keep the old version as an option (which, if Mods are an indicator, you appear to plan on doing anyway). The more unique elements of this skin are strong upgrades over the norms, and it's a huge part of why I favor this skin so heavily.
* For example, the dotted cursor trail is genius, and the cursor light on click is likewise amazing - even if either get tweaked, they should stay CONCEPTUALLY the same. The cursor fits the theme perfectly IMO.
* I love the miss currently. It's way less jarring (and subsequently punishing) than default / most.
* I love the stylized warning arrows. Aside from fitting the theme, they're clear indicators without being grossly prominent.
* The spinner is absolutely beautiful, I think the amount of feedback the complex spinner gives makes it worthwhile anyway.
* I actually agree that the various combo colors conflict with the green theme - before this skin, I went pretty exclusively monochrome for that reason. However, I don't think shading every combo color will help - the different color packs will be a good enough fix, I suspect. (There IS a white theme planned, iirc)

Firinael wrote:

lol I'm really sorry for writing so much stuff. I know it can be tiring reading all of that. Also, as for the cursor, I just meant that it would fit better on another skin, not that it was actually taken from somewhere else.

Hitbursts: I can understand that, just doesn't fit my personal taste. I can just edit that for personal use.

S+: it does seem to be the new standard, have been seeing people call it that recently. It's weird to me but hey, if that's what everyone calls it now then it's cool. I'd personally prefer a grey S (which was the standard up until some time ago) but there's no need to stress over that.

As for the followpoints: the issue is just something I deal with a lot because of a relatively low resolution monitor. It's 1680x1050 and elements with a higher resolution look serrated, the kind of stuff you'd use antialiasing for. I'll probably just use the SD followpoints when you release them. But I guess the animation is a bit too long? I mean, it looks nice but it's not that useful for gameplay. Might be just personal taste again, so no need to stress over that as well.

ps.: the song select interface seems really poorly designed when it comes to skinning capabilites, probably this kind of stuff that peppy wants to fix with osu!lazer

Also, if it's not too much to ask, could you take a look at this cursor and see if you could make something inspired on it? It's super ok if you don't want to or don't have the time to btw, it's just that I loved the idea you had from the cursor that was in my skin edit (even if it doesn't fit the skin imo) and would like to see what you come up with this time. Here it is: https://puu.sh/u1H43/8c01250b3d.png (it's really simple but imo it looks great).

TheMadCharles wrote:

You can get WWW v1.5 on his profile

Banbeucmas wrote:

For some reason I saw that the grading (A, S, SS) would be perfect with square

TheMadCharles wrote:

https://osu.ppy.sh/u/wubwoofwolf
You can grab hitsounds or sth

Firinael wrote:

CarrettBarrett wrote:

Either its not out yet, or im crazy and cant find the download button..

You just have to click the filled colored square and it sends you to the Dropbox download link.

lukegotjellyfis wrote:

While this skin looks amazing, is amazing, furiously brilliant and looks further into then future than my chances of getting and SS on a 6* map, it does take some getting used to, after that its easy, electronic sailing.