So, time to start making an update! A slow one…
[1.] Introduction – Will contain needed things to start skinning and both templates (old and new) to download.
Yes, you need something better than paint [2.] Skinning Basics - this part will contain REAL BASICS of skinning like : “What is skinning” “How to install skins” “Type of skins that people like/prefer” “Which parts can be animated and how” “Difference between old style skinning and new one” and other general informations that should be here.
And of course information about why nobody likes your skin! [3.] Skin.ini – Will be the same as it is now. Probably I might do a little clean up.
In other words, "how to mess up your skin" [4.] Standard mode skin parts – This will be the largest part of tutorial. I will divide it into 2 parts :
New style skinning and old one. Old one will contain all standard parts and information about them. New style will contain only these that have different behaviour and parts from old one.I might include some tutorials how to do nice things, same as I have added tutorial how to crop characters to use them as combobursts etc.(Still, I need to remade it)
Nothing to see here, move along! [5.] osu! Catch the Beat parts - well, not much too do here since nobody plays CtB.
(teehee, just kidding) : Information about skinning fruits and catcher. [6.] Taiko parts - Same as standard ones. Information what can we do with them, what we shouln’t and why is so HARD to find fully skinned taiko…
Because nobody cares to do it okay?! [7.] osu!mania – 2 parts : General skinning of this mode and second one will be detailed description how [X]k.ini file works and what we can do with them.
Why do you even need tutorial for this… just port skin from other game! [8.] Sounds! – rarely(or sometimes) made by skinners, maybe because there is lack of proper tutorial how to make them…
Stop looking at me! I will do this. :< [9.] Creating .osk files - a few words about how to make osu!skin files.
Because zips and rars are bad okay? [10]. Uploading screenshots and skin itself onto file sharing sites. Generally I will create mini-tutorials for dropbox, puush and mediafire.
Others file hosting services are bad! And you should feel bad! [11.] Creating nice and friendly skin threads – Few hints how to make your thread more pleasant to viewer.
Posting “Hello there, I made a skin. Here, download it at xxxxxxx. Ok, thx, bye.” is bad for health.Clean list without crappy spoilers.[1.] Introduction – Will contain needed things to start skinning and both templates (old and new) to download.
[2.] Skinning Basics - this part will contain REAL BASICS of skinning like : “What is skinning” “How to install skins” “Type of skins that people like/prefer” “Which parts can be animated and how” “Difference between old style skinning and new one” and other general informations that should be here.
[3.] Skin.ini – Will be the same as it is now. Probably I might do a little clean up.
[4.] Standard mode skin parts – This will be the largest part of tutorial. I will divide it into 2 parts :
New style skinning and old one. Old one will contain all standard parts and information about them. New style will contain only these that have different behavior and parts from old one.I might include some tutorials how to do nice things, same as I have added tutorial how to crop characters to use them as combobursts etc.(Still, I need to remade it)
[5.] osu! Catch the Beat parts - well, not much too do here : Information about skinning fruits and catcher
[6.] Taiko parts - Same as standard ones. Information what can we do with them, what we shouln’t and why is so HARD to find fully skinned taiko…
[7.] osu!mania – 2 parts : General skinning of this mode and second one will be detailed description how [X]k.ini file works and what we can do with them.
[8.] Sounds! – rarely(or sometimes) made by skinners, maybe because there is lack of proper tutorial how to make them…
[9.] Creating .osk files - a few words about how to make osu!skin files.
[10]. Uploading screenshots and skin itself onto file sharing sites. Generally I will create mini-tutorials for dropbox, puush and mediafire.
[11.] Creating nice and friendly skin threads – Few hints how to make your thread more pleasant to viewer.
Anything missed?