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Xi-Style G2 1.1 — (Taiko & osu!mania Supported)

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Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old


Changelog
Xi-Style G2 v1.1 [11/04/12]
- Added mod icons for Perfect, Nightcore and osu!mania 4k through 8k.
- Added a small tab on top of all mod icons to read when multiple mod icons are stacked.
- Taiko is now bundled in the skin download.
- osu!mania has been skinned and is also bundled in the download. (Also available for download separately).
- Special game mode pictures have been skinned.

Download it here (v1.1): https://puu.sh/1mydV (.OSK)

Previous Versions
v1.0: https://puu.sh/4iyJ (.ZIP)

Screenshots







NEW! osu!mania Add-on: https://puu.sh/1myiM
Screenshots




Taiko Add-on: https://puu.sh/cDfd
Screenshots

(ADDITIONAL) Robo-don Mascot: https://puu.sh/cKfA
Screenshot

Enlarged Score Stars: https://puu.sh/4GeQ
For those who like it big.

Reverse Arrows
Original


White


Black

Less Intrusive Comboburst

I am sick and tired of seeing Xi-Style being used. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. That concept I had in my head prior to Nexus finally came to fruition.

So yes, I virtually re-made Xi-Style.

The problem with this was not technical at all — but rather, how I would go about remaking this without losing the "Xi-Style" feel. This is a little closer to what I had envisioned when I first started skinning. I don't know if I succeeded, but I am slightly more pleased with this than the original skin. I don't know what else to say. I'm starting to hate this skin already.

Angst angst angst.
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octopod
22 posts
Joined January 2009
octopod
Awesome theme. One of my favorite ones and always will be :D
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
I love this skin; it fixes all of my problems with the original Xi-Style! Pretty dang good. <3 I'm going to use this skin for a loooooong time.
YuiiMugii
70 posts
Joined July 2010
YuiiMugii
Wait...So why do you have Xi-Style so much?
dkun
osu! Alumni
4,486 posts
Joined August 2009
dkun
Oh god, I used Xi-Style for years.
XIAO BEST SKINNER FOREVERRRR
Cloudy
49 posts
Joined December 2009
Cloudy
Well this is simply amazing. Good job.
tyrael6192
706 posts
Joined October 2010
tyrael6192
Xiao = God

Xiao > God
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old

YuiiMugii wrote:

Wait...So why do you hate Xi-Style so much?
XS is so gaudy. No consistent design, poor typeface choice, blatant overuse of tacky effects (scanlines); the list goes on. G2 still suffers from this, because after all, it's still XS. Every time I saw a video using it all I could think of was everything I could have done better. I'm still not pleased with G2 because the original direction -- well, there wasn't really a direction -- sucked. Ultimately I just wanted to make something slightly less shitty so I don't feel as bad.

I'm never happy with anything I make. Isn't everybody like that?

tyrael6192 wrote:

Xiao = God

Xiao > God
Nah. Accuracy is on par with this, if not better for gameplay.
Uranium_old
12 posts
Joined July 2011
Uranium_old
awesooooooooooooooooooooooome!!!!!!!!!!
Ijah_old
Ijah_old
Cookiezi - the god of the Tablet.
Doomsday - the god of the Mouse.
Bikko - the god of the Touchscreen.
Xaio - the god of Skinning. <3

I love the "Performance gauge" text effect, small and shiny!
Copter-kun
399 posts
Joined February 2011
Copter-kun
Great job as always. It does look alot better than the first Xi-style. So once again nice work. 8-)
tyrael6192
706 posts
Joined October 2010
tyrael6192

Xiao wrote:

Nah. Accuracy is on par with this...
But you say you hate this skin, so by applying that logic...

*goes to cry in the corner*

Still, Xi is the most awesome skin i've played with to date. =D
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257 posts
Joined June 2008
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Stop making awesome skins Xiao... You're making more and more other people's skinworks look like garbage...
Nah, just joking...you've done it again :)
I was a Xi-style user for 2 years, and yeah I do prefer this skin over the original :3
D33d
1,697 posts
Joined April 2011
D33d
I'll admit that I've always thought that Xi-Style was a bit gaudy. This update looks like sex. Never stop making skins.
Wassaaaa
521 posts
Joined October 2010
Wassaaaa
this skin makes me easier to play osu! is simple and elegant, thanks!
Crakila
257 posts
Joined January 2009
Crakila
/me bows down to his master.

Xiao. Amazing again. I have all your original skins and I love each and every single one of them. Well done again!
Lucky
12 posts
Joined April 2011
Lucky
Fresh!!
peppy
19,314 posts
Here since the beginning
peppy
Hawt. After working with osu!stream I'm sick of seeing the current osu! default skin. Need to replace it with something like this :P.

Disclaimer: only seen screenshots.
rust45
1,088 posts
Joined May 2009
rust45
This skin is awesome, but for some reason, I don't quite like this as much as the original skin.

I suppose my main complaint would be size, the size of the hitbursts is really small and I don't really like the look and makes it so I can't use this skin for modding as I might miss finding hidden notes.

And then the combo burst feels really intrusive, like it just has to make its presence known, the combo burst from the old one didn't really do that, it just appeared.

I don't know, you probably won't care about the ramblings of an old Xi skin user but those two things just make the skin unusable for me. Other than that though, I think the rest of the skin looks pretty clean and polished, in fact, I love the spinner.

EDIT: I actually forgot to mention the reverse slider, I don't think it looks that great colored the way it.
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old

rust45 wrote:

This skin is awesome, but for some reason, I don't quite like this as much as the original skin.

I suppose my main complaint would be size, the size of the hitbursts is really small and I don't really like the look and makes it so I can't use this skin for modding as I might miss finding hidden notes.
There's always the option of taking the original score stars and replacing them. I'm a fan of small score stars; I need to maximize readability in-game or I can't read anything. I've received far more positive reception about this change than I have negative responses.

Unfortunately, I can't give you a high quality set of larger score stars because I forgot to keep a non-rasterized version of the document. The best I can do is upscale slightly if you so desire.


And then the combo burst feels really intrusive, like it just has to make its presence known, the combo burst from the old one didn't really do that, it just appeared.
http://puu.sh/4Ebg


EDIT: I actually forgot to mention the reverse slider, I don't think it looks that great colored the way it.
Any suggestions?
D33d
1,697 posts
Joined April 2011
D33d

peppy wrote:

Hawt. After working with osu!stream I'm sick of seeing the current osu! default skin. Need to replace it with something like this :P.

Disclaimer: only seen screenshots.
I really think that you should make the default osu! skin more stylish. Make Xiao the official skinner and pack his skins. :P

That's not to brown-nose by any means. I'm sure that Xiao has the chops for such a thing.
rust45
1,088 posts
Joined May 2009
rust45

Xiao wrote:

I've received far more positive reception about this change than I have negative responses.
Yeah I can see that, I'm just in a small minority that likes them big for some reason. I may just take the old hitbursts and use them if they look good enough with the skin.

Xiao wrote:

http://puu.sh/4Ebg
That is actually a lot better, thank you.

Xiao wrote:

Any suggestions?
I'm not sure, I would just say make it white like most reverse arrows are. But it's your skin not mine.

Yeah, I like the skin and all, and I think I may actually import the stuff I don't like in this skin from the old one and see if it looks good.
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old
Enlarged score stars: http://puu.sh/4GeQ

I haven't tested them myself because I can't read them. It's not super crisp, but it shouldn't be too bothersome in-game.
I changed the reverse arrow to white, as well as black. Give either a try and see if it's any better.



Hope it helps.


D33d wrote:

I really think that you should make the default osu! skin more stylish. Make Xiao the official skinner and pack his skins. :P

That's not to brown-nose by any means. I'm sure that Xiao has the chops for such a thing.
Haha, I don't know about that. osu! default has captured the heart of most people; I don't think I can top it by any means.
rust45
1,088 posts
Joined May 2009
rust45
Oh wow, I can't believe how awesome you are. This skin is now my default over the first one.
Mimika_old
8 posts
Joined May 2011
Mimika_old
I have all of your skins Xiao I love them all~
Highslider
58 posts
Joined September 2009
Highslider
cool skin!
Musty
2,252 posts
Joined February 2010
Musty
Nice

Ranked~!

there's a joke \:D/
Nilsso
Nilsso
Good job.
07 Ghost
93 posts
Joined July 2010
07 Ghost
Instead of SS or SSH, why not make it an X or XH like you did for me?
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Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old

07 Ghost wrote:

Put the X for the option instead of XH. Unless you want me to put it up for you.
What?
My1_old
372 posts
Joined August 2011
My1_old
,ax I use this awesome one for mixing???
[Au]-[Revoir]
43 posts
Joined September 2011
[Au]-[Revoir]
Awesomeness
rust45
1,088 posts
Joined May 2009
rust45
I just now noticed that the slider ball does not reverse direction when it hits a reverse arrow. I don't think this in intentional.
My1_old
372 posts
Joined August 2011
My1_old

Xiao wrote:

Angst angst angst.
are you from, germany, or why are you using the german word for fear 3 times in a row???
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo

My1 wrote:

Xiao wrote:

Angst angst angst.
are you from, germany, or why are you using the german word for fear 3 times in a row???
Angst is also an English word, which means dreadful feeling.
My1_old
372 posts
Joined August 2011
My1_old
oh, I am 1337 in english but I never heard that...
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo
Really? I am pretty sure it's a really common word in the English vocabulary, but oh well.
My1_old
372 posts
Joined August 2011
My1_old
maybe for US people, but I hadnt this In my 9 and 1/2 years of scool
Ijah_old
Ijah_old

Firo Prochainezo wrote:

Really? I am pretty sure it's a really common word in the English vocabulary, but oh well.
Yeah, I hear it pretty often, never looked up what it actually meant though xD
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old
Taiko players need some love, too.

NEW! Taiko Add-on: http://puu.sh/cDfd
Screenshots


I'm starting to get interested in Taiko. Catch the Beat can still blow my ass, though.
Gon
455 posts
Joined November 2010
Gon
nice bump feget (downloaded, woop woop for less kiai flash)
Sander-Don
1,282 posts
Joined March 2010
Sander-Don
Taiko...Xi style.. love ♥

Xiao wrote:

I'm starting to get interested in Taiko. Catch the Beat can still blow my ass, though.
I love you for this.

Is their anyway to make the numbers go below the blue lines?


I'm not sure how that works with skining, but if you could do that it would look a lot better in my opinion.

Also, a Don to match the skin. Like a metal looking Don with blue lights around the rims or something. xD
Wineandbread
7 posts
Joined October 2009
Wineandbread
Wow hate on CtB more pls ):

Nice taiko skin !!
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old

Sander-Don wrote:

Is their anyway to make the numbers go below the blue lines?

I'm not sure how that works with skining, but if you could do that it would look a lot better in my opinion.

Also, a Don to match the skin. Like a metal looking Don with blue lights around the rims or something. xD
I would have shifted them if I could, but I don't believe I can. It's stuck that way.

I might get around to making a Don. I'll leave that for another day though.
Verdisphena
4,240 posts
Joined June 2010
Verdisphena
Xiao I love you, this is awesome!
Copter-kun
399 posts
Joined February 2011
Copter-kun

Verdisphena wrote:

Xiao I love you, this is awesome!
Exactly what I was about to say. Taiko addon looks just awesome.
Keep up the good work!
roleykatsu
378 posts
Joined December 2008
roleykatsu
The taiko add-on is just...*sigh* I can't even describe in words how awesome this is

Thank you so much for making this; it adds a refreshing new way to play osu!Taiko :D

Sander-Don wrote:

Is their anyway to make the numbers go below the blue lines?
As aforementioned by Xiao, it can't, unfortunately. I tried shifting the score numbers myself, and I get this happening.

The score-numbers do shift down accordingly, but they still end up centered on the drum-area. Don't know why >:

No matter, this is a minor issue that really doesn't change my opinion on how great this add-on is, thanks again!


Edit: @sander (post below this one): lol nah I just reset the score numbers back to original state and everything was okay :3
(lol too lazy to make a new post)
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Sander-Don
1,282 posts
Joined March 2010
Sander-Don
OH GOD, ROLETH. YOU BROKE IT AAAAA
crystalsuicune
6,436 posts
Joined May 2008
crystalsuicune
DAT TAIKO SKIN
IT'S SO....SO....IIDX-Y <3

Though I briefly went WTF with the keys (current headcanon:white keys=Don black keys=Katsu)
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Topic Starter
Xiao_old

Sander-Don wrote:

Also, a Don to match the skin. Like a metal looking Don with blue lights around the rims or something. xD
Robo-don!
Screenshot


(yo i know it's shit but i took 45 minutes cuz i'm a lazy fuck ok)
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