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TheForc
Jun 26, 2013, 09:50 PM
I recently got a new laptop, and found they had removed my favorite sound scheme, which I figured I would rectify with a simple video game theme. I found none of them to be to my liking, and decided I'd make a sound scheme for my personal use.

After tons of searching and googling, it's going to be more work than I'd like, but to perhaps repay the community for answering a number of my questions, I figured I'd make a full theme and share it. I could also use some help on the easier tasks and some brainstorming power.

I've gotten a few sounds, but am finding some of them are tricky to isolate or find, even with all other sound classes muted. Sound effects (SE) just tend to overlap in this game.
e.g. The main menu SE is interrupted by the agreement window popping up. Best idea I've had so far is to figure out ways to delay it's appearance until enough of the Menu SE has played so I can stitch two clips together
Additionally, spending all this time on the sounds leaves me little time to sort through wallpapers to pick some of the best.
So, post your ideas, sound requests, and wallpapers and I'll do my best to pull it all together in the next week or so.

If there's not much interest, at the very least I'll probably come post a link to all the sound bits I've archived by the end.

Thanks y'all


Some early examples, both have the sounds and a decent color selected:
Just one wallpaper, about 5MB: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1cjg14vYFTaVkweHJ5UEhNQmc/edit?usp=sharing
A number of wallpapers I grabbed from Meji's flickr rather unceremoniously, about 36MB: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1cjg14vYFTUndPUHVQYlQ4b2s/edit?usp=sharing

Yamishi
Jun 27, 2013, 12:55 AM
I need to hit the hay right now, but I can help out with this when I'm not working. I've got some fantastic non-screenshot wallpapers.

Meji
Jun 27, 2013, 02:28 AM
The obligatory log on theme played when you start the computer would be "ふっふっふ。何用かね?"
And when you shut it down, "また来たまえ"

TheForc
Jun 27, 2013, 04:55 AM
I took a break to look for wallpapers, and was shocked at how few there are, at least in western online wallpaper communities.

And Meji, are those song titles or is there a sound effect dump somewhere that has named files? I would feel so dumb if there was... -_-

Meji
Jun 27, 2013, 05:24 AM
I took a break to look for wallpapers, and was shocked at how few there are, at least in western online wallpaper communities.

And Meji, are those song titles or is there a sound effect dump somewhere that has named files? I would feel so dumb if there was... -_-
They're the sounds Dudu makes when you visit and leave him.

Also, check out this thread (http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=206374) for a few audio files.

Hrith
Jun 27, 2013, 05:27 AM
The obligatory log on theme played when you start the computer would be "ふっふっふ。何用かね?"There's a special place in hell for you.

Kion
Jun 27, 2013, 10:07 AM
Or すばらしく運がないな君は when an error pops up? For wallpaper check out pxiv, they generally have pretty cool nsfw pso2 art work.

Gama
Jun 27, 2013, 10:24 AM
id like to share my current wallpaper.

[SPOILER-BOX]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8169566/pso%202%20wallpaperMAC%20blue.bmp[/SPOILER-BOX]
link is still uploading...
made it in several color variations but this is the original one.

sorry if the res isnt good enought. but its easy to make.

TheForc
Jun 27, 2013, 04:02 PM
They're the sounds Dudu makes when you visit and leave him.

Also, check out this thread (http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=206374) for a few audio files.
Nice! I had found one of the announcer packs elsewhere but this one has some specific clips I wanted.

Thanks m8.

Gardios
Jun 27, 2013, 04:04 PM
Mh, kind of wish you could change the look of the windows to PSO2's windows... but even if there was a relatively easy way, I bet I'd break my PC in the process. :wacko:

Skye-Fox713
Jun 27, 2013, 04:07 PM
id like to share my current wallpaper.

[SPOILER-BOX]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8169566/pso%202%20wallpaperMAC%20blue.bmp[/SPOILER-BOX]
link is still uploading...
made it in several color variations but this is the original one.

sorry if the res isnt good enought. but its easy to make.

What is that a screen shot of? I'm really tempted to make that my new background.

Gama
Jun 27, 2013, 04:25 PM
just take a screenshot before ship selection, with ui disabled. then i photoshoped the image to remove the pso2 logo in the lower right.

Yamishi
Jun 27, 2013, 09:13 PM
> pixiv.net
> search pso2
> profit

TheForc
Jun 28, 2013, 01:30 AM
> pixiv.net
> search pso2
> profit
I was hoping to get other people to do that (or who HAVE done it and know of a few good wallpapers) while I work on the sound effects. I don't really want to spend my time on that since I leave for an internetless vacation soon and want the sounds done first. :P


As an update to everyone, I'd still like some suggestions of sound clips that you think are iconic. I've got most of the menu beeps and clicks atm, but there might be some I'm missing. I'm putting together an early sound pack tonight for input anyways...

Oh, and screensavers. Most themes don't have them, but I know you can turn and flash animation into a screensaver, if someone happens to know of a flash file or something that would make a good screensaver I could take care of the rest later.

TheForc
Jun 28, 2013, 02:26 AM
Uploaded two themepacks, links in the original post. Some of the sounds need to be adjusted in terms of volume, and certain sounds could be picked better.

Feedback desired. :D

Gama
Jun 28, 2013, 07:07 AM
My current theme

Windows 8 only...


[SPOILER-BOX]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8169566/Pso_Skins/classic%208%20pso2.jpg
[/SPOILER-BOX]


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8169566/pso2%20theme%20classic%208.zip

C -> Windows -> Resources -> ease of access themes.

then install the theme

Meji
Jun 28, 2013, 08:48 AM
Hm, I should totally make a PSO2 Rainmeter theme.

TheForc
Jun 28, 2013, 11:55 AM
Hm, I should totally make a PSO2 Rainmeter theme.

I always got too detail-oriented and could never finish any rainmeter desktop I wanted to have. :(


Gama, that windows 8 theme is awesome, I'm still not familiar with the windows 8 stuff. Thanks for sharing. :D

Yamishi
Jun 28, 2013, 01:06 PM
Once work stops gnawing my face off, I can upload/link some good PSO2 wallpapers from Pixiv. What resolution should we aim for? Minimum of 1920x1080?

Gama
Jun 28, 2013, 01:14 PM
if you have windows 7 you should be able to do something similar on windows classic theme.


altho the classic 8 style is a bit more flat so it dosent look... old.

DreXxiN
Jun 28, 2013, 02:19 PM
Dude, I love community efforts. I wish I could help you, but since I can't, I'll be rooting you on and say I would love something like this!

TheForc
Jun 28, 2013, 10:50 PM
Once work stops gnawing my face off, I can upload/link some good PSO2 wallpapers from Pixiv. What resolution should we aim for? Minimum of 1920x1080?

Probably, though if it's a good enough wallpaper, I'm sure no one would mind. :P

Since I'm already thinking to do a couple different releases between windows 7 and 8, it wouldn't be too much to just offer up some different wallpaper packs.

As far as my own thoughts for anyone who cares...
It feels pretty awesome to use so far. My laptop feels like a super awesome pso machine now. :P Some of the sounds don't match up too well, but some are just perfect imo. I've gotta get work done tonight and tomorrow, but I'll probably grab some more sounds and mess around with volume on Sunday.

Yamishi
Jun 29, 2013, 11:11 PM
[spoiler-box]http://i41.tinypic.com/s2siub.jpg[/spoiler-box]

TheForc
Jul 1, 2013, 06:28 PM
:O I like the equipment and snow rappy from that wallpaper.

If there are anymore suggestions for the sound effects, I'd like to hear them. I plan to finish this up by the end of the week.

TheForc
Jul 29, 2013, 02:59 PM
Back from vacation and playing catch-up at work, just gonna do one last bump for wallpapers before I finalize some of the sounds and see if I can't merge GAMA's theme.