Stardock & Mike Bryant Did it Again "Solar Empire desktop"
Solar Empire desktop
Friday, February 15, 2008 by Elsius Saint | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Stardock MyColors has just released 'Solar Empire desktop" based on Galactic Civilizations II Suite previously released. Bryant nailed it again.
Let's hope people who have purchased all the softwares needed to run the suite will have a discount.
Check it out
https://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/gallery.asp?p=sose
Let's hope people who have purchased all the softwares needed to run the suite will have a discount.
Check it out
https://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/gallery.asp?p=sose
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ALMonty
Reply #3 Friday, February 15, 2008 4:29 PM
Reply #3 Friday, February 15, 2008 4:29 PM
This is nice but why does it have to be a MyColors suite. I'm not too happy with MC right now it keeps telling me that all my serials are invalid. I have 4 themes I can't install. I sent a ticket and all they sent back were my serial numbers which I already have. No help there.
There should be an option to just download the a fileas a .zip with the theme in it. It's a shame I would buy this but I don't think I'll be buying any more MC themes.
There should be an option to just download the a fileas a .zip with the theme in it. It's a shame I would buy this but I don't think I'll be buying any more MC themes.
ZubaZ
Reply #4 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:01 PM
Reply #4 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:01 PM
MyColors are the wave of the future.
I'd expect they'll be core to Impulse.
I'd expect they'll be core to Impulse.
ALMonty
Reply #5 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:27 PM
Reply #5 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:27 PM
The list on the MyColors page has a lot of themes coming. I'd probably buy between 80 and 90% of those themes but if I can't get the ones I have installed then I'm going to miss out on those themes.
Leo the Lion
Reply #6 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:38 PM
Reply #6 Friday, February 15, 2008 5:38 PM
Frekkin' hell, that's an amazing theme. Love the icons too. Way to go Stardock. MyColors is the future and you guys are going to rock the planet with stuff like this over the coming years.
Leo goes off to find his credit card
Leo goes off to find his credit card
Astyanax
Reply #7 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:03 PM
Reply #7 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:03 PM
Having problems manually extracting the theme from the .MyColors (I use x64 with wb 6.1) and the WB looks... odd...
I checked the images before extracting it for the 2nd time... the images actually look like they do in the preview (so it looks this way when applied). Whats the deal with this? I use x64 and I cannot install MyColors so I am effectly screwed.
I checked the images before extracting it for the 2nd time... the images actually look like they do in the preview (so it looks this way when applied). Whats the deal with this? I use x64 and I cannot install MyColors so I am effectly screwed.
ALMonty
Reply #8 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:05 PM
Reply #8 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:05 PM
Stupid me I went and bought this theme thinking it would work and again "Invalid serial number". So that makes all together a $50 donation to Stardock. 
Do you guys have any stocks for sale?
Do you guys have any stocks for sale?
ZubaZ
Reply #9 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:17 PM
Reply #9 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:17 PM
Al. email [email protected] again. If you can get on IRC Monday morning try to get seabass to take a look. If that fails, you can always get a refund. SD doesn't want your money if you don't get what is due you. (also, check the registration page to be sure you have the right key. (https://forums.wincustomize.com/myaccount.aspx?reg)
Asty, You know there's an issue with MyColors and x64. And by extracting the theme you are going outside the design of the system. I'd expect the possibility of issues.
Asty, You know there's an issue with MyColors and x64. And by extracting the theme you are going outside the design of the system. I'd expect the possibility of issues.
Astyanax
Reply #10 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:24 PM
This route worked with themes like the Boston Celtics... I don't get why this ones mucked up..
Reply #10 Friday, February 15, 2008 6:24 PM
Asty, You know there's an issue with MyColors and x64. And by extracting the theme you are going outside the design of the system. I'd expect the possibility of issues.
This route worked with themes like the Boston Celtics... I don't get why this ones mucked up..
messiah1
Reply #12 Friday, February 15, 2008 7:21 PM
I believe you're right. That does look a bit odd.
Reply #12 Friday, February 15, 2008 7:21 PM
and the WB looks... odd...
I believe you're right. That does look a bit odd.
ALMonty
Reply #13 Friday, February 15, 2008 7:26 PM
Reply #13 Friday, February 15, 2008 7:26 PM
Thanks Zu I already sent back a reply with my last ticket and said it didn't work. Even the serial from my Reg page didn't work. That's why I'd rather dl a .zip file with the theme in it. I'd be dancing naked in the streets right now Who cares about the neighbors?
Who cares about the neighbors?
SteveGosselin
Reply #14 Friday, February 15, 2008 9:20 PM
Reply #14 Friday, February 15, 2008 9:20 PM
Astyanax
Reply #15 Friday, February 15, 2008 11:35 PM
Reply #15 Friday, February 15, 2008 11:35 PM
Darken, the frame is due to it being a BMP frame using the Vista shadows, doesn't have a per pixel frame..
SteveGosselin
Reply #16 Friday, February 15, 2008 11:46 PM
Reply #16 Friday, February 15, 2008 11:46 PM
Ah okay, I'm disappointed to pay for a theme with this kind of limitations under Vista.
Hummm, >>
>> Are you sure?
Hummm, >>
>> Are you sure?
vStyler
Reply #17 Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:40 AM
R u sure it's not in the process of being 'transported'?
Sorry , couldn't help that one
Reply #17 Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:40 AM
and the WB looks... odd...
R u sure it's not in the process of being 'transported'?
Sorry , couldn't help that one
Astyanax
Reply #18 Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:46 AM
....*sigh* lol...
(though it really bugs me, can't use it
Reply #18 Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:46 AM
R u sure it's not in the process of being 'transported'?
Sorry , couldn't help that one
Sorry , couldn't help that one
....*sigh* lol...
(though it really bugs me, can't use it
scorpNZ
Reply #19 Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:21 AM
....*sigh* lol...
(though it really bugs me, can't use it
!--)
i take it a cheap 2nd hand theme is available ,i'd make an offer but you'd probably be insulted
Reply #19 Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:21 AM
R u sure it's not in the process of being 'transported'?
Sorry , couldn't help that one
Sorry , couldn't help that one
....*sigh* lol...
(though it really bugs me, can't use it
!--)i take it a cheap 2nd hand theme is available ,i'd make an offer but you'd probably be insulted
MikeB314
Reply #20 Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:26 AM
Reply #20 Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:26 AM
Darken, the skin does not have perpixel frames, but Vista shadows are not supposed to be enabled in it either, since they don't match the frame shape. I'm not sure why you have shadows in your screenshot. I also have no idea why half of your window frame doesn't show up. There's no reason why those progress bars shouldn't be skinned either. You should probably contact support about that one. Maybe you got a bad download?
As for the Vista ready bit... most, if not all possible Vista parts are skinned. So I think it's safe to call it Vista ready. Shadows and transparency don't make a Vista skin, skinning the dozens and dozens of new Vista skin sections does.
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Reply #1 Friday, February 15, 2008 3:21 PM
It's $9.95 USD instead.
Discount might still be applied