:: Lyon :: Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 WOW , call me ignorant - coz I thought you could only have the default skin and the other grey that came with it. Didn't know that Steam is now skinnable lol Thanks for the linky to the Steam skins http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1161035 *browsing now* Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hey... Hey.. HEY LYON!!! You're ignorant!! /snickers I can't stand the default skin hey D: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billus Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Steam Themes: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1161035 Edit: Ahh nm, already been posted. Steam should really be its own OS, be pretty darn sweet. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
:: Lyon :: Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hey... Hey.. HEY LYON!!! You're ignorant!! /snickers I can't stand the default skin hey D: lol I guess I don't play as much as last time anymore (used to play L4D2 every night for hours).. "repented" after seeing that I've wasted 300 hours of my life just for it lol (thanks to the new Steam UI) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Yeah, but it would be the UGLIEST ****ING OS EVER D: SO INCREDIBLY UGLY! Also, it wouldn't be able to restore properly :\ Is it just me or is Backup and Restore assed in the Steam client? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted May 4, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 4, 2011 Moved to Computer Gaming Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalalawawawa Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Steam Themes: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1161035 Edit: Ahh nm, already been posted. Steam should really be its own OS, be pretty darn sweet. No, it should not. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OuchOfDeath Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 For the guy making the Steam theme, consider doing this: http://www.tf2newbs.com/forum/index.php/topic,1019.0.html I have not verified if it works or if it's been broken by updates, but I find the weird fade-ins and fade-outs that Steam does to be annoying and out of place. I'm currently using the ZeackUI theme, and it's had these fadeins removed. The windows for Steam just pop up and disappear instantly now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneyardBrew Member Posted May 4, 2011 Member Share Posted May 4, 2011 For the guy making the Steam theme, consider doing this: http://www.tf2newbs.com/forum/index.php/topic,1019.0.html I have not verified if it works or if it's been broken by updates, but I find the weird fade-ins and fade-outs that Steam does to be annoying and out of place. I'm currently using the ZeackUI theme, and it's had these fadeins removed. The windows for Steam just pop up and disappear instantly now. I can't seem to find that in my file, so maybe they moved it somewhere else at one point. I'll do some digging for it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGar Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 My favorite two themes so far are Enhanced Steam and Steam Compact Enhanced Steam by TDD Steam Compact I use Enhanced Steam for my PC, and Steam Compact for my laptop (since it has a much lower resolution). I like the style of Enhanced Steam much better, however Steam Compact has a freaking AWESOME overlay that I wish I could have in Enhanced Steam :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Enhanced steam was my old skin of choice. I just wanted something new >.< The white skins are quite cool.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Is it just me or is Backup and Restore assed in the Steam client? It's you. Always worked for me :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Okay, so I found a Steam skin that is genuinely usable. It's called "Compact" and is on the skin list @ Steamforums. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 It's you. Always worked for me :) I was restoring 140GB of backups and it just crashed repeatedly. It also decided to download the content rather then restoring it from the back up D: It was insanely retarded. I think I'll be backing up by way of robocopy from now on O.o Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I was restoring 140GB of backups and it just crashed repeatedly. It also decided to download the content rather then restoring it from the back up D: It was insanely retarded. I think I'll be backing up by way of robocopy from now on O.o Instead of using that, try this: Back up your steamapps folder located within your Steam's root folder. If you lose one game, restore the ncf, and the folder within "common" that correspond to the game you're missing, and restart Steam. If you lose everything, simply install Steam, close it, then replace the steamapps folder with the backup one. It should automatically apply patches to all games updated since your backup and save you from redownloading it all. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvc Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Skin I'm using: Savvy UI I liked Enhanced by TDD too but I found it a bit too dark to use. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593954712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Freeman Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 If anyones interested here's a slight mod I did some time ago on new steam theme. Basically cut away most of the wasted space. link - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14530810/Borderless%20New.rar Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593955232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted May 4, 2011 Reporter Share Posted May 4, 2011 It is up to the skin makers to update their work; it isn't Valve's fault. Personally, I'd rather have new features in Steam and risk skins being broken. And many of the better skins seem to get updated shortly after anyways. :) Anyways, this i the skin I use: Apparition 1.3 Final Screenshot from the thread: ~snip I really like it's changes to the in-game overlay as well as it's consolidated menu. Thanks for the find, this is a really great skin. Now my preferred skin of choice. I still want to see this one made for OS X http://blog.cocoia.com/2010/redesigning-steam-for-mac/, shame there's no high res screenshots but it looks good. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593955294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buio Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 To bad Steam itself does not have an option of turning off the theme and looking like a part of Windows 7. I really don't like themed applications. If you have several different apps that does it's own theme, it looks like crap overall with a mishmash of themes instead of a good looking unified theme. Impulse manage to do this correct, you can turn off the theme so it looks like a Windows 7 browser. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-593966944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneyardBrew Member Posted June 21, 2011 Member Share Posted June 21, 2011 I know this is resurrecting a somewhat dead thread, but I thought I'd update you guys on my progress. That refined default theme that I was working on (and may very well still finish), transformed into something far larger. It'd be great if you could all check out the new thread I made here to follow my progress if you're interested. https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1006448-steam-metrotwit-theme-wip/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594088144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Good start (Y) Look forward to see it progress. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594088190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneyardBrew Member Posted June 21, 2011 Member Share Posted June 21, 2011 Good start (Y) Look forward to see it progress. I'm glad you like it. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594088196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted June 23, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 23, 2011 It is up to the skin makers to update their work; it isn't Valve's fault. Personally, I'd rather have new features in Steam and risk skins being broken. And many of the better skins seem to get updated shortly after anyways. :) Anyways, this i the skin I use: Apparition 1.3 Final Screenshot from the thread: I really like it's changes to the in-game overlay as well as it's consolidated menu. Awesome theme! Thanks for the link :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594094368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneyardBrew Member Posted June 23, 2011 Member Share Posted June 23, 2011 MetroTwit 1.0 has been released! A Steam skin based on the gorgeous Twitter client, MetroTwit, with permission from Long Zheng. Download: http://boneyardbrew.deviantart.com/#/d3jgzsz Main Client + Chat Window: Links: Neowin Thread Steam Forums Thread Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594094472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skulltrail Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I had no idea you could install themes on Steam. I shall check this out. Yeah you used to be able to change it right from the Settings page and to apply had to restart the client. But now I can't seem to find as easily. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/994560-steam-themes/page/2/#findComment-594095914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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