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There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
~Mignon McLaughlin

Friday, 28 April 2017

M.U.G.E.N


M.U.G.E.N is a 2D fighting game engine, originally released in 1999.
M.U.G.E.N was originally designed for users to create games that
matched the technology level of 2D fighters from the mid '90s.
However, it quickly evolved to become highly customizable, allowing
very fine control over each character's behavior.  In fact, there
are custom games for M.U.G.E.N that don't behave like your typical 2D
fighter.

The majority of content created for M.U.G.E.N tend to be distributed
as individual characters, stages or motifs (motifs are like themes,
that control the look and feel of the game).  Assembling a game is as
simple as downloading the content of your choice, and configuring
M.U.G.E.N to know about it.

M.U.G.E.N is designed to be used by people with little or no
programming experience, but with some artistic talent and patience to
learn.  Of course, having some programming background does give you a
bit of a headstart.  However, if you are just looking to play with
downloaded content, all you need to know is how to unzip files and
edit a text file.




Here's a sampling of features you can find in M.U.G.E.N:
- Customizable title screen, character select screen, life and power
  bars, game sound effects, fonts and more.
- Characters can have any number of sounds and sprites of any size
  limited by your computer's memory.
- Choose from multiple resolutions, ranging from 320x240 up to full
  HD at 1920x1080.
- Cutscenes.

Game Engine
- Use up to 7 buttons for a character.
- Regular moves, special moves, super moves, etc.
- Projectiles and special effects.
- Move cancels and combos, multi-part moves and throws.
- What your character can do is defined by a scripting language (and
  your imagination).

System requirements
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or newer required.
CPU: Intel Core Duo or equivalent recommended for HD resolutions.
Memory: 512 MB or more (actual requirements may vary based on
character and stage complexities).





Friday, 13 January 2017

Online Google Chrome Theme Creator

Online Google Chrome Theme Creator

Where can I learn how to create a Chrome theme?

What is a theme?

A theme is a special kind of extension that changes the way the google chrome browser looks. It is a zipped bundle of fles: one manifest.json file and several png images
Here is an example manifest.json file for a theme:
      {
        "version": "1.0",
        "name": "test theme",
        "description": "A test theme",
        "theme": {
          "images" : {
            "theme_frame" : "images/theme_frame_camo.png",
            "theme_toolbar" : "images/theme_toolbar_camo.png",
            "theme_ntp_background" : "images/theme_ntp_background_norepeat.png",
            "theme_ntp_attribution" : "images/attribution.png"
          },
          "colors" : {
            "frame" : [71, 105, 91],
            "toolbar" : [207, 221, 192],
            "ntp_text" : [20, 40, 0],
            "ntp_link" : [36, 70, 0],
            "ntp_section" : [207, 221, 192],
            "button_background" : [255, 255, 255]
          },
          "tints" : {
            "buttons" : [0.33, 0.5, 0.47]
          },
          "properties" : {
            "ntp_background_alignment" : "bottom"
          }
        }
      }
            
version: One to four dot-separated integers identifying the version of this theme.
name: A short, plain text string (no more than 45 characters) that identifies the theme.
description: A description text for your theme.
images: Image resources for this theme. For example, "theme_ntp_background" uses to specify the background of the new tab pane.
colors: Colors are in RGB format, which is used to specify the color of the bookmark text, frame, etc.
tints: You can specify tints to be applied to parts of the UI such as buttons, the frame, and the background tab.
Tints are in Hue-Saturation-Lightness (HSL) format, using floating-point numbers in the range 0 - 1.0: - Hue is an absolute value, with 0 and 1 being red. - Saturation is relative to the currently provided image. 0.5 is no change, 0 is totally desaturated, and 1 is full saturation. - Lightness is also relative, with 0.5 being no change, 0 as all pixels black, and 1 as all pixels white. You can alternatively use -1.0 for any of the HSL values to specify no change.
properties: this field lets you specify properties such as background alignment, background repeat.

What is this online chrome theme creator?

The online chrome theme creator is a simple theme maker tool for the people who are unfamiliar with the .json file. It provide a simple way to change images, choose colors and tints, preview and pack your chrome theme online.

What kind of images can I use?

We recently support both png and jpg images. png images are recommended.

What is the recommended size for each image?

- theme_frame: ∞ x 30px
- theme_toolbar: ∞ x 120px
- theme_tab_background: ∞ x 65px
- theme_ntp_background: Recommended Minimum Size for images 800 x 600px
- theme_frame_overlay: 1100 x 40px
- theme_button_background: 30 x 30px
- See more at: https://www.themebeta.com/chrome-theme-creator-online.html#sthash.czTgSWNO.dpuf