[gustoes]

27 bars, new, sleek... if you like them, awesome.
If your eyes need taller and number label attached to bar, not floating, this is for you.


Ideally OOTP provides a skin some day that uses bars or one where background_left is a bar so it can line up with numeric label background turned on.

If not, I have found what appears to modify the rating bars and have a skin(dark) I can distribute through addon central via server... or zip... or just document the changes and provide a folder with a few different bar styles.. three images to replace. If there is interest, let me know.

Probably wait until after the first week for builds to settle a bit... since each new build from OOTP will likely have style tweaks and fixes... and wait for a OOTP27 mods subforum.. unless 26 will just be moved up.

27 with bars screenshot example attached to post

advanced users know skinning themselves:
27 bar style ideas attached in zip (for rating_panel/images)

To shade numeric rating bg via scripts/verdana_white_rating_bar.ss
ssf_hfading I think is the only one that has to be set to 1 if you want the shade on the numeric rating bg vs solid where bg_colour and fading_colour control the shade blend

I could make more intricate bar styles but I can't figure out how the game uses rating_panel/images/rating_bar_bg_mid/left and right along with the rating_bar_background.ss.. you can delete them , repack the skin and the game doesn't care??
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Always keep default skins. Make a copy to modify anything. Revert to a default skin after new builds are released and for purpose of observing or reporting any issues. Many style updates from OOTP are not reflected in custom skins, you always have to maintain them yourself. fyi Again, custom skins are not OOTP's burden.. always switch over to one of the defaults on new builds or problems.

Additionally... OOTP does not necessarily update the addon central default skin source files with every build. There is also no version or time listed in addon central so you have to keep checking daily/weekly?? and the timestamps of the folders within the zip. Not ideal. Maybe in future they can include the source files in every install instead of only the .bin