Any Absolute table mods/ ways of getting rid of chairs.tables? [Archive]

terry85201

10-14-2005, 11:45 AM

hate the tables also!! i email Harry at VIP@AbsolutePoker.com once a month to ask for option of clean table interface..maybe more emails would help them see how many players avoid their site just because of the clutter..

Fernet

10-17-2005, 05:04 PM

you poor thing. Noone deserves staring at that original BG.
heres how i've done it:
create a background as youd like it and save it as bg.jpg to the desktop. Size shall be 800x600.(use paint/gimp/photoshop etc.)(or just grab one from pokermods.com or some.)
make four copies of it. rename the copies to:
bg7.dat
bg7_one.dat
bg9.dat
bg9_one.dat
(click "change anyway" when warning popups bout renaming the suffix)
Toss the files into the "data"-folder within the absolute-folder. replace all. woila!
works in XP at least.

OBS! important it be jpg and not gif or anything.

/fernet

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 05:36 PM

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you poor thing. Noone deserves staring at that original BG.
heres how i've done it:
create a background as youd like it and save it as bg.jpg to the desktop. Size shall be 800x600.(use paint/gimp/photoshop etc.)(or just grab one from pokermods.com or some.)
make four copies of it. rename the copies to:
bg7.dat
bg7_one.dat
bg9.dat
bg9_one.dat
(click "change anyway" when warning popups bout renaming the suffix)
Toss the files into the "data"-folder within the absolute-folder. replace all. woila!
works in XP at least.

OBS! important it be jpg and not gif or anything.

/fernet

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I think one of you guys needs to do this and show us what it looks like.

kapw7

10-17-2005, 06:22 PM

Excellent. You are my hero. My quick PS attempt:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/kapw7/bg9.jpg

Right-click save as *.jpg, rename to *.dat and copy to the folder as per Fernet's post. Dont forget to keep a back-up for future updates of the Absolute software

Kumubou

10-17-2005, 06:23 PM

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I think one of you guys needs to do this and show us what it looks like.

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Like this?

http://www.rit.edu/~smt8716/absolute_reskinned.png
-K

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 06:49 PM

Awesome.

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 06:57 PM

working on one, not sure if it will be good or not, just started (havent done anything with background yet) http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/7205/bg7a2en.jpg

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 06:58 PM

Now all I need is for one of you guys to make some kick ass backgrounds like kap's, only kick asser. (No offense kap. I'm using yours right now.) /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 07:10 PM

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Now all I need is for one of you guys to make some kick ass backgrounds like kap's, only kick asser. (No offense kap. I'm using yours right now.) /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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working on it...what kind of stuff are u looking for. And u should PM your name so I dont run into u.

RedWave

10-17-2005, 07:13 PM

How do I turn the jpg file into a dat file? Tried using Paint and Paint Shop but I am not given the option to save as a dat file. I also tried renaming them on the desktop but that seems to do nothing.

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 07:16 PM

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How do I turn the jpg file into a dat file? Tried using Paint and Paint Shop but I am not given the option to save as a dat file.

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Open windows explorer and click tools > folder options.

Click the 'view' tab and uncheck "hide extensions for unknown file types".

Now your picture should have a ".jpeg" after it. Just rename it to "picturename.dat" and click 'yes' when it says something about changing the file type.

kapw7

10-17-2005, 07:16 PM

Lol me too. I can't be bothered to improve it any more.

It seems Absolute will not be the same anymore with all this 2p2 shark infestation /images/graemlins/frown.gif

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 07:17 PM

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Now all I need is for one of you guys to make some kick ass backgrounds like kap's, only kick asser. (No offense kap. I'm using yours right now.) /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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working on it...what kind of stuff are u looking for. And u should PM your name so I dont run into u.

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I like dark and simple. The darker and simpler the better.

P.S. You rule.

RedWave

10-17-2005, 07:19 PM

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How do I turn the jpg file into a dat file? Tried using Paint and Paint Shop but I am not given the option to save as a dat file.

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Open windows explorer and click tools > folder options.

Click the 'view' tab and uncheck "hide extensions for unknown file types".

Now your picture should have a ".jpeg" after it. Just rename it to "picturename.dat" and click 'yes' when it says something about changing the file type.

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Thank you.

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 08:25 PM

Here are mine. The black background is not actually "black" but its like a textured paint, u cant really tell, but it makes it more pleasing to the eye.

also, I still need to clean up the table with the "Icon" u cant see it now, but when loaded into AP there are slight "artifacts" on the side of the letters. Nothing really bad, or distracting, but I still want to clean it up.

Tried both and they do work.

http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/1980/bgnoiconcopy1ug.jpg

http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/4408/bg7aa4os.jpg

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 08:33 PM

nm about the artifacts...it was just my old monitor...cant even see them on my 2001.

cold_cash

10-17-2005, 08:54 PM

Nice work brah.

That first one is excellent and just what I was hoping for.

Thanks.

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 09:45 PM

Couple more. One is an inverse of my previous one.

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8775/bginverse10lf.jpg

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8779/bginversecopy1jr.jpg

oreopimp

10-17-2005, 10:13 PM

Anyway last batch for now. My bro is making some kick ass tables for me, I will host these somewhere for easy of use.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/8840/blackred7fb.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/8434/inversegrayred7wi.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6379/inversegray2gl.jpg

brazilio

10-18-2005, 08:38 AM

oreo sent me an rar of all the images with instructions on how to mod it. He split up all the mods into directories with the original directory having the screenshot-type images describing each one. You should be able to copy all of the files in whichever folder you like to your Absolute Poker\data directory.

sup (http://thatguy.frap.net/APMods1.rar)

brazilio

10-18-2005, 09:09 AM

Edit time ran out, but the one now linked is better organized than the original rar that I posted, if anybody downloaded it already.

burningyen

10-18-2005, 04:30 PM

Oustanding, I may actually deposit money into Absolute!

Zapp

10-19-2005, 07:46 AM

Another:
http://mmpos.com/support/Curt/blackgreenodds7fb.jpg

oreopimp

10-19-2005, 09:59 AM

how did u do that...I like the font and the way u have it set up. I wanted to add it onto my mod w/ the black table/navy background (probably using a white font).

Anyway u can do that for me?

Zapp

10-19-2005, 11:02 AM

I did it in Photoshop Elements. You can download the Photoshop file here:
Photoshop file (with odds) (http://mmpos.com/support/Curt/bginverse10lfodds.psd)

Here is the jpeg image:
http://mmpos.com/support/Curt/bginverse10lfodds.jpg

Sniper

10-19-2005, 04:11 PM

Has anyone actually seen the bg9_heineken table come up during play?

Just wondering which tables heineken is sponsoring!

thedustbustr

10-19-2005, 04:12 PM

Dear Harry,

The AP software interface sucks a big one. Can you guys implement an interface without the desert and little drink tables, and leave only the important things? A clean interface is much easier to play on.

Also the "Player has disconnected" pop ups are annoying, it would be much better if they were unobtrusive and just displayed in the chat box. Also forcing the window to the foreground when its your turn to bet is annoying as hell when you try to multitable. Playing a bell sound is much more effective and doesn't want me to kick your GUI designer in the nuts.

Thanks for your time,

oreopimp

10-21-2005, 07:47 PM

Braz should be hosting my newest mods, but here are three that mix a fav party mod of mine with colors more to my liking. (they have been tested and do fit the AP software well)

Blue/Black:
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/61/tableblueblackblack1mj.jpg

Blue/Grey:
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/4543/tableifxbluegrey7dn.jpg

Black/Red:
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/8737/tableifxblackred0ug.jpg

oreopimp

10-21-2005, 08:02 PM

Also a custom one I made for Daft. Its basic colors, no gradients, etc. But its what he wanted:

(also its a LION HEAD on the table)

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/7889/daftlion3zh.jpg

bennyhana

10-22-2005, 12:04 AM

You guys are the shiznit!!!

gilbert

10-24-2005, 07:49 PM

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Has anyone actually seen the bg9_heineken table come up during play?

Just wondering which tables heineken is sponsoring!

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i was wondering the same thing.

efficacy

10-26-2005, 03:16 PM

Thought I'd share my minimalist table. Thanks for the instructions fernet!

http://www.efficacymusic.com/random/ryanwold/absolute%20mod.jpg

Amerzel

10-28-2005, 03:33 AM

I wanted to say thanks to everyone for posting differnt table options. They are very much appriciated.

Thanks again

MidGe

10-29-2005, 07:16 AM

This is too good, indeed. I was about to withdraw my deposit from Absolute, as I could not face playing on their graphics. Now I can go after their bonus. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks heaps

oreopimp

10-29-2005, 10:08 AM

Your response is exactly why I would take these images down if possible.

MidGe

10-29-2005, 04:10 PM

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Your response is exactly why I would take these images down if possible.

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I am not getting your drift here. What do you mean? I should not express my thanks??? Could you expand? Thanks.

Zapp

10-29-2005, 05:47 PM

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Your response is exactly why I would take these images down if possible.

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I am not getting your drift here. What do you mean? I should not express my thanks??? Could you expand? Thanks.

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My guess is that he just doesn't want to see more 2+2ers at Absolute.

oreopimp

10-29-2005, 09:53 PM

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Your response is exactly why I would take these images down if possible.

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I am not getting your drift here. What do you mean? I should not express my thanks??? Could you expand? Thanks.

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My guess is that he just doesn't want to see more 2+2ers at Absolute.

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lol. yeah pretty much. But damn psychology, its basic human psychology to want to show work u have done to others.

uncleshady

10-30-2005, 02:57 AM

That pong looking table is hot.

efficacy

10-30-2005, 12:35 PM

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That pong looking table is hot.

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Thanks. MSPaint rules.

Fernet

10-30-2005, 03:31 PM

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Your response is exactly why I would take these images down if possible.

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I am not getting your drift here. What do you mean? I should not express my thanks??? Could you expand? Thanks.

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My guess is that he just doesn't want to see more 2+2ers at Absolute.

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lol. yeah pretty much. But damn psychology, its basic human psychology to want to show work u have done to others.

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Lol. Oregood, I know what u mean, I'd never woulda told how to do it if i still played at AP(Not guilty to any background picks tho, "only" the secret formula). But, since i dont play there anymore and dont intend to in the future and the OP is a contributor to the forum i figured i dont give a [censored] anyway.

Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused bla bla bla....

LoginNameExists

11-03-2005, 03:23 PM

TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY

i can play at absolute again.

Capricious

12-01-2005, 09:52 PM

Not sure if anyone is interested or not, however, I spent a lot of time on it and someone sent this link to me, so I figured I'd post.

AP recently held a skin design competition, and I spent almost 20 hours designing this skin. If anyone likes, they're free to use it, of course.

http://www.absolutepoker.com/tableskins/customPokerRooms/tableImages/PiratesPokerParadise.jpg

An easy install EXE for this skin is available on AP at this address:

http://www.absolutepoker.com/tableskins/customPokerRooms/PiratesPokerParadise.exe

Any feedback is always appreciated.

Wynton

12-02-2005, 10:39 AM

You guys are great. I'm a computer idiot, but I was able to follow the instructions pretty easily.

One question I hesitate to ask, because I'm sure I won't understand the answer. I downloaded from the link Brazilio included and then also saved one of the photos here by right-clicking (specifically, the image with the odds). When I was going through the process, I noticed that the files Brazilio posted are now in my Absolute directory, as well as the files with the odds chart.

What I don't understand is why the odds chart is the one that Absolute uses now, since the file extensions all look the same to me.

This doesn't make a difference since I'm happy with my present look, but I am curious.

PS. Only explain if you can do it in language a 5 year old would understand.

veganmav

01-25-2006, 08:49 PM

btw, when i updated the skin, I now get the small letter "N" like they use for notes, and it is at all empty seats.. does anyone know how to fi this?

TomBrooks

01-26-2006, 06:34 AM

Hi Capricious,

I see this is your first post.

Thats a cool looking skin. Very creative.

17R2a1stP

Hobo McCracken

03-05-2006, 02:12 PM

I modified oreogod's a little bit to give it some texture, darker and easier on the eyes, IMHO. Image Link (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e205/hobomccracken/ApTable_blue-grey_RELEIF.jpg)

Just thought I'd share it incase you wanted to try it out (I know this thread is old, but still very usefull, so a bump wont hurt)