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Déjà Bru · 04-09-2016, 06:22 PM

I will not glorify it as a true mod by posting this in that forum. It would be insulting to those guys over there whose work is so invaluable.

No, this is too simple to be a mod. Instead, it's a suggestion: Replace the top_background.png file in your skin with a plain bar of the same dimensions (2500 x 184 pixels). If you don't mind black, you can use the file that I attached below.

Briefly, to do this switch, you must download and install the files of the skin of your choice in Add-Ons Central. (Note - in Windows, you may need to have started OOTPB as administrator to do this properly; right-click the game start icon, choose Properties, Compatibility, and click "Run this program as an administrator.") When finished, end the program.

In Windows, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 17\data\skins, open the folder of the skin of your choice and for which you downloaded the files, and then open the images folder. Rename the default file to something like top_background_OLD.png and copy the new top_background.png file into that folder.

Then, go back up one level to the skins folder and delete the file named "skin.bin." This is important to do or nothing will change.

Start OOTPB (as administrator). It will take a while to rebuild the skin.bin file. When it's done and the game opens, take a look at a player profile and see how your logo and player pic pops!

The developers meant well in putting a picture of a ballgame in the top border, but I found it distracted more than added interest. I love this look instead:

04-09-2016, 06:22 PM	#1
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,232	Alternate Top Background I will not glorify it as a true mod by posting this in that forum. It would be insulting to those guys over there whose work is so invaluable. No, this is too simple to be a mod. Instead, it's a suggestion: Replace the top_background.png file in your skin with a plain bar of the same dimensions (2500 x 184 pixels). If you don't mind black, you can use the file that I attached below. Briefly, to do this switch, you must download and install the files of the skin of your choice in Add-Ons Central. (Note - in Windows, you may need to have started OOTPB as administrator to do this properly; right-click the game start icon, choose Properties, Compatibility, and click "Run this program as an administrator.") When finished, end the program. In Windows, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Out of the Park Developments\OOTP Baseball 17\data\skins, open the folder of the skin of your choice and for which you downloaded the files, and then open the images folder. Rename the default file to something like top_background_OLD.png and copy the new top_background.png file into that folder. Then, go back up one level to the skins folder and delete the file named "skin.bin." This is important to do or nothing will change. Start OOTPB (as administrator). It will take a while to rebuild the skin.bin file. When it's done and the game opens, take a look at a player profile and see how your logo and player pic pops! The developers meant well in putting a picture of a ballgame in the top border, but I found it distracted more than added interest. I love this look instead: Attached Images __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 04-09-2016 at 06:28 PM.