Winamp 2 Skins and wtf went wrong

Swert109 · 28th August 2002, 20:03

WTF happened to downloading skins for Winamp 2? honestly, it could be my fed up comp, but still, when you guys got newer sh!t like Winamp3, and moved Winamp 2 to a different local, it messed up the place. Now, I am a skinner (Sebastian Logan, author of WeirdAMP, WWFAMP, GnR, and the Metallica series, or mine at least) and I want others to enjoy the skins cause 1) Winamp3 sux, I've tried it, and 2) Winamp 2 is what we enjoy. I use WMP for vids, and Winamp for MP3s, but now with Winamp3, I get to use one program that takes up too much fin space! Oh, and if you think I'm dissin on Winamp3, your god damn right.

-SL

sHoTTiE · 28th August 2002, 23:07

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Originally posted by Swert109
and I want others to enjoy the skins cause 1) Winamp3 sux, I've tried it, and 2) Winamp 2 is what we enjoy.

k, firstly thats YOUR opinion, yes i dont really like wa3 also, but i dont come to the forums to complain. wa3 is out, whats done is done. second, someone must disagree with you, cuz someone must like wa3 enough to download it, and find/make the skins for it. go ahead and diss all you want, but i dont see what that would do.

btw, i just saw your skins, and i dont know why your complaining, theyre all skinner.exe skins anyway.

_Blackdog_ · 28th August 2002, 23:15

you can still download wa2 skins. you dont like wa3? great, we dont give a fuck.

caz · 28th August 2002, 23:26

yup yup what he said ^

e-raser · 28th August 2002, 23:38

if its reaching the masses that is your intreast learn wa3 skinning
i'm trying to make a job out of doing stuff like this so i'm forcing myself to learn wa3. pple naturaly go for the next thing, the newer thing (even if it isn't the better thing)
what do you think pple are going to do, go back to the classic site? the golden age of wa2 skinnig and plugin support are over. pple are moving on so either do it for your self (skinning) or get on the boat with the rest of use and start learning xml and maki

Namelessv1 · 28th August 2002, 23:38

Sheesh, the bitching and complaining never ends.

e-raser · 28th August 2002, 23:40

and will i'm at it i'm anouncing my first wa3 skin that i've gust started, "the cyborg pickle"
thats all i'm giving away for now, enjoy

dude883 · 29th August 2002, 04:13

blahblahblah, winamp 3 is too complicated for me, blah blah resources blah, that's why winamp 3 sucks blah. What is wrong with you people? If you don't like wa3, then DON'T USE IT. what's the big deal? nullsoft even decided to keep wa2 alive with classic.winamp.com , so I don't really see the point you are making. no need to complain in here.

anyways, my wa3 skin projects are in my sig.

Reanimation · 29th August 2002, 12:16

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Originally posted by _Blackdog_
you can still download wa2 skins. you dont like wa3? great, we dont give a fuck.

Perfectly put bd.

PeaceMaker · 29th August 2002, 14:09

hey i thoughs winamp3 would be shit too.. but ever since i got a pc upgrade (wa3 runs like a dream) i dont think ill skin wa2 for much longer, id rather use wa3 anyday. like someone said already its pretty hard to design a skin (unless u have some bit of talent) then find someone else to help coding it (mainly maki), this is why u probably think it sucks. if ur not prepared to have a go (even if u fail) then go cry somewhere else. im sure they'd prefer to listen

dam · 29th August 2002, 18:56

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Originally posted by PeaceMaker
hey i thoughs winamp3 would be shit too.. but ever since i got a pc upgrade (wa3 runs like a dream) i dont think ill skin wa2 for much longer, id rather use wa3 anyday. like someone said already its pretty hard to design a skin (unless u have some bit of talent) then find someone else to help coding it (mainly maki), this is why u probably think it sucks. if ur not prepared to have a go (even if u fail) then go cry somewhere else. im sure they'd prefer to listen

Agreed 100%. My thought exactly.

Atmo · 29th August 2002, 22:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Swert109
WTF happened to downloading skins for Winamp 2? honestly, it could be my fed up comp, but still, when you guys got newer sh!t like Winamp3, and moved Winamp 2 to a different local, it messed up the place.

Let me see if i understand this. Youre not getting as many downloads on your winamp2 skins as you used to so now youre pissed off with winamp3??

Dont blame wa3, blame the people that are just too plain lazy to click a couple of links to get to the wa2 skins section.

Still, eventually wa3 skins will go the same way as wa2 skins...

My advice: Start making 6,400 x 3,460 wallpapers...Will be at least a few years before widescreens come out in that resolution..

StillWater · 30th August 2002, 06:59

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Originally posted by _Blackdog_
you dont like wa3? great, we dont give a fuck.

My arse you don't. Some of you care a bit too much, I think. In half of the posts on this thread, the bitching and moaning was as bad and as pointless as in Swert109's post.

PeaceMaker · 30th August 2002, 08:33

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Originally posted by ¤db¤
My arse you don't. Some of you care a bit too much, I think. In half of the posts on this thread, the bitching and moaning was as bad and as pointless as in Swert109's post.

we're just settin the facts straight, i think he got our point.

_Blackdog_ · 30th August 2002, 16:47

Quote:

Originally posted by ¤db¤
My arse you don't. Some of you care a bit too much, I think. In half of the posts on this thread, the bitching and moaning was as bad and as pointless as in Swert109's post.

okay, maybe i should have said i dont give a fuck

Cleanup · 3rd September 2002, 01:16

Does this thread have a point? Why hasn't it been closed yet?

Swert109 · 29th September 2002, 16:11

look, I agree that what I said was POINTLESS, but it was to state that to skin Winamp3 would take more than MS Paint and a REALLY fuckin fast processor to churn this shit out to the i-net, but it still remains that I finally pulled my head out of my ass and upgraded to both XP Pro and (oh my god) Winamp3. So my troubles of no good shit from WA3 is over. So now we can bs about what's really important....when is Nullsoft gonna put GOOD music videos up on their site?

-SL

dude883 · 29th September 2002, 17:42

happy happy joy joy, let's rename winamp.com to winampster.com! great idea buddy! :P

xenosomething · 29th September 2002, 19:22

i thought this was the "skin love" forum?

StillWater · 29th September 2002, 19:27

Well, I agree that it doesn't have anything to do with skins, but I'm with Swert109 about the videos. I love music videos, and winamp.com hosting music videos seems to be one of the more exciting things about winamp 3, but everytime I've looked, the videos (well the bands, anyway) seem to be pretty mediocre.

Cleanup · 29th September 2002, 20:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Swert109
look, I agree that what I said was POINTLESS, but it was to state that to skin Winamp3 would take more than MS Paint and a REALLY fuckin fast processor to churn this shit out to the i-net, but it still remains that I finally pulled my head out of my ass and upgraded to both XP Pro and (oh my god) Winamp3. So my troubles of no good shit from WA3 is over. So now we can bs about what's really important....when is Nullsoft gonna put GOOD music videos up on their site? -SL

Probably, but I'm an MSPaint skinner. It works wonders.

Now go away.

BlueBalls · 30th September 2002, 03:08

Quote:

Originally posted by dude883
blahblahblah, winamp 3 is too complicated for me, blah blah resources blah, that's why winamp 3 sucks blah. What is wrong with you people? If you don't like wa3, then DON'T USE IT. what's the big deal? nullsoft even decided to keep wa2 alive with classic.winamp.com , so I don't really see the point you are making. no need to complain in here.

anyways, my wa3 skin projects are in my sig.

dude883, have i told you lately that i love you?

me likes the satellite/bug thingy winamp3 project and that circular dragon skin is probably the only circle skin ill download for winamp3

nice work with those

dude883 · 30th September 2002, 03:27

hehe, thanks

sorry, you have to wait for my second wa3 skin, I didn't even finish the interface graphics and I don't have a coder...

Adaman44 · 30th September 2002, 06:47

I think it's kinda BS too, it's like impossible to find WA2 skins now, they could at least make a section just for WA2 skins...

Mr Jones · 30th September 2002, 08:01

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Originally posted by Adaman44
I think it's kinda BS too, it's like impossible to find WA2 skins now, they could at least make a section just for WA2 skins...

See that big number 2 at the top of the page, where it says... "looking for winamp2"

Guess what.
http://classic.winamp.com/skins

wooooo

dude883 · 30th September 2002, 13:47

i'd suggest an animated gif... I'm being serious.

Adaman44 · 30th September 2002, 15:37

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Originally posted by Mr Jones

See that big number 2 at the top of the page, where it says... "looking for winamp2"

Guess what.
http://classic.winamp.com/skins

wooooo

ah, i see now =p

Cleanup · 1st October 2002, 02:28

Quote:

Originally posted by dude883
i'd suggest an animated gif... I'm being serious.

Good idea. Make the two exclamation marks appear in order, and repeat the process. But make them bigger/brighter/more noticable.

And with the giant 3, make an animation of a few of the bits and pieces flying about.

dude883 · 1st October 2002, 03:46

this should be an animation CONTEST!

StillWater · 1st October 2002, 06:59

It's a good idea, but I really doubt that Nullsoft/AOL want to draw too much attention to Winamp 2. They still support it of course, so as not to alienate the die-hard fans, but the last thing they want to be doing is encouraging people to use an old version of winamp which is considered out-of-date and behind its competitors. That's why they made it considerably harder to get to the winamp 2 section than the winamp 3 section. That's my theory, anyway.

skinme! · 1st October 2002, 07:12

Quote:

Originally posted by ¤db¤
That's why they made it harder to get to the winamp 2 section than the winamp 3 section. That's my theory, anyway.

Yes, the conspiracy is there!

I admit their focus will be on Winamp3, but suggesting they made it harder to get to Winamp2 in order that we cease to use Winamp2 is slighlty ridiculous. Firstly, it's piss easy. A gorilla has a fairly good chance of getting there (on a small scrn size

) Secondly, if it weren't split into two sections, it would be appalling web design. Keeping the two products seperate is very important for the n00bies.

Mr_Tough_Guy · 1st October 2002, 07:16

Quote:

Originally posted by skinme!

Yes, the conspiracy is there!

I admit their focus will be on Winamp3, but suggesting they made it harder to get to Winamp2 in order that we cease to use Winamp2 is slighlty ridiculous. Firstly, it's piss easy. A gorilla has a fairly good chance of getting there (on a small scrn size ) Secondly, if it weren't split into two sections, it would be appalling web design. Keeping the two products seperate is very important for the n00bies.

Maybe gorillas are just smarter then the average winamp user, cause for some reason lot's have people had trouble finding the winamp 2 section, and not one of them a gorilla

Swert109 · 10th October 2002, 18:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr_Tough_Guy

Maybe gorillas are just smarter then the average winamp user, cause for some reason lot's have people had trouble finding the winamp 2 section, and not one of them a gorilla

Now to THAT, I agree.

StillWater · 10th October 2002, 19:03

Quote:

Originally posted by skinme!
I admit their focus will be on Winamp3, but suggesting they made it harder to get to Winamp2 in order that we cease to use Winamp2 is slighlty ridiculous. Firstly, it's piss easy. A gorilla has a fairly good chance of getting there (on a small scrn size)

See Mr Tough Guy's post. I've seen at least 3 or 4 people come here asking where the skins are. Now these are the people that bothered to come ask the question, and actually found their way into the forums. And don't tell me you haven't noticed the huge fall in WA2 skin downloads. C'mon. Of course it's piss easy, but the point is that it's piss easier to get the WA3 stuff, so a lot of people don't bother making the effort - what for?

Quote:

) Secondly, if it weren't split into two sections, it would be appalling web design. Keeping the two products seperate is very important for the n00bies.

You missed the point entirely. It's not that they're in two sections. It's that those two sections are weighted very differently. Firstly, when you type winamp.com, which section do you go to? Secondly, what's plastered right at the top of the winamp2 section? A big advertisement for Winamp 3. The main reason for all this is that the typical user doesn't give a shit about the details - s/he just wants a cool program to play music on. So when they type winamp.com and end up with WA3 in their face - that's enough! They've got a music player, skins, etc. what more could they want? If AOL/Nullsoft didn't wave WA3 in the face of the average user, they'd be stupid. You just don't encourage your customers to use your out-of-date products. You just don't - it would be retarded.

skinme! · 10th October 2002, 20:08

Quote:

Originally posted by ¤db¤
The main reason for all this is that the typical user doesn't give a shit about the details - s/he just wants a cool program to play music on. So when they type winamp.com and end up with WA3 in their face - that's enough! They've got a music player, skins, etc. what more could they want? If AOL/Nullsoft didn't wave WA3 in the face of the average user, they'd be stupid. You just don't encourage your customers to use your out-of-date products. You just don't - it would be retarded.

I totally agree.

I don't really remember what my point was. Oh well.

At the mo, I running WA2.x:

a) coz I'm devving

b) coz I'm running a shoutcast station for my friend

c) coz I got multiple versions open

d) coz I got multiple windows open

e) there's better skins

Swert109 · 10th October 2002, 21:57

now that we see that WA2 has better skins, THERE GOES THE POINT OF THIS ONE TOPIC! GOODBYE! SO LONG! HAVE FUN!

Swert109 · 31st December 2002, 19:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Swert109
now that we see that WA2 has better skins, THERE GOES THE POINT OF THIS ONE TOPIC! GOODBYE! SO LONG! HAVE FUN!

I was kidding...anyone can still post topics...and hey, it was funny no matter what was said...and I haven't checked lately, has Nullsoft gotten any better music videos?

Cleanup · 31st December 2002, 19:40

Go away. *Cries*

Swert109 · 31st December 2002, 20:02

Quote:

Go away. *Cries*

how bout no, Cleanup. My thread, my rules

Mr Jones · 1st January 2003, 00:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Swert109
how bout no, Cleanup. My thread, my rules

I wouldn't lay money on that....

28th August 2002, 20:03	#1
Swert109 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 7	Winamp 2 Skins and wtf went wrong WTF happened to downloading skins for Winamp 2? honestly, it could be my fed up comp, but still, when you guys got newer sh!t like Winamp3, and moved Winamp 2 to a different local, it messed up the place. Now, I am a skinner (Sebastian Logan, author of WeirdAMP, WWFAMP, GnR, and the Metallica series, or mine at least) and I want others to enjoy the skins cause 1) Winamp3 sux, I've tried it, and 2) Winamp 2 is what we enjoy. I use WMP for vids, and Winamp for MP3s, but now with Winamp3, I get to use one program that takes up too much fin space! Oh, and if you think I'm dissin on Winamp3, your god damn right. -SL

28th August 2002, 23:38	#5
e-raser Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 1,048	if its reaching the masses that is your intreast learn wa3 skinning i'm trying to make a job out of doing stuff like this so i'm forcing myself to learn wa3. pple naturaly go for the next thing, the newer thing (even if it isn't the better thing) what do you think pple are going to do, go back to the classic site? the golden age of wa2 skinnig and plugin support are over. pple are moving on so either do it for your self (skinning) or get on the boat with the rest of use and start learning xml and maki My skins: My links: MY GOD IM MAKING A WINAMP 3 SKIN!!!!

28th August 2002, 23:40	#7
e-raser Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 1,048	and will i'm at it i'm anouncing my first wa3 skin that i've gust started, "the cyborg pickle" thats all i'm giving away for now, enjoy My skins: My links: MY GOD IM MAKING A WINAMP 3 SKIN!!!!

29th August 2002, 14:09	#10
PeaceMaker Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 1,276	hey i thoughs winamp3 would be shit too.. but ever since i got a pc upgrade (wa3 runs like a dream) i dont think ill skin wa2 for much longer, id rather use wa3 anyday. like someone said already its pretty hard to design a skin (unless u have some bit of talent) then find someone else to help coding it (mainly maki), this is why u probably think it sucks. if ur not prepared to have a go (even if u fail) then go cry somewhere else. im sure they'd prefer to listen Breedart.org\| DevArt

3rd September 2002, 01:16	#16
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Does this thread have a point? Why hasn't it been closed yet? cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

28th August 2002, 23:15	#3
_Blackdog_ Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: detroit Posts: 1,418	you can still download wa2 skins. you dont like wa3? great, we dont give a fuck.

28th August 2002, 23:26	#4
caz Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: in my house. Posts: 745	yup yup what he said ^

28th August 2002, 23:38	#6
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	Sheesh, the bitching and complaining never ends.

29th August 2002, 04:13	#8
dude883 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,085	blahblahblah, winamp 3 is too complicated for me, blah blah resources blah, that's why winamp 3 sucks blah. What is wrong with you people? If you don't like wa3, then DON'T USE IT. what's the big deal? nullsoft even decided to keep wa2 alive with classic.winamp.com , so I don't really see the point you are making. no need to complain in here. anyways, my wa3 skin projects are in my sig.

29th September 2002, 16:11	#17
Swert109 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 7	look, I agree that what I said was POINTLESS, but it was to state that to skin Winamp3 would take more than MS Paint and a REALLY fuckin fast processor to churn this shit out to the i-net, but it still remains that I finally pulled my head out of my ass and upgraded to both XP Pro and (oh my god) Winamp3. So my troubles of no good shit from WA3 is over. So now we can bs about what's really important....when is Nullsoft gonna put GOOD music videos up on their site? -SL

29th September 2002, 17:42	#18
dude883 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,085	happy happy joy joy, let's rename winamp.com to winampster.com! great idea buddy! :P

29th September 2002, 19:22	#19
xenosomething Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ? Posts: 1,473	wait a sec... i thought this was the "skin love" forum?

29th September 2002, 19:27	#20
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,883	Well, I agree that it doesn't have anything to do with skins, but I'm with Swert109 about the videos. I love music videos, and winamp.com hosting music videos seems to be one of the more exciting things about winamp 3, but everytime I've looked, the videos (well the bands, anyway) seem to be pretty mediocre. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

30th September 2002, 03:27	#23
dude883 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,085	hehe, thanks sorry, you have to wait for my second wa3 skin, I didn't even finish the interface graphics and I don't have a coder...

30th September 2002, 06:47	#24
Adaman44 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 29	I think it's kinda BS too, it's like impossible to find WA2 skins now, they could at least make a section just for WA2 skins...

30th September 2002, 13:47	#26
dude883 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,085	i'd suggest an animated gif... I'm being serious.

1st October 2002, 03:46	#29
dude883 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,085	this should be an animation CONTEST!

1st October 2002, 06:59	#30
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,883	It's a good idea, but I really doubt that Nullsoft/AOL want to draw too much attention to Winamp 2. They still support it of course, so as not to alienate the die-hard fans, but the last thing they want to be doing is encouraging people to use an old version of winamp which is considered out-of-date and behind its competitors. That's why they made it considerably harder to get to the winamp 2 section than the winamp 3 section. That's my theory, anyway. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

10th October 2002, 21:57	#36
Swert109 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 7	now that we see that WA2 has better skins, THERE GOES THE POINT OF THIS ONE TOPIC! GOODBYE! SO LONG! HAVE FUN!

31st December 2002, 19:40	#38
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Go away. Cries cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

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