Requests closed until we know whether the 1.5 patch killed MPQ editing or not.
Edit: Decided to do a complete retheme based on art by Shirogane Usagi. Took me a pretty long time, so gonna feature it up here for a while just 'cause I can. http://imgur.com/a/URNuj#0
I've decided to continue accepting custom background requests indefinitely for now, but may put it on hold at any time depending on how busy I am or my willingness to put more of my time towards it. If at any point I do put it on hold, only commissioned requests will be considered. Anything else will be put on an indefinite waiting list. This will purely be a thread for sharing and requesting, not discussing whether or not people are getting banned for doing it. Which they aren't. If you want to argue, do it in another MPQ modding thread.
If you're new to the concept of custom backgrounds and mpq editing and aren't sure what I'm talking about, you can read up on it and learn how to install these here: http://telikostarcraft.com/modifications/customise-background-images/
If you have your own DDS files you want to share, post an in-game image displaying it as well as the link to the DDS file and I'll add it to the OP archive.
DDS files will be organised by the background they were originally designed for. They can of course be used for other backgrounds by changing the name, but they won't fit perfectly unless you re-dimension them. So just to keep it simple, that's how I'll be organising it. There's going to end up being a lot of images in the OP archive, so they'll all be displayed in thumbnails. Click the thumbnail to get the download. If the thumbnail isn't big enough to make out the image, you can find fullscreen versions of each image at http://telikostarcraft.com/backgrounds/
Codes to use when renaming DDS images for other backgrounds + optimal dimensions:
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Main Menu (1500×808)
c9a309d4dd98195a94c061fb6e4a698c9668740c
Quickmatch Terran*** (1352×812)
38ce15e9795375b3da85a7a2a5f2e616f9915f34
Quickmatch Zerg*** (1424×820)
edb3d6511b5e5e026a4f9905ba926e2e465d323b
Quickmatch Protoss (1508×832)
36276c7561a180810757b037865c7c34e08ce351
Quickmatch Random (1504×808)
c12ca1f639f313ba31e40e2d0671d789dd92b37b
Multiplayer Join/Create Custom Background (1500×808)
f8d9af948f117cc961795193c5185630751f7144
Multiplayer In-Lobby Background (1500×808)
a4479d8a457b3a2852450356343e36eedf01fba2
Score Screen (1500×808)
28a0d83f17ab2011a755f61b8c838fec3cbd734e
*** These two can be problematic. Not recommended to swap TO these two from other DDS images unless you're willing to spend some time in Photoshop. If that's not an issue, go to http://telikostarcraft.com/modifications/customise-background-images/ and scroll down to the section titled "Photoshop" to learn how to do these properly.
c9a309d4dd98195a94c061fb6e4a698c9668740c
Quickmatch Terran*** (1352×812)
38ce15e9795375b3da85a7a2a5f2e616f9915f34
Quickmatch Zerg*** (1424×820)
edb3d6511b5e5e026a4f9905ba926e2e465d323b
Quickmatch Protoss (1508×832)
36276c7561a180810757b037865c7c34e08ce351
Quickmatch Random (1504×808)
c12ca1f639f313ba31e40e2d0671d789dd92b37b
Multiplayer Join/Create Custom Background (1500×808)
f8d9af948f117cc961795193c5185630751f7144
Multiplayer In-Lobby Background (1500×808)
a4479d8a457b3a2852450356343e36eedf01fba2
Score Screen (1500×808)
28a0d83f17ab2011a755f61b8c838fec3cbd734e
*** These two can be problematic. Not recommended to swap TO these two from other DDS images unless you're willing to spend some time in Photoshop. If that's not an issue, go to http://telikostarcraft.com/modifications/customise-background-images/ and scroll down to the section titled "Photoshop" to learn how to do these properly.
Basic rules for making a request. If these rules are broken, I will be the cause of the 2012 apocalypse.
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One request per post. If your request has been completed, you may only make another request if there is no one else waiting for theirs. If you request two at once, I'll ignore one.
All requests must be acceptable for public display (i.e. no porn/camwhores/gore) It has happened.
Do not spam me with emails/PMs asking why a request might be taking so long. I'll do them when I have the time. If you remind me, your request will be ignored.
Do not give me a description of an image you would like. Link the image you want done, the background you want it done for (main menu, T, Z, P etc) and make sure the image is decent resolution. Images smaller than roughly 1200x600 will probably turn out shit as I'll have to stretch them. Recommended minimum dimensions are 1500x800 or 1300x800 for Terran and 1400x800 for Zerg. I'm not going to hunt down a high resolution version of your image if you only post a thumbnail.
Do not ask me to PM you a link to the download when it's done. It'll be posted in the thread in bulk along with all the other requests. It takes you a lot less time to check if I've posted it yet then it takes me to make it. If you don't want to be checking every day, just wait a week and check back then, it rarely takes me longer than that to finish requests.
Take the effort to rehosting your desired image to a website like imgur or fileshack to minimize the chances that I won't have access to the image, making everyones life easier.
Do not show off your own work unless you're willing to share the download link. This obviously isn't really related to making a request, but if you don't share your work, all you're going to do is annoy people by showing off. It's not going to be appreciated if you keep it to yourself.
All requests must be acceptable for public display (i.e. no porn/camwhores/gore) It has happened.
Do not spam me with emails/PMs asking why a request might be taking so long. I'll do them when I have the time. If you remind me, your request will be ignored.
Do not give me a description of an image you would like. Link the image you want done, the background you want it done for (main menu, T, Z, P etc) and make sure the image is decent resolution. Images smaller than roughly 1200x600 will probably turn out shit as I'll have to stretch them. Recommended minimum dimensions are 1500x800 or 1300x800 for Terran and 1400x800 for Zerg. I'm not going to hunt down a high resolution version of your image if you only post a thumbnail.
Do not ask me to PM you a link to the download when it's done. It'll be posted in the thread in bulk along with all the other requests. It takes you a lot less time to check if I've posted it yet then it takes me to make it. If you don't want to be checking every day, just wait a week and check back then, it rarely takes me longer than that to finish requests.
Take the effort to rehosting your desired image to a website like imgur or fileshack to minimize the chances that I won't have access to the image, making everyones life easier.
Do not show off your own work unless you're willing to share the download link. This obviously isn't really related to making a request, but if you don't share your work, all you're going to do is annoy people by showing off. It's not going to be appreciated if you keep it to yourself.
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Brief reminder on how to install the custom background DDS files: (Mac users go here.)
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Download MPQEditor.
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Battle.net and open Battle.net.MPQ using the MPQEditor (Backup the MPQ somewhere safe first incase you want to undo the changed you've made later.)
When browsing inside the MPQ via the editor, navigate to Battle.net\Shared and drop the download in there, replacing the previous file.
For loading screen images, you need to go to C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Mods\Core.SC2Mod, open enGB.SC2Assets with the MPQEditor (could also be enUS, zhTW, koKR, ruRU etc based on region you play on) then navigate to Assets\Textures and drop the DDS there, remembering to backup the MPQ first incase you change your mind later.
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Battle.net and open Battle.net.MPQ using the MPQEditor (Backup the MPQ somewhere safe first incase you want to undo the changed you've made later.)
When browsing inside the MPQ via the editor, navigate to Battle.net\Shared and drop the download in there, replacing the previous file.
For loading screen images, you need to go to C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Mods\Core.SC2Mod, open enGB.SC2Assets with the MPQEditor (could also be enUS, zhTW, koKR, ruRU etc based on region you play on) then navigate to Assets\Textures and drop the DDS there, remembering to backup the MPQ first incase you change your mind later.
Archive: Look through here before posting your request. There's been some pretty incredible requests in the past that turned out really nicely with the SC2 interface, you might find something you like.
Edit: The image cap for this post has been maxed out :// I've moved all of the Main Menu, Loading screen, Custom game lobby, Score screen and Co-op images to the post beneath this one.
Edit Edit: New backgrounds will rarely be added to this list from this point on as there's already a pretty large selection. I'll make exceptions if I get really awesome requests. I also be doing requests in bulk from now on and uploading them in packs instead on individually, it just helps make things easier for me. Because of this, I'll usually wait three or four days before I start completing requests.
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As two additional releases, this one makes your quick match a lot cleaner to display more of your custom image. The image I used as an example was pretty bad because it wasn't that covered up to begin with, but you get the idea. Follow the instructions.txt in the download for getting this to work. If your game begins patching after installing this, you can fix it by reading this.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/7xtmB.jpg)
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And finally, an adjustment for the little SC2 logo at the top of your client
![[image loading]](http://telikostarcraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/206060_171486986256825_151319884940202_391988_2688062_n.jpg)
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I've been getting a lot of PMs asking why my font looks so baller, so I'll keep a link for that in here too.
http://telikostarcraft.com/modifications/custom-fonts/