BootSkin Plus in Beta for ODNT Subscribers ?

Published on February 12, 2006 By PurrBall In Customization Software

In SDC I noticed a BootSkin Plus download link in the ODNT section.

I'm running now with no issues, although since no one else has posted this, have I gotten it in error?

Comments (Page 2)

thomassen

on Feb 14, 2006

I know! Let start a peti...

...what?

why is everyone giving me that look?

NightTrainthedark

on Feb 14, 2006

Like Brad said, it's stuck in beta which means Stardock can't really sell it. Releasing it for free will result in support needed and would be a drag on the company. Kind of a crappy situation but here they are.

Tominated

on Feb 14, 2006

We won't ask for help!
Please

thomassen

on Feb 14, 2006

Real men don't need help! Arrrh!

PurrBall

on Feb 15, 2006

"unsupported Beta" is what SDC claims.

thomassen

on Feb 15, 2006

What? you still see it?

PurrBall

on Feb 15, 2006

Yes.
Once it is installed, it never leaves.

PurrBall

on Feb 18, 2006

I wish it had a progress bar support for the hi-res skins...

ZubaZ

on Feb 18, 2006

I wish it had a progress bar support for the hi-res skins

Woe is you Meowy.

How you suffer.

Koasati

on Feb 18, 2006

Basically we had almost finished a BootSkin that allowed for high resolution/high color depth boot screens (i.e. 1280x1024 with 16.8 million colors).

But it never got finished. In the last few weeks before it was ready, Microsoft hired the lead developer. Since the whole thing was written pretty much in assembly, no one else could realistically just take it over (i.e. it wasn't feasible anyway to do that). So it sits in perpetual beta.

But none of that explains why it was temporarily available for ODNT subscribers, and then disappeared.........

ZubaZ

on Feb 18, 2006

But none of that explains why it was temporarily available for ODNT subscribers, and then disappeared.........

I'm guessing that either Brian or Kris clicked the wrong clicky while preparing to release the preload of GalCiv2.

thomassen

on Feb 18, 2006

hm... so we'll have to wait for the next major deadline frenzy and wait for another hickup then...

Adamness

on Feb 18, 2006

I think it's just that GalCiv2 has occupied all the developer's time. Once it's all done, I'm sure we'll see some good stuff happning.

PurrBall

on Feb 18, 2006

LogonStudio2 and "NeverTrust" also popped up at the same time, but I didnt have time to install them before they died.

Woe is you Meowy. How you suffer.

Not really. As I said, all of the old skins work fine.

ZubaZ

on Feb 18, 2006

NeverTrust was obsoleted by SP2 . . so no loss.
I wonder what LogonStudio2 could do that LogonStudio can't?

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