discussion (Customization) How to make your profile look good.

[Animal_OG]

Did editing the postbit get changed to VIP+? I had changed mine and when I go into customize I don't see the option to change it anymore. I've also noticed it no longer shows on posts

Yes, VIP+ only.

Got a tutorial on making the animations themselves?

I posted that in my profile, but no formal tutorial, it'd be very tedious to make.

 

[shitt2]

Thanks for your training.

 

[lewdest]

Yes, VIP+ only.

I posted that in my profile, but no formal tutorial, it'd be very tedious to make.

bummer. Guess that means my grind will have to start back up again

 

[User_60082]

In off topic but is a good post well done

 

[User_124703]

Thanks for this tutorial.


Test.

 

[Aloprt]

thanks for all the info

 

[Joedaddy1980]

Hello.
I'll start by saying that all this info is based on trial and error, no official info has been provided on customization or dimensions for the different profile elements. However, I think my profile looks cool, so I'll teach you guys what I learned so far. I decided to exclude titles, text color and such, as I don't use them and are simple to figure out.

Useful info
px = pixel
You can use

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to create gifs.
You can use

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to resize images.

Profile picture
This is the icon shown next to your username. Any square (1:1) resolution works. I've found that going beyond 1080px*1080px doesn't really help the image look that much better.

Profile banner
This is the long image shown on your profile page. You should try to keep a proportion of 14:3. Minimal image size without quality loss 1400px*300px. Best would be oversampling at 2800px*600px (like the banner in my profile).

Signature
This is the image that shows under the content of your posts. 1200px*whatever, just make sure 1200px is the width. Mine is done in 1200px*300px and looks pretty good (doesn't clutter the forum). You have to copy the code that shows in there "signaturepicture/signaturepicture" (with the brackets) on the upper text box. You can also try centering that same code to make the image fit better.
**It seems like the site's format got fucked once again, and signatures might be working better at a 1500px*300px resolution.

Postbit
This is the side image on your posts, it shows under your name, profile picture, badges, etc... Now this is a complicated one, as of 04/13/2024 it seems to be bugged for most users, and until we get a fix, I'll recommend the following: I measured 186px*577px which is roughly a proportion of 10:31. If you have a lot of things in your sidebar (titles, locations, groups) you may want to consider giving it more height, the longest profile sidebar I measured was 186px*680px (roughly 10:35). There's a bunch of other options, but I'd say you stick with "cover" selected, Y axis centered, X axis centered.
Additional info:
Cover expands the height of your postbit to make it fit the height of your post, so, for instance, if you post a large image then your postbit will look all blurry and offcenter. Use this in most cases.
Contain should be showing the postbit only one time, but depending on the length of the post it will start repeating itself down to match the length of your post. We should be able to turn it off with "Y axis repeat NO", but the option is not working. Use this if you don't mind your image repeating down the Y axis (vertically).
Auto is crap, don't use it.
Y Axis moves your postbit vertically. Usually left at center. **could potentially be bugged
X Axis moves your postbit horizontally. Usually left at center. **could potentially be bugged
As I said before, postbits are bugged and it's not worth trying too hard to make them look good right now. <Background Repeat - None> is not currently working with <Background Size - Contain> selected.
I haven't tried oversampling myself, but you could do it at 372px*1154. This can help maintaining good resolution on very big posts where your postbit stretches out to match the height.


And that's about it. Feel free to ask questions. If you want to know how I made my animated signature check out my profile.

Edit1: Added the signature bit.
Edit2: Addressed the recent signature dimension issues.

Thanks for the info. This is helpful I'm sure to most.

 

[CocoLoco02]

Interesting tutorial, thank you very much.
Your signature catches my attention, is there a video of that girl walking in front of the tank?

 

[Animal_OG]

Interesting tutorial, thank you very much.
Your signature catches my attention, is there a video of that girl walking in front of the tank?

Thanks, there is no video, everything you see on my profile is animated by me.
I haven't released anything besides the few images I've sent around on the site, but I want to make a game... Eventually.

 

[Tosser]

Yes, VIP+ only.

Boned again....

Was wondering why it was so difficult to figure out the postbit - it isn't there.

 

[Howard.fab]

Thanks, there is no video, everything you see on my profile is animated by me.
I haven't released anything besides the few images I've sent around on the site, but I want to make a game... Eventually.

I just wanted to ask you from what title you took the image of your Postbit, it looks very interesting. I hope that you soon manage to make your title and that it has my support and I hope that you have good luck and success.

 

[Animal_OG]

I just wanted to ask you from what title you took the image of your Postbit, it looks very interesting. I hope that you soon manage to make your title and that it has my support and I hope that you have good luck and success.

Thanks, I appreciate it.
As I said before, everything in my profile is done by me. The girl in the postbit background is also animated by me, I think that one is around 7 seconds long, so ~400 rendered images.
I have never posted someone else's art and I never will, so if you ever see new images on my profile (or posts) you can be certain they're made by me.

 

[User_80256]

Dear gentlemen, is it possible to remove the badges under the avatar? They are just very unfortunate and offend my sense of beauty. I am a supporter of strict design, without flashing gifs and without Japanese graphics, which I hate.

 

[Animal_OG]

Dear gentlemen, is it possible to remove the badges under the avatar? They are just very unfortunate and offend my sense of beauty. I am a supporter of strict design, without flashing gifs and without Japanese graphics, which I hate.

I'm not sure, at least when I was very active on the site that was a point of discussion, but I don't think that functionality is available yet. You could ask on one of the big threads where mods are active most of the time.

 

[User_124703]

Dear gentlemen, is it possible to remove the badges under the avatar? They are just very unfortunate and offend my sense of beauty. I am a supporter of strict design, without flashing gifs and without Japanese graphics, which I hate.

Nope.
sadly no.
You can only disable, what you purchased. But you loose it´s benefits so it is meaningless to do...
So yes you can disable VIP and member+ But you won´t have access anymore to the + area.

eventually if you only disable member+ you have access to the + section, because you have VIP (prestige1).
But I don´t know...
You can disable it in your profile there is a menu inventory. and then settings.

 

[User_80256]

Nope.
sadly no.
You can only disable, what you purchased. But you loose it´s benefits so it is meaningless to do...
So yes you can disable VIP and member+ But you won´t have access anymore to the + area.

eventually if you only disable member+ you have access to the + section, because you have VIP (prestige1).
But I don´t know...
You can disable it in your profile there is a menu inventory. and then settings.

Thank you!

 

[A.K.A78]

So this is for Vip+ only .. That is good,, cause what most of you guys say looks good is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally i think most of what you guys are showing looks horrible, with the moving signatures, random memes and what not.
Give me simple every time, i don't want to see a stroboscopic effect on every profile side or bottom signature.
Vip+ only option to do that is good.

 

[User_124703]

Give me simple every time, i don't want to see a stroboscopic effect on every profile side or bottom signature.
Vip+ only option to do that is good.

You can go to your profile preference. and turn signature or postbit or both off.

 

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[ham2323]

signatures that are too bulky, full of writing or gifs, distract from reading the thread . My two cents