Squidboards Styles: New dark options and default style vote!

Hey everyone, just made an update to allow the colour schemes to also be chosen in dark variations.

With this addition, I'd also like to run a poll of what people prefer and what they think is the best choice for the default style; the original light Squidboards [Green], or the new Squidboards Dark [Green]

Discuss the new additions, your personal favourites and your thoughts on the default theme!

Didn't know you could change the Squidboards style? You can find the option in your Preferences

or at the bottom left of any page

 

White suits the game better.

(Personally I like Purple over the Dark Purple too.)

 

I genuinely love the dark scheme; thank you for the update!

However, I cast my vote for the default scheme to be white. It provides a stronger impression of a Nintendo/Splatoon forum. The dark scheme should be an option to apply once a guest has decided this site is worth the stay and would like something easier on the eyes (in the long term).

I thought the same as you, but I still voted dark because the green theme is just bad imo.... the green is so light that it doesn't make enough contrast with the white to be pleasant.... the colors just don't match in a nice way.
So if there was a good "bright" theme in the poll, I would probably go for it as Splatoon is all about brightness and brightness and brightness....

 

Dark Green for default theme all the way. Strong enough contrast between all of the colors to make everything really pop out in a good way.

I find Dark Purple a bit difficult to read, but I'm digging Dark Orange and Dark Green.

 

Dark Green is good but if the text could be a little whiter it'd be perfect

 

Dark Green for default all the way. The light default style seems just a little too bright for my taste.

 

While I do like the dark on my eyes, I feel really bothered about how the dark themes don't have the squid matching the theme color on top. Feels sloppy in that regard.

 

While I do like the dark on my eyes, I feel really bothered about how the dark themes don't have the squid matching the theme color on top. Feels sloppy in that regard.

I prioritized releasing the themes over getting those made, it takes longer than you might think. It's on the to-do list

 

I prioritized releasing the themes over getting those made, it takes longer than you might think. It's on the to-do list

I dunno, I've done edits like that before, it can't be all that complicated.
And I just did some investigation, and the squid on the light format has a transparent background. Why not use the same squid?

 

I dunno, I've done edits like that before, it can't be all that complicated.
And I just did some investigation, and the squid on the light format has a transparent background. Why not use the same squid?

It was cropped from an image with a white background so I didn't need to be precise. It doesn't appear well on a dark background.

As well, all those header images fade at the bottom to match the colour of the navigation bar, the dark styles are all a darker shade of the source color

 

It was cropped from an image with a white background so I didn't need to be precise. It doesn't appear well on a dark background.

As well, all those header images fade at the bottom to match the colour of the navigation bar, the dark styles are all a darker shade of the source color

I could probably tamper with it and share the results. Any other specifics that should be kept in mind, or would you just prefer to handle it on your own?

 

splatoon is such a dark game we should make the default theme dark because -s-m-a-s-h-b-o-a-r-s- -- I mean splatoon

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Dark seems so cool!

 

Octoboards best theme

 

I prefer Green just because it fits the bright theme of Splatoon, and I use Pink mainly.

 

I'm using the Octarian theme (black with purple + Octarians in the background.)

 

I love dark blue my eyes feel less strained when it was light Blue

 

I like the white better, I just wish the green with it wasn't so bright :(
b/c that's what I feel made it eye-straining