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Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 06 Jul 2012, 14:36
by FeyBart
I have now made the yellow one, too. There it is:
Link.
On the minimap, I think it looks okay, even though the yellow one could be more flashy. But I think it's clear enough like this, as there is still a circle, and if you'd hear the sound you normally get when receiving a message, I think it's clear enough. I can send you a compressed map with the pictures and PNGs in it, if you'd like to use them?
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 06 Jul 2012, 15:11
by Krom
exclamation mark is totally invisible. Pink will be invisible in pinks town. yellow - in yellows town. Try to think of something out of the box )
So far my sympathies are on swords side. it has outline, recognizable shape and just needs some repainting (styling it to be more KaM-like)
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 06 Jul 2012, 16:21
by FeyBart
exclamation mark is totally invisible. Pink will be invisible in pinks town. yellow - in yellows town. Try to think of something out of the box )
So far my sympathies are on swords side. it has outline, recognizable shape and just needs some repainting (styling it to be more KaM-like)
I get what you mean. But the exclamation mark was already there when I took the minimap from a picture that got posted before; I just didn't realize it was there. I didn't put it there. But I have an idea. I will outline the circles with a pixel wide white or black outlining, so it would be visible everywhere.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 07 Jul 2012, 13:55
by kocsis1david
I made a parchment for in-game messages:
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 07 Jul 2012, 14:08
by Lewin
I made a parchment for in-game messages:
Nice work
It looks too artificial in my opinion, try to make it more irregular with cracks, marks, stains, shades, etc. especially around the edges.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 07 Jul 2012, 15:27
by kocsis1david
I'm not professional, I couldn't really make good cracks, but I improved it:
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 07 Jul 2012, 17:54
by Krom
Second one looks better, now you need to make right and bottom edge straight, so it aligned with menu bar and screens bottom. And most creative part - make the top interesting
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 07 Jul 2012, 19:03
by FeyBart
I have now made the outlined circles. At first I was a bit scepticle, but I gotta say: On the minimap, they look better than I had expected. I improved the yellow circle, and I have outlined both the red and the yellow circles.
Here's the yellow:
Here's the red:
And there's the minimap:
I'm pretty proud of it, hehe. Shall we use it?
Second one looks better, now you need to make right and bottom edge straight, so it aligned with menu bar and screens bottom. And most creative part - make the top interesting
You mean the left edge?
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 08 Jul 2012, 05:46
by kocsis1david
The bottom edge is just cutted, I don't see any reason for making the left or right edge linear. And IMO the chat window is very ugly if you pull it out.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 08 Jul 2012, 15:04
by Krom
Yes, I meant left edge, thanks. And yes, chat scroll needs more work.
So far my sympathies are on swords side. it has outline, recognizable shape and just needs some repainting (styling it to be more KaM-like). Circles just look not that medieval.
In my vision it is a small icon and thin expanding circles below it to draw more attention to it for 1-3sec. Kind of like this with a logo in center:
.oO.oO.oO
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 08 Jul 2012, 16:46
by FeyBart
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So far my sympathies are on swords side. it has outline, recognizable shape and just needs some repainting (styling it to be more KaM-like). Circles just look not that medieval.
In my vision it is a small icon and thin expanding circles below it to draw more attention to it for 1-3sec. Kind of like this with a logo in center:
.oO.oO.oO
What I think the downside of the sword icon is, is that it might be very recognizable and all that, but it's quite flashy. I get that that draws attention, but it looks a bit too much. It doesn't have to draw that much attention, since it'd be recognizable enough when you see it changing color with a black outlining, and maybe a sound under it (like the horn that plays when you get a message.
Expanding circles would be okay, too. Maybe the sword with an expanding circle in the background. But flashing swords look a bit too flashy.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 08 Jul 2012, 23:17
by T*AnTi-V!RuZz
@kocsis1david, could you stop using [url] tags around your images? It prevents our Image Mod from displaying the full image.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 09 Jul 2012, 06:27
by kocsis1david
Yes, sorry. I didn't know that's a problem and won't use them more. The forum code at ImageShack contains it too and I copied it.
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 09 Jul 2012, 10:52
by T*AnTi-V!RuZz
Yes, sorry. I didn't know that's a problem and won't use them more. The forum code at ImageShack contains it too and I copied it.
Correct. That's why I stopped using ImageShack and use Imgur.com instead
Re: Contributions
PostPosted: 09 Jul 2012, 10:57
by Krom
Guys, please stay on topic. For discussions about image hosting there are other places.