Topic: Icons for the website
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Shevonar
Joined: 2011-09-05, 21:28
Posts: 136  At home in WL-forums |
Posted at: 2012-03-27, 16:10
I like the "have them hold something" idea for the big picture. They could hold a welcome banner and/or some flowers for example. I currently use it in the original size and I have to admit that the hands do not look that nice. 
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SirVer
Joined: 2009-02-19, 15:18
Posts: 1440  One Elder of Players Location: Germany - Munich |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 10:44
I would never have thought of that but it is a great addition to the lore! I love how we all shape our little world together.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 17:24
About the Atlanteans, I will go a little off-topic here to say that when I designed the present look of the Atlantean workers, I imagined that their appearance stems in no small part from their distant origins as literally a "sea people" or mer-people. Hence, their somewhat alien appearance and the lore of their past worship of the god of the sea as noted in the first Atlantean campaign. I would like to further pursue this concept of their bond with the sea by introducing more marine items like shells, coral, etc. into the design of their buildings and manufactured wares like tools, and other items. Jewels and crystals should play a more visible role, as well, like I've used in the frontier markers and now the new port building (which could still use some refinement.) Again stemming from the lore of the first campaign, I think fire and lava should be more prominent in the Atlantean culture now since Princess/Priestess Jundlina's disappointment and turn to the god of fire. For more discussion on the Atlantean campaign graphics, see Forum Topic 619. Okay this was a little more than "a little off-topic". I see little people.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 17:39
For clarification:
I don't mean that the marine items should be introduced as new wares themselves, just that they appear in some form as relics or adornment. I see little people.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 19:08
Okay, back to the topic of THIS forum thread. Here are a couple alternatives for one of the "welcome graphics": welcome1: welcome2: Of these two, I think I like #2 better. You can see more of the costumes and the Atlantean worker's hair. What do you think? I see little people.
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Nasenbaer
Topic Opener
Joined: 2009-02-21, 18:17
Posts: 826 One Elder of Players Location: Germany |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 19:49
Oh wow, this is a rare condition AND I don't really like the sign . the idea of holding up a text is very nice, but the rectangular sign and the caligraphic Widelands font look to unnatural. How about some kind of a cloth banner with more or less handwritten "Welcome on our Website" or similiar?
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Shevonar
Joined: 2011-09-05, 21:28
Posts: 136 At home in WL-forums |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 20:06
Sorry Chuck, but I am of the exact same opinion as Nasenbaer. However, I am sure you will make something really beautiful with the next try I had another idea for Tournament News: two soldiers crossing their weapons. Very obvious I think.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 21:22
@Nasenbaer & Shevonar - I can understand how you would like #1. (After all, I made that one, too.) I'll kick the idea around a little more. I have to agree the "Welcome" sign is probably not the best idea. For one thing, it would not be translatable. However, as a proper noun, just the word "Widelands" stands on its own no matter what the reader's language may be. Cloth can be tricky to depict well in 3D, but I'll see what I can do. And that is a good idea for Tournament News. It is too bad we couldn't use a jousting scene. The Atlantean mounted on a horse is one thing, but to put him up against a Barbarian on an ox would be too funny I think. More to come. I see little people.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-28, 22:43
We also should not forget SirVer's suggestion. Most of the ideas thus far could easily stand on their own without a worker in the scene.
So, my plan of action will be to work up the scenes WITH workers in them. Then if we decide to remove the workers it will be a far easier task than adding them. I see little people.
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chuckw
Joined: 2010-03-15, 16:23
Posts: 945 One Elder of Players Location: New York - USA |
Posted at: 2012-03-29, 15:08
Feature FreezeHow about this? I see little people.
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