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Topic: Build helper - icons

fraang

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Posted at: 2011-02-13, 23:49

Ok I start for this now a new tread.

Here an ortho rendered version of the icons. The resolution is 256 x 256 pixels.

Road: http://img831.imageshack.us/i/256bhroad.png/

Small building: http://img19.imageshack.us/i/256bhsmall.png/

Medium building: http://img443.imageshack.us/i/256bhmedium.png/

Large Building: http://img256.imageshack.us/i/256bhlarge.png/

Damn it! You have now to sign up to get the direct links. I have to look for anohter image hoster. face-sad.png

Edited: 2011-02-13, 23:52

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martin

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 13:55

Your build helper icons look nice :) Are they intended to replace the old, flat ones?


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smoku

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 14:17

I especially like the matt (non-glossy) texture. face-smile.png


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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 14:38

coool face-smile.png how did u make that lighning happen? face-smile.png indirect lightning? i love those building things, maybe that flag should have animation but the buildings - simply great.


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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 14:45

maybe toonshader? i dunno how you did it but it looks great (pls tell me !!!)


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SirVer

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 15:57

I like these a lot. Only two nitpicks: the green house (big building) has a strange stripes on its roof. Might be shadows from the pinnacles. And I am not overfond of the brown of the flag; I also think flags will be hard to see with those. I suggest sticking to the yellow which stands out.

Very nice work! Can't wait to see them in game.


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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 16:48

I, too, find your build help symbols very attractive. Could you post them in the scale they will be seen in the game?

SirVer wrote: I like these a lot. Only two nitpicks: the green house (big building) has a strange stripes on its roof. Might be shadows from the pinnacles.

I think scaling them down to game size will minimize the shadow effect on the roof, but I'd like to see it to be sure.

SirVer wrote: And I am not overfond of the brown of the flag; I also think flags will be hard to see with those. I suggest sticking to the yellow which stands out.

I agree. Try a color that will stand out more from the background (Builders and surveyors use yellow or orange for just that reason.) face-wink.png But not so bright a shade that it will distract.

If we animate the set_flag markers, I think we should scale them even smaller than their current size of 38x42 in the game, again lest they cause too much distraction. AFAIK, animating the set_flags will require some new program coding, too.

Very nice work! Let's see them scaled to the game.


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fraang

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 19:24

@martin Yes if I got it right it is planned to replace them.

@kingcreole No I have used the standart shader of blender. But with raytracing and ambient occlusion.

I would not animate it because it should be a helper to plan your buildings not a part of the living wide lands. face-wink.png But if someone want it into the game I will animate the flag.

I have pushed all in a bazaar branch (including the blend file): ~florian-angermeier/widelands-media/widelands-build-helper-icons

Edited: 2011-02-14, 19:25

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 21:07

To help us get a little perspective from which to judge, here are some examples as seen from the game:
1) fraang's symbols fraang
2) the originals origs
3) fraang's resized rsz
4) a mixture mix
I think the original set_flag is more consistent with fraang's other symbols regardless of their size.
Comments?

Edit: added reference numbers for images to make discussion easier

Edited: 2011-02-14, 21:09

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fraang

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Posted at: 2011-02-14, 22:10

I have tweaked the road and the large building icons (and pushed to the branch):

Road: I hope the flag is now more consistent.

Large building: It is now a bit smaller.

Feedback is welcome. face-wink.png


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