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Post by renenutet on Mar 9, 2013 15:39:36 GMT -5
Heya! Renenutet here! Although I haven't played the game yet, the menu and login screen looks really bland. I'd like to rectify that with some transparent gif resources. They'll mostly be transparent and relatively small, perfect for development in the Flash environment! Additionally, I could compose a bit of music to use in the game. Various areas nearer the spawning point, areas near drills and such, and the unexplored territory line could have various dynamics, sounds, and even completely different soundtracks. Keep in mind that this is a work in progress, I'm an amateur, and I'm armed with only GIMP, TuxGuitar, Hydrogen, Garageband, my Bamboo tablet, and a keyboard. So don't expect any professional polished work out of this.
Game logo: (Ok, so I couldn't manage to make it glow transparent without ruining its quality as an asset. Sorry.)  Register Button: (Made a down frame for this one. Just layer Shape 3 over the button for instant grungy circle. Also, the text is visible over a darker area, like the login screen.)  Login Button: (Same thing, same thing.)  Play Button: (No down frame here, sorry. HOWEVER, I got both vectors AND glow to work!)  |
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Post by sven on Mar 9, 2013 15:54:05 GMT -5
Have you read this article ( Vector graphics), or familiar with the graphics direction? |
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Post by renenutet on Mar 9, 2013 16:08:31 GMT -5
Yes, in fact I am familiar with vector graphics! They are a bit hard to do with my software as I believe GIMP makes vectors a pain to draw, and I don't have Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator/Freehand.
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Post by amitp on Mar 9, 2013 18:03:38 GMT -5
Photoshop : Gimp :: Illustrator : Inkscape Give Inkscape a try!  |
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Post by tarbomb on Mar 9, 2013 18:47:05 GMT -5
I have Illustrator. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to use the thing, and my attempt to produce a glowing Grid logo that didn't look too blurry resulted in a mess.  |
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slakrex
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Post by slakrex on Mar 9, 2013 19:36:43 GMT -5
GIMP is where its at bruh. Free and better than PS if you know how to use it.
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Post by quicklite on Mar 11, 2013 10:48:08 GMT -5
I like the title! But in my opinion, as a few others have said (or I think that's what they've said), it doesn't really fit in with the rest of the game. Ya know, it would be nice if it had more of a neon, glory feel, like the rest of the game does. Just my opinion, though ^^
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Post by rob on Mar 12, 2013 10:13:03 GMT -5
Our title screen is pretty crappy! Right now the focus is on making a fun game. However, the title screen will become super-important once we open the game up the the public at large. This is because an ugly title screen keeps people from even clicking "Play", while a pretty one sucks them right in.
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Post by renenutet on Mar 12, 2013 17:47:31 GMT -5
Thanks rob! I've taken your ideas to the shop and made another title screen card!
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Post by quicklite on Mar 12, 2013 17:54:49 GMT -5
I gotta say, I love the new title. Looks pretty awesome, and the subtle glow against the dark background is a very nice touch. Is there any way you could design a play/login/register button to go with that? I mean, I know I shouldn't be telling you what to do, and I'm not even close to a dev, that logo wouldn't go too well with the current buttons, and they shouldn't be too hard to make. I think. Just an opinion, anyway  . |
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Post by tarbomb on Mar 12, 2013 19:21:07 GMT -5
Woah, ren, the new title looks really slick! Only two areas I can see for improvement: 1) the lines look a bit jagged (maybe vector graphics might help with regards to this?) and 2) the contrast seems a little low (darker text, please). It's a vast improvement on the current logo for sure. :)
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Post by renenutet on Mar 12, 2013 20:04:44 GMT -5
Woah, ren, the new title looks really slick! Only two areas I can see for improvement: 1) the lines look a bit jagged (maybe vector graphics might help with regards to this?) and 2) the contrast seems a little low (darker text, please). It's a vast improvement on the current logo for sure. :) Most likely, the jagged lines stem from my saving it as a GIF. I did this because I wanted to keep the filesize relatively small at this point. I'll fix the contrast too in a bit. |
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Post by renenutet on Mar 12, 2013 20:32:34 GMT -5
Sorry for dubposting, but hey! Buttons!
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Post by hypevosa on Mar 12, 2013 21:30:21 GMT -5
Might I suggest a triangle in a square in a circle for an interesting design that also shows off our 3 main enemy classifications?
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Post by renenutet on Mar 13, 2013 5:29:25 GMT -5
Just cranking out a play button before I go to school :>
Also, do you guys want me to upload the PSD files?
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