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[Linkus]

Yeah! To win with bad screen design you need the roxorz kustom grafix skillz like Linkus!!1

Is this a complement or a just an insult? Either way, I think I'll just laugh.

But Linkus's empty hallway graphics were from SD3...

What hallway? All I can remember is that castle from some time ago, and that's it. They were custom-made, not rips. Now, what probably threw you off is I told everyone was going to use SD3 shading due to the fact it used 7 shades of gray, and that is too much.

[Mr. Pimpy]

Hmm...here we go again.
...maybe...

[Peteo]

The trees are staying, but I guess we can see what we can do about the lava colors, right Petoe? ^_^

The lava is just fine thank you very much. Even though I respect radien's comments a lot usually, this time I don't agree with him at all. Though I have to admit that... err... bubble-ish lava isn't the best possible lava so maybe I have to make a cool custom lava to shut people up, lol

[Johan]

I like the grey trees in DFW screen but I don't like that lava either. It doesn't matter though. FlameWolf's screen is much better than the other 2. Every time I see a new Lost Isles screen I want to play it even more.^_^

[NoeL]

Is this a complement or a just an insult? Either way, I think I'll just laugh.

It was a gosh darn insult you freak'n tree hug'n hippy scum!!! I HATE YOUR FACE, WITH A VENGEANCE!

(I'm teh king of insults )

[ShadowTiger]

And sarcasm as well, I hope, NoeL? (BTW, *nudge*nudge* Sig image over the 400x400 limits.)

We should really think about porting all this grudgery and JPG debatery fun into another forum, .. say, .. the developers exchange forum for sprites discussed, or better yet, the Quest Design Help forum where the minutia of showing off all these things goes on anyway.

It's just really not fair to everyone else to be all stuck on the type of file it is. You could be focusing on one particular aspect of a screenshot when you submit it, ... say, ... the tiles, ... but then someone comments on the design of the screenshot. Maybe you're okay with it, and maybe you're not. Then you submit a JPG'd screenshot hoping for some design tips, and people go and comment on how it's a JPG and is theoretically blurred, despite a potentially negligible difference. (Not that I'm asking you to present one, so don't go shoving some sort of personal ego booster into my face.) and you've got people taking your screenshot entirely the wrong way.

Yes, you're allowed to comment on it if the screenshot's provider allows you to comment, (See Hero Link's rules thread pinned in this very forum for more details.) but at least respect the screenshot author's wishes and comment on the design if he/she requests it. If they don't request any particular field of critique, then it's pointless to not comment because it's a JPG. There's still SOMETHING that you can comment on. Just because it's a little blurry to your eyes alone doesn't mean you can't still make out little glimpses of a well placed mountain or a strategically scattered tree set here or there.


Now I'm going to count to three. When the count is finished, ... I'm going to make some pancakes. Seeya's.

[Johan]

This one's over! DFW is awesome.

But no one is as awesome as NoeL. Why don't you submit a screen NoeL? You would beat the crap out of everyone else as usal. Relic and Peteo are good artists aswell but nothing compared to you man!

Edited by Johan, 21 January 2007 - 07:40 AM.

[Peteo]

Heh, NoeL has a big fan. Though he must be the only one.

No but seriously, NoeL's stuff is great and I'd like to see some of his custom stuff as well.

[/M/]

All of NoeL's stuff is custom, Peteo. But like he said in another topic, it'll be a while before we see stuff from him agian.

BTW, congrats DarkFlameWolf.


Edit: Waiting for SoTW 153 ...

Edited by /M/, 21 January 2007 - 09:53 AM.

[NoeL]

This one's over! DFW is awesome.

But no one is as awesome as NoeL. Why don't you submit a screen NoeL? You would beat the crap out of everyone else as usal. Relic and Peteo are good artists aswell but nothing compared to you man!

Good to have a fan... I was surprised you didn't praise me in your previous post! Shame on you! you're no longer my number 1 fan ... go suck up to Gashin or something... you worm...

(I'm teh king of sarcasm )

All of NoeL's stuff is custom, Peteo. But like he said in another topic, it'll be a while before we see stuff from him agian.

BTW, congrats DarkFlameWolf.
Edit: Waiting for SoTW 153 ...

What!? Don't try and tell me what I said! Just to spite you, I'm gunna start working on a shot RIGHT NOW! ... you worm...

EDIT: Submitted! It's pretty dodgy, but what the heck

Edited by NoeL, 21 January 2007 - 09:44 PM.

[Dawnlight]

2nd Place: Revfan's is more of a Golden Sunish type screenie.

3rd Place: Animus's shot is great but the icicles are flat.

1st Place: DFW's shot is beautiful but I personally don't like the Link Sprite.

[Moonbread]

All right! I'll be competing with NoeL! May the best screenshot win.

[NoeL]

All right! I'll be competing with NoeL! May the best screenshot win.

thanks, good luck!

[Radien]

Example

Example

Example

I know these are real pictures, and game graphics don't necessarily have to follow the rules of reality... but lava is orange or red because it emits light (from heat), not because it reflects it.

The lava is just fine thank you very much. Even though I respect radien's comments a lot usually, this time I don't agree with him at all. Though I have to admit that... err... bubble-ish lava isn't the best possible lava so maybe I have to make a cool custom lava to shut people up, lol

While your type of lava is a bit overused (nobody's fault), it isn't bad... it just wasn't designed for that palette. Y'know, with the right (wrong?) palette, it'd actually make good mud, except that it has a "glowing" animation.

If you feel like some new lava, you might try Minish Cap. It follows my tastes, though, so you may or may not like it. It's sort of a brighter, more orangish variation of my Alundra-style lava (DoR/PTUX, for the majority of you who have no idea what Alundra is ). I was interested to see it when I played Minish Cap, because I drew my lava before playing MC.

Linkey

...To my knowledge nobody has ripped it yet. I don't remember how heavily animated it is. But chances are it uses under 16 colors.




By the way, leave me out of the silly debate. This entire post is supposed to be friendly artistic discussion, so meh.

[Peteo]

Hmm... that MC lava is quite good I have to say, and since the quest is full of heavily modified MC tiles then maybe I have to consider about this MC lava as well.

Though I am still very satisfied with the current lava and all the added effects it has, but we'll see.