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Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on December 28, 2002, 05:37:32 pm: My first (and probably the last) squadron logo I have made. Is it familiar? If not, see the 'Legality question topic'

(http://www.nexus.hu/harace//alliedsymbol.GIF)
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Sheepy on December 28, 2002, 05:48:39 pm: Ah the good ol squadron of 'RED X' now that brings back memories :D
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on December 28, 2002, 05:49:53 pm: The first attempt to insert an image with this overcomplicated system always fails....
Can somebody tell me why cannot this page read a simple gif file?
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 28, 2002, 06:02:07 pm: (http://nexus.hu/harace//alliedsymbol.pcx)

Hmm... the image tags don't work, so it must be a dodgy address or something. And it seems that the file is a pcx, not a gif :)
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on December 28, 2002, 06:07:20 pm: Any kind of image it can be, this engine is unable to read it. Perhaps I try a JPG, but a squadron logo must be in a pcx, or a gif, but surely not a JPG.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 28, 2002, 06:08:19 pm: Then simply convert it for the purpose of posting it here. That would seem to be the simple solution.

[EDIT] Ah, no, it's your host that's the problem. The image cannot be reached - if I copy and paste the address, I get an error message, like when an image is hosted on Geocities or the like :nod:
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: aldo_14 on December 29, 2002, 02:53:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Then simply convert it for the purpose of posting it here. That would seem to be the simple solution.

[EDIT] Ah, no, it's your host that's the problem. The image cannot be reached - if I copy and paste the address, I get an error message, like when an image is hosted on Geocities or the like :nod:

Probably the '//' at the end - IIRC it makes the DNS think you're looking for a 'null' named directory.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: ZylonBane on December 30, 2002, 10:05:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
The first attempt to insert an image with this overcomplicated system always fails....
Can somebody tell me why cannot this page read a simple gif file?

First, please explain how you would make the image insertion process less complicated. All you have to do now is click the IMG button and paste in the URL.

Second, you seem to be fundamentally confused about the difference between a browser and a web page within the browser. If an externally-linked image isn't showing up, it's nothing to do with this page. It's your fault for providing a faulty URL, or hosting your image on a site that doesn't allow image hosting.

In summary, it's time to start blaming yourself for your screwups.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Bobboau on December 30, 2002, 10:11:53 am: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane

In summary, it's time to start blaming yourself for your screwups.

NOOO!!! anything but that!!
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Knight Templar on December 30, 2002, 02:27:12 pm: ouch Zylon.. he's only a n00b

oh wait.. memory kicking in.

:D
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: ZylonBane on December 30, 2002, 02:50:47 pm: No no no... he's not a noob. He's an intarweb expert, and all his problems are because of this "overcomplicated" board and its "stupid windows (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,12302.0.html)". If we're not careful, he'll shoot us with his winchester!
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 30, 2002, 10:26:46 pm: Interweb, interweb... where have I heard that one before...

Hold on - that was Poksis, right? *shudders*
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Eviscerator on December 30, 2002, 10:36:44 pm: I don't see what's so hard about this. Inserting images here works like almost every other board I have ever seen.:rolleyes:
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 05, 2003, 04:32:36 pm: (http://www.nexus.hu/harace//alliedsymbol.GIF)

I hope this works.

Thanks for the help, everyone, At least I know and I always knew that that first RED x image was my fault. Forgive me, I am only a begginer in using the Internet, and especially forums. Double // instead one? Strange.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 05, 2003, 06:53:47 pm: hmm.... that's the Allied symbol from C%C: Red Alert 2? :D Nice job.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Knight Templar on January 05, 2003, 07:14:40 pm: not bad actually.. gives me some ideas for a squadron. Save one thing, doesn't it need to be on a greenbackground ?
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Solatar on January 05, 2003, 07:20:22 pm: *Goes off and picks out a GDI and NOD logo*
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Sesquipedalian on January 06, 2003, 02:30:30 am: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
not bad actually.. gives me some ideas for a squadron. Save one thing, doesn't it need to be on a greenbackground ?
Not necessarily. Only if you want some of it to be transparent.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Hudzy on January 06, 2003, 10:34:11 am: I like that. :D
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 07, 2003, 12:15:36 pm: 2 answers, and a question:

The background color is blue in the game, and everywhere I have seen this logo.

I do not have Tiberian sun and standard C and C, so I will not make GDI or NOD symbols. Soviet symbol is truly forbidden, I think Red2 had a special permission for using that.

I didn't want to add that blue background, because I don't see the hull's plating AROUND the eagle and triangle, only a black square. How can I fix it?
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Sheepy on January 07, 2003, 12:23:18 pm: Replace the blue with a pure geen in which ever image editor your using .. 0, 255, 0 IIRC
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Black Wolf on January 07, 2003, 12:46:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Sheepy
Ah the good ol squadron of 'RED X' now that brings back memories :D

Heehee...Bored :D
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 07, 2003, 12:53:14 pm: Something like this?

(http://www.nexus.hu/harace//alliedsymbolgreen.GIF)
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Hudzy on January 07, 2003, 04:13:22 pm: Yep. Something like that. Exactly like that actually.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Knight Templar on January 07, 2003, 06:02:42 pm: If you don't mind... *YOINK*
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Sheepy on January 08, 2003, 01:12:21 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
If you don't mind... *YOINK*

Hope thats a DatDB *YOINK* =p
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Anaz on January 08, 2003, 03:39:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
If you don't mind... *YOINK*

KT, this is a public forum! Don't yoink here!!

(1500 posts! yay!)
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Knight Templar on January 08, 2003, 05:16:30 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Sheepy

Hope thats a DatDB *YOINK* =p

you'd be suprised

77th Blue Angels anyone? ;7

Quote
Originally posted by Anaz

KT, this is a public forum! Don't yoink here!!

:wtf:

(4001 posts!! weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!1111111_
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 09, 2003, 04:43:45 pm: (http://www.nexus.hu/harace//FS2SquadronLogo.GIF)

This is my newest. It's color is between orange and brown, but it must be due to the 256 color setting. Using this logo increases your accuracy by 5%, confidence by 20% and hull strength by 40%. The magical effect of this logo is unrevealed yet, any information found has been classified on the highest level:nod:
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Sheepy on January 09, 2003, 04:47:59 pm: MUST ...

RESIST......TEMP..TATION.... TO ....... POSST ..... DatDB .... SQUAD ..... LOGO's;7
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 09, 2003, 04:49:18 pm: Got any problems?
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Thor on January 09, 2003, 05:12:23 pm: They have lots.

Just don't let them feed yhou to Carl
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 10, 2003, 07:26:06 pm: Some other familiar symbols:

(http://www.nexus.hu/harace//GTASymbol.GIF)
(http://www.nexus.hu/harace//PVNSymbol.GIF)
(http://www.nexus.hu/harace//HoLSymbol.GIF)

Now, I have been working on them for an entire day. They are not as dirty on a ship, only the green background makes it dirty.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: ZylonBane on January 10, 2003, 09:57:48 pm: Bah. 5 minutes with PSP--

(http://home.att.net/~clay.h/fs2/fs_symbols.png)

:wink:
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: Goober5000 on January 11, 2003, 01:00:44 am: *steals ZylonBane's logos*
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: TopAce on January 12, 2003, 04:40:51 pm: Those are 16-bit images, not? Mine are 256 color format as required. I didn't steal ZylonBane's idea.
Title: Squadron logo
Post by: ZylonBane on January 12, 2003, 04:54:02 pm: 1. That's only one image.

2. It's 256-color.

3. I created that AFTER you, not before.

4. Making FS2 logos based on FS2 logos hardly qualifies as an "idea".