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Title: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: phreak on November 12, 2008, 08:37:22 pm
I had mentioned to Galemp a while ago that I think the Loki, Zeus, and Seraphim could use better shield status animations in the HUD.  I don't know if it's got any attention by the Media VP or if someone would like to to something like that on their own.  Just a suggestion since I can't do anything art related besides stick figures.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: haloboy100 on November 12, 2008, 08:43:06 pm
I personally don't like how with most ship shield HUD animations that the shield seems merged with the hull of the ship. I think it'd be better if the shield was separated completeley from the hull in those icons.

Or is it just the Loki, Zeus and Seraphim alone? :wtf:
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: IceFire on November 12, 2008, 10:22:51 pm
I know what you mean phreak.  Those three in particular are probably the worst shield ANI's around.  They barely look like the actual ships they represent while the rest are quite accurate.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Mad Bomber on November 12, 2008, 10:36:24 pm
I actually tried to fix this and make new ANIs, by using overhead shots of the HTL models.

Unfortunately I guess the palette was off, because the result looked a lot like a fine mist when I tried to use it in game.

I think I'll leave this to someone who actually knows how to make shield ANIs in the future. (Though my weapon icon ANIs turned out OK at least...)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Col. Fishguts on November 13, 2008, 06:57:09 am
I'll take a look at it, since I just recently had to go trough the process for the shield ani for the Rhea. I would be even more motivated, if it would speed up the release of ST:R ;7
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Retsof on November 13, 2008, 10:55:36 pm
I actually tried to fix this and make new ANIs, by using overhead shots of the HTL models.

Unfortunately I guess the palette was off, because the result looked a lot like a fine mist when I tried to use it in game.

I think I'll leave this to someone who actually knows how to make shield ANIs in the future. (Though my weapon icon ANIs turned out OK at least...)
I've succesfully made sheild anis with that method, you just have to get the pallete and image size (all sheild anis are the same size) from one that's already done.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Col. Fishguts on November 19, 2008, 04:11:48 pm
Ok, I got distracted by something shiny along the way, but now I've found some time to have a look at this.
So these would be the offending ANIs (zoomed 250% for viewing comfort)

(https://share.ols.inode.at/YJA49KLF1VBI168PKCGHBY0OTJTA8TF6DP9L0U1A)

I never really noticed but you're right, those are quite hideous. I take it though, that we're happy with the shield bubble, just not with the ship itself ?

So here's a quick preview of how it would look like, if we take a top-down render from the :v: POF as a starting point (compared to the old one, again at 250% zoom)

(https://share.ols.inode.at/9DZ7H4BJ452GVB87LK0XUYZF3E260KWHXWNEZZY4)

Is this more or less what you we're going for ?
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: phreak on November 19, 2008, 04:23:31 pm
Yea, thats perfect :yes:
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Titan on November 19, 2008, 04:23:57 pm
[pervert] YES.... YES.... OH, YES! [/pervert]
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Droid803 on November 19, 2008, 06:32:49 pm
:yes:
Much better
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Grizzly on November 20, 2008, 06:20:48 am
Is it just me, or is the only thing that does not really suck about Silent Threat the "Darkside" (M10) soundtrack?
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: phreak on November 20, 2008, 07:01:16 am
The soundtrack, while being cool, is improperly defined in music.tbl so it will skip around alot.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: IceFire on November 20, 2008, 06:43:24 pm
Is it just me, or is the only thing that does not really suck about Silent Threat the "Darkside" (M10) soundtrack?
Well the Loki and Zeus were fine additions.  The missions were kinda fun but not really developed too much.  Its a shame that M10 had to be pulled out.  Do we have a high quality version of that yet?
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Titan on November 21, 2008, 05:34:34 pm
any more word on this?
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Vasudan Admiral on November 28, 2008, 09:10:41 am
We're on the verge of release now - is this done? If so we'll stick it in, but we won't hold up the VPs further for it. It's been held up for teeny tiny things long enough now. ;)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Col. Fishguts on November 28, 2008, 09:12:22 am
I plan to finish this during this weekend, soon enough for you ?
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Titan on November 28, 2008, 09:26:21 am
sure.  :nod:
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Col. Fishguts on November 28, 2008, 09:33:19 am
sure.  :nod:

It's nice to have your approval, but I was actually replying to VA ;)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Titan on November 28, 2008, 09:35:54 am
oh, sorry.
i still want it this weekend if it's possible though.  :)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Black Wolf on November 28, 2008, 09:42:35 am
These take no time, here.

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Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Vasudan Admiral on November 28, 2008, 10:21:46 am
Oh cool, thanks - those should do then. :)
Committed.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Col. Fishguts on November 28, 2008, 10:51:25 am
Ah, BW beat me to it. Most excellent :yes:
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Titan on November 28, 2008, 02:16:09 pm
sweet, thanks.


.... these go in the HUD, folder, right?  :nervous:
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: phreak on November 30, 2008, 10:51:24 pm
Tried these out the other day, good work :)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Commander Zane on December 10, 2008, 06:23:27 pm
About time someone made a fix.
Nope, I'm stumped on this.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Snail on December 12, 2008, 05:58:29 pm
I always thought the shield icons were made from early concept art and not from the ships themselves.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Commander Zane on December 13, 2008, 01:06:18 am
So...these go where now?
Specifically.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: phreak on December 13, 2008, 01:11:56 am
They are included with the new media vp release (see the sticky thread), so you don't need to do anything with the files posted in this thread.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Commander Zane on December 13, 2008, 02:39:29 am
Oh wow, so the new MediaVPs did do something productive for the game.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: chief1983 on December 13, 2008, 01:05:46 pm
Oh wow, so the new MediaVPs did do something productive for the game.

From what I've heard, you have no idea.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: ssmit132 on December 13, 2008, 10:25:54 pm
Oh wow, so the new MediaVPs did do something productive for the game.
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

Quote from: 300
"This is blasphemy! This is madness!"
"Madness?! This! Is! SPARTA!"
Seriously, ALL of the MediaVP content is 'productive' to the game.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Commander Zane on December 14, 2008, 12:04:25 am
80% of the game's content is enchanced graphics to make an already good game look more new and appealing to the eye, 15% of it being hidden content unlocked through the source code, and the other 5% things that needed to be fixed since Retail, this is one of them.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: ssmit132 on December 14, 2008, 01:48:47 am
Fair enough, but I balk at the thought that the remaining 95% of the MediaVPs is not something 'productive.'

My $0.02.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: chief1983 on December 14, 2008, 02:41:09 am
Yeah, I'm thinking that's at least a somewhat poor choice of words.  But there's been far worse.
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Commander Zane on December 14, 2008, 03:49:57 am
I know the people who work on the official MediaVPs put all their brainpower into making something great for the community, but when I say that these shield .anis being finally fixed is "productive" over the graphic effects and all that, is that nearly nine years ago something that simple could've been fixed without giving us super sexy Ulysses fighters, Herc Mk. I's and II's, Perseus interceptors, etc, etc, even revamping The Great War into total badassery, and making the game more immersive with internal cockpit models. What I said was a poor choice of words like you said, which is my fault on my part, I have always and will remain to appreciate what everyone here does for this game. I just said that because I no longer have to look at a spaghetti twirl for a Zeus bomber. ;)
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: Mongoose on December 15, 2008, 04:48:06 pm
I honestly never noticed how ugly the retail versions looked myself.  I was generally far more concerned about the four bars around the icon than the icon itself. :p
Title: Re: Silent Threat ship shield ANIs
Post by: CaptJosh on December 17, 2008, 03:01:50 am
Same here. Besides, they're just representations. They didn't need to look perfect. It could be a wireframe diagram of a ship there for all I cared, as long as I could see how my shields are doing. That said, I'm not knocking the improvement in quality. I'm just not paying a lot of attention to it in game.