XTA loadscreens

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 09 Jan 2006, 18:29

not till its done... And honestly there are hundreeds of flaws and proiblems... it looks good, but plays teribly because of the errors. Plus i need to find a way to make sky boxes out of 3d renderes... i think there must be some presets somewere but i just need to find them and make it happen.

I'm actully putting that map on hold and doing other things first (just as cool though, so stay tunded)

Anyway... what do peopel think of the XTA logo on mine? to much? or just right? Im thinking maybe do it smaller...

Also, should the shots be filtered (like the swta ones)

aGorm

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 09 Jan 2006, 21:20

i like the logo

a lot of ppl don't like filters i guess

So make some more good ones :D

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 09 Jan 2006, 22:24

how about that... (air again i know... but he map wanted it...)

aGorm

AF · Post by AF » 09 Jan 2006, 22:34

aGorm, what a brilliant way to advertise your own maps ^_^

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 09 Jan 2006, 22:36

HeHeHe.... Hay, come on... mine are some of teh pretty ones. I'll use other pretty ones to!! Was just takeing screens taht can show of the game. That includes using good looking maps!

EDIT:: One not on one of my maps then...

aGorm

Zenka · Post by **Zenka** » 09 Jan 2006, 22:42

I think the logo would be better when it's smaller.
Also, maybe add more deph to the 'XTA', shades of grey or so.
(Maybe I may take a look at it. But I have a hard time extracting it)

AF · Post by AF » 09 Jan 2006, 22:56

Grey defeats the point of the logo, it is shining, brilliant white, whcih brigns along with it a lot of effects. Add grey and you kill the effect and it looses its appeal.

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 09 Jan 2006, 23:00

I must admit I am tempeted to make it smaller... (I have teh PSD btw, so i can do whatever is needed...)

However full screen they dont look to bad i think.

Or i could make a fully 3d logo at an angle, and add the white glow... maybe that will work...

aGorm

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 09 Jan 2006, 23:31

I like your logo Agorm.

Good god, I'd forgotten that XTA still uses that hideous Krogoth model.... *shudders*... IMO that shouldn't be in any glamour shots.

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 10 Jan 2006, 00:46

NOiZE wrote:i like the logo

a lot of ppl don't like filters i guess

So make some more good ones :D

Nothing against filters, they just don't make a medicore image any better. Plus the whole preconeption that filters improve the look of an image simply by being applied to it is retarded. Filters if used wizely can look good, but though shouldn't just be thrown onto an image to mask obvious flaws.

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 10 Jan 2006, 14:49

Hummm... well i did a persudo 3d version... (at work admitadly so id have to do it again...) what would you think of that? Also, if people have good screen shots at atleast 1280 x 1024, then email them to me (and dont compress then to much either, 80 jpgs or somthing) and ill add the logo (once we decide exactly which one were gonna have.)

aGorm

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 10 Jan 2006, 15:01

i liked the first logo better

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 10 Jan 2006, 15:10

Personly... so do I. But It's best to do several, so people can pick and chose and say what they like aboyt one and the other.

aGorm

Zenka · Post by **Zenka** » 10 Jan 2006, 15:25

I liked the first logo better as well.
This new one, casts shadow on nothing. And to see it as the same logo only double on each other, makes no sence to me.

@Alantai: Fine, but what's wrong at soft shades of grey to add deph the 'XTA' it now suggests?

architeuthis · Post by **architeuthis** » 10 Jan 2006, 16:57

Wouldn't it be better if the XTA logo looked like the orignal TA logo? I think it should look more mechanical or something like that.
This one doesn't fit in a game full of robots and machines.

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 10 Jan 2006, 18:05

If we're going into the logo debate again, I'm going to go shit on some children, seriously.

Just make them normal xta style, no special effects,no crappy filters, no text, just dimmed with good angles inclusive of the rule of thirds.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 10 Jan 2006, 18:57

dimmed doesn't look kool to be honest

and a logo IS nice!!

then @ least you know what you are playing!

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 10 Jan 2006, 21:01

I think it should have teh logo. Bare in mind this is teh XTA logo no the spring logo. However It is based right of the spring logo and is a simple and i think effective as it gets.

How about we run this past the SY team? See what they say. I think the logo could probablie do with being smaller, and on teh dimed side of things... I though teh engin did that, ill dim them befor i make them in future (cause i agree theye should not be bright in your face.... apart from teh logo)

aGorm

AF · Post by AF » 10 Jan 2006, 21:03

hmm, for a moment there I thought this was an OTA logo discussion, but then i remembered, this isnt TA, this is XTA, and it would be demeaning to give the impression that XTA is simply an OTA port for the spring engine.

aGorms logo is fine, it's better than the current version imo, oh wait we dont have an existing XTA logo.

When Argh is finished showing off his sample mdos to showcase just what can be done without sticking to 'the conventional OTA system' then you'll think otherwise. Till then I dont think it's worth making new logos and branding mods unless your a modder or you've been asked. XTA and Spring branding is currently nogo zone.

Perhaps a poll should be put up on the frontpage saying wether we want the burgundy italic XTA, or the shiny impressive XTA from aGorm and its variations, we can ahve the word XTA in that fotn spring uses as a 3rd option.

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 11 Jan 2006, 03:14

I find the dimmed load screens to be very nice, allowing you to read the loading text, while also providing somewhat of a vista to gaze upon.

Which would makes sense, as they were instigated by the ever wise SYs.

Really, if we're going to start making logos for XTA, then I have to start making logos for XTA, and when I start making logos, THINGS DIE.

Case in point:

Spring RTS Engine

XTA loadscreens