Spring RTS Engine

Okay... I'm Pretty sure this has be discussed before... But I think this might be useful.

I think we should come up with a few units, specific to spring... possibly elected from the ranks of a current mod... give em the high poly/high quality texture treatment... and then use them as "flash" or "pazaz" for the site and promotion material... or do you think this detracts from the overall concept of Spring?

Good idea, but of course not a Cavedog one, high poly or not, because the lack of originality & copyrights.
Maybe the Nanoblobs Megasheep :idea: :idea: :idea:
VonGratz

I still say the high poly Arm Commander would be a great mascot.

One of the Gundam Epic comms would be excellent too.

Spring is an engine and does not have any content at all. If you want a mascot, don't bound it to any mod.

Personally, I don't see the reason. you can have a brilliant logo as recognition element. that doesn't need to be a unit or so O.o

Zenka wrote:Spring is an engine and does not have any content at all. If you want a mascot, don't bound it to any mod.

Well said, therefore it should be a lightly dressed anime girl.

Mars wrote:Well said, therefore it should be a lightly dressed anime girl.

curse you. you've found my weak spot.

Well I say we go for an animal that is in no way associated with the engine, fictional or non-fictional. Linux has Tux, BSD has that little devil, GNU has a... gnu, and firefox has a fox. It makes perfect sense.

well a devil is no animal, but I agree with Relative: animals are good :) though I think maybe something more techincal is in order.

cyborg animal?

Fido? retextured? OK,OK, I dont resist
VonGratz

Relative wrote:Well I say we go for an animal that is in no way associated with the engine, fictional or non-fictional. Linux has Tux, BSD has that little devil, GNU has a... gnu, and firefox has a fox. It makes perfect sense.

A porcupine, obviously. Works both with the gameplay jokes, and his back can have a vague resemblance to the spring logo.

I'm imagining a hunchbacked porcupine with a bazooka.

obviously the only viable choice for mascot would be a cabbage.

Pxtl wrote:

Relative wrote:Well I say we go for an animal that is in no way associated with the engine, fictional or non-fictional. Linux has Tux, BSD has that little devil, GNU has a... gnu, and firefox has a fox. It makes perfect sense.

A porcupine, obviously. Works both with the gameplay jokes, and his back can have a vague resemblance to the spring logo.

I'm imagining a hunchbacked porcupine with a bazooka.

+1

I've got some concepts, but I think a logo should come first.

neddiedrow wrote:I've got some concepts, but I think a logo should come first.

Wait, shouldn't a concept come before a logo

Pxtl wrote:I'm imagining a hunchbacked porcupine with a bazooka.

must... resist... urge... TO DRAW!

My thoughts, this time expressed with pictures:

combine



with



and



to make a cute, cartoony porcupine critter that bares a vague resemblence to the Spring logo itself.

Can't come up with a good name for him though - so far all I got is "D. Fence".

Ok, here is my idea.



Edit: For a name, why not call it "Porky"?

Porcy D. Fens?

This is perfect:

Relative wrote:

neddiedrow wrote:I've got some concepts, but I think a logo should come first.

Wait, shouldn't a concept come before a logo

The concepts are for a mascot. The logo may be more basic than that.