maroder Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) The current loading screen tips are outdated, both the information, as well as with the visuals. This thread is to make new nice looking pictures and possibly also crowd check the descriptions themselves. Text: https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4107 Give your comment, give better pictures. Edited June 6, 2021 by maroder 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Snapping: Territory decay: Triremes: Roman army camp: Autoqueue: Carthage Sacred Band: Catapult: Embassies & Mercenary Camps Experience trickle: Fishing: Forge: Gathering: Kush Pyramids: Outposts: Palisades: Quinquereme: Resource counter: Map flare: war elephants whales Forge Formations Biomes Iberian Fireship Tresures Barracks Cavalry stables Elephant stable Edited June 6, 2021 by maroder 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladislavbelov Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 7:42 PM, maroder said: The current loading screen tips are outdated, both the information, as well as with the visuals. This thread is to make new nice looking pictures and possibly also crowd check the descriptions themselves. Expand If someone could repaint the paper background I'd be happy. It doesn't look good currently. Also the vignette border on a picture is a bit strong I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 7:53 PM, vladislavbelov said: If someone could repaint the paper background I'd be happy. It doesn't look good currently. Also the vignette border on a picture is a bit strong I think. Expand Where are the loading screen background files? I think I can edit the images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) On 05/06/2021 at 7:55 PM, Yekaterina said: Where are the loading screen background files? I think I can edit the images Expand art/textures/ui/loading On 05/06/2021 at 7:53 PM, vladislavbelov said: If someone could repaint the paper background I'd be happy. It doesn't look good currently. Also the vignette border on a picture is a bit strong I think. Expand Agreed. Edited June 5, 2021 by maroder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 How exactly would you like me to repaint? I think I can handle simple requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 My opinion would be to stick to the old paper look, but a lighter less burnt and destroyed version. A bit cleaner and minimalistic in style, but still a nice old paper texture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladislavbelov Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 8:10 PM, maroder said: My opinion would be to stick to the old paper look, but a lighter less burnt and destroyed version. A bit cleaner and minimalistic in style, but still a nice old paper texture. Expand Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 What do you think about this loading screen? I can delete the pink stuff if you want but what do you think about just the more plain background and the less scratched parchment? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 10:01 PM, Yekaterina said: what do you think about just the more plain background and the less scratched parchment? Expand Generally not bad, could be a bit more symmetrical i.e. the bottom left edge could be a bit less crinkled and rounded and your version looks very handpainted with the smooth color transitions, which is a design choice, but personally I would like a bit of a light paper texture on top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 7:42 PM, maroder said: The current loading screen tips are outdated, both the information, as well as with the visuals. This thread is to make new nice looking pictures and possibly also crowd check the descriptions themselves. Give your comment, give better pictures. Will probably add the text here as well. Expand Check out the ones in the Delenda Est mod. They might be useful or applicable. Many of them don't use the new terrains and trees though, so I might have to update DE's as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 (don't use the parchment from there though it's not compatible with our license sadly.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 9:28 AM, Stan` said: (don't use the parchment from there though it's not compatible with our license sadly.) Expand Which parchment? I just copied it from public then opened it with gimp and smudged the paper texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langbart Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Looks great, add it to the game: Snapping Territory decay Triremes Roman army camp Carthage Sacred Band Embassies & Mercenary Camps Gathering Kush Pyramids Outposts Palisades Quinquereme Looks good, but: Catapult: Have all catapults this flaming projectile? Experience trickle: The picture on the right, but I would include the "Experience Status bar" ( see Options--> Game Session) Fishing: Can the fish swarm be more noticeable, its barely visible from this angle. Forge: I would just show one forge, the most beautiful one. Map Flare: The one on the bottom, but I would remove that little black bar below the minimap. Autoqueue: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. Resource counter: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. Missing, will those be updated as well? (Link to the current pictures) Whales War Elephants Temples Storehouses Spearmen Spartan Hoplites Defense Towers Savanna Biome Pikemen Persian Architecture Heroes Freehand Position Fortress Civic Centres Celtic War Barge Barracks Deleting (Either all heroes have a loading tip or none.) Viriato Themistocles Pericles Iphicrates Syntagma (The image still exists but there is no text, so it won't be displayed you could delete it when making the patch.) Ideas from Delenda Est mod (including Link to the image) Cavalry Stable City Walls Elephant Stable Roman Siege Walls Siege Workshop Reveal hidden contents Optional: Ideas from the wiki/FAQ page see under "Contributing" or "Gameplay" e.g. How are the total, economy, military and exploration score calculated? Does the game have cheat codes? How can I change the maximum/minimum camera zoom? How does capturing work? Can you make groups of units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 11:46 AM, Langbart said: Catapult: Have all catapults this flaming projectile? - Don't know to be honest, but would that matter that much? Experience trickle: The picture on the right, but I would include the "Experience Status bar" ( see Options--> Game Session) -sure Fishing: Can the fish swarm be more noticeable, its barely visible from this angle. - maybe the one from DE is better? Forge: I would just show one forge, the most beautiful one. -which one? Map Flare: The one on the bottom, but I would remove that little black bar below the minimap. -sure Autoqueue: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. Resource counter: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. -so just without arrows? Expand On 06/06/2021 at 11:46 AM, Langbart said: Missing, will those be updated as well? (Link to the current pictures) Expand long term I want to update them, but no time till feature freeze unfortunately, so I will either include the ones from DE if they look better or maybe update just some of those. Also long term we should think more about what information should really be displayed there and make an extensive list, but that won't happen for a25. About the Experience trickle: Would be good to just include it in the Baracks, stable and elephant stable pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) Thinking about either adding tips for all the biomes or removing the savanna one. Opinions? Edited June 6, 2021 by maroder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Also thinking about including only one tip for the formations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 10:11 AM, Yekaterina said: Which parchment? I just copied it from public then opened it with gimp and smudged the paper texture. Expand One from DE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yekaterina Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 12:52 PM, Stan` said: One from DE. Expand I did not touch DE, I just copied from the public.zip of Empires Ascendant. But oh well, I guess I will leave it as it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 I've been wanting to change it for a while. Along with the page's design adding the ability to scroll through tips + for sp to wait before starting the match. There is a thread about a redesign somewhere. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langbart Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 12:18 PM, maroder said: Catapult: Have all catapults this flaming projectile? - Don't know to be honest, but would that matter that much? Nah, go with your pic. Fishing: Can the fish swarm be more noticeable, its barely visible from this angle. - maybe the one from DE is better? It would work, but the pic from DE is a bit old, the fishing boat from the Mauryans include a fisherman now. Forge: I would just show one forge, the most beautiful one. -which one? Mauryans Autoqueue: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. Resource counter: Not a fan of these arrows, do not fit well in there. -so just without arrows? Yes, if you need an arrow then just include the default cursor. Expand On 06/06/2021 at 12:18 PM, maroder said: About the Experience trickle: Would be good to just include it in the Baracks, stable and elephant stable pictures. Expand Right, depicting all 3 structures. D3994 is already accepted should be in for A25. On 06/06/2021 at 12:19 PM, maroder said: Thinking about either adding tips for all the biomes or removing the savanna one. Opinions? Also thinking about including only one tip for the formations. Expand Yes, one generic tip for formations, biomes and heros instead of individual tips. On 06/06/2021 at 1:01 PM, Stan` said: There is a thread about a redesign somewhere. Expand The patch D1730 (4/Jan/19 - Scroll through loading screen tips) is old but still works. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 11:46 AM, Langbart said: Ideas from Delenda Est mod (including Link to the image) Roman Siege Walls Siege Workshop Expand @Grapjas Not sure if you seen this thread already. Ideas for D4189. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azayrahmad Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 05/06/2021 at 7:44 PM, maroder said: Formations Expand I would suggest that the formation image depicts how it's used, e.g. legions with testudo opposing skirmishers with column open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 09/07/2021 at 9:03 AM, azayrahmad said: I would suggest that the formation image depicts how it's used, e.g. legions with testudo opposing skirmishers with column open Expand It is already committed (and I am biased, I like this one), but feel free to make a new/ alternative one and post it here or make a patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Is fixed? I can propose something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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