wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) @maroder https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4598 \art\textures\ui\session\icons\endgame\bg_victory_mace.png \art\textures\ui\session\icons\endgame\bg_defeat_mace.png Can be: bg_victory_athen bg_victory_brit ... bg_defeat_athen bg_defeat_brit ... Or whatever format you'd want for the files. I can work with @Lion.Kanzen to make an appropriate design for each civ, which can mirror the designs we use for the civ-specific minimap textures. I can bake the skull and laurel into the textures, or they can be called as separate objects in the code. Up to you. Edited April 16, 2022 by wowgetoffyourcellphone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: @maroder https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4598 \art\textures\ui\session\icons\endgame\bg_victory_mace.png \art\textures\ui\session\icons\endgame\bg_defeat_mace.png Can be: bg_victory_athen bg_victory_brit ... bg_defeat_athen bg_defeat_brit ... Or whatever format you'd want for the files. I can work with @Lion.Kanzen to make an appropriate design for each civ, which can mirror the designs we use for the civ-specific minimap textures. I can bake the skull and laurel into the textures, or they can be called as separate objects in the code. Up to you. I'm going to do the illustration. Im in the city (I return). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 I'm making a sketch. A skull with a death face ( expression). Will be similar to the actual but more dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) For Victory a the Laurel Crown and Nike goddess in the center as default. Edited April 16, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 With a ribbon instead of a coup a Nike. Very detailed golden Nike. With a big Green laurel crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapjas Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) Here's my input on the subject with cheap ass photoshop skills- The flags should be like i explained in the first picture but it's just a quick mock-up before i go to bed. Edited April 16, 2022 by Grapjas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Grapjas said: Not bad. Could get rid f the stand at the bottom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 You could first be given a screen like this: And one of the buttons would be "Quick Summary", which shows the flags like what you have: The flag colors could even match the player colors or the "winning" team could have blue flags and the "losing" team red flags, same colors as in my graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 I imagine something with Neo classic styles of Epicness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 We'd need a graphic designer for things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: We'd need a graphic designer for things like that. You need a painter. We need a belle arts techniques. this is expensive to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 drawing digital like this is possible, but it takes a lot of technique and practice. Too many these levels are another level to the average video game artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 something loaded with symbology. the Breastplate of the Roman emperors had a lot of symbolism. Going back to the banner, I imagine something well embellished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) AoE 3 DE suit well the style. maybe with some kind of stone monument. And a banner. some ideas, some floral ornaments... Edited April 17, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 As long as there is no skilled digital painting artist around who wants to put in some serious hours I don't think there is much value in discussing something in that direction. And even if there were such a person, I would like them to do some more main menu backgrounds first ________ I have no strong opinion on banner vs civ emblem. Banner seems easier art wise, as you only have to do one, but the civ specific, result-colored emblems have a bit more expression. But I am not really a fan of the idea to have the banner be the player color tho (seems like a decent chance to get some atrocious looking results, especially when using mods that change the player colors), or to have a quick summary or stats displayed there. Maybe I will change my mind in the future but right now a clear division between the endgame message and the summary feels better to me. _______ about the files: naming doesn't matter as long as it's consistent, so whatever seems sensible. And baking the icons on top or not: I guess it would save a bit of code if they are together but it shouldn't matter that much. Keeping them separate would allow easier improvement of the individual parts in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, maroder said: the civ specific, result-colored emblems have a bit more expression. Yeah, I was trying for something "flashy" with some emotive colors. If we could have animations or sfx a nice flash/glowing effect would be cool too, but static it is for now. 20 minutes ago, maroder said: about the files: naming doesn't matter as long as it's consistent, so whatever seems sensible. Alright! Is the civ-specificity difficult to add? 21 minutes ago, maroder said: And baking the icons on top or not: I guess it would save a bit of code if they are together but it shouldn't matter that much. Keeping them separate would allow easier improvement of the individual parts in the future. Separate then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Alright! Is the civ-specificity difficult to add? No, should not be too difficult. Until we have them for all civs we can also just use one as a placeholder and them add them one by one. Edited April 17, 2022 by maroder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 35 minutes ago, maroder said: No, should not be too difficult. Until we have them for all civs we can also just use one as a placeholder and them add them one by one. Right. Can one be designated as a "default" or "generic" one as a fallback if there is no civ-specific one? I'm thinking for mods here (not specifically DE, but others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroder Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Can one be designated as a "default" or "generic" one as a fallback if there is no civ-specific one? Yeah, that seems like a good idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, maroder said: As long as there is no skilled digital painting artist around who wants to put in some serious hours I don't think there is much value in discussing something in that direction. And even if there were such a person, I would... is worth dreaming... I would still like to make a kind of monument with banners and decorations. ---- Golden civic emblem! Parade style. in ancient times there were weapons and armory for fashion purposes. ______ we all agree with: There should be a shield. the crown of victory and some banners. Edited April 17, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) by monument I mean the GUI is like a stone monument. We would use it as a background. Smaller. Edited April 17, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) Edited April 17, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 09/04/2022 at 9:11 AM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: I suggest: The map snaps to the coordinates of the winning action. Unfortunately, often times the winning action is off screen. The map view slowly rotates in place until a choice is made and one of the buttons clicked. A cheering sound accompany the music. All 3 buttons be the same width (probably dynamic width based on the longest string) The Defeat dialogue would be red glow instead of blue. Inverted colors for the text. These concepts seem fine to me, don't think I'd vote for the flags or monument options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted April 17, 2022 Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gurken Khan said: These concepts seem fine to me, don't think I'd vote for the flags or monument options. ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 I was looking at the patch. It looks promising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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