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Vio:
I would like to make some nice avatars for Cdr. Navarre and Dr. Connor to be displayed next to their mails.
You see, I really like the mailbox with all the messages you get from R&D. It is the main element that keeps the story going, creates atmosphere, and gives character to your subordinates. And in that regard, I think they deserve better than some generic polygon head (especially since Dr. Connor is a woman).
I realize that all other employees are shown as 3D models. But with those two being major characters, and more or less part of the UFOPaedia, I think 2d pictures that match the style of the others here will do fine. Is that OK?
P.S.: I also think that there should be a big "new mail" icon again, so new players will not miss them besides everything else that's going on. And the mails need to have the correct authors on them... but that's another area.
Winter:
--- Quote from: Vio on July 19, 2009, 04:55:18 pm ---I would like to make some nice avatars for Cdr. Navarre and Dr. Connor to be displayed next to their mails.
You see, I really like the mailbox with all the messages you get from R&D. It is the main element that keeps the story going, creates atmosphere, and gives character to your subordinates. And in that regard, I think they deserve better than some generic polygon head (especially since Dr. Connor is a woman).
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Ahh, Dr. Connor is a man, actually. ;) What on Earth was it that made you think he was a woman?
--- Quote ---I realize that all other employees are shown as 3D models. But with those two being major characters, and more or less part of the UFOPaedia, I think 2d pictures that match the style of the others here will do fine. Is that OK?
P.S.: I also think that there should be a big "new mail" icon again, so new players will not miss them besides everything else that's going on. And the mails need to have the correct authors on them... but that's another area.
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I certainly wouldn't mind some more expressive avatars for the UFOpaedia characters (Navarre, Connor, Falkland, Cain, etc.) but they would have to match or at least resemble the unique 3d faces that Sitters made for the main characters. Those should already be in the game and will be used for cutscenes and such when it becomes possible.
Think you can work with that?
Regards,
Winter
Mattn:
please also keep in mind that it's not only two characters - a list is here http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/List_of_msgid/Mail_Headers
Vio:
He is? :D
Don't know how I got that idea. Lol. Maybe because he does Biology, and that's where all the babes in science go. ;)
EDIT: Ok. Mixed that up with Falkland.
As for the pics, I was not aware that there are going to be cutscenes, i.e. more places those 3D faces are going to be used. Nevermind then... I'm sure they can be made expressive enough.
The thing is I'm new to this forum, and while I get a lot of ideas when playing the dev verision, I find it a little hard to get a picture of all the things that are already being done. So I find myself proposing things that are already being worked on or considered. No offense meant.
EDIT2:
Now that I've seen Falkland, I know how that mixup could happen.. because she looks like a short, cross eyed man. ;)
That is, of course, an exaggeration, and I can imagine the difficulty of modding this. But you must admit that she is no beauty.
What I could offer is to take shots of the models (preferrably some with shoulders) and paintshop them into something a little nicer for the headers, maybe add a background, like this:
That would preserve the original look (for better or worse, lol) but still give it a nice touch.
Winter:
Mmm, I think the storyline face textures may have been applied to the wrong heads. That head is much too wide for the original Falkland texture.
Can anyone look into this please?
Regards,
Winter
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