SWGEmu Publish 9 - "Secrets of the Force, Redux" loading screen competition

[Nirriti]

Excellent!

[divlas]

Hmm you know what I think?
Rush Patch 9 on Bas, it will make your virtual life easier because decision on the right loading screen may become a little uneasy.
And if you give us one more week, I'm sorry to say that we will become a cause of headache for you the emustaff.
*/teasing* (.../hope we aren't already doing it.)

/pointat centerpoint
/try-to-cast-all-the-blame-on-him

I'm running a bit late with rl stuff, and am only half done on my two next loading screens. But again I stand with the Vayman's text and I'm declaring myself Vayman's team. However CenterPoint, that's another glorious loading screen!

[divlas]

Voila the one I'd love the most:



or well:




I'm using Vayman's frame + Vayman's text + a context I like.
At that point I'd say I know patch 9 is coming , because viewing @Centerpoint and others I'm now sure we are not a source of delay. That's all I wanted to ensure :P

[Centrepoint]

@Divlas I appreciate the constructive criticism. People in this thread have been great - supportive and full of guidance. It says a lot about what makes the community so great
I hear what you are saying about it being dark, but that wasn't my intent. I was going more for a "you cannot have darkness without the existence of light" kinda theme. Maybe I missed the mark?

If Vlad and Nee say that we have more time, I can try to knock something else up. Maybe there's no reason why we can't have two versions to properly reflect true Balance? Let me see what I can do...

Edit: Wanted to give others who may not have much experience with photoshop a chance to get involved. As such, I've uploaded a template to allow people to get their entries submitted. You can find it here... http://imgur.com/6MwmWnP

[divlas]

@Divlas I appreciate the constructive criticism. People in this thread have been great - supportive and full of guidance. It says a lot about what makes the community so great
I hear what you are saying about it being dark, but that wasn't my intent. I was going more for a "you cannot have darkness without the existence of light" kinda theme. Maybe I missed the mark?

If Vlad and Nee say that we have more time, I can try to knock something else up. Maybe there's no reason why we can't have two versions to properly reflect true Balance? Let me see what I can do...

Edit: Wanted to give others who may not have much experience with photoshop a chance to get involved. As such, I've uploaded a template to allow people to get their entries submitted. You can find it here... http://imgur.com/6MwmWnP

I'm sure Vlad or Nee can help a little, let's say by giving you a screenshot of a Jedi Knight or a Padawan in Meditation.
It might help bring a little balance. The Force in Balance is a great theme.
Thanks for providing everyone a Template. I could have done that at least, I made one too for myself. I didn't think of posting it for others to use. /negligence & /humble apologize.
The more people participate, the better this is! And too little so far took this contest seriously.

Hopefully Vayman, you and Nee were there to wake us up. At least it woke me up.

[goldGalaxies]

posting a small update on my alternate style version. Can a few people chime in on art direction? is this contest supposed to stay as screenshots & photobash?



My canvas is a bit different than the loader, and ignore the writing as I just grabbed a screen of the current one.

[Centrepoint]

@Divlas Does this set the lighter tone you were hoping for?



The last line should read "...and so they would be again". Or "...and rise again they would".

I can edit that later. No biggy.

[divlas]

@Divlas Does this set the lighter tone you were hoping for?



The last line should read "...and so they would be again". Or "...and rise again they would".

I can edit that later. No biggy.

This is it!
This is the right direction!

This has balance.

@Nee
Is there a way to implement a rotating loading screen? Sometimes we would see a version of the loading screen and then logout and see another version when we return?
Well no need to crash the server, I just wonder...

[Valkyra]

Is there a way to implement a rotating loading screen? Sometimes we would see a version of the loading screen and then logout and see another version when we return?
Well no need to crash the server, I just wonder...

I'm not Nee, but not sure if it's possible. I THINK (not 100% sure) it's a part of the actual .ui page Cui elements, rather than an .inc (UI include script), which probably just styles the ui screen layout.

I don't think that anyone at SWGEmu has created a proper UI editing tool, SOE's exists, but that's kind of 'taboo', so to speak.

EDIT: Just had a look at it within Sytner's IFF Editor tool suite. You could add a new Data parameter maybe, to link to a new loadscreen within ui_loading2.inc , which should control that loadscreen, so I guess it is possible.

[egroendyk]

This is it!
This is the right direction!

This has balance.

@Nee
Is there a way to implement a rotating loading screen? Sometimes we would see a version of the loading screen and then logout and see another version when we return?
Well no need to crash the server, I just wonder...

I like this version, but I feel, given the storyline's timing of when these events would be taking place, it gives much too much heed to the old order of Jedi being dominant figures. I feel that the "Balancing" of the Force at the time was around the Dark Side taking the seat of control.

I most definitely like this second piece, but I was much more enamored and intrigued by the "darker" take on the load screen. The inclusion of Palpatine and all was fantastic in adding another leg of understanding to where we're currently at at this point in the canon/stories and capturing the dark essence of those times.

I think either would be a great choice for the screen, but the first one has my actual vote. This one seems to have lost some artistic value in the pressuring of the Light to change the underlying theme; the Dark won for several decades because the Light had become exactly that: pushy and antithetical to its own rites and directions of control of the Galaxy.

[Hedge15]

I like this version, but I feel, given the storyline's timing of when these events would be taking place, it gives much too much heed to the old order of Jedi being dominant figures. I feel that the "Balancing" of the Force at the time was around the Dark Side taking the seat of control.

I most definitely like this second piece, but I was much more enamored and intrigued by the "darker" take on the load screen. The inclusion of Palpatine and all was fantastic in adding another leg of understanding to where we're currently at at this point in the canon/stories and capturing the dark essence of those times.

I think either would be a great choice for the screen, but the first one has my actual vote. This one seems to have lost some artistic value in the pressuring of the Light to change the underlying theme; the Dark won for several decades because the Light had become exactly that: pushy and antithetical to its own rites and directions of control of the Galaxy.

Th original is my favorite, too.

[Mobyus1]

I like this version, but I feel, given the storyline's timing of when these events would be taking place, it gives much too much heed to the old order of Jedi being dominant figures. I feel that the "Balancing" of the Force at the time was around the Dark Side taking the seat of control.

I most definitely like this second piece, but I was much more enamored and intrigued by the "darker" take on the load screen. The inclusion of Palpatine and all was fantastic in adding another leg of understanding to where we're currently at at this point in the canon/stories and capturing the dark essence of those times.

I think either would be a great choice for the screen, but the first one has my actual vote. This one seems to have lost some artistic value in the pressuring of the Light to change the underlying theme; the Dark won for several decades because the Light had become exactly that: pushy and antithetical to its own rites and directions of control of the Galaxy.

Agreed.

[greyjeth]

@Divlas Does this set the lighter tone you were hoping for?



The last line should read "...and so they would be again". Or "...and rise again they would".

I can edit that later. No biggy.

Of course as soon as I did my above post, I check this thread again and see this. It's really good!

[nee2earth]

Not my place to comment individually.

I will say this though, generally: Community members definitely started taking this thread in a more productive direction (as i knew members would) .

And, generally, most people (for better or worse) associate: light/white robe = Lightside , dark/brown robe = Darkside

[Centrepoint]

@Nee2earth I completely agree with the robe colour/association thing. But unfortunately I'm limited by what I ad available to me on old HDDs and those of an old guildie from Sunrunner.

As suggested by @Divlas (I think), if you can provide me with a similar styled shot at max resolution of a light robed force user, I will gladly see what I can do with the light version loading screen

Edit: If the force user also happened to be on Tatooine...