Aurora 4x
C# Aurora => General Discussion => Topic started by: Adrinus on April 16, 2020, 08:47:10 PM
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"I'm not the best, but I'm fairly competent at pixel art and small graphics. Is there any chance I could help by making some bespoke icons for the game?
The ones that strike me as most handy would be the main window's button icons. I'm also happy to do a couple different resolutions in case there's any future updates which add different scaling modes for the interface.
If you don't mind rough sketches, I can also do loads of random races. "
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So it's easy to find. I'm updating this post with all the relevant links and info.
Here's the files in a zip for future when/if Steve gets some free time to add custom themes. I might not be around or paying attention then, so I want to make sure the work is accessible:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/rms598yxrejoed4/Aurora_Art.zip/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/rms598yxrejoed4/Aurora_Art.zip/file)
(https://i.gyazo.com/0189230322cab5b40f67dcc42e27ef0a.png)
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Examples?
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If anyone could come up with a new fictional flag pack, that would be grand.
Aye.
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Any images for use in the game are very welcome
Races are 215x175
Flags and Ship icons are flexible in terms of size.
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I'll get to work. Will post back when I have a substantial amount to show.
EDIT: First Bit of Progress. Starting with very simple shapes and such, for a minimal design.
(https://i.gyazo.com/c1f3a7e72b3eb641dc5893bfee6f1505.png)
https://i. gyazo. com/c1f3a7e72b3eb641dc5893bfee6f1505. png
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I'm a bit over half-way done here. These are the first 16 icons so far:
(https://i. gyazo. com/ab7dbf449f06e4634be404ea2d758417. png)
Happy to hear critique.
EDIT: Also. . . While trying to come up with an appropriate image for the "Race Window" button, it occurs to me that perhaps that whole thing should be called "Faction".
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BRO this is epic :love:
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Here is the fixed image (users with less than 10 posts can't use links/images as an anti-spam measure):
(https://i.gyazo.com/ab7dbf449f06e4634be404ea2d758417.png)
Those look really good! My only suggestion would be that some of them, such as the class design and ground forces images, are a little bit "busy"; they might be more recognizable if they had a less cluttered interior and more distinct outline. Missile design and system view are my personal favorites of these ones.
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Those look really good! My only suggestion would be that some of them, such as the class design and ground forces images, are a little bit "busy"; they might be more recognizable if they had a less cluttered interior and more distinct outline.
+1
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These look really good! Hope Steve puts these into the game in future patches
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Totally agree.. very nice work!!
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When I finally get ahead of the bugs, I will look at how to import different icon schemes.
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Except the "Create Project" (which looks like a submarine to me), I like them all. You can get what menu they lead to without reading the name (except the submarine). Hats off :D
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Thanks for the feedback, I'll take it in stride and re-design the "busy" ones and the "submarine" into more obvious and less "busy" versions. I'll probably finish off the rest of them before I go back to revise, so feel free to keep commenting as you notice things.
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Honestly, for me the flask symbolizes science/research.
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looking good. Clear and easily recognizable.
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Very good. Thank you!
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Ok, So I needed a hand on one of the icons. What exactly is the "Sector Window" for? Is it just for switching between "Races" as what you're controlling, or as a separate window?
In the meantime, here's a few more icons:
(https://i. gyazo. com/5045856512f0bb2dd9ed877e26abebf3. png)
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(https://i.gyazo.com/5045856512f0bb2dd9ed877e26abebf3.png)
Nice work! The sector window allows you to view and change your race's sectors, which are sort of the civilian administrator equivalent to naval admin commands. You can assign multiple star systems to a single sector, and the administrator assigned as the sector governor will apply their bonuses to every colony in those systems.
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What a concept to encapsulate with lines in a 256x256 canvas! :P
I'll figure something out though!
Besides that one, I think this is the full complement before revisions:
(https://i.gyazo.com/81012ff6eea78e2d3d2fc018cf1aea3a.png)
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If you want, we could always use some more custom badges for the Ribbon Maker. (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?board=283.0)
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If you want, we could always use some more custom badges for the Ribbon Maker. (http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php?board=283.0)
You mean the "Devices" or something else? I'm happy to give it a crack once I'm done here.
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Love the research alt.
You might change the Auto Step to Auto Turn. I believe that is the "official" name for that function. And probably change Master to SM.
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That's really cool! If I'm being picky, I don't really understand the turrets logo. All I see is three toasts coming out of a toaster next to two screwdrivers ;)
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Alrighty, I've included re-designs. I just need to figure out sector.... I might just cheap out and go with a government building as it is now...
(https://i.gyazo.com/01ad36311ad0d8118ebd3d822b23ef5a.png)
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That's really cool! If I'm being picky, I don't really understand the turrets logo. All I see is three toasts coming out of a toaster next to two screwdrivers ;)
That's exactly what my wife said too: I hope the alt is better!
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I would totally not be opposed to you going to steve and working with him to get something like this implemented for icons later down the road as the current ones are not exactly the best and it also shows how to properly assist steve and create new content for aurora.
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He's mentioned possibly enabling custom themes, but I'm more than happy to let him use this as the default if he likes it.
When I finally get ahead of the bugs, I will look at how to import different icon schemes.
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These are great. I have to say I prefer the less noisy alt-schemes, but these would be very nice in any capacity. Possible suggestion: (lightly) Color scheme them by their general areas, like green for civilian, Blue for military, yellow for diplomacy, etc. this would probably help new players a ton in understanding/remembering the functions of the buttons. Perhaps just a subtle color outline around the perimeter of the box?
If I were home I’d give it a shot myself, But I’m away from my computer for a few days.
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These are great. I have to say I prefer the less noisy alt-schemes, but these would be very nice in any capacity. Possible suggestion: (lightly) Color scheme them by their general areas, like green for civilian, Blue for military, yellow for diplomacy, etc. this would probably help new players a ton in understanding/remembering the functions of the buttons. Perhaps just a subtle color outline around the perimeter of the box?
If I were home I’d give it a shot myself, But I’m away from my computer for a few days.
Thanks for the praise! I'm open for changing them in whatever way makes the most sense, but for now I'm trying just to make a unified style. If it's deemed necessary, colors will come after. But I'll definitely keep it in mind!
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These are incredibly slick. Well done!
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These are great. I have to say I prefer the less noisy alt-schemes, but these would be very nice in any capacity. Possible suggestion: (lightly) Color scheme them by their general areas, like green for civilian, Blue for military, yellow for diplomacy, etc. this would probably help new players a ton in understanding/remembering the functions of the buttons. Perhaps just a subtle color outline around the perimeter of the box?
If I were home I’d give it a shot myself, But I’m away from my computer for a few days.
Thanks for the praise! I'm open for changing them in whatever way makes the most sense, but for now I'm trying just to make a unified style. If it's deemed necessary, colors will come after. But I'll definitely keep it in mind!
Really liking these icons :)
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Brilliant work! For the sector button, I'd say several stars connected with hyperlanes surrounded with a line similar to the fleet view.
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Brilliant work! For the sector button, I'd say several stars connected with hyperlanes surrounded with a line similar to the fleet view.
You read my mind! I was just thinking that in the shower.
EDIT: Here we go!
(https://i.gyazo.com/177cfa02f5018c1d4c650c003958590b.png)
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I really like that the "design X" windows all share the wire-frame aesthetic (and that no others do). . . it tells my brian that "wire frame = design".
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Maybe putting some kind of "stamp" upon the "intelligence" paper. "Top Secret" kind of stamp.
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Maybe putting some kind of "stamp" upon the "intelligence" paper. "Top Secret" kind of stamp.
Good call:
(https://i.gyazo.com/0434df8852b82d39e5fd993d12587f32.png)
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Great work, minimalist yet intuitive.
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I missed these on my first pass, here's all the screen control buttons:
(https://i.gyazo.com/bd854f8c528491422304b1187e343916.png)
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These are shiny as hell - with 1.10 implementing hotkeys, is there any chance of a version of these that would include said hotkey? Tucked down in the lower left corner of the icon, perchance?