Hey people...this next idea is for SO2, but I am not putting it in my idea page cause this one is kinda short, but very effective, and I wanted it to get out easier.
So...When an SG spawns...I think the sky should DARKEN/change, and stay DARK/changed till the beast is dead! Not only would this visually be awesome, but, everybody all over the Stick Online World would know to rush to the desert, to help their fellow sticks! This would eliminate having to scout out where each 1 person is on SO, to help fight an SG, and would also alert people to go to the desert right as they log on.
As far as what color the sky should darken/change to, I had 4 ideas:
1) It could be the same as the old halloween? Just a darker shade of the current sky color.
2) It could be a dark shade of grey?
3) Indigo maybe? A nice dark color, spooky too.
4) Crimson? A blood red sky is tight for any evil-fighting occassion?
So, what do you all think? It would be easy as potato chips to impliment? A nice addition? Need I say more? All comments appriciated...maybe you all can post shades of colors, I'll look at the ones I like, and we can have a poll?
I actually like this idea. Indigo wouldn't really match the SG, so I'd say the Halloween sky.
i kind like brown like a sand storm.
just like artgames except have the sandstorm rip sand up from the ground and swirl like a tornado or something in the background would be cool!
Quote from: scsox on July 28, 2009, 01:00:27 PM
just like artgames except have the sandstorm rip sand up from the ground and swirl like a tornado or something in the background would be cool!
I really like that Idea but...
Animated Backgrounds on S.O. = Major Lag?
I guess you could make the sandstorm affect sorta like the snow, cept have it fly around the screen in random directions, and of course be brownish gold. But It probably wouldn't look as good.
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
Quote from: Epicphail on July 28, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
yeah! i like this idea the best so fare.
I like the idea of having a Crimson background. That would be pretty epic. Nice topic as usual Mr.Pwnage.
~Looperpuck
I would love to have this and/or a global message saying "A Sand Golem has appeared...." seems like a nice idea. I mean it's an epic enough boss that it needs everyone on SO to defeat, might as well give it a way to attract everyone (besides Stickho shoutbox and spamming people's MSN)
Quote from: ArtGames on July 28, 2009, 01:23:59 PM
Quote from: Epicphail on July 28, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
yeah! i like this idea the best so fare.
Wow Epic... Way to repeat ideas T___T
That would be cool
Quote from: NotoriousM4^ on July 28, 2009, 03:16:05 PM
Quote from: ArtGames on July 28, 2009, 01:23:59 PM
Quote from: Epicphail on July 28, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
yeah! i like this idea the best so fare.
Wow Epic... Way to repeat ideas T___T
Not exactly. You also said it should/could fly in random directions, whereas I didn't mention that ^_^
Heh, as soon as I saw this topic I thought of a sandstorm, only to read that someone said it :(.
~Aqua
Quote from: Epicphail on July 29, 2009, 12:02:34 PM
Quote from: NotoriousM4^ on July 28, 2009, 03:16:05 PM
Quote from: ArtGames on July 28, 2009, 01:23:59 PM
Quote from: Epicphail on July 28, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
yeah! i like this idea the best so fare.
Wow Epic... Way to repeat ideas T___T
Not exactly. You also said it should/could fly in random directions, whereas I didn't mention that ^_^
dude im sorry i did not see that part of your post.
Easy way for meiun to do this is just to draw a square over the view screen and set the transparency to 0.5. Making everything darker. Apart from sticks maybe, because the depths would already be set. Like they appear to shine :P.
Cool idea. But backgrounds would be needed to be loaded for halloween.
I do really like that idea Mr.Pwnage ;D but i don't really know what color that is the right one...
Quote from: Epicphail on July 28, 2009, 01:12:58 PM
Make it like snow. Only it's sand. You just have to have a command to turn off the sand/snow like on Christmas.
I was thinking this as well. I really like this idea.
Just make it a global message, like luci said.
Quote from: Torch on August 02, 2009, 08:49:51 PM
Just make it a global message, like luci said.
How would you know if your log on after the msg? unless it comes up with the announcements.
Yeah, the announcements is probably what they meant.
I still want a graphical change to know when the SG is dead. Another message saying it's dead would be overdoing it in my opinion.
I actually dislike this idea, think about it, the graphical change could get quite annoying.
Now a message is different, i think only a message if anything should be implemented to alert people that a sg has/is spawned/ing
I agree with hartless, having a message for when a SG dies is completely unnecessary. The sole purpose of this entire suggestion is to inform people across the world that an SG has spawned, there is no need to take it a step further and inform us when it dies, as most people will be there to see its death.