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Title: Redone Icons
Post by: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 05:33:34 PM
That's right, I learned my lesson, I'm getting feedback before I go have Meiun changing icons.  This is a new Spire icon that I finally got around to doing:

(http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7075/spire2.png)

Enlarged 2x:

(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8623/spire2enlarged.png)

It has electricity arcing from the hilt to the blade tip.

Opinions?


Edit:

Adding more redone sprites to the topic.  Tweaked Inferno Sword Icon:

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/130/infernoswordicon2.png)

Enlarged 2x:

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3473/infernoswordicon2enlarg.png)

New version of IS:

(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9320/infernoswordicon4.png)

Enlarged 2x:

(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1277/infernoswordicon4enlarg.png)
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: Beastmode on October 30, 2011, 05:35:56 PM
approve x2
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: havok on October 30, 2011, 05:36:07 PM
looks nice the one thing i dont like tho is it looks like lightning and when you use the attack it has none
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 05:43:18 PM
Quote from: havok on October 30, 2011, 05:36:07 PM
looks nice the one thing i dont like tho is it looks like lightning and when you use the attack it has none

Aaaaactually it does, lol

The entire point of the name 'spire' was actually referencing to it being like a spire/lightning rod.
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: havok on October 30, 2011, 06:15:08 PM
Quote from: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 05:43:18 PM
Quote from: havok on October 30, 2011, 05:36:07 PM
looks nice the one thing i dont like tho is it looks like lightning and when you use the attack it has none

Aaaaactually it does, lol

The entire point of the name 'spire' was actually referencing to it being like a spire/lightning rod.

well then !@#$ lol
IN that case i love it :p
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: thekolla on October 30, 2011, 06:22:50 PM
I think it looks extremely good! I vote for this being the new icon, good job chaos!
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: TANK on October 30, 2011, 06:50:22 PM
looks good except isn't the lighting outside the spire whiteish/greenish?
Title: Re: New Spire Icon
Post by: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 06:59:26 PM
Quote from: TANK on October 30, 2011, 06:50:22 PM
looks good except isn't the lighting outside the spire whiteish/greenish?

White and Yellow mostly, yeah.  I've since decided that looks like crap for electricity. :x
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: Matty_Richo on October 30, 2011, 08:26:29 PM
Love the spire icon for sure.
As for the IS one, I like it, however the red area seems a bit to big, but it still looks pretty good :)
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 09:23:01 PM
'Nother version of IS.  Better or worse?
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: stick d00d on October 30, 2011, 11:07:07 PM
I like the first IS version better. The second one is too skinny, since the in-game blur from the weapon is a big area.
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: Matty_Richo on October 31, 2011, 03:12:49 AM
Quote from: Chaos on October 30, 2011, 09:23:01 PM
'Nother version of IS.  Better or worse?
Yes it is IMO, however, I do agree that the flames could go down the side of the blade a bit more, also, I did like that pinky orangey shade you had in the last version. I think my main issue was that the red flames you had around the sword was the same/very similar shade to the blade itself. But this is just my opinion and personal preference.
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: Scotty on October 31, 2011, 10:00:12 AM
I like the first version better, but on high resolution monitors (e.g. the one I first viewed it on at home vice the lower resolution monitor I have at work) you can't distinguish where the blade ends and flame begins, especially on the right side.  It looks like a throbbing flaming red club with a hilt.  Unfortunately the only reasonable way to change that though is to either change the saturation/hue of the blade or the flame, either of which would warrant a redo of the actual weapon sprite too.  But hey, you're the artist, you'll figure it out and I'll just sit back and say "Or you could do that."
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: Lucifer on October 31, 2011, 01:49:01 PM
To be completely honest, I prefer the current ingame icon. I've always thought it looked badass, and never personally had a problem with it. The more I look at the first one, the more it looks to me like flaming play-doh. The second one looks a bit lacking in detail, with less flames that themselves look less flashy and neat looking.

Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: House on November 03, 2011, 06:21:17 AM
i like the x2 spire the best and the first Inferno Sword
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: tehrozzy on November 03, 2011, 06:42:28 AM
I like the flames on the back of the first IS, but I reckon it would look better with the minimal front from the second IS. A mixture of the two.
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: havok on November 05, 2011, 12:00:07 PM
Quote from: YayForLife on November 03, 2011, 06:42:28 AM
I like the flames on the back of the first IS, but I reckon it would look better with the minimal front from the second IS. A mixture of the two.

i like the first one as well good job btw.
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: SantaClaws on November 05, 2011, 06:49:11 PM
I need to make a point here. Honestly I don't like how some of the icons, don't look like the actual weapons. Here's a topic by Mr Pwnage, ( http://www.stick-online.com/boards/index.php?topic=201.msg2953#msg2953 ) doing exactly what should be done with the icons. He made them look like the actual weapons. I think this is a great idea, and these sprites that he did for the icons, do in fact look better. I'm not meaning to bash your sprites, Chaos. I just think that these, if anything, should be the ones put into the game. 
Title: Re: Redone Icons
Post by: stick d00d on November 05, 2011, 08:30:17 PM
Quote from: SantaClaws on November 05, 2011, 06:49:11 PM
I need to make a point here. Honestly I don't like how some of the icons, don't look like the actual weapons. Here's a topic by Mr Pwnage, ( http://www.stick-online.com/boards/index.php?topic=201.msg2953#msg2953 ) doing exactly what should be done with the icons. He made them look like the actual weapons. I think this is a great idea, and these sprites that he did for the icons, do in fact look better. I'm not meaning to bash your sprites, Chaos. I just think that these, if anything, should be the ones put into the game.

I agree, although the ones Chaos made are still nice.