[Religion and Revolution]: Starting Screen

raystuttgart · Oct 30, 2012

Schmiddie said:
Do we have a version without the pergament in the right corner what I could use?

I have just checked my files and also /transfer.

No, I do not have a version without the pergament.

KJ would probably have one, but he is currently not available.

Did you check the attachments of this thread ?
I am not sure, but maybe such a version is attached somewhere. :dunno:

Edit:

The only thing I could find is the image attached in this post.

Schmiddie · Nov 5, 2012

Ok, maybe I can use the image as basis for the new starting screen.

@ team:

What would be the better approach / the approach you like:

- A starting and loading screen with revised and enhanced ingame graphics or
- A starting and loading screen with no ingame graphics (such as our current screens)?

I have currently no idea how our logo and our menu screens shall look like or shall not look like. I would be grateful for every idea.

raystuttgart · Nov 6, 2012

Schmiddie said:
What would be the better approach / the approach you like:

Actually for me it is very simple.

I don't have a general approach I prefer. :dunno:

(Considering ingame / drawing)

I simply need to see the different screens next to each other and then I can tell you which one I like better.

Willi_Tell · Nov 6, 2012

Being encouraged by Schmiddie, I made a first attempt for new Main Screen:

Spoiler :

I kept the musket and the "splitted image" from the previous Screen, so there is kind of "legacy" in it... :crazyeye:

Maybe with the pictures chosen, it looks a little bit too martial/warlike...? And I will probably have to move down the "Logo"-part (because on very high monitor resolution, it may be cutted) :mischief:

raystuttgart · Nov 6, 2012

NIIIICCCEEE !!!! :goodjob:

Really very impressive.

The only thing I am not yet totally satisfied is the font of the logo. :think:

Maybe you could experiment a little bit with fonts and colours for the title "Religion and Revolution" of the logo ?

orlanth · Nov 6, 2012

That looks great! :thumbsup:

thank you Willi Tell.

Willi_Tell · Nov 6, 2012

Thanks for your friendly feedback, folks!

Inspired by your different propoasals, I made some more variants :goodjob:

See all versions in the Spoiler and decide...

Spoiler :

Well, what do you think?
(I personaly like all of them, exept of no. 5)
:crazyeye:

Schmiddie · Nov 6, 2012

I like this one:

Simple, but catchy. The colours are harmonious.

The red and blue ones look too "trendy"...

So, I would take the one above (maybe a little more shadow (Schatten nach innen, wie bei den Blau/Roten?)?

But maybe one mistake: I miss a link to the part "Religion" of Religion and Revolution... :think:

raystuttgart · Nov 7, 2012

Schmiddie said:
Simple, but catchy. The colours are harmonious.

I agree.
The colours really are harmonious. :thumbsup:

But I am still not totally satisfied with the font (German: Schriftart). :dunno:

I would prefer to have a font that looks:

1. Really handwritten (letters not separated)
2. A little bit old fashioned

Basically a little bit like the font we had on the old Starting Screen.

Schmiddie said:
But maybe one mistake: I miss a link to the part "Religion" of Religion and Revolution...

Don't think that is a problem.

orlanth · Nov 7, 2012

Here are some good colonial fonts you might like:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/threads/17149-Colonial-Printing-Font-Needed
http://www.myfonts.com/browse/synonym/colonial/
http://www.fontspace.com/juan-casco/colonial

Robert Surcouf · Nov 7, 2012

I like them. :goodjob:

Especially this one:

Spoiler :

Did you choose the colors of the French flag on purpose

?

No seriously :mischief:

, all of them look great !

Schmiddie · Nov 7, 2012

orlanth said:
Here are some good colonial fonts you might like:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/threads/17149-Colonial-Printing-Font-Needed
http://www.myfonts.com/browse/synonym/colonial/
http://www.fontspace.com/juan-casco/colonial

The last one is my favourite

orlanth · Nov 7, 2012

I like the Dominican font with the small-caps version at the top, it looks like something from an old pirate map

http://www.dafont.com/dominican.font

Do you think we could replace one of the regular in-game fonts for menu headings or text with one of those other colonial ones? :cool:

That could create a really unique atmosphere, but OTOH it's not worth it if too much effort to do or is too difficult to read.

Willi_Tell · Nov 8, 2012

Indeed, these colonial fonts look very atmospheric!

Here are some more new variants with font "dominican" in different colours (and also one with font "Essays1743")

Spoiler :

Now, you are spoilt for choice...

Using the "French colours" (or "colours of revolution") was Schmiddie's idea, and I find it's quite genious! Now my personal favorite is the version with darker "revolution colours" (no. 8) :hammer:

I also scaled the lower image to make the conquistador's banner visible. I put a cross on the banner, so this refers to "Religion" in the mod's title. :old:

And one could say, that the upper image does refer to "Revolution", as dealing with the natives (and get a place for founding a colony) is the first step on your long way to indendence & revolution.

orlanth said:
Do you think we could replace one of the regular in-game fonts for menu headings or text with one of those other colonial ones? That could create a really unique atmosphere, but OTOH it's not worth it if too much effort to do or is too difficult to read.

I agree - that would be veeeery cool, but I have no Idea if possible (or how to do)... :crazyeye:

raystuttgart · Nov 8, 2012

What about a font similar to the title here ? :dunno:

Spoiler :

Otherwise I like the colors here:

Spoiler :

I am no big fan of the "blue, white, red" because it is too ... colourful and not very atmospheric.

Schmiddie · Nov 8, 2012

raystuttgart said:
Spoiler :

I am no big fan of the "blue, white, red" because it is too ... colourful and not very atmospheric.

I also like this one! Very Good work! :goodjob:

Willi_Tell · Nov 9, 2012

Here are some more (and last) attempts:

Version 10: "Old English"

But I am a bit unhappy with this variant - this type of font seems to bring the RaR-Logo very close to the "TAC"-Logo... :trouble:

Or in CivCol-terms:

Spoiler :

Version 11: "JSL_1668"

raystuttgart said:
What about a font similar to the title here ?

Spoiler :

In fact, the font I've taken for the first variants did quite look like that. I've lowered now the spacing, so it comes even closer to the font favoured by you

Version 12: "first font again"

***
Well, I've done now exactly a dozen variants, you might choose now one of these... :crazyeye:

***

raystuttgart · Nov 9, 2012

I really really like this one. :goodjob:

(It is perfect for me.)

Spoiler :

The colors are harmonious.
And the font got style and character and really looks old fashioned.
The other fonts looked way too modern and a bit boring for me.

Willi_Tell said:
But I am a bit unhappy with this variant - this type of font seems to bring the RaR-Logo very close to the "TAC"-Logo...

I don't think so. :dunno:

The TAC-logo and screen look totally different.

Well yes, both fonts look old fashioned and characteristic.
But that is already all considering similarities ...

Willi_Tell said:
Or in CivCol-terms:

Spoiler :

Writing Bull - TAC Empire (cautious)
+ Years of peace have strengthened our relations
- You have stolen our Logo

raystuttgart · Nov 9, 2012

@team:

Please give your feedback to the MainMenu and Logo. :thumbsup:

(So that Willi can upload it and we can include it in our mod.)

I really like this version.

@Willi:

Thanks again. :goodjob:

Schmiddie · Nov 9, 2012

raystuttgart said:
I really like this version.

Me too. This is my one and only favourite :goodjob:

[Religion and Revolution]: Starting Screen

Civ4Col Modder

Emperor

Civ4Col Modder

praefectus praetorio

Attachments

Civ4Col Modder

Storm God. Yarr!

praefectus praetorio

Attachments

Emperor

Civ4Col Modder

Storm God. Yarr!

Civ4Col Modder

Emperor

Storm God. Yarr!

praefectus praetorio

Attachments

Civ4Col Modder

Emperor

praefectus praetorio

Attachments

Civ4Col Modder

Civ4Col Modder

Emperor

Similar threads