D&D: Mystara mod Title Screen?

tjedge1 · Feb 10, 2004

This is a poll thread to determine which title screen I should make for my mod. I am at a loss and would like the majority to determine this. Below are the pictures available. Which ever is most popular will be the first one to attempt to make into a title screen.

As far as resizong goes, I have found a technique that has worked before, better than the last title screen I made was, to avoid the fuzzy problem. It involves a digital camare which I print the picture then retake a shot of it with very high pixels and then shrink it in photoshop. So far it has worked perfectly for all my tests, so size is not really an issue. These pictures are down-sized just for the preview so they didn't take up too much space.

I will turn any one of the pictures above into a title screen if it gets more than 5 votes. If it gets more than 15 I will add it to the mod as an extra title screen.
And the winner is:

embryodead · Feb 10, 2004

Generally, I don't like this kind of high fantasy stuff at all, though #7 looked least "high", and has clear background for menu, so I voted on it. Though actually, as you remember, my vote would be rather based on resolution

ie. I vote for anything that is no smaller than 1024x768 before resizing.

mad-bax · Feb 10, 2004

I agree with embryodead. I also like #2, but menus might not be visible. I s'pose it could be reflected.

Some very nice pictures, but #7 fits the purpose best IMHO.

Mariusz · Feb 10, 2004

#2 or #7.

Unlike embryodead I love this kind of art. I have lots of pictures drawn by Luis Royo, Chris Achilleos or Frank Frazetta.

spincrus · Feb 10, 2004

I must ditto embryodead there.

There are certain times when such art might seem a little too cheezy. I love fantasy, but not this particular type, where the characters have the 80's hair style and all look like heavy metal stars somehow...

I mean 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, and especially 11.

But among these pictures, I think 7 is the best. Might also go for 2, but 7 would suit it perfectly.

Arghis · Feb 10, 2004

2, 3 and 7 are fine for me.

Some reworks for interface lisibility would have to be done, yes.

tjedge1 · Feb 10, 2004

As far as resizong goes, I have found a technique that has worked before, better than the last title screen I made was, to avoid the fuzzy problem. It involves a digital camare which I print the picture then retake a shot of it with very high pixels and then shrink it in photoshop. So far it has worked perfectly for all my tests, so size is not really an issue. These pictures are down-sized just for the preview so they didn't take up too much space.

EDIT: Regarding visibility for the buttons, that won't be a problem. Depending on the picture, if it is needed I will drop a box of some kind behind the Buttons. I'm surprised that someone wouldn't like high quality fantasy art, but to each his own I always say. I love it obviously, but that is why I'm doing this thread. I would prefer to please the eyes of the majority for this mod as it is my toughest work on a mod ever.

EDIT2: Oh yeah, and if more than one gets a ton of votes, I'll just make the runner-ups for Conquests and post them in the Graphix Forum.

I'll let the votes go for a couple of weeks at lest before I make the title screen (or screens) so that as many as possible can respond.

mrtn · Feb 10, 2004

I completely agree with SpincruS.

But I don't think I will be able to play the mod as the map are too bloody big for my computer. Or will you make a random map version?

BTW, tjedge1, Chieftess made an edit of one of your posts a couple of days ago saying that your sig is way too large, I don't know if you saw that? It shouldn't be longer than five lines, so you should ditch half of yours...

tjedge1 · Feb 10, 2004

oops, thanks mrtn I hadn't noticed that post. Will do today then.

Oh yeah, there will be a random map version escpecially for those in your situation.

EDIT: That should do for my sig, I hadn't noticed how big had gotten, I just kept adding. Thanks again mrtn for the heads up, I wouldn't want to have banned or anything for something as silly as an over-sized sig. :cry:

indigo1968 · Feb 11, 2004

I like #7, #2 and #4 in that order. I hope that you will make all three available eventually. Good luck with them. And keep up the good work! :goodjob:

getoutthemap · Feb 11, 2004

I like 2, 3 and 5. They look great! YOU ROCK, tjedge1!!!! Have fun this weekend! :egypt:

tjedge1 · Feb 11, 2004

I will enjoy my weekend I hope. Gambling in Louisiana. Pray I make enough that I can buy that laptop I want so desperatly. After I get back from that trip and visiting I have a holiday on Monday and will be crunching down on the mod.

aaglo · Feb 12, 2004

Either #3 or#4 :groucho:

Mobilize · Feb 12, 2004

#1, #6, or #7.. I prefer #7 the most.

The Last Conformist · Feb 12, 2004

I would have voted #7, but it's just to associated with the Swedish RPG Eon (which has it on the rulebook's cover) for me.

So, I voted #4. Goes well with your avatar, somehow!

Re: big sigs, I've also got flakked for that. The below's the biggest they'lll allow me ...

tjedge1 · Feb 12, 2004

I made 4 once already, but do to the resizing, it didn't come out well. It was blurry, but my new technique will take care of blurry images. That is one of my favorite, can you tell?

Even if #4 doesn't come close I'll redo it and post it. Just not for my mod though. #4 comes from a Greenland accessory for D&D, if there is a Greenland mod it could be used for that. Of course I won't be making any for a while. I have to work on the actual mod, too.

The Last Conformist · Feb 12, 2004

One of the attractions of the Swedish RPG company in question is that they, for some probably monetary reason, don't commission original art for their covers and the like, but buy the rights to old stuff. The result is that there's little or no coherence in the pictorial representations of their worlds.

Sorry for threadjackin.

tjedge1 · Feb 12, 2004

Not a threadjack really since you were discussing the winning picture in the poll. I have never seen this Swedish RPG. Is it any good? I've played a few RPG's and I have to say that RoleMaster was the best and D&D a close second. At the time I played Rolemaster though we used D&D worlds because they were more in depth.

After the War Hammer mod has been released Ihave been tempted to buy the RPG for that and give it a try. Currently I designed my own RPG based on mixing D&D and RoleMaster, and it is playing out well so far.

tjedge1 · Feb 16, 2004

One last bump for this before I start making the title screen for the mod and make a note of those that were also popular.

tjedge1 · Feb 25, 2004

Ok it is set then. I will use #7.

After that, I will finish my request list (an Angelina Jolie title screen :groucho:

)
Then I will do #2, #4, #6, #9, #1 and then #5. I may change this list as more requests are made. Now back to modding.

D&D: Mystara mod Title Screen?

Which picture should become the title screen for the mod (For Pictures See Below)

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

Writer of writerly things

Caliph

Deity

happy to go blind

sol invictus

Warlord

Writer of writerly things

Shaven not stirred

Writer of writerly things

Chieftain

Chieftain

Writer of writerly things

Furioso!

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Irresistibly Attractive

Writer of writerly things

Irresistibly Attractive

Writer of writerly things

Writer of writerly things

Writer of writerly things

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