Generic (fantasy) advisors.

[aaglo]

Hi!

Since I like to play & involve in development of various fantasy scenarios - which include many different races (apart from humans). Now the advisors are all the same for each race. That's a bit silly, orcs getting military advices from a human soldier

Now, how about making sort of "generic" advisor icons? Here's a sample of military icons I've thought of.
The different expressions are shown by a hand

I've also given some thought for the "symbols" for other advisors:
- Culture: this could be either a note (like the culture symbol in civ3) or some sort of musical instrument (mandolin, harp, ect.)
- Domestic: walled castle
- Scientific: some sort of alchemist apparatus (beaker?)
- Foreing: ship/caravan?
- Trade: stack of gold coins

This sort of idea could be used also for some futuristic scenario's too (if not already used...)

 

[Mobilize]

Oooh.. Very nice. I also like your "thoughts" for the other advisors.

 

[Kyriakos]

Although i dont really like the idea, the graphics are definately very well done

 

[mrtn]

That's a neat idea!
I don't like a note for culture, it's too advanced IMO. How about a drum? Then it would even fit Chaos.

Maybe you could make the hand some other colour, now it look metallic, but it doesn't really look like a gauntlet, so maybe it would be better to have it as a more generic skin/hide glove? Brown or so...

About the Scientific one, as long as you don't fill the beaker with anything weird (i e magenta, light green, purple or so) it sounds good. These could be used for more "realistic" mods that may not have green bubbly stuff...

 

[aaglo]

I think the note isn't good either... so how would this be: a harp

And I think I won't be adding any green gue to the beakers (If I'm gonna make that). Other option could also be a telescope.

And for foreign advisor - how about a compass (that would be quite nice)?

 

[mrtn]

I still prefer a drum, a harp seems too civilized for Chaos and greenskins. But then I'm not the one making gfx.

 

[Yorgos]

Lovely idea! If you complete them I'll be very glad use them in my mod.

 

[Steel General]

I agree with mrtn, the harp looks great, but a drum or a horn (or both) may be better for culture.

 

[Spud Boy]

Neat Idea!

 

[aaglo]

Okay

Would these suggestions be recognizable?
Top-row: Culture (drum), Domestic (castle) and Foreign (compass)
Bottom-row: Military (crossed axes), Science (telescope) and Trade (gold coins)

 

[Bjornlo]

I think those would work nicely.

 

[mrtn]

I know that you already finished them, but I think that some more low tech replacements for the compass and the telescope would be nice. I liked your idea of a trading ship for the Foreign advisor. For Scientific, how about one of those "cups" that you melt metal in for casting? A clay cup with metal tongs gripping it (or so). I like the rest, the drum is very good.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Are we using this for LOTM?

 

[mrtn]

You'd have to convince PCH about it. And in that case the compass and telescope is certainly out.

 

[The Last Conformist]

I think an alchemist-style beaker would be great for the scientific advisor.

 

[drzoidberg]

I'll second the foreign advisor. It actually looks more like a clock than a compass. Culture is a hard one though. I'm trying to think of something better than drum but I fail. The problem is that every civ has their own kinds of culture. How about an altar or something religius looking?

 

[aaglo]

How's this for foreign "advisor"?

 

[Olorin0222]

Instead of a drum, you could have a lute or a horn, if you'd like.

 

[aaglo]

I'll second the foreign advisor. It actually looks more like a clock than a compass.

Then I suppose you don't know either a clock nor a compass

 

[Kyriakos]

The icons are very nice. The hand (apart rom the one with the bronze glove) isnt as good imo. Moreover it is clearly human so in a way it beats your purpose.