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New Generic Loading Screens

Those are really pretty! We could use screenshots like that for at least the on-sea reloads. For the locations would probably be harder because there's a LOT of them and it would be nice if they'd look like the actual ingame locations, so screenshots would be easiest for that. But if you could figure out how to make a screenshot resemble that look as well, that'd be real interesting. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
If you can supply me with screenshots, I can antique them! *nods*

The two "MoW" banners were actually four images that I blended together into a single wide shot. So I had to find ones that were so close in scale, weather, and artistic style that they could fit together seamlessly... lol. It took a while, but it looks cool.
 
<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/Build%2014%20Alpha%208%20WIP/Loading%20screens.zip" target="_blank">Here's</a> a bunch that Thomas and me made and then <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/-Bart%20Roberts-/New%20Loading%20Screens%20-%20TOWNS/" target="_blank">here</a> are Black Bart Roberts' ones.
 
Now that we have some people working with Photoshop on loading screens again, it might be time to resurface this here old thread and continue discussing here.

I would suggest replacing ALL the following generic loading screens and menu images so that they'll all be in a similar style.
I'd love for them to be like paintings. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

Battle:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Battle.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Boarding:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Boarding.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

LandHo:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/LandHo.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Landing:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Landing.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Loading:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Loading.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Mutiny:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Mutiny.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

SailHo:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/SailHo.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Sea:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Sea.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Storm:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Storm.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Twister:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/Twister.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Load:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/load.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

New Game:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/new_game.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Prisoner:
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/loading/prisoner.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
you want to replace all of those screens ? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":eek:" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" />k
 
Here's some suggestions for pictures we could use.

Main menu (by Arbitterm):
<img src="http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn364/captarbie/screenshot2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Battle:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships014.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships018.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships037.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships049.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships050.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Boarding:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships038.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

LandHo:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships001.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships029.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Landing:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships007.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships044.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

SailHo:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships048.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships069.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Sea:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships057.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Storm:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships025.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Twister:
<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships031.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

We might need to find some other pictures too though; not all of them are quite perfect for their purpose. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" />
 
Oh no; I want them <i>replaced</i>. I'm tired of seeing the same 'ol screen over and over again. Especially those from the stock game.
I'd like Build 14 to be almost like a new game, so it'd be nice to replace all stock content that we can. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
You're right Pieter, time might have come to change some of those. But there's something we must consider. Those paintings will sure fit very well with the Hornblower main quest. But not if you're playing in the 'early exporer' time period, for example.
 
True. Most of them feature ships a bit too modern for the earliest periods.
We could, of course, make a set of loading screens for each period (lots of work and download goes even bigger)
or we try and make a healthy mix of old type ships and more modern ones on the loading screens in an attempts to make everyone happy.
I'd like the latter option, but we do need to find some more paintings then that show older ships. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/modding.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":modding" border="0" alt="modding.gif" />
 
Are those any good,if you want me to change anything or make other...just say <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/boarding.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/landho2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/romanius24/landing.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
That does look very nice! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" />
I think you can take the "PiratesAhoy!" off though; after all, they're only loading screens and not promotional material.

Also we have yet to decide what to do with texts on loading screens.
Pirate_KK is trying to rewrite the systems so that texts can be placed through code on the loading screens.
If he manages that, we wouldn't need the text on the images itself anymore.
The advantage would be that we can change the texts ingame; for example if you take a town and rename it,
the loading screens could then reflect that too by saying "[Yourtown] Port".

I'm also fed up with all loading screens being in a different style with a different font.
As per <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net//index.php?showtopic=11464" target="_blank">this thread</a>, I'd like to have ALL loading screens replaced, including the location-specific ones.
And if we actually do that, we can also decide upon a new style for the Build 14 loading screens altogether.
 
Just for the fun of it, I just wrote a guy a mail, who did some incredible artwork for the FarCry2-game. Not counting on anything, though hehe! But you gotta try, right? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
I'll be interested what comes off that. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
More material for consideration, dont know if we already know about these:

[attachment=2515:6390_Sea...1024_768.jpg] [attachment=2516:jacksparrow.jpg]

[attachment=2517:sea_dogs.jpg] [attachment=2518:surikov4.JPG]

[attachment=2519:ghost_ship_1024.jpg][attachment=2520:1211911997MamgRgr.jpg]

[attachment=2521:intrasys.jpg] [attachment=2522:LJs_Pira...45_large.JPG]
 
I updated the splash screen and my loading screen template with the new logo:

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_splash_screen_v5.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/images/publicity/b14_new_game.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

BTW: What do you think of the idea to add the name and artist of the loading screens in the bottom left corner, like on this one?
And any suggestions for the font and colour?

We need to redo all loading screens I did previously with the new logo, so if anyone has any suggestions on better paintings to use instead for the various screens, now is the time for it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
 
All generic loading screens need to be redone to accomodate the new logo and that's a good opportunity to select some better and/or more appropriate paintings for the screens.

Below are some that we might be able to use and some that are nice, but probably can't serve any purpose.

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/schon/SER10/ef3f2ab6.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/box%20truck/EE/768e1734.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/box%20truck/manhattan_governors.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/box%20truck/hfx_hbr_1839.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships071.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships075.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships074.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships080.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships081.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/Tall%20Ships/p-tall_ships089.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

<img src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/inuitsea/box%20truck/morning_departure.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Suggestions for what images to use for what screens would be most welcome.
Thomas already suggested we use a the image used on the splash screen for "Battle".
Of course we should then use a different one for the splash screen; no need to double them up. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
Well, some of those paintings are really nice. I especially like the first four. I'd remove all flag thought, to give them a more universal tone.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What do you think of the idea to add the name and artist of the loading screens in the bottom left corner, like on this one?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I'd rather left it blank, but do as you please.

In game the 'landing' screen seems to be used for both landing & getting back to your ship. Doesn't fit with the text.
 
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