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[Ascension64]

The horns of the helmet coming out of the circle is a nice touch.  Makes it look like he is trying to get out.

Uh...oh, looks like he is going to crash out of your monitor and strangle you, like in the BG1 intro movie! That's class, Yacomo! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[Cantrip]

Nice , but it looks a litlle blurred around Sarevok, maybe renew the vines?

[horred the plague]

Nice , but it looks a litlle blurred around Sarevok, maybe renew the vines?

I must agree--it does look little blurred. Maybe it's just the way it uploaded to here--maybe it's the colors, there isn't much light/dark variation.

Otherwise, I like it. A lot.

[Yacomo]

Nice , but it looks a litlle blurred around Sarevok, maybe renew the vines?

Damnit, do you have to spot every little mistake I make But yeah, that wa a valid comment, take this:

[Waywocket]

Nice , but it looks a litlle blurred around Sarevok, maybe renew the vines?

Damnit, do you have to spot every little mistake I make But yeah, that wa a valid comment, take this:

That looks cool - might be nice if it were possible to lighten it up a bit though.

I've been thinking about trying to make buttons given that we need to superimpose the same set on different images, and to be honest I can't see any particularly nice way of doing it on that background; the colours just aren't right. It might work if we swap sides for Elminster and the buttons (so we aren't dumping a dark area onto a white area), but I'm still not too sure about the general greenness. Pity you can only get binary transparency in BAMs; it'd be great if we had a full alpha channel to play with .

BTW I still like the picture of Elminster with sword .

[Yacomo]

I've been thinking about trying to make buttons given that we need to superimpose the same set on different images, and to be honest I can't see any particularly nice way of doing it on that background;

Check your mail, I might have had a feasible idea

BTW I still like the picture of Elminster with sword .

Me too, but 'to please em all', I'll try to make another one as an optional component.

[Yacomo]

That looks cool - might be nice if it were possible to lighten it up a bit though.

Done, but only a bit, he should be dark, shouldn't he?

[Waywocket]

That looks cool - might be nice if it were possible to lighten it up a bit though.

Done, but only a bit, he should be dark, shouldn't he?

Yeah, but I think that one looks better; it's just that the screen is largely symmetrical, so having the one side darker than the other looks a bit out of place.

Edit: Do we have any control over hew the text is rendered onto the buttons? Like size, colour, font...

Edited by Waywocket, 23 March 2005 - 06:12 AM.

[cujo]

Looking very good Yacomo, Waywocket and all keep up the good work. :thumb: If other mods ever need someone to work on the graphics they will be asking you to do them in the future.

[Yacomo]

Yeah, but I think that one looks better; it's just that the screen is largely symmetrical, so having the one side darker than the other looks a bit out of place.

Yes, you are right it is better 'in balance'. I am pretty satisfied with this one, so if you do not object I'll put it into the 'finished' folder.

Edit: Do we have any control over hew the text is rendered onto the buttons? Like size, colour, font...

None that I know of, and please forget the idea I pm'd you. It won't work since we cannot tell the engine to use a different background image for the options et al

So, solid buttons seems the way to go - damnit...

Oh, any suggestion for a 'dark' ToB menu screen? Anyone?

[Eon Blue Apocalypse]

It looks nice but one thing bothers me: it says Baldur's Gate Trilogy, but you only get to choose between parts 1 and 2. It would be really cool if at one point you could choose to enter parts 1, 2 and 3.

[Yacomo]

It looks nice but one thing bothers me: it says Baldur's Gate Trilogy, but you only get to choose between parts 1 and 2. It would be really cool if at one point you could choose to enter parts 1, 2 and 3. 

The menu structure is hardwired, there is nothing we can change about. But you can reach all three of them, since on the second menu screen BG1 will replace the tutorial option.

[Waywocket]

Right, the actual picture is just so I had something to put in the gap, but what do you think of this way of adding in the buttons? (I really hope they're wide enough for the text).

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[Cantrip]

Ok, so here are some pics for ToB:

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[Cantrip]

There's also the one from the book, but I'm not sure if it can be used.

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[Sir-Kill]

As far as I'm aware, they are not copyrighted, since they are posted on the WotC site gallery. You could ask them for permission, I guess, or put up a thank you in the readme...

good luck I asked for premission from them once they said no, then I asked if I could contact the artist, again no

[Yacomo]

Right, the actual picture is just so I had something to put in the gap, but what do you think of this way of adding in the buttons? (I really hope they're wide enough for the text).

Hmm, I think this way will not work. Problem is, not all of the buttons will be used all of the time and then you'll have some 'holes'. Also I would hope that we can find a way so that they do not cover so much real estate.
Do you know how the buttons are organized in BP or NEJ? It's pretty much the same as your original embossed icons.

But all this thinking might become irrelevant, since Ascension64 pointed out one important point: The same buttons are also used for the in-game options! So unless we want to change those screens as well (and this might become a LOT of work) it may be a good idea to stick to the original BG2 layout, however I do not remember how it looked

Oh btw: Did you change your opinion on which variant of menu screen to use?

[Yacomo]

Ok, so here are some pics for ToB:

The first one! Since ToB is all about your 'fate' I think tarot cards are very fitting - that's an idea to think about

[Cantrip]

Ok, so here are some pics for ToB:

The first one! Since ToB is all about your 'fate' I think tarot cards are very fitting - that's an idea to think about

I very much agree, plus they are not Tarot Cards, rather the Deck-Of-Many-Things...

[Waywocket]

Hmm, I think this way will not work. Problem is, not all of the buttons will be used all of the time and then you'll have some 'holes'. Also I would hope that we can find a way so that they do not cover so much real estate.
Do you know how the buttons are organized in BP or NEJ? It's pretty much the same as your original embossed icons.

But all this thinking might become irrelevant, since Ascension64 pointed out one important point: The same buttons are also used for the in-game options! So unless we want to change those screens as well (and this might become a LOT of work) it may be a good idea to stick to the original BG2 layout, however I do not remember how it looked

Well I don't really think holes are too much of a problem - there are several places already in the game where buttons aren't available, so they're left with the background, in this case the brickwork pattern.
I also think we could come up with images for the options screen and whatever else uses the same button set, unless there are a lot more than I've remembered - this gives us the opportunity to use some more of the various images, and shouldn't be too hard after the first one since all you'd need to change then is the background image.

Oh btw: Did you change your opinion on which variant of menu screen to use?

Not sure what you mean...