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..there's always one straggler..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039737906.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can send the pic to my e-mail (look in my profile) or post it here! your choice.

I'm using a paint program called ArtGem!

1) Are you talking about all my avatars? of just the SE:4 planets/ships/portraits?
2) What's a planet pac?

Cheers!

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Say Tesco, is that you in your avatar? I really like it. The pic with the hand towards the camera is very cool. Really good job!
David, you're on the move with these avatars. Keep up the good work!

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The Planets,
There is a "Planet Pack" with lots of planets. I'm not sure where I got it.
I belive it is considered part of the "Image Mod"

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The Imagemod, including the Planetpack downloads can be found from my sig.
Just above the Helix Cannon http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Gryphin.. I found some golden wings, a standing lion's legs from a crest image, added an eagle head from artwork I did for Dungeon Odyssey, pushed a few pixels did a little body work and came up with this..

1039749220.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039749220.gif

So, how do you think my montage came out?

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It looks great!, Thanks!
um, < psst. how do I hook it up >
Don't tell anybody I asked.

I think your graphic style would be a great additon to the Planetpack. I don't know what others would think.

[ December 13, 2002, 03:52: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not David but I can help ya out. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif This is how David told Jimbob to do it. So it's basically the same thing as him telling you how.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I could've typed out how to do it myself but why work so hard when David already did so? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Gryph, i have an animated image of stylized Gryphon spinning. I could send it to you if you want, but i think you'd prefer the one created by David.
BTW, David, nice avatars. keep up the good work, and dont bother with my avatar http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif as i have it fully personalized, an update to it coming just tomorrow.

Oh hell, can you try and put a santa hat on that bug on my sig?

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comment to ship avatars: try mirroring them and putting them on a little different backgrounds for more variety. just my personal opinion http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Ragnarok
How do I get to the " link to the pic you want"
so I can click on it?
< major embarrased that after a year here I don't know this stuff >

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Taera, here is a modified original greenbug..
1039785954.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039785954.gif

..and here is one done in my 'style'..
1039785998.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039785998.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

P.S. The greenbug's second antanae in under the hat! It's the only way I could get it to stay on! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Gryphin..Here is an alternate Gryphon pic.. (Aaah the power of choice) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

1039786034.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039786034.gif

In case you missed it, Ragnarok quoted my instructions on how to set up the new avatar pic. Just scroll down a bit in the thread to see it!

Cheers!

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..These 'misc' icons were cluttering up my 'Ship' workscreen, so I just had to post them.. I needed the room for more ships!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787242.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787255.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787269.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787288.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787300.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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.. and the final batch of 'misc's' for the time being..
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1039787417.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787311.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787376.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787392.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787405.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039787417.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

..and now to tackle those remaining colony ships..

[ December 13, 2002, 17:12: Message edited by: David Gervais ]

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David your work has brought many of us a lot of joy. Sincerely, thank you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ack! Is it too late for a newb to the Boards to make a request? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Perhaps something in a Dark Horse?

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Hahahahaaaa! Your lands, your ships, your women: They shall belong to us!

(Just testing my new avatar)

Thanks, D.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok, above each picture is the gif file name that the server gave David when he uploaded the picture. Click that blue link that is above the image you want to use. It will open a new browser and show you the picture. Copy the URL from the address bar and then put it in the URL bar for your new avatar. Does that help?

Edit: I will help you out a bit more.
Here is the URL you will want to use if you use the first image David made for you.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039749220.gif

[ December 13, 2002, 15:45: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

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..The remainder of the Colony ship invasion begins,.. Is your planet safe?..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796733.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796752.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796765.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796778.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796791.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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...hmmm they taste like chicken!..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796806.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796819.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796831.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796893.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796915.gif
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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...hmmm I wonder if the aliens think 'We' taste like chicken?..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796926.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796958.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796973.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039796990.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039797006.gif

..well it's food for thought anyhow? LoL! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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I wonder if Aliens know what a Chicken is? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

OK, sorry. I'm leaving!

mlmbd http://www.shrapnelgames.com//ubb/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ack! Is it too late for a newb to the Boards to make a request? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Perhaps something in a Dark Horse?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">DarkHorse.. it's definately not too late,.. I meant that was the Last batch of 'Misc' avatars, I'm tackling the ships now! (and of course handling requests!) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

..ya got two choices here, pick one any one..
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1039799158.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039799146.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039799158.gif

Yeee Hawwwwwww! I'm having fun fun fun! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ December 13, 2002, 17:13: Message edited by: David Gervais ]

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Man I feel so out of it...I was wondering where all of those cool avatars were coming from until, doh, I clicked on the thread with avatar in the title.

Yes, Geo, they do all say 'doh' at one time or another.

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David and Ragnarock
Thank you. I am greatful

David, where can I get the software you use?
< I'm sure you have posted it 50 times >
Thanks

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David,
put your hands on my avatar http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
if you have time of course.

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Yay - I'm a somebody! Many thanks.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">For the first time... Go to.. http://www.rlvision.com and you'll find out all you need to know about ArtGem!

Cheers!

<edit>.. I just went to rlvision to see if there was an update and it seems that ArtGem is currently not available.. "more info comming soon" is all they say. I sure hope that they're getting ready to release a new super duper Version! Ah well such is life.

[ December 13, 2002, 18:15: Message edited by: David Gervais ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pablo, your current avatar is not being displayed, so I have no idea what you would like?
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

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Wow!

I have been away from the site for 14 or so days and come back to find these pics. They are absolutely fabulous!

David would you be able to do one for me?

Something cosmic/sublime or absolutely ridiculous (contradictory) is what I am looking for.

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Pablo's was up a second ago...it's Pinhead from Hellraiser, or so I think.

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David,
I don't know why my avatar is not showing up :/
this is the link I'm using right now: http://bliat.netfirms.com/pix/pablo.gif
And I don't know from where I got it. Just found it sometime somewhere and saved for the future.
Edit: just found out the reason: 'This site is currently unavailable'. I'll try to find a server to upload it and paste a link here.

[ December 13, 2002, 18:30: Message edited by: Pablo ]

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David,
try this one: http://web.init.lt/~pablo/pablo.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">tbontob.. what some people call a black hole, others call home! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ..
1039805727.gif

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039805727.gif

Hope you like it, cheers!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">..first, welcome back! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif and here's a polished Version of your avatar.. (oh and he's right handed now!) lol
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039805754.gif

Cheers!

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Pablo, I got your pic now,... procesing..
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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A true master avatar or of the avatar...

Thanks comrade

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Can't wait to see <u>the</u> master's hand on that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

edit: allways had problems with articles http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

[ December 13, 2002, 19:50: Message edited by: Pablo ]

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WoW! It's been a full week since I started this thread and I've created over 240 new avatars (not including retouches!) That's some 34+ every day on average. If you will permit me, I'm going to babble a bit in celebration..

First, I created this 'Retro-Avatar' for the occasion..
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039807686.gif

While browsing some of the other threads I caught sight of a message that had people talking about the good ol' days of 300 baud modems. I posted a short reply about the very first download I made.. (a music demo called Passionately!).. my eyes glazed over and I thought back to one of my favorite games of all time, 'Miner 2049er' for the Atari 800 computer. That's what inspired me to create this little avatar. I also remember one of the first 'space exploration' games I played that I also liked a lot, it was called 'Universe 2' by Omnitrend. One of the things I loved about that game was how you could mine for precious ores, and mining was a risky business. If you stayed on the surface too long you would loose your mining craft. Another great 'Space' game was 'Sundog: The Frozen Legacy' Aaah the memories.. Space Empires:IV has a lot going for it, and I do enjoy firing it up from time to time. My only problem is I suck at strategy and have rarely won a game (in fact I don't think I have ever won a game of SE:4) I really love the 'exploration' and technology part of the game, but while I'm busy doing that the AI guys are preparing to whoop my ***! LoL Question, is there an option to turn off the 'agressive/conquer' part of the game? that would be cool for wimps like me! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

But I digress, I'm having fun with this avatar thing right now, and I hope you all are enjoying the eye-candy I've been flooding in here.

Have a Great Day People, Cheers!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, short of playing completely by your lonesome with no AI's at all, you could turn off the random AI emires and only have the game place random neutral empires. That way they would all stay in their own systems and allow you the freedom to explore the galaxy. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Pablo, while polishing your pic, I spilt a brush full of blue pixels,.. but hey, I don't make mistakes, I just have happy little accidents! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039812798.gif

Cheers!

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Geoschmo, thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to try it. I just wasn't aware that I could turn off all the AI players and still have the computer place 'neutral' ones. Interesting, verrrrrry interesting.

Cheers!

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Thanx David, that is really cool http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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So why do all the avitars have a phong-like highlight in the upper left, some sort of trademark?

I take it the program that you are using is a commercial product...

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"So why do all the avitars have a phong-like highlight in the upper left, some sort of trademark?"

His trademark indeed. That and the frame that the avatars sit in, they are both trademarks < suck up> to the best avatars on the web. </ suck up> http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ December 13, 2002, 21:24: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">..When I took it upon myself to create these avatar images, I decided on a 'look' and 'style' for the end product. I then 'stuck' with that 'look' to keep things simple. In doing so I established both a clean look and common visual style that has been recieved very well by the people here in the forums.

..Take your avatar pic for example. Before it was pretty much a run of the mill avatar.. once I decide to rework it, the results look like this..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1039822695.gif

..now I'm not going to say it's better or worse than the original, just that now it 'fits' in with the new look and style that I have been working with.

As with all my avatar pics you are free to use them or not. The choice is entirely up to you. But now you have a choice, and that is always a good thing! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

I mentionned the art package I'm using lower in this thread, scroll down or back a few pages and you will have the answer to that question.

Have a Great Day, Cheers!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If by trademark you meant evil subliminal message I think you've got it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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DavidG,.. sssssshhhhh It's a secret! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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ahh, Sundog. Such a great game. I tried to get it running in an ST emulator a while back, but it would always crash. different disk images and different settings would cause it to crash in different places -- but it would always crash. too bad.