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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 15, 2009 23:04:18 GMT
General consensus appears to be 'nice idea, sucky execution, too many vital abilities lost'. As we have enough people saying the same things, I can't see that changing. I'll revert the titles. Thanks for your input, everyone
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Post by Flix on Nov 15, 2009 23:14:52 GMT
Actually the stars below the names aren't really ugly, just not recognizable as anything. It looks like a little picture of a fence.
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Post by killerzzz on Nov 15, 2009 23:16:04 GMT
Perhaps an icon next to each name instead? Actually, that is a really good idea, I say! Something we should consider in the future, if some members wanna make representative icons (of a selected size). Heck, if I have free time in the future, I'll volunteer myself to take part. EDIT: And maybe we can get someone to make new "Stars" if you're looking for a change there too. Again, if I had time... ;D Killerzzz
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 15, 2009 23:24:23 GMT
They're actually little Chaos symbols. I need to put a better gap between them is all. The old stars were boring as heck. Appreciate the thought, though, Kaz
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Post by killerzzz on Nov 15, 2009 23:50:27 GMT
Just a quick attempt at jazzing up the weeny chaos symbols. Before and After: Thoughts? Killerzzz
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 15, 2009 23:56:16 GMT
Um... Not really. Sorry, Kaz...
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Post by Lews on Nov 16, 2009 2:55:53 GMT
Ow my eyes
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Post by Flix on Nov 16, 2009 3:16:03 GMT
Looks better to me. The only colors that look good now are the red and blue stars, the others look quite bad.
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Post by killerzzz on Nov 16, 2009 4:39:26 GMT
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Post by Flix on Nov 16, 2009 9:12:58 GMT
Nah, you can't discern the symbols as well as the first attempt - that one looked good.
IMO the main problem is the lighter green and yellow colors don't show up well at all on the board background - they should be darker or have a darker background.
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Nov 16, 2009 9:31:06 GMT
Erm, what forum titles?
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Nov 16, 2009 9:38:15 GMT
looks like they were reverted before you and I got here.
Personally I think that the star counters could do with being a little more distinct, as all the space makes them disappear on 1/2 the post backgrounds.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Nov 16, 2009 10:04:29 GMT
looks like they were reverted before you and I got here. Same here, SC & DPR. ;D Yeah, the stars most certainly need changing: if you're still working on them Kaz, I hope you persevere!
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 16, 2009 14:08:57 GMT
For those that missed the new front page headings, here are a few: I thought they were cool, but it pretty quickly became obvious I was in a minority of one ;D *** The Chaos symbols needed separating. They now are. I also replaced the yellow one with a purple one, as that's a lot clearer. Thanks for your efforts, Kaz, but that's all it really needed EDIT: the green is also now darker.
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Post by rockergrl on Nov 16, 2009 16:09:14 GMT
I like the square things that are under our titles now
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Post by Hildor on Nov 16, 2009 21:12:44 GMT
Would it be possible to make them more recognizable as Chaos Cascade symbols? At first sight you don't really get what they are. It could require that the symbols become bigger to make them more recognizable though. And I don't know if that's a good thing.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 16, 2009 21:31:26 GMT
I think if they were any bigger they'd run the risk of becoming too big for purpose, honestly. I wanted a unique set of symbols as I am hoping to replace all (or at least most) of the standard stuff with customised CC stuff over time, but I think they need to remain at roughly the same size as now.
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Post by Hand-E-Food on Nov 16, 2009 21:55:50 GMT
Does there have to be five stars under the name? Can we change it to a single symbol for each rank? That would allow for a lot more customization. Personally, the coloured Chaos Stars mean nothing to me. Is green higher or is red? (I know it's red, but only because it's under Elliot's name.)
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Post by Flix on Nov 17, 2009 0:18:45 GMT
We don't really need them at all, if they're not gonna be stars. Titles like "Arch Chaosite" indicate post count (as does the post count number), and "Mod Squad" or "Number Two" indicates a mod position.
I said I was apathetic to these things but my eye is not pleased at the sight of these little fences.
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Post by LaFille on Nov 17, 2009 6:55:41 GMT
Yay for the return to the normal titles and links! ;D I use tab-browsing too, but not on the board. Anti-aliasing is what would make the edges of this look smooth instead of jaggy. Sorry, I didn't recognise the Chaos symbols there; I thought it was asterixes or snowflakes. It's a little small for such complex symbols, especially repeated like that. Stars were better. If you want more fancy ones I'll can throw in a few tries.
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