Structure Parasite Sprite

ZekZek Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7962Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
edited March 2004 in NS General Discussion
A separate parasite color for structures has been a requested feature for a long time now(and in <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/bt/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000481' target='_blank'>the bug database</a>), so I went ahead and made one for hopeful inclusion. It couldn't hurt, right? Nothing dramatic here, just a recolor; I tried it out(swap it for blip0.spr in the sprites folder) and it fits in pretty well with the color scheme. Tell me what you guys think of it.

<a href='http://sago.orcon.net.nz/Chookz/structurepara.zip' target='_blank'>.spr file is here</a>
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    Actually that is really nice and would go a long way towards helping aliens get situated in pubs.


    Good work.
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  • NightCrawlerzNightCrawlerz Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15609Members
    here here!!!

    i 2nd this motion

    CHOP CHOP FLAY IMPLEMENT NOW!!!
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  • Roger_DodgerRoger_Dodger Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14392Members
    What would you guys say to a slightly different colour or shade for electrified structures?

    - RD
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Roger Dodger+Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Roger Dodger @ Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What would you guys say to a slightly different colour or shade for electrified structures?

    - RD <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nah. That would just confuse new players.
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  • Roger_DodgerRoger_Dodger Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14392Members
    You reckon? I figure seeing a sprite for a normal building and a sprite for an elec'd building would be obvious once you saw the difference?

    Perhaps an electric green sprite would be cool.

    Meh perhaps your right.

    - RD
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    It's been suggested, and now it's been done. Very nice work indeed <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • coriscoris Join Date: 2003-07-08 Member: 18034Members, Constellation
    Good work, but i dont like the colour. I dont know why. I'd like to see a re-colour of the SoF sprite for building methinks <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    GW anyway
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  • MarrMarr Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10582Members
    I support this great idea.

    Right now I hate it when teammates tag marine RTs, since I tend to expect to find a sneaky marine there instead.

    What do you think about expanding this to include a different sprite for different buildings, or HA marines, for example?

    Perhaps it would give too much info to the Aliens side. Or maybe not?
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  • MintmanMintman Join Date: 2003-05-30 Member: 16866Members
    I think much more than a building and marine parasite would give too much information personally.
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  • Robert_PaulsonRobert_Paulson Join Date: 2003-07-29 Member: 18543Members
    Living tissue sprite (marines) and a mechanical item sprite (building)

    It would infect each differently and fits into the story easily...

    I like it, but think that coloring needs to change a bit...how about purple for buildings.
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  • civman2civman2 Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6116Members, Constellation
    i'd like to see them in the new parasite style rather than the old one, but I know that what you did was just a hack-job and it came out very nicely <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ZekZek Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7962Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    New parasite style?
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  • civman2civman2 Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6116Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Zek+Mar 11 2004, 03:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zek @ Mar 11 2004, 03:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> New parasite style? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hey you're right, the new style was just for hivesight stuff and not parasites <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BuggyBuggy Join Date: 2003-11-08 Member: 22400Members, Constellation
    Yeah separate color for marines and structured paras got my vote.
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  • KeyserKeyser Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13591Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Roger Dodger+Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Roger Dodger @ Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What would you guys say to a slightly different colour or shade for electrified structures?

    - RD <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Should electrified structures even be parisitable? Doesn't make sense that a living organism can attach itself to a hunk of metal with a thousand volts running through it.
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  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Keyser59+Mar 11 2004, 03:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Keyser59 @ Mar 11 2004, 03:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Roger Dodger+Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Roger Dodger @ Mar 10 2004, 08:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What would you guys say to a slightly different colour or shade for electrified structures?

    - RD <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Should electrified structures even be parisitable? Doesn't make sense that a living organism can attach itself to a hunk of metal with a thousand volts running through it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Um......


    That's why parasites on structures are different color, because the parasite dies and gives off it's last known signal and therefore a different color.


    See, Zek's idea fits in nicely


    Pwnt <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ScuzballScuzball Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20657Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Along with a slight color change, why not just rotate the vert-oval shape to horizontal? That'd make it easier to differentiate at a distance.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Scuzball+Mar 12 2004, 09:43 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Scuzball @ Mar 12 2004, 09:43 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Along with a slight color change, why not just rotate the vert-oval shape to horizontal? That'd make it easier to differentiate at a distance. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ! And for any possible colorblind !
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    Great idea, terrible color. Blue or green shades just don't fit in with the rest of the yellow, orange and red colors in the hive sight HUD. Making it reddish orange but keeping the shape the same would easily distinguish between players and structures without marring the visual style.
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  • MelatoninMelatonin Babbler Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14551Members, Constellation
    agreed.
    I was thinking about the colours the aliens have already, green for gorg, red for distress etc..
    a dull orange/ red makes the most sense
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  • GhostBomberGhostBomber Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6910Members
    Good idea. I actually like the color very much, but Narfwak brings up a good point. It really doesn't fit with the rest of the hive site colors. I thought that color seemed very machine-like, but it really isn't consistent with 'green for gorge.' I'd say an orange shade would fit well.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mintman+Mar 10 2004, 03:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mintman @ Mar 10 2004, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think much more than a building and marine parasite would give too much information personally. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Agreed.

    Otherwise Zek, a fine job!
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