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    • PisarzP
      Pisarz
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      @Encrypted

      I rather managed to solve the screenshot size problem!

      By increasing the resolution only the menu gets smaller, but during gameplay, the window increases by said proportion! It was so simple, yet, I didn't even try to play after seeing that the menu shrinked.

      First HQ!.png

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      • AvionArisA
        AvionAris @Pisarz
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        @Pisarz Whoosh! Same here.
        By the way, those camouflages look great! Could you do the same with Gorillas (my favourite units)?

        yay.gorilla

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        • PisarzP
          Pisarz
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          @Encrypted
          Yes! I'm planning to change all the textures. Yet, I still haven't identified the textures for the antennae. That's why I took the reapers' backs in the screenshots.

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          • PisarzP
            Pisarz
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            Experiment using original textures and the warp tool in Photoshop CS6.
            These were made for the Assembling Machines thread:
            http://wiredforwar.org/topic/62/assembling-machines


            aerial_transport3.png
            aerial_transport2.png
            aerial_transport1.png


            The original idea was to make an aerial transport for one specialized unit only, that is too slow/big to move by itself.
            This was intended to establish a close relationship between both units due to interdependence.
            I made more sketches, but I want to make some sort of portfolio to put everything together.
            These designs were discarded, but they evolved into other ideas!

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            • bilalB
              bilal @Pisarz
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              @Pisarz said:

              The original idea was to make an aerial transport for one specialized unit only, that is too slow/big to move by itself.

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPVxoOHmmMs

              Reminded me of this.

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              • PisarzP
                Pisarz
                last edited by Pisarz

                @bilal
                Yes! Almost exactly that. The aerial unit was meant to be more than just transport, but I had to consider the existing designs from the original game. The main issue is the fact that I need to justify said interdependence.

                If both units are together, the idea is that they should be stronger, yet, one would think about this ("Don't put all your eggs in one basket."):

                http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-saying-dont-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket

                This would imply that it is better to simply produce more cheaper and faster units and deploy them in a loose staggered formation. In fact, this alternative could be the GESTALT units' worst nightmare.

                http://pmdvod.nationalgeographic.com/NG_Video/987/63/54219_1_1280x720_640x360_177572931923.jpg

                https://theboldcorsicanflame.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/delicious_dead_bee_and_hungry_ants.jpg?w=350&h=200&crop=1

                (sorry about the bee @bilal)

                BUT, someone else might say this:

                http://izquotes.com/quotes-pictures/quote-don-t-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket-is-all-wrong-i-tell-you-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket-andrew-carnegie-304276.jpg

                To emphasize this, I present to you... THE TORTOISE SHELL BEETLE:

                http://www.sanitaryum.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/beetle.jpg

                http://www.livewild.org/CostaRica/Pics/a4828.jpg

                http://cdn4.kidsdiscover.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Panamanian-golden-tortoise-beetle.jpg

                The GESTALT units would look like this when assembled:
                https://cornerofthecabinet.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/gt_3.png

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                • ByrgiusB
                  Byrgius @Pisarz
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                  @Pisarz said:

                  The original idea was to make an aerial transport for one specialized unit only, that is too slow/big to move by itself.

                  Actually I had a combat unit in mind (not a carrier) that would assemble with two or three units, though each of that units are standalone combat units already if not assembled.

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                  • PisarzP
                    Pisarz @Byrgius
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                    @Byrgius
                    Well, the "carrier" was meant to be also a standalone unit. Brainstorming is very useful. Those drawings have a cargo container because I was thinking about the aerial unit only and needed to put something under it. When I publish the concepts I will include explanations, etc. But don't worry, I understood your idea (I didn't want the Gestalt units to resemble transformers or other existing designs).

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                    • bilalB
                      bilal @Pisarz
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                      @Pisarz
                      It will be a gorilla launcher. We'll call it Monkeybars. (lol)

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                      • PisarzP
                        Pisarz @bilal
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                        @bilal

                        Yeah, after doing these I realized that I could simply put a gorilla with its own nice transport. That's why I discarded them for the Assembling Machines project.

                        About Monkeybars, monkeybars... (sorry, I'm sometimes VERY slow for jokes). You are either referring to those cool games for kids that can be found in public spaces, or to something else.
                        To compensate that, I'll simply put this :)

                        monkey-pulls-dog-tail.gif

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                        • bilalB
                          bilal @Pisarz
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                          @Pisarz
                          These!
                          OutdoorMonkeyBars_1.jpg5fc1892b-05fa-4366-8e19-10b7def21592Original.jpg

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                          • PisarzP
                            Pisarz @bilal
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                            @bilal
                            Yes! Haha! :)

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                            • AvionArisA
                              AvionAris
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                              A machine launching a Gorilla throwing a Scout.
                              Uhm, I don't know what to say here, so I'll just... well:

                              yay.gorilla

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                              • PisarzP
                                Pisarz
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                                Hi everyone. I won't be as available as before for some time, so I won't be uploading as much stuff as usual. But don't worry, I'll be around!

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                                • PisarzP
                                  Pisarz
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                                  My proposal for the Assembling Machines' thread is finished! The concept will be developed even further after the game is finished. For now, you won't see much about this unitl I improve my drawing skills haha.


                                  http://wiredforwar.org/topic/62/assembling-machines


                                  mchns.jpg
                                  CERBERUS.jpg is

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                                  • PisarzP
                                    Pisarz
                                    last edited by

                                    Just for fun =)

                                    my machines.jpg

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                                    • PisarzP
                                      Pisarz
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                                      I managed to make my first animated gif using Photoshop! I drew every frame (because I can't import any) and this was the result:

                                      worm.gif

                                      This could be useful for designing animations for the units in O.M.

                                      One small step for a worm, one giant leap for MACHINES hahaha

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                                      • ByrgiusB
                                        Byrgius @Pisarz
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                                        @Pisarz Photoshop isn't meant for more complex animations believe me, you'll have a lot of trouble with it doing such concept animations. I recommend using Adobe Flash instead, you can export in .gif too I think, otherwise you could just upload an .avi on Youtube :)

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                                        • PisarzP
                                          Pisarz @Byrgius
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                                          @Byrgius
                                          Thank you!
                                          Do you mean this?
                                          Yet, Photoshop has other features as well, which is quite useful for doing things like this without pen and paper!
                                          animaction gif.gif
                                          (According to the research that I did, these drawings were made either by Jin Kim or Glen Keane. It is a pencil animation test for Disney's Tangled.)

                                          I'll keep on searching then, because apparently flash is becoming obsolete, (this is another article as well).

                                          Storyboards are something that I also want to develop. Maybe I could combine these and other techniques (and software)!

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                                          • PisarzP
                                            Pisarz
                                            last edited by Pisarz

                                            @Byrgius
                                            Umm... yeah, I think I now actually understand what you meant. Each time I work on a frame, the previous frames change according to the frame being created/modified. Yet, it seems that there is a way to use this disadvantage in my favour! To overcome this, I need to be VERY organized. Of course, as you said, I cannot make complex animations with this but it is nice to see that certain ideas can be shown easily (well, I can, but they need to be brief). This could be used for storyboards if done well... I need a system! (Or, again, another software.)

                                            So far, I developed the following procedure:

                                            • Simple line drawings need to be done first to ensure that movements flow naturally.
                                            • After drawing each frame, start again, drawing each frame with details based on reference points from the first stage.
                                            • Finally, verify that frames are in the right order and that the timing is correct.

                                            These 3 steps, if done carefully, should enable me (or anyone else) to do animation tests like the one above.

                                            I'll experiment with it and upload the results!


                                            @Byrgius
                                            @bilal
                                            Also, I wanted to share this video. I think it is quite interesting =)
                                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZJLtujW6FY

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