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    • Gameuser10G
      Gameuser10
      last edited by

      Probably irrelevant, but eh...
      Ion Cannon ownage!.jpg

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      • AvionArisA
        AvionAris @Gameuser10
        last edited by AvionAris

        @Gameuser10 Wow, it looks awesome! Epic!
        I MUST have it as a wallpaper on my desktop!

        yay.gorilla

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        • PisarzP
          Pisarz
          last edited by

          @Gameuser10
          Actually, that's entirely relevant! The quality and size of the image is superior to the ones I can make with my computer. Every time I take a screenshot, its size is just a fraction of the size of my screen. And if I increase the game quality, the size of the window simply shrinks. @Encrypted stated before to have the same issue.

          Great screenshot!

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          • AvionArisA
            AvionAris @Pisarz
            last edited by

            @Pisarz Kinda sorta, yeah... it wasn't really annoying, anyway, all the screenshots I've did were of an awesome quality - my full "Eradicator facing somewhere" screenshot was so beautiful and majestic that I still can't believe I could do something like that - yet, I've lost it...

            Still, I agree with you, friend.

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            • PisarzP
              Pisarz
              last edited by

              @Encrypted
              Haha, I love the title.


              I'm intending to change some textures/skins in the original game. My first post in this thread has been updated.

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              • PisarzP
                Pisarz
                last edited by Pisarz

                I uploaded a guide for replacing textures in MACHINES!

                http://wiredforwar.org/topic/59/new-textures-skins-for-machines

                I used the camouflage of this drone:

                picture2.jpg
                I then made this base texture:
                stripes.jpg
                And after that, I applied it so that only the details that I wanted from the original textures remain:
                as2hd1_b.BMP
                asleg1_b.BMP
                awast1_b.BMP
                Ta-da!
                Ta-da!.gif
                step25.png

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                • PisarzP
                  Pisarz
                  last edited by Pisarz

                  New green (reaper) camouflage!
                  as2hd3_b.BMP
                  asleg3_b.BMP
                  awast3_b.BMP
                  new green reapers.png

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                  • PisarzP
                    Pisarz
                    last edited by

                    @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
                      last edited by AvionAris

                      @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
                        last edited by

                        @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
                          last edited by

                          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
                            last edited by

                            @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
                                last edited by

                                @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
                                  last edited by

                                  @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
                                    last edited by

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

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                                    • PisarzP
                                      Pisarz @bilal
                                      last edited by

                                      @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
                                          last edited by

                                          @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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