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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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 Posted: Sep 30, 2004 21:36 Post subject: Screen of the Week |
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Simply: would you like to see a Screenshot of the Week feature added here at DF-21? It wouldn't require much to start or maintain (read: even I could have it updated on time!)...
It should go something like this: every week (or hopefully every week starting this week), authors post screenshots of their latest work. On a certain day of each week, one screen is picked from the bunch and recognized on the front page as the "screen of the week." (We could even have two SotWs if it's been a good week.)
Personally, I'd like to see something like this... I know I'm posting (relatively) constantly about how this or that would inspire authors to work more on their projects, but I do think this would be a great positive.
Any thoughts?
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Burning Gundam
Kell Dragon
Joined: 28 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 00:58 Post subject: |
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I dig it, only all the screens would be DT 3 or 4 by default, especially since there are a lack of projects at the moment. But I like the idea.
:: Goes off to take screenies ::
I need to do it for my new project and JC anyway 
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Jedi Cheddar
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Joined: 13 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 01:09 Post subject: |
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What was that JC crack about?!? 
I'm in favor of it. I've got a level right now that I am quite proud of. Sadly though, I do not have any web space to store the images  
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 02:11 Post subject: |
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Jedi Cheddar wrote:
What was that JC crack about?!?
Don't worry, it's not you; rather, it's his ongoing project, The Jedi Crystal, that BG's referring to.
Jedi Cheddar wrote:
Sadly though, I do not have any web space to store the images
I believe I just may have the solution to that: photobucket.com. Membership is free and remote linking is, uh, encouraged; furthermore, unless your picture is over 250 KB (which screenshots in DF are not), it won't be resized.
And speaking of resizing pictures, if you wanted to, you could have, say, a scaled-down thumbnail that links to the larger picture (à la TheDarkTide.com's "Screens" section); I s'pose that might make forum browsing a bit easier on ye olde dial-uppers. *cough cough probablyjustmenowadays cough cough*
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Casey Neumiller
Gamorrean
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 02:37 Post subject: |
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Um...maybe I seem dense, but what's the point in having a Screenshot Of The Week that everyone's already seen?
I think it'd be better if screenies were submitted to a pre-picked judge to determine SotW, so it's something fresh and new for our viewing pleasure.
Just my $.02.
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Burning Gundam
Kell Dragon
Joined: 28 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 03:15 Post subject: |
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Jackson wrote:
Jedi Cheddar wrote:
What was that JC crack about?!?
Don't worry, it's not you; rather, it's his ongoing project, The Jedi Crystal, that BG's referring to.
Oh man that's funny! Sorry about the confusion Jedi Chedder 
LMAO
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Jedi Cheddar
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 14:03 Post subject: |
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Mabye not every week... I post almost every day (the exceptions are weekends, when I'm rarely online), yet I wouldn't be up to making a screenie every week... Perhaps every other week... But mabye not.
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 16:24 Post subject: |
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Jedi Cheddar wrote:
But now that I'm thinking about it, do that many people have projects out right now to submit a shot every week for judging?
Ah, that's a good point. How about, instead of making it a strict screen of the week, we wait until at least four or five different authors' screenshots are in the running before picking the best one? (And it wouldn't necessarily have to be four or five shots, although I think those might be good numbers to go by.)
Technically, it wouldn't really be much of a screen of the week -- that is, unless we meet our "screen quota" in under seven days.
As for picking the SotW? I'd be for whatever everyone thinks is best. Submitting SotW candidates to a judge or panel of judges sounds like an interesting idea... keeping the screens unseen until the best one is announced. However, I wonder if authors wouldn't rather to debut their screens here on the forums before a SotW is selected.
Another idea might be to post a poll thread in which everyone (that is, everyone short of spambots) could post. It'd have to last just 24 hours, but hopefully this relatively short window of voting opportunity would encourage people to participate.
Private judging? Public voting?
Public debut of screens in showcase forum?
Submission of screens so they premiere either as SotW or in the public poll?
And how about the "screen quota" idea?
Dang, I came up with a bunch of questions.
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Jedi Cheddar
Gamorrean
Joined: 13 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 17:18 Post subject: |
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I like the idea of haveing a poll for the screen of the week mainly because everyone can vote on which one they think is best.
I also like the idea of having 4 or 5 shots at a time. I also like the idea of a quota, but make it probably 2 weeks or until you get 4 or 5 shots, whichever comes first. Once the 2 weeks are over, the shots are then voted on regardless of if you have 4 or not (although it wouldn't make sense to vote for 1 shot).
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Burning Gundam
Kell Dragon
Joined: 28 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 17:38 Post subject: |
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How about every other week? I can easily submit pics that way since I have to switch computers in order to do so.
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Jedi Cheddar
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2004 19:58 Post subject: |
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Sounds good to me but I don't have the final say so or not...
But it is not looking to likely that it will happen at all since Burning Gundam, Jackson, and myself seem to be interested at the moment. Perhaps everyone else is just too busy though... Yeah that's it
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Jedi Cheddar
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2004 02:45 Post subject: |
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Um... there hasn't been any word on the SotW for a couple days (probably because I'm the only one that stays home on the weekend... I'm a complete loser ) but is there a final desicion on whether we want one or not? I'm just curious.
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Scape Goat
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 23 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2004 17:56 Post subject: |
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I'll start setting something up right now.
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2004 18:48 Post subject: |
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Yep! You can expect to see the feature up and running quite shortly.
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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Scape Goat
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 23 Sep 2003
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Casey Neumiller
Gamorrean
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 01:01 Post subject: |
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Looks good to me.
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Casey Neumiller
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 01:03 Post subject: |
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Jackson wrote:
I believe I just may have the solution to that: photobucket.com. Membership is free and remote linking is, uh, encouraged; furthermore, unless your picture is over 250 KB (which screenshots in DF are not), it won't be resized.
Here's a thought- I'll set up a DF-21 account there and give the login name and password via PM to anyone that wants it. Sound good?
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Jedi Cheddar
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Joined: 13 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 01:24 Post subject: |
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Escellent. Thanks Scape Goat and Jackson.
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
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Casey Neumiller
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 04:25 Post subject: |
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Alright, the new Photobucket account for DF-21 is up. PM myself, Jackson, or Scapey for the login info.
Just a little treat...a screenshot most of you haven't seen. I haven't worked on this project for a while, but BB thought it was my most promising project.
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Burning Gundam
Kell Dragon
Joined: 28 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 06:54 Post subject: |
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Dammit! 
That's a hell of a lot better than what I've got right now.
Guess I will get those photos <_<
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Jedi Cheddar
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 13:52 Post subject: |
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See, I don't even know why I bother to edit DF anymore. I can't compete with that. That is some fine work Casey.
I already have 3 photos ready and waiting here. Take whichever one you'd like (but it doesn't look like I will win with Casey's shot).
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Casey Neumiller
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 14:03 Post subject: |
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Wow! And I didn't think it was that good... 
Oh, by the way, that's Kashyyyk, the Wookie homeworld.
:: waits for the Dark Tide crew to post a shot to blow his out of the water ::
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 16:16 Post subject: |
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That's a fairly good shot there, Casey. A few suggestions, though... Perhaps you should varry the ceiling elevation of the forest canopy; it looks somewhat odd for it to be perfectly flat. Even if you can't spare new sectors for fear of HOMs, then just change the elevation of the pre-exisitng sectors. Also, I might suggest modifying the trunks there so as to not be perfectly circular (or appearing close to thereof). Even without those, it's still fairly good work you have there; forests have always been a throny problem for 3D, particularly when you're stuck with 8-bit textures (the real killer)
As for your shots, JC, they look fairly decent. One of the key elements of great-looking DF work is to add plenty of detail; try adding grooves to the walls and collumns, and overall just try to make use of as much arcitecture to improve the scene as you can.
I've just registered an account at Photobucket (thanks for the suggestion, Jackson!), and I just might post screenies of my work in the coming days, presuming that this reduction in stress I'm seeing continues.
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Jedi Cheddar
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2004 19:50 Post subject: |
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That's just a portion of the level. I may come back to it and add more to those later anyway. Thanks for the suggestion...
Although I am NOT making my level so detailed as to have 42 vectors per sector...
Nottheking wrote:
- Sectors placed: 46
- Verticies/walls placed: 1,967
- Objects placed: 2 (nothing done here so far)
- Percent complete: ~5-8%
- Planned release date: When it's done (actually, I'm guessing sometime arround Spring Break 2005)
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