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chess
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Topic: Interface icons
Posted: 05 April 2007 at 2:21pm

Hello. What can i do with my icons?

Can you please help me?

Edited by chess - 05 April 2007 at 2:23pm

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Posted: 05 April 2007 at 3:28pm

What's the last one supposed to be?

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Posted: 05 April 2007 at 9:12pm

it looks like a steel ball, with a bit of imagination. well, i suggest you to represent diverse aplications and shorcuts in your desktop, for example, the + icon could be Internet Explorer, the second one could be My Documents and the third one could be the Recicle Bin, empty of course.

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Posted: 06 April 2007 at 12:03am

This: :)

The Interface-Icons for my WIP shooter.
From the left to the right: Icon for HP, Icon for Ammo, Icon for Energy (Gostenergy, i guess the Icon is perfect for it).
What do You think? It`s a bit small but that is intended and necessary cause the screen is small and filled with enemys and so on ;) Hope you like it

Is this better?

Edited by chess - 06 April 2007 at 3:29pm

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Posted: 07 April 2007 at 1:26pm

Ammo icon definitly better. But the "Ghostenergy" thingy still looks like god knows what ;).

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Posted: 07 April 2007 at 4:05pm

Thanks^^

But how to make that better? i dont know :(

Maybe i can delete the spot on the bottom?

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Posted: 07 April 2007 at 4:08pm

I'd try and give it a tail, like a ghost, or add an eye. Just to make it look ghostlike.

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Posted: 07 April 2007 at 5:47pm

i tried this:

if this is sh*t i will try a tail but i dont like the idea soo mutch sorry;)

an eye is good i will try maybe.

Edited by chess - 07 April 2007 at 5:58pm

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Posted: 07 April 2007 at 7:03pm

Chess, the thing with isolated icons like that is that is almost impossible to let you know if they work or not. Maybe if you throw a quick mockup, then they can be seen and judged in its environment. Sometimes the UI is so self explanatory that these type of icons don't really have to be much at all. For all we know these are perfect for your game. Show us how 'busy' you say it is.

Just the same my c+c:, I like all 3 individually but they don't appear to be a set that matches.

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Posted: 08 April 2007 at 5:34am

Thats a good tip you`re right! Thank you!

Here is a VERY quick mockup:

I think this isn`t bad.

It`s not tooo busy atm.

Edited by chess - 09 April 2007 at 10:11am

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chess Commander Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 249	Topic: Interface icons Posted: 05 April 2007 at 2:21pm
	Hello. What can i do with my icons? Can you please help me? Edited by chess - 05 April 2007 at 2:23pm
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-Fizz- Seaman Joined: 04 April 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 05 April 2007 at 3:28pm
	What's the last one supposed to be?
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 05 April 2007 at 9:12pm
	it looks like a steel ball, with a bit of imagination. well, i suggest you to represent diverse aplications and shorcuts in your desktop, for example, the + icon could be Internet Explorer, the second one could be My Documents and the third one could be the Recicle Bin, empty of course.
	I ate leel's babies
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chess Commander Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 249	Posted: 06 April 2007 at 12:03am
	This: :) The Interface-Icons for my WIP shooter. From the left to the right: Icon for HP, Icon for Ammo, Icon for Energy (Gostenergy, i guess the Icon is perfect for it). What do You think? It`s a bit small but that is intended and necessary cause the screen is small and filled with enemys and so on ;) Hope you like it Is this better? Edited by chess - 06 April 2007 at 3:29pm
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agur Seaman Joined: 27 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 07 April 2007 at 1:26pm
	Ammo icon definitly better. But the "Ghostenergy" thingy still looks like god knows what ;).
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chess Commander Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 249	Posted: 07 April 2007 at 4:05pm
	Thanks^^ But how to make that better? i dont know :( Maybe i can delete the spot on the bottom?
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Dragen Seaman Joined: 23 April 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 07 April 2007 at 4:08pm
	I'd try and give it a tail, like a ghost, or add an eye. Just to make it look ghostlike.
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chess Commander Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 249	Posted: 07 April 2007 at 5:47pm
	i tried this: if this is sh*t i will try a tail but i dont like the idea soo mutch sorry;) an eye is good i will try maybe. Edited by chess - 07 April 2007 at 5:58pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 07 April 2007 at 7:03pm
	Chess, the thing with isolated icons like that is that is almost impossible to let you know if they work or not. Maybe if you throw a quick mockup, then they can be seen and judged in its environment. Sometimes the UI is so self explanatory that these type of icons don't really have to be much at all. For all we know these are perfect for your game. Show us how 'busy' you say it is. Just the same my c+c:, I like all 3 individually but they don't appear to be a set that matches.
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chess Commander Joined: 11 October 2006 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 249	Posted: 08 April 2007 at 5:34am
	Thats a good tip you`re right! Thank you! Here is a VERY quick mockup: I think this isn`t bad. It`s not tooo busy atm. Edited by chess - 09 April 2007 at 10:11am
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