NPA- Custom coded message box design
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Topic: NPA- Custom coded message box design
Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Subject: NPA- Custom coded message box design
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:18pm
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I wish my Windows OS would use purdy boxes. This is for my upcoming game with Bisque. The windows can be tinted any color. I just need to know if you like the design and if (Jalonso probably) could give me some clean and nice font familys to consider. I think I might make the window body text 75% transparent too to soften the harshness of the white against the background. I was inspired by the 1970's avaitor glasses and chose that color along with the old Final Fantisy style window borders. ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/"> 
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:33pm
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What kind of style is the game? FF has great UI so that can't ever fail. Semi-opaque text is always cool looking. If you're going with a very simple window frame you could add some scanlines on the 'aviator glasses' rather than a gradient. Are you going pixel/dynamic fonts are are they embedded? For purdy OS, get a mac 
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Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:37pm
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The game will have Bisqueesque graphics and hundreds of shots onscreen at once. The color can easly change at any time because the gradient is simply a tinted grayscale image. I can use pixel fonts or image based fonts. ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/">
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Posted By: Demon
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:38pm
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WIN > MAC = true mwuahaha But on subject, nice looking so far P_O, keep at it. XD ------------- "At least we killed some boredom..." - Death Note. |
Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:42pm
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The background image is actually a 16x16 image. It's just gets stretched....ALOT and interpolated. Scanlines are kind out of the question since the background image is a 16x16 image. ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/">
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:45pm
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I would suggest of the top of my head: for script styled pixelfont mayve 'kiddiepixel' by 04 (in links) for clean and sharp check out the 'emate' font Sedge placed a link to great pixel freebie fonts by a Russian guy a while ago (may be in links too) If file size is a consideration 'sans' looks cool and most PCs.mac/linux have it in the OS, always an option. I would rather see a little more 'pow, kapow, shazam' on the window rather than the type. ------------- |
Posted By: Pixel_Outlaw
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 11:59pm
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Originally posted by jalonso
I would rather see a little more 'pow, kapow, shazam' on the window rather than the type. What do you mean by "the type"? ------------- http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/">
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 12:06am
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type = font
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 4:38am
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I see the top rectangle overlapping the lower one, something that really makes it look like the title is a separate, newer box. Try adding a little 3-way connector at those connections. Also, Maybe decrease the title bar to less an excessive size so as to give more emphasis on the box's contents. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
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