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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 18:30
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There has been some discussion over on the SV forums as to which set of trees is effective for an outdoor setting. I've decided to throw it wider. Which set of trees do you feel works best?     [ Wednesday, November 21, 2007 18:32: Message edited by: Dahak ] Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 3 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=wzpAvyhSrpap"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=wzpAvyhSrpap"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 20:07
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#1 looks old-school, in my opinion. In this case, I like it. -------------------- It's just trying to say hi! Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 20:24
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Just so you know, I got some outdoor versions of the Joaquin Soto trees... they'd make #4 look a lot better. I vote for #1, but I'm biased. :P -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 21:02
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All four of them feature overcrowded trees. Regardless of that, #1 is the best. -------------------- Jesus is a pacifist. Babel Fish: Yes Christ is the pacifist. Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 21:23
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Disclaimer: my sense of aesthetics is far from good. #1: Good if the area is meant to be vibrant/happy/well-looked-after. #2: Unlike the other three options, has a good mix of trees. They're not all conifers though, which looks like what you're trying with the other three. #3: Probably my least favourite, at least these trees by themselves. #4: Thick, bushy evergreens; nice for an rough, unkempt forest if that's what you're trying for. Maybe throw in a few from #3 for variety. Meh. Can't decide for sure. #2 fits in best with the other colours of the screenshot, but the edge is very small. The crowd has obviously spoken for #1, though. -------------------- Identify with the proverbial pot much? - Roy (OotS #146) Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 22:25
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Well, here is a mix:  Here is the same mix at a different spot. More crowded and less settled.  -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, November 21 2007 22:43
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Not a fan of the mix. At least not all of them in one spot. A few at a time might work better. I preferred Eph's trees, for the record. Pic 2 is pretty good too, but as has been pointed out, the deciduous trees suddenly outnumber the pine trees in that one. -------------------- "NOW PASS ME MY BOOTS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FACE." -Nikki Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 08:56
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That is interesting... How does this feel now? (Ignore the stray second icon. I have since fixed it)   [ Thursday, November 22, 2007 08:57: Message edited by: Dahak ] -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 10:18
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The deciduous one stands out a bit too much, but other than that the second one could look good. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 10:29
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The thing is that the time frame is fall. The conifers still have their needles and the leaves of the deciduous are turning. Maybe it would be better if there were more deciduous trees, or perhaps I should create clumps with a certain type having a greater presence. Ideas? How did the first one appear to you? -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 10:52
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The second one would be better if it were more yellow since you want a fall setting. Having a mix of yellow and green trees is terrible. -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, but not sanity -Iffy Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Not in your shed -We are still under developement, but help would be nice. By the way, most of the conversation goes in the Moderator forum, in case your confused. Iffy= Infernal Flamming Muffin. The y is added to make a word. lol teh stupd text spek is lik ubar dum lol Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 11:01
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I choose the mixed set. -------------------- Jesus is a pacifist. Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 11:22
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Ecologically, you wouldn't find conifers next to the water. They need to stay roots-dry, in general. I would recommend putting some decidious and some brush next to the water, and then concentrating conifer stands away from development. Also, deciduous are usually the first trees to grow in freshly disturbed soil. I liked #2 (of the most recent set) the most, but would recommend having one field stubble cut to reflect that grain is harvested in late summer/early fall. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted" Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 12:26
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quote: -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 14:09
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This is a world of powerful magic is it not? Hence real - world ecological rules, the rules of a non - magical world like ours, could possibly be violated at will. Anything could grow anywhere, if the magic spells existed for this to happen. I mean, in the Avernum games you have magical trees developed by the Tower of Magi, they grow in the most lifeless and inhospitable caves. Posts: 292 | Registered: Monday, November 13 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 20:07
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For clarification, what I meant is that in each tile with the yellow trees, the yellow tree is at the front of the tile. A little more variability and it'll look fine... And Iffy, fall foliage and evergreens do co-exist in nature. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 20:23
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Dikiyoba likes the second picture as well. But both look a little better than the previous pictures now that the trees aren't growing on the road quite so much. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 22:56
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quote:Usually not. Gravity, time, and other mundane forces are always at work. Dahak stated the season, which indicates that the planet rotates about an axis which isn't perpendicular to orbit at all times. That's not magic, though it is pretty darn special. :P -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted" Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, November 22 2007 23:38
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quote:No, it indicates that the season's change. For all you know the fall season could be brought on by an evil magic spell which failed to bring about an eternal winter. Long ago a band of heroes may have fought back. Though they defeated the Winter King, he still managed to set his spell in motion. Every year the spell gathers power, but it only lasts long enough for a single winter. Then the forces of spring take hold once more as winter retreats to gather its power once more. An eternal spell going about its work never fully succeeded. Quite sad. -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Friday, November 23 2007 00:53
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quote:I better see that in the intro text. Or at least in a book from some inaccessible (except to Imban) bookshelf. :P -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted" Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, November 23 2007 10:54
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I've numbered all 8 images in order of their appearance in the thread. This one seems artificial. :(This one is probably my favourite of the first four. Generally you see a mixture of broadleaf and coniferous trees, unless you're far north or in the mountains.This one makes me think of a young forest, possibly a plantation.Nice, but I think the trees are a little too large.Perfect for a place where broadleaf trees are sparse. This one ranks equal to #2 in my opinion, but for a different situation. I still don't like the trees of #1, but it's better when they're not the only kind of tree present.Same as above.Same as above?I like the autumn tree, but I think it would work better in larger clumps rather than the occasional lone tree amongst conifers.For myself (ie if I used graphics like these in a scenario), I'd like an option of all conifers, all broadleafs (autumn and summer), and a mixture. Posts: 334 | Registered: Friday, September 14 2007 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, December 5 2007 18:07
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A better mix I hope.  -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, December 5 2007 19:13
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That looks rather good now, but I think the contrast should be toned down a bit. -------------------- Project Von Bora Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, December 5 2007 19:42
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If you are referring to the contrast of the fall trees to the pine, then consider yourself whacked by a giant cartoon mallet. Short of having such a contrast that it melts your eyes and fries your brain I don't think I'm going to bother with it. -------------------- My ego is bigger than yours. Posts: 480 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, December 5 2007 20:26
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I would suggest shifting the icons a bit, 'cause the icons are all being cut off around the bottom. Other than that, looks good. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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