_Sparky_

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Love your series, but why not put it on CoH Comics?

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There tends to be a delay from submitting comics to getting them uploaded on the site. Usually only a week or so but at times it's nearly a month so I tend to stick them on photobucket (or megaupload this time) and post them here to help drum up interest for the CoH Comics site.

Here's Spectacular Sparky #14 in pfd format and uploaded to Megaupload. It's 30megs(compressing reduced the quality of the images too much) so dialup users be warned. Issues 1-13 can be found at CoH Comics along with over 100 more player created comics.

I think I've finally settled on my login and selections screens...for today.

CoH Login
CoV Login

After seeing Sunpyre's selection screen I put together something similar.

CoH Selection
CoV Selection

Here are a few of my current favorites.

All-American Lad
Hyper
Incinerator
The Nearsighted Man
Radioactive Decay
Sonnilion
Star Amazon
Star Slammer

He's got the hair and most importantly the big, goofy grin. I think we have a winner! Awesome job!

Glad to see people are enjoying the comic. I promise the next one will only take 4 months.

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I got a little confused in the middle at what was happening but that cleared up later.

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Yeah the writing in this one isn't as good as some of the previous. Lucky for me I don't do it professionaly or I'd have to give up eating.

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You should put your pages in a single PDF. Not only would turning pages be simpler, but you could see facing pages like a real comic.

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Does anybody know of a place where I can upload a PDF? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Well after much procrastination, some burn out, troubles with demo playbacks and other matters the latest issue is finally finished. It's much shorter than I originally intended with lots of material that wound up getting cut so that I could finish the issue this year.

Well anyways, here it is. I hope everyone gets a few laughs out of it.

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For issues 1-12 and other player made comics check out CoH Comics.

Wow! I love it! Thank you very much LJ and if you ever need a hand with referance shots again let me know.

Me three!

All-American Lad

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But _Sparky_ got the pictures for you.

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I'm just happy to help out. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself.

Well if you need them here are the rest, except for the regular officer but those are easy to find.

Undercover Cop (might as well paint a target on him)
Sergeant
PPD Psychic
PPD Subduer
PPD Empath
PPD Telekinetic
PPD PSi-Defender
SWAT Sergeant
Awakened
Unleashed
Transcended

Here are some I've gotten through using demos.

Detective
Captain
SWAT Officer
SWAT Equalizer
SWAT Ghost
SWAT Grenadier
Shell
Hard Suit
Assault Armor
Automoton
Heracles

I'll get shots of the rest (psychic, undercover ect.) if you need those as well.

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First things first: Congratulations to all the winners. There was some very good material to be chosen from, and all three entries that won were excellent.

(You know now that the gratz are accomplished, there's gonna be a 'but', right?)

. . . But. . . nothing for The Stuff of Dreams? In my opinion that was superlative work. Funny, but in a way that made sense when you got to the second last page and suddenly, light dawns. It injected actual life into Paragon City (and Paragon City needs life). All those people walking around like automatons in the game have been given faces, names and relationships. . . which in turn gives heroes more incentive to BE heroes. After reading "The Stuff of Dreams" I had an immediate and visceral reaction, once the laughs died down; I wanted to log into my hero and go patrol Paragon City in case these kids needed rescuing from the Tsoo, or the Hellions.

Dag nabbit. I demand Stuff of Dreams be recognized!

I was also hoping for an award for Tales of Paragon. That exuded heroism with a capital H, and was a classy, well-told origin story with heart (also capital H).

Hmph. I remember posting that if The Stuff of Dreams didn't win, I'd be canceling my account. Well, I've already canceled it prior to the contest (financial and time reasons) so at least now I don't have to go back on my word. . .

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Wow, I truly don't know what to say. I'm really glad you enjoyed my comic and that makes the work I put into it worthwhile. I'm also glad my not winning wasn't the cause of you leaving the game and I hope you can come back eventually.

With that being said if my comic made a few people smile and laugh then that's all the recognition that I need.

Once again congratulations to the winners, truly some phenomenal work.

<cheap plug>And if anyone wishes to read my other comic, The Spectacular Sparky, it can be found at the site in my signature along with over 100 other player created comics.</cheap plug>

Congratulations to the winners!

- Zones with consignment houses and blackmarkets(Atlas, Talos, Mercy ect) appear to be working again.
- Wings are not displaying on playbacks.

Here's the Paragon City Seal from the CoH fansite kit.

Okay here we go, a quick and dirty demo that should spin your character. If anybody with access to demoplayer can test this it would be appreciated as I'm stuck at work for another 3 hours.

1 0 Version 2
0 0 Map
0 0 Time 12.000000
0 CAM POS 0 -9997 6
0 CAM PYR 0 0 0
0 2 Player
0 2 NEW "Sparky"
0 2 COSTUME 0 000000 -3.879388 -0.219780 0.000000 -0.109890 -0.137363 -0.098449 -0.109890 0.000020 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Pants_Loose Pants_Baggy_01 Lightning ff5700 000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Tight tights Electricity 000000 ff5700
0 2 PARTSNAME Masked_Bald skin_head_10 Small_Mask_1 ff5700 970099
0 2 PARTSNAME Smooth tights Blend ff5700 000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Smooth smooth_01 none ff5700 970099
0 2 PARTSNAME Jewel Jewel_01a Jewel_01b 575757 ff5700
0 2 PARTSNAME Spiky2 Style_01a Style_01b ff5700 1f0b00
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 MOV READY
0 2 POS 0 -10000 0
0 2 PYR 0 0 0
50 2 PYR 0 0.19625 0
50 2 PYR 0 0.3925 0
50 2 PYR 0 0.58875 0
50 2 PYR 0 0.785 0
50 2 PYR 0 0.98125 0
50 2 PYR 0 1.1775 0
50 2 PYR 0 1.37375 0
50 2 PYR 0 1.57 0
50 2 PYR 0 1.76625 0
50 2 PYR 0 1.9625 0
50 2 PYR 0 2.15875 0
50 2 PYR 0 2.355 0
50 2 PYR 0 2.55125 0
50 2 PYR 0 2.7475 0
50 2 PYR 0 2.94375 0
50 2 PYR 0 3.14 0
50 2 PYR 0 -2.94375 0
50 2 PYR 0 -2.7475 0
50 2 PYR 0 -2.55125 0
50 2 PYR 0 -2.355 0
50 2 PYR 0 -2.15875 0
50 2 PYR 0 -1.9625 0
50 2 PYR 0 -1.76625 0
50 2 PYR 0 -1.57 0
50 2 PYR 0 -1.37375 0
50 2 PYR 0 -1.1775 0
50 2 PYR 0 -0.98125 0
50 2 PYR 0 -0.785 0
50 2 PYR 0 -0.58875 0
50 2 PYR 0 -0.3925 0
50 2 PYR 0 -0.19625 0
50 2 PYR 0 0 0
5000 2 MOV PRECOMBAT

As before just swap out the character data. I've guessed at the timing so hopefully it will be a slow rotation. If not just increase the time (the 50) until it's at a speed you want, or I suppose you could play with the FPS on the demoplayer.

You might have to go with rotating the camera instead of your characters. I've found that the characters seem to rotate around a point roughly at the tip of their feet. So when you rotate them as their back spins towards the camera it seems they're moving closer. Zloth has a demoedit program that might make creating the camera movements easier as well as locating your character data in a demorecord. To make it really easy, when you do a demorecord of your character do it in a base or a remote location in a zone so the file isn't loaded with info you won't need or have to dig through. I hope that helps a little.

edit: Now that I think about it, even rotating the camera will probably give the same result as rotating the character since they'll be rotating around the same point. If that's the case rotating the character is much easier.

I can help out a little. The following is what I use when I want a nice clean shot of my characters.

1 0 Version 2
0 0 Map
0 0 Time 12.000000
0 CAM POS 0 -9997 6
0 CAM PYR 0 0 0
0 2 Player
0 2 NEW "Sparky"
0 2 COSTUME 0 000000 -3.879388 -0.219780 0.000000 -0.109890 -0.137363 -0.098449 -0.109890 0.000020 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Pants_Loose Pants_Baggy_01 Lightning ff5700 000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Tight tights Electricity 000000 ff5700
0 2 PARTSNAME Masked_Bald skin_head_10 Small_Mask_1 ff5700 970099
0 2 PARTSNAME Smooth tights Blend ff5700 000000
0 2 PARTSNAME Smooth smooth_01 none ff5700 970099
0 2 PARTSNAME Jewel Jewel_01a Jewel_01b 575757 ff5700
0 2 PARTSNAME Spiky2 Style_01a Style_01b ff5700 1f0b00
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 2 MOV READY
0 2 POS 0 -10000 0
0 2 PYR -0 0 0
20000 2 MOV PRECOMBAT

Just swap out the character data and you'll get a demo of your character with a blue background and nothing else. The rotating camera might take a bit of work though. I'll see if I can come up with something when I get home from work.

After seeing all the great comic submissions I doubt mine will win but I'd be more than happy if I get a few chuckles with it. I tried to upload it on the hypercomics site but had troubles with it(I submitted a pdf) so I just stuck it on photobucket instead.

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I think it was already plugged earlier in the thread but there are plenty more comics over at CoHComics.

Here you go.

I just have to say when DJ started showing me the finished pieces I was totally stunned by how incredible they were. I simply can't put into words how amazed I was at the level of detail he put into them. They were well worth the wait and will be a spectacular keepsake for my years playing the game.

And if nobody has spotted it yet, Nearsighted Man is about to step off the roof.

Here's a wallpaper I put together featuring my corrupter, Corrupted Youth.

Here are some more detailed shots of the new inventible boots.

Jet/Winged/Piston Boots

And a little note, they're being displayed using the huge male body type so the boots are a bit bulkier than they appear on the other models.

Okay I've removed a bunch of info you didn't need and this is what I end up with.

1 0 Version 2
0 0 Map
0 0 Time 12.000000
0 CAM POS 0 -9997 6
0 CAM PYR 0 0 0
0 1 Player
0 1 NEW "Air Conditioning"
0 1 COSTUME 0 6b98dd -11.083969 -0.131868 0.000000 0.153846 -0.074176 -0.234615 -0.038462 0.007473 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0 1 PARTSNAME Tight tights !Hips_Brief cc4500 990002
0 1 PARTSNAME Tight tights !Chest_V_Pattern_Emblem_Star_02 cc4500 990002
0 1 PARTSNAME V_MALE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard Skin_V_Head_06 !V_Face_Mask_1 cc4500 ffffff
0 1 PARTSNAME Smooth banded_01 !glove_Thin_Stripe_02 ffffff 660000
0 1 PARTSNAME Smooth banded_01 none ffffff ffffff
0 1 PARTSNAME Jewel Jewel_01a Jewel_01b 993100 ffffff
0 1 PARTSNAME Style_03 Style_01a Style_01b ff4cad ff00fb
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME Goggle_06 Lens_01a Lens_01b 990002 00a9ff
0 1 PARTSNAME Tight base Star_11 ffffff 008cd4
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME Beard_Soul_Patch Beard_01a Beard_01b ff4cad ff00fb
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME Half Cape_Top_01 none 990002 ffffff
0 1 PARTSNAME Half_53 Generic_01a Generic_01b 00a9ff 00a9ff
0 1 PARTSNAME none Cape_01 Cape_Stars2 990002 ffffff 990002 ffffff capes/CapeLongMale.fx
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 000000 000000
0 1 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 1 MOV READY
0 1 POS 0 -10000 0
0 1 PYR 0 0 0
1000 1 MOV EMOTE_BACKFLIP
2000 1 MOV EMOTE_KISSMYBUTT
2000 1 MOV EMOTE_COMEON
2000 1 MOV EMOTE_PROTEST
2000 1 MOV EMOTE_LAUGHTWO
2000 1 MOV EMOTE_WHISTLE
2000 1 MOV DANCE3
2000 1 MOV DANCE4
2000 1 MOV DANCE6
10000 1 MOV READY


The parts in bold are the camera position and your character position. I've changed them to what I usually use when taking a simple shot of a character. I've also removed the MAP data since it's not needed and all that will appear now are clouds which is why I use an elevation of -10000 as it puts the character and camera well below them so they won't show up when you play the demo. And you can change the Time data to whatever you prefer; 12.00000 for daylight/blue background, 24.000000 for night/black background. In addition I've kept all the emotes you had your character doing.

Hope that helps you out some.