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  1. *Alert* *Alert*

    The list has been corrupted !!!

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    The list has been Fooned!

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  2. Again some very fine work ... and it was a toss up between three but ... in the end I have to pick and I think I will go with Projectionist this month.
  3. My global is in my sig ... but the problem I have on liberty is that most people play heroes and mine is WS .. kinda hard to solo ... so I have a tendency to play my villain more and I find it lonely sometimes.
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    Hmm...Spines/Dark Armor, and use Cloak of Darkness all the time? I mean, really, with dark armor you never have to worry about your costume >_>


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    Something like this?
  5. Spines never looked "human" to me so I never tried

    I, like dragonberry, just made a toon that embraced the bones ...

    And to answer your question ... the bigger the toon the less spines you see ... the smaller ... the more it looks like a backbone that sneezed.
  6. Searching for Arcs I have already ran/rated would be a good start ... but yeah a favorites tab would be a nice feature.

    (think this kind of stuff should go in the suggestion forum though)
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    As for removing the enemies in a group... I wasn't able to. I just deleted the group and started fresh

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    Each custom critter has ONE base custom group. They can then be added to other custom groups but the BASE group never changes.

    You CAN change that base group by editing the critter itself and changing the group on the naming screen (that is its BASE group)

    Why do I mention this? Because a critter can't be removed from its BASE group but it CAN be from any other group.

    hope that helps.
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    Statesman VS Lord Recluse


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    Very very nice ... I will post my version of that once the votes are in (as if I could influence anything here) but all I have to say is "Ah that is where Lord Recluse's back leg is!" I couldn't find it when I did my colors ...I see it very well now.

    Beautiful work!

    And Tacky, I commented on your colored piece ... that is a great job on the colors (with the very fine lines you had to start with it makes for a very cool end product)
  9. I would be nice to just remove or add one power to any set ... sometimes ... buildup is just too much ... but you want everything else that came with the "hard" setting (or extreme)
  10. MA is new ... and people are enjoying it ... so yeah it is hard to find team for other stuff ... but it will settle down. I wouldn't worry about it ...

    As for farmers ... well they were in PI before and now they are at AE ... the only difference is that it is easier for a lvl 1 PLer/Farmer to find a group ... but they will always exist.
  11. Thornster

    $name Issues

    Hmm I thought it was because of stupid html codes or yeah some other character following the tag so I always make sure I have a space after my tags and when it still didn't work I would copy the string to notepad, clean it up and paste it back ... it seemed to work but it may just have been a fluke since your distance theory does make alot of sense.
  12. Time for bed (for me) but Bubba, I will give your arc a try tomorrow.

    If you run out of stuff you are most welcomed to give mine a try. It does have 2 EBs so you might want to to run it on the lowest rep level to get them as Bosses.
  13. Ok well I went ahead and uploaded my 2 main toons

    You can find Thornster here .
    With a page dedicated to him here and his bio here.

    If you are looking for a villain well, Thornster's nemesis is my Plant Dominator
    So you can get Blackthorn's critter file here.
    And as with Thornster, Blackthorn has his own page that you can find here.

    These 2 critters are set to Bosses with some of the powersets to Extreme. Makes them good challenges. You can naturally make them EBs or AVs at need ... or wimp them out if it suits your needs

    I have no problem if they are used in spoofs or humoristic arcs, but I would appreciate if could get a look at it to approve the use.

    Enjoy and I would love to see more here.
  14. Thornster

    creative rut

    I throw myself challenges ...

    - I pick a costume part and build the toon around that
    - I pick a power and look for a concept
    - I impose a difficulty (ex: no black or must use 5 colors or ...)
    - I take a well know persona (not necessarily a super hero) and ask myself how I would design a super hero that fit their powers/personality.
    - etc ...
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    and dude. major lol to the signature.

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    LOL didn't notice .. but now that you mention it ... make that ROFL ... I just love it!
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    Statesman VS Lord Recluse WIP

    What I have now is the finished pattern. It is kinda hard to see the exact forms and meaning without color, but I thought it would be a good idea to build anticipation without giving away too much.

    I should have it finished by early next week. Good luck to everyone who hasn't submitted a piece yet.

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    This soooo needs to be colored .... It could even be a class project in May after the battle ... I'm sure eveyone could color this and it could be fun to see what people come up with.

    But what I meant is ... really cool idea and well done sir!
  17. AE System
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    Welcome to Architect Entertainment -- Neutral
    Death for Dollars! -- Neutral
    Bare Knuckles of Rage (9304)
    Signal to Noise -- Neutral -- 67277
    *

    Character/Supergroup Origins
    --------
    Birth of a Fossil -- Heroic
    Secret Origins(Tech) The Snake Women of Epsilon V (42221) - Heroic
    Noah Reborn -- Heroic (2370)
    Jumping in Feet First - Heroic - 1345
    Midnight Bells Toll ----Villanious
    *

    Classic Super-Hero/Super-Villain
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    THE BOMBER --- Heroic --- Arc 16607
    In The Shadow of Statesman --Neutral--1160
    A Show to Die For! --- Heroic --- 30645
    Check... and Mate #15095 - Heroic - Mini Task Force
    Teen Phalanx Forever! -- Heroic (67335)
    *
    Comedy
    --------
    The Extadine Lab -- Heroic
    MacGuffin Delivery Service (1567) -- Villainous
    ParaCon -- Heroic
    The new and improved Lord Recluse Strike Force -- Villainous (though I wouldn't recommend against a hero )
    The Fire Bunnies - Neutral, They are only bunnies after all...
    You Say It's Your Birthday! (3630) - Neutral
    Trademark Infringement -- Heroic (2220)
    Hail to the King Neutral (34640)
    Walk On the Wild Side - Neutral - 3580
    Shirley You Jest (25474) -- Neutral
    The Invasion of the Bikini Clad Samurai Vampiresses from Outer Space! - Heroic - 61013
    Gnomish Madness (30204) - Heroic
    Doctor Nadir and the Hellion Heist (49661) - Heroic
    Laugh? I Thought I'd DIE! - Heroic
    *

    Comedy/Drama
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    A Super Team is Born -- Heroic
    Cause of How Some Silly Stealed My Wings #1481 -- Neutral
    How to Survive a Robot Uprising -- Heroic (12669)
    Dr. Duplicate's Dastardly Dare -- Neutral
    It's a Nice Day for a White Wedding (9059) -- Neutral
    TURG FICTION: Ghost in the Machine, Act I - Heroic (althoughs romantic villains could try this too )
    Rum Runners of Bloody Bay (3691) - Heroic
    Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! (2019)
    The Toypocalypse! (49280) - Heroic
    *

    Crime/Gangs
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    Bricked Electronics -- Heroic (LIVE! 2180)
    The Bravuran Jobs -- Villainous (16809)
    The Monstrous Regiment of Lesbian Hellions -- Heroic (27178)
    Win the 2009 Freak-Lympics (2150) - Villainous
    Ninja Crimewave! (2142) - Heroic
    Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
    The Internet is for Crime (53385) - Villains
    Plastic Pistol Peril (1135) - Heroic
    Friends in Need (Of Body Parts) - Villainous (31005)
    A Little RnR - Heroic (17523) click for Promotional Poster
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    Drama
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    The Conciliators: Simone -- Heroic (4010)
    The Fan Club -- Heroic
    Matchstick Women -- Heroic -- 3369
    Of Mentors and Legacy - Heroic - 1589
    *

    Global Domination
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    Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)
    *

    Heist
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    Celebrity Kidnapping -- Villainous (1388)
    Easy Money -- Villainous (31490)
    *

    Historical (Realistic)
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    Wrinkle in Time -- Heroic(68920)
    *

    Historical (CoH Lore)
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    The War on Superadine - The Regulators in their 1980's drug war (Heroic) (Arc 7959)
    Origins - Volume 1 (57077) -- Heroic
    *

    Holiday
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    Hectic Holidays -- Heroic (36999) also comedy
    *

    Horror
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    Astoria in D Minor (41565) -- Heroic
    Dark Dreams (3615)
    The Amulet of J'gara (1709) -- Heroic
    Project: Perilous - Into the Chthonian Pit (#3586) - Neutral (Unless you happen to be a mad cultist, in which case, go nuts!)
    Small Fears -- Heroic
    Lights, Camera, Scream! (#68627) - 3 Mission arc that get's you into the B-Horror film circuit.
    *

    Large-Scale Crisis
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    A Hero's Halo -- Heroic
    This Is War, Part I - the Revenge of Hro'Dtohz -- Neutral
    Win the Past, Own the Future - Heroic
    A Warrior's Friend - Heroic
    The Clockwork War -- Heroic (18672)
    Flight of the Valkyries - Precursor (20272) -- Neutral
    The Human Hive (#1632) - Neutral
    *

    Magic
    --------
    The Magical Miss Fitz (5079) -- Heroic
    Chains of Blood (5492) -- Heroic
    A Deal with Destiny -- Heroic
    *

    Military
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    Redoubt Operations #1: Fires over Kalago -- Heroic
    Red Storm Rising (Arc 4912) -- Heroic
    Whitehawks (Arc 49364) -- Heroic
    Axis and Allies -- Villainous (1379)

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    Misc. Adventure
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    The Portal Bandits (3326) -- Heroic
    *

    Mystery
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    Blowback (18575) -- Heroic
    Dream Paper -- Heroic (13030)
    Dream Paper 2: Restless Sleep -- Heroic (16797)
    Dream Paper 3: Broken Dreams -- Heroic (13064)
    *

    Mythology
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    Atlantis Attacks! -- Neutral (30898) -- Click for Promotional Poster
    Anactoria's Descent Into the Underworld -- Villainous
    The Seelie War -- Heroic
    The Unseelie War -- Villainous
    Tales of Cimerora, volume 1 : Of feathers and fur -- Heroic
    The Aegis Affair - Heroic
    Witches and Warriors (53006)- Heroic
    The War of Fate(12220,46722)- Heroic
    Rites of the Maenads (61159) - Heroic
    *

    Nemesis Plots
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    Brass Reaver: Part 1 -- Neutral
    *

    Player-Chosen Outcome
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    Hunting the Dark Dragon -- Heroic
    Playing Gods -- Heroic (51106)
    *

    Sci-Fi
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    Adventures of the Space Marines -- Neutral
    Adventures of the Space Marines 2 -- Neutral
    Above Mars - Part 1: The Wellington -- Neutral (13215)
    The Final Nemesis
    *

    Un-themed Survival/AV/Time Challenges
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    The Meatgrinder -- Neutral
    *

    Puzzles/Riddles
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    Grim Riddles (#1396) - Heroic
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    Love the look you've got there Obsidius!

    Daednu sporting her new outfit. Really like the fringe cape over the bolero look from the behind the character view.

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    Good use of that very short V cape ... too bad we don't have more patterns for those very short capes.
  19. Now that ... is reason enough for me ... and it makes it all that more worth while.

    So ... its a perfect choice! (Mr. Drawer will probably have some other profesionnal opinion on it but that is mine!)
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    Very nice work man. Nice palette, nice tones.

    For what it's worth, might I suggest killing the red in the "X" on her broach and maybe pumping it up a tiny bit on her lips to help center the focus on her face. That blue control panel keeps wanting to pull my eyes down there. With the cool palette you've got going, a lone bit of hot red on the lips might make a heck of a focal point.

    *I mean honestly...I'm a guy...my eye's already going to be drawn to the broach area*

    Very nice piece.

    Todd

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    For those that don't understand constructive criticism ... the above comment is how it is done.

    As to the topic ... if we are into giving opinions (even though I am just a shmo in this department) I really like the hip area and the texture on the boots. The ripples make for a nice effect. The light on her left knee shows off the fabric of the boot beautifully.
    As for the whole face discussion, I do have to say that it caught my eye and took me a sec to accept it. It did seem too roundish. As if it was more seductress than a cold, intelligent woman (not that you can't have a roundish face and be intelligent but ... anyway!)

    As for the background well ... there seems to be a little point on the circle of the X symbol right where the light hits. Could be a lighting effect but, if not ... it does draw my eye.

    As for the red X well ... I really don't mind having my eyes drawn there soooooo ... fine by me.
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    You don't turn to anyone, you post your art like he's doing right now, ask for feedback and pickout which critiques you think are valid. If you think everything I said is because of my untrained eyes or whatever or your stuff is on par with what's in the industry right now, don't take any critiques, just go ahead and send it to Marvel and Pixar.

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    Just so we are all clear here ... that thread where you offered people to critique their stuff ... is dead in the water ... no one ever posted a piece there. That should be a hint ! If you don't get it ... let me know ... I will draw it out and you can critique that.
  22. Plus I don't remember you asking for feedback ...

    anyway we can put someone on ignore on the boards?
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    Arc Name: A Little RnR
    Arc ID: to come soon
    Morality: Hero (lvl 1-53)
    Creator: @Thornster
    Why you think it deserves to be played: This started with an idea of simply fitting a villain I created into a story arc. From things weren't turning out the way I wanted with existing mobs so I created a custom group. My idea was to have mobs with powers completly in very different combinations than we are used to ... and I used energy/electricity as a theme. Anyway these are bored rich kids ... they deserve your attention!
    The text is coming along but comments are more than welcomed.

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    Just wanted to show off my promotional poster and mention that after the first few comments I have reviewed my mission a bit. The mobs have way less end drain powers, I have filled in most of the mission text (I still need to write up the mob descriptions), I tried to express their motivation more clearly and I made the last boss an EB instead of an AV so it is easier to solo. Comments on the changes/entire arc are appreciated.

    Its 3 missions and I usually pull it off, solo, in about 20 minutes.

    I have played a few of the Arcs mentionned here but I didn't come back here to comment them. Some I bailed half way for different reasons (usually not because of quality) but I will make an effort to come back here to comment ... promised.

    Made a a little animated gif too.

    Oh by the way Talia, I sometimes I like getting exp for my testing so I copy the arc I am working on, delete a few missions and publish the 1 mission arc. So yeah, if you did hit one of those ... it would look unfinish ... but I don't promote those and even if I got 1 star for them ... I wouldn't mind since I unpublish them quickly.
  24. Beeing a participant of this forum I do understand the purpose but hadn't had time to put something together. But, now I have so here goes:

    A Little RnR Promotional Poster and a little animated gif
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    Anyone posting here without some creative material, copying and pasting their arc details from another thread is either lazy, stupid (seriously, the board is called SCREENSHOTS AND FANART) or selfish.


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    Or I wanted to share with the people I chat the most with on the boards ... really sorry if I polluted the thread.